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US stops sharing flu data with WHO amidst one of its worst flu seasons

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 20:08
The US withdrawal from the World Health Organization formally takes one year, but the country has already stopped sharing influenza surveillance with the international body, which could impact the efficacy of the next flu vaccine
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The bold plan to bring back Tasmanian devils across mainland Australia

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 19:05
Tasmanian devils are already being released inside predator-proof sanctuaries in New South Wales, and rewilding advocates believe they could suppress feral cats and foxes across the continent
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The bold plan to bring back Tasmanian devils across mainland Australia

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 19:05
Tasmanian devils are already being released inside predator-proof sanctuaries in New South Wales, and rewilding advocates believe they could suppress feral cats and foxes across the continent
Categories: Science

Time can move both forwards and backwards at the quantum scale

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 15:00
Physicists use mathematical assumptions in many situations that forbid time from moving backwards – but that isn’t necessarily a reflection of quantum reality
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Time can move both forwards and backwards at the quantum scale

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 15:00
Physicists use mathematical assumptions in many situations that forbid time from moving backwards – but that isn’t necessarily a reflection of quantum reality
Categories: Science

Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 14:00
By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal brains
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Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 14:00
By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal brains
Categories: Science

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 13:54
New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to minimal levels, but its extraordinarily close approach will offer astronomers the chance to examine it in detail
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 13:54
New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to minimal levels, but its extraordinarily close approach will offer astronomers the chance to examine it in detail
Categories: Science

AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 12:00
A new AI-based method can accurately recover digital data from DNA strands nearly 90 times faster than older techniques, raising the possibility of practical DNA storage for computing
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AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 12:00
A new AI-based method can accurately recover digital data from DNA strands nearly 90 times faster than older techniques, raising the possibility of practical DNA storage for computing
Categories: Science

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Newest Brain Teasers - Fri, 21/02/2025 - 08:00
For each of the following, see if you can determine the verb that completes the phrase "things you can...", based on the set of three clue words/phrases provided, which are linked, having this verb as a common bond.

Example: taxes, tribute, attention
Answer: pay

The answer is the verb "pay". It completes the phrase "things you can..." i.e. making the complete phrase "things you can pay". This is the answer, since the clue words "taxes", "tribute", and "attention" all fit the phrase "things you can pay" i.e. you can pay taxes, you can pay tribute, and you can pay attention.


1. doors, shopping carts, buttons
2. weight, patience, consciousness
3. school, breakfast, rope
4. suit, leaders, rules


Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 21:19
In a monthly reporting call on global climate, researchers from the US government’s climate and weather agency avoided mentioning rising levels of greenhouse gases
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NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 21:19
In a monthly reporting call on global climate, researchers from the US government’s climate and weather agency avoided mentioning rising levels of greenhouse gases
Categories: Science

Mice seen giving 'first aid' to unconscious companions

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 21:00
Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to clear its airway
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Mice seen giving 'first aid' to unconscious companions

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 21:00
Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to clear its airway
Categories: Science

Volcano in Ethiopia is releasing unusually large plumes of methane

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 18:00
Satellites have detected large volumes of methane spewing from Mount Fentale’s crater following months of earthquakes that have shaken the region
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Volcano in Ethiopia is releasing unusually large plumes of methane

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 18:00
Satellites have detected large volumes of methane spewing from Mount Fentale’s crater following months of earthquakes that have shaken the region
Categories: Science

The story of mirror life: From intriguing idea to unprecedented threat

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 17:00
Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?
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The story of mirror life: From intriguing idea to unprecedented threat

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 17:00
Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?
Categories: Science

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