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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 16, 2026)

Daily Brain Teaser - 18 hours 27 min ago
True Story: Light Headed?

After a long day of work, I was relieved. I had been working since 4pm in a circuitry lab, working on the next big project. I observed the sun just starting to descend as I started to walk out to my car. All of a sudden, however, I had an urge to sneeze furiously! If it's the middle of January on a windy day, what's happening here?


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First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 18:41
Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms
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First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 18:41
Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms
Categories: Science

SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 18:00
A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028
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SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 18:00
A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028
Categories: Science

Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 17:40
Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further
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Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 17:40
Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further
Categories: Science

CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 13:00
CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective
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CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 13:00
CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective
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Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 12:00
People who imagine their self to reside in their head or their heart have different approaches to life. Columnist David Robson explores the benefits of learning to shift where you sense your self, and how this practice could improve your relationships and decision-making
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Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 12:00
People who imagine their self to reside in their head or their heart have different approaches to life. Columnist David Robson explores the benefits of learning to shift where you sense your self, and how this practice could improve your relationships and decision-making
Categories: Science

Daily Brain Teaser for May 15, 2026

Daily Brain Teaser - Fri, 15/05/2026 - 03:00
Different Spacing 2

Based on the following clues can you make 2 phrases with the same letters in the same order, but with different spacing? (Example: Abcde Fg + Abc Defg)

1. Near Pitch + 1st Wardrobe
2. Love Painting + Listening to a Pastry
3. Crush & Tear + Smile & Trickle
4. Seasoning & Book Verb + A Female's Loaf
5. Edge of a Dish + Giving a Hair Decoration to Someone


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Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 18:40
The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women – and some find irritating – is actually more common in men
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Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 18:40
The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women – and some find irritating – is actually more common in men
Categories: Science

Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up?

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 17:00
Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries
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Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up?

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 17:00
Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries
Categories: Science

3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 15:00
What use is a quantum computer? Perhaps both more and less than you think, according to quantum computing expert Shayan Majidy
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3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 15:00
What use is a quantum computer? Perhaps both more and less than you think, according to quantum computing expert Shayan Majidy
Categories: Science

Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice'

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 13:00
Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum – and scientists warn it could happen again
Categories: Science

Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice'

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 14/05/2026 - 13:00
Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum – and scientists warn it could happen again
Categories: Science

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