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The epic ocean journey that took Stone Age people to Australia

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Some 65,000 years ago, early humans washed up on the lost continent of Sahul, which contained Australia. Now clues hint it was no accident but rather the first great maritime expedition

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What is reality? Why we still don't understand the world's true nature

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

It’s the ultimate scientific quest – to understand everything that there is. But the closer we get, the further away it seems. Can we ever get to grips with the true nature of reality?

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What you experience may not exist. Inside the strange truth of reality

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

What our senses allow us to experience may not reflect what actually exists. It may be a creation of our own consciousness, or a computer simulation designed by superintelligent beings

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The flawed experiment that destroyed the world's faith in psychiatry

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Fifty years ago, psychiatrist David Rosenhan went undercover in a psychiatric hospital to expose its dark side. But his shocking findings aren't what they seem, reveals Susannah Cahalan

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The smuggled Mongolian dinosaur fossil that seemed too good to be true

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

When a bizarre fossil appeared for sale in Europe, it looked so odd it had to be fake. But a high-tech investigation introduced us to Halzkaraptor escullei – part velociraptor, part penguin

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When a smile is not a smile – what our facial expressions really mean

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Smiling and other facial expressions aren't displays of feelings that transcend cultures but turn out to be full of hidden meaning

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Lab-grown meat will be on your plate soon. It won't be what you expect

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Forget fake steaks, the first cultured meat we're likely to eat will be shrimp. How will it compare to the real thing? Will it be better for the environment? And will people eat it?

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Gamifying hate: How alt-right extremists recruit and mobilise online

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Julia Ebner infiltrated the hidden forums that extremists use. Her experiences lay bare how they hijack social media and video games to spread hate – and how to beat them

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How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Our images of deep space are spectacular, but don’t reflect what our eyes would see. Here's what their stunning true colours reveal about the cosmos

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Is running or walking better for you? Here’s what the science says

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Does pounding the pavement damage your joints? Can you get away with just walking? Sports engineer Steve Haake pits running against walking and dispels some abiding myths

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The stunning east Asian city that dates to the dawn of civilisation

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

The mysterious Liangzhu civilisation was a neolithic "Venice of the East", rivalling ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia with its engineering marvels

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Coronavirus treatment: What drugs could work and when can we get them?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

To fight the new coronavirus, researchers are investigating more than 60 drugs, including remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine and brand new ones. Here’s a breakdown of progress so far

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Fever can help the immune system, so what should we do if we have one?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Fever is a pain, quite literally, but new evidence hints at its purpose. Here’s what you need to know

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The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

An alligator carcass dropped in the deep ocean reveals the bizarre ecosystems of the seabed - including zombie worms that fed on prehistoric reptiles

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What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Four coronaviruses cause around a quarter of all common colds, but each was probably deadly when it first made the leap to humans. We can learn a lot from what happened next

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MIDI 2.0: The code that will define the future of sound has arrived

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Four decades ago, we introduced a standard way of encoding digital sound. Its first ever upgrade could lead to new genres of music and ways of experiencing sound

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Brazil refuge welcomes eagle hatchling

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:44:18 -0400

Brazil's Bela Vista Biological Refuge Veterinarian Pedro Enrrique Ferreira says the Harpy Eagle hatchling born on April 26 only weighs 150 grams now but could one day grow to weigh some 20 pounds.

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What can we expect from the new 'Twilight' book?

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Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:06:20 -0400

Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling "Twilight" novels by announcing she will release a prequel - but what can we expect from the new book?

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Naomi Campbell - from catwalk queen to chat show host

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:06:16 -0400

Coronavirus quarantine has supermodel Naomi Campbell reinventing herself as a talk show host with the new series "No Filter with Naomi."

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What do studies on new coronavirus mutations tell us?

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:24:19 -0400

A series of studies of the genomes of thousands of samples of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 show that it is mutating and evolving as it adapts to its human hosts. Soraya Ali reports.

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What the first coronavirus antibody testing surveys can tell us

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:55:49 +0000

We need to be very cautious about preliminary studies estimating how many people have already been infected by the coronavirus

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Pet food can contain drug-resistant bacteria that may pass to humans

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:18:36 +0000

Some dogs and cats may be passing gut microbes to their owners that withstand last-resort antibiotics, which can be needed to fight off pneumonia from a coronavirus infection

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What is it like to be a covid-19 contact tracer and what do they do?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:53:07 +0000

Covid-19 contact tracers are part healthcare worker, part detective and part call centre operative. But what is the job really like? New Scientist spoke to one in Ireland to find out

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Coronavirus: What does evidence say about schools reopening?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:16:12 +0000

Many studies suggest coronavirus has low transmission rates among children, but there are still risks to reopening schools that were closed due to social distancing policies

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How coronavirus is affecting your dreams – and what to do about it

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:21:01 +0000

Lockdown measures and pandemic-related anxiety may be making you have more vivid dreams. Evidence suggests talking about them can help

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What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Four coronaviruses cause around a quarter of all common colds, but each was probably deadly when it first made the leap to humans. We can learn a lot from what happened next

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China just tested a spacecraft that could fly to the moon and beyond

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:48:24 +0000

China just tested its biggest rocket yet, along with a new capsule designed to carry humans to its planned space station, the moon and beyond

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MIDI 2.0: The code that will define the future of sound has arrived

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Four decades ago, we introduced a standard way of encoding digital sound. Its first ever upgrade could lead to new genres of music and ways of experiencing sound

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What does it take to become a good reverse engineer?

By securelist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:09 +0000

While we are all working from home, why not tear some binary code apart and pick up some reverse engineering skills? Within one hour, we will outline the typical workflow that we follow when analyzing malware.

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