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Why the medicine you take could actually be bad for your health

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Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Rushing medicines to market is supposed to help people in need. But relying on lower standards of evidence may ultimately cause more harm than good.

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In the quantum world, uncertainty reigns – or is it all in the mind?

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Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Schrödinger's dead-and-alive cat embodies the uncertainty of the quantum world. But whether parallel realities truly exist is a question less of science than belief

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Why it’s time to call time on the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate

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Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

How much of our make-up is predetermined by our genes, and how much by our environment? The truth is that we're asking entirely the wrong question

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The big guide to small talk – a scientific masterclass on conversation

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Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Ditch the phone, don't stand too close and strive for optimal eye contact: the evidence-based approach to painless holiday schmoozing

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Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel - if we can make it

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000

The universe’s most common element could also be its most wondrous. Two different groups of researchers say they've made it - but can either claim withstand scrutiny?

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Going vegan for January? Find out how much difference it really makes

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Published On :: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Millions of people will try a vegan diet this month for Veganuary. But can short-term or part-time vegans really reap health and environmental benefits? New Scientist put it to the test

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Why walking your way to better health isn't all about step counting

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Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Changing your footwear could be kind to your knees, a different gait could lift your mood, but the real secret of successful walking is even simpler

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Planting a trillion trees really can help us fight climate change

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Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000

A trillion new trees isn’t the only climate solution, but it is the cheapest and it would make a huge difference if we do it right, says ecologist Tom Crowther

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Spiders think with their webs, challenging our ideas of intelligence

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Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

With the help of their webs, spiders are capable of foresight, planning, learning and other smarts that indicate they may possess consciousness

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

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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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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

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Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Strange particles observed by an experiment in Antarctica could be evidence of an alternative reality where everything is upside down

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Correlation or causation? Mathematics can finally give us an answer

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Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Are shark attacks and ice cream sales linked? Do drugs work? Being able to distinguish cause and effect is crucial. Now we have the maths to do it reliably

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Can nudge theory really stop covid-19 by changing our behaviour?

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

Human behaviour is key to the spread of coronavirus, so government scientists are trying to control our decisions. Does it work, and what happens when they get it wrong?

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EU Commission calls for state guarantees for vouchers for cancelled travel

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:04 -0400

The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer people to accept the vouchers instead of cash refunds, according to a strategy document seen by Reuters.

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'Justice finally prevailed' in Michael Flynn case: WH

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:02:19 -0400

White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said it appears that the FBI 'manufactured' a crime in the case of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, after the Department of Justice moved to drop the case on Thursday.

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NFL: Players, coaches call for investigation into killing of Ahmaud Arbery

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:11:12 -0400

NFL greats Tom Brady and Anquan Boldin were among dozens of prominent players and coaches who called on Friday for a federal investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man who was shot while running in Georgia.

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Baseball: Slow return to normality as Taiwan lets some fans back in

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:41:22 -0400

Taiwan reopened baseball games to a limited number of fans on Friday for the first time since controls were imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, part of government efforts to slowly allow normal life to resume.

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Grand Slam tally should decide 'GOAT' debate, says Lendl

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:53:24 -0400

Eight-time Grand Slam winner Ivan Lendl said whoever ends up winning the most majors among the 'Big Three' of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic should be considered the greatest male tennis player of the Open era.

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U.S. judge dismisses actor Jussie Smollett's lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution

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Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:03:34 -0400

A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that his claim to having been the victim of a racist and homophobic beating was a hoax.

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Stocks rebound helped by bank rally

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Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:36:00 -0400

Stocks moved higher in Thursdays trading session; Retail sales fell for the third straight month; Houshold net worth hit a new record. Bobbi Rebell reports.

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BCG vaccine being trialled as potential protection against covid-19

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:00:54 +0000

A long-standing hypothesis suggests the BCG vaccine also serves to generally enhance the immune system, meaning it could protect against covid-19, and trials are under way to find out

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Correlation or causation? Mathematics can finally give us an answer

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

Are shark attacks and ice cream sales linked? Do drugs work? Being able to distinguish cause and effect is crucial. Now we have the maths to do it reliably

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The past can help us deal with the pandemic’s mental health fallout

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

Lessons learned from natural disasters and the military can help guide our responses to help people's mental health during the covid-19 pandemic

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How many people have really died from covid-19 so far?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:20:00 +0000

Looking at how many more people are dying than usual gives an idea of the coronavirus pandemic’s true effect – and suggests a far higher death toll in many countries

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We really do relive experiences from waking life when we sleep

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 16:00:33 +0000

Brain implants have revealed that we replay conscious experiences while we sleep, with the same patterns of neurons firing during sleep as in waking life

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Telling Lies review: A twisting mystery for the age of video calls

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:00:19 +0000

Telling Lies is a game where you sift through video calls to solve a mystery. Half the time you don't know what you should be doing, but that's part of the fun, says Jacob Aron

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Can nudge theory really stop covid-19 by changing our behaviour?

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

Human behaviour is key to the spread of coronavirus, so government scientists are trying to control our decisions. Does it work, and what happens when they get it wrong?

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Egyptian pyramids really were aligned with the compass points

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 06:00:12 +0000

Many ancient monuments are claimed to be aligned to celestial phenomena, but we now have the first statistical evidence this is the case for the Egyptian pyramids

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Avoid small caps but bet on REITs: advisor

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:19:25 -0400

Wealth Enhancement Group's Nicole Webb says small cap stocks make good bets emerging from a recession but not amid the current market volatility.

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Wall Street jumps despite historic job losses

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:26:19 -0400

Stocks on Wall Street jumped Friday despite historic job losses suffered by the economy. Fred Katayama reports.

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'Justice finally prevailed' in Michael Flynn case: WH

By www.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:02:19 -0400

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