pi New Scientist recommends the Pier 26 Science Playground By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week Full Article
pi How dodo de-extinction is helping rescue the extraordinary pink pigeon By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:05:00 +0100 The same genetic tools being used to resurrect the woolly mammoth and dodo could help many other vulnerable species that have yet to die out Full Article
pi Why overcoming your cynicism could be key to a healthier, happier life By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Evidence suggests that cynicism is bad for your health. Neuroscientist Jamil Zaki describes the three ways to conquer your inner cynic to boost your well-being Full Article
pi How bad is vaping for your health? We’re finally getting answers By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking Full Article
pi Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:00:48 +0100 A solar energy absorber that uses quartz to trap heat reached 1050°C in tests and could offer a way to decarbonise the production of steel and cement Full Article
pi How physics is helping us to explain why time always moves forwards By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 While time is relative, it still flows in one direction for every observer. We don’t yet understand why, but some physicists are looking for answers that invoke the evolution of entropy, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Full Article
pi A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:00:33 +0100 Working with a tiny cantilever, physicists managed to violate the second law of thermodynamics, using less energy than expected to change the cantilever’s motion Full Article
pi New spin on quantum theory forces rethink of a fundamental physics law By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:03:57 +0100 In the quantum realm, a particle’s properties can be separate from the particle itself, including its angular momentum – which could require a rethinking of fundamental laws Full Article
pi We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A recent atomic physics workshop was outside my dark matter comfort zone, but learning about science beyond my usual boundaries was invigorating, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Full Article
pi Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:21 +0000 Light can be directed and steered around bends using a method similar to the way clouds scatter photons, which could lead to advances in medical imaging, cooling systems and even nuclear reactors Full Article
pi Chris Packham: We're precipitating a mass extermination event By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:33 +0100 Chris Packham's new BBC series, Earth, looks at significant moments in Earth's history, including anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss, "It's not a sixth mass extinction event that we're precipitating," he says, "it's a mass extermination event" Full Article
pi Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a supercontinent broke up By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:00:47 +0100 Understanding how the world’s largest-known collection of pink diamonds came to the surface in Australia around 1.3 billion years ago could help us find hidden deposits elsewhere in the world Full Article
pi See a dazzling collection of the year's best northern lights pictures By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 This spectacular selection of images is taken from the winners of the Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition, run by Capture the Atlas Full Article
pi Watch Philippines typhoon disaster film winner of Earth Photo 24 award By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:52 +0100 A documentary film about three young survivors of super-typhoon Odette, a tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in 2021, wins the New Scientist Editors Award at Earth Photo 2024 Full Article
pi Epic images show old mines transformed into a library, lab and museum By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Amazing images of an open-air library, underground lab and design museum show the reincarnation of dead mines, captured in a new book, 102 Things to Do With a Hole in the Ground Full Article
pi Why physicists are air-dropping buoys into the paths of hurricanes By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:00:49 +0100 A sprawling research program aims to improve hurricane forecasts by collecting data at the chaotic interface of ocean and atmosphere Full Article
pi How 'river piracy' made Mount Everest grow even taller By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:36 +0100 Rapid erosion caused by a geological act of “piracy” tens of thousands of years ago may have raised Earth’s crust and elevated Mount Everest by as much as 50 metres Full Article
pi The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 In some recent years, the Amazon biome released more carbon than it absorbed, and further degradation could make it a permanent shift Full Article
pi Michelangelo's 'The Flood' seems to depict a woman with breast cancer By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:00:53 +0000 The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer in some of his pieces Full Article
pi Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room Full Article
pi Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:21 +0000 Light can be directed and steered around bends using a method similar to the way clouds scatter photons, which could lead to advances in medical imaging, cooling systems and even nuclear reactors Full Article
pi Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:21:36 +0000 A bird flu virus that has been circulating in dairy cattle for months has now been found in a pig in the US for the first time, raising the risk of the virus evolving to become more dangerous to people Full Article
pi Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:01:15 +0000 Experiments where vampire bats were made to run on a treadmill have revealed how they extract energy from protein in their latest blood meal Full Article
pi Conspiracy theorists are turning their attention back to HPV vaccines By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 We are living in a vaccine-hesitant moment, with conspiracy theories thriving on social media. We need to push back, says Simon Williams Full Article
pi Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here's what it says By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:00:12 +0000 A Greek philosopher’s musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption 2000 years ago, have been rediscovered with the help of AI Full Article
pi Nomads thrived in Greece after the collapse of the Roman Empire By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2024 07:00:30 +0100 Analysis of pollen in sediment cores from a large lake in Greece shows that nomadic livestock herders took over the region after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire Full Article
pi 50,000-year-old picture of a pig is the oldest known narrative art By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:33 +0100 A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling Full Article
pi Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity's epic journey to Australia By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:01:07 +0100 We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option Full Article
pi A gripping account of morality shows how we work out right from wrong By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Where do morals come from? In Animals, Robots, Gods, anthropologist Webb Keane argues imagination and differing senses of the world are key to discerning right from wrong Full Article
pi How Is PIK3CA Mutation Treated? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: How Is PIK3CA Mutation Treated?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 10/29/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn PitsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/11/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Magazine Ranks Best Children's Hospitals By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Magazine Ranks Best Children's HospitalsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2007 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2007 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi 2002 Oil Spill May Shed Light on Health Problems for Deepwater Workers By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: 2002 Oil Spill May Shed Light on Health Problems for Deepwater WorkersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2010 8:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi U.S. Child Abuse Cases Falling, Despite Recession By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: U.S. Child Abuse Cases Falling, Despite RecessionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2010 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Calms Chronic Cough By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Calms Chronic CoughCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2012 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Health Tip: Coping With Early-Onset Alzheimer's By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: Coping With Early-Onset Alzheimer'sCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi FDA Approves New Once-a-Day HIV Pill By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: FDA Approves New Once-a-Day HIV PillCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2012 12:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Scientists Pinpoint Source of Mercury in Pacific Ocean Fish By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Scientists Pinpoint Source of Mercury in Pacific Ocean FishCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2013 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Health Tip: Shopping for Skin Care Products By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: Shopping for Skin Care ProductsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2013 7:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Hospitals Increasingly Give Powerful Clot-Buster for Stroke By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Hospitals Increasingly Give Powerful Clot-Buster for StrokeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2013 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital Performance By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital PerformanceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2013 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Spinal Fluid Test May Aid Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Spinal Fluid Test May Aid Early Detection of Parkinson's DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2013 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Worse Outcomes Seen When Patients Leave Hospital Against Medical Advice By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Worse Outcomes Seen When Patients Leave Hospital Against Medical AdviceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2013 12:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi FDA Approves 1st Topical Gel to Ease Redness of Rosacea By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: FDA Approves 1st Topical Gel to Ease Redness of RosaceaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2013 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Hospital Admission Day Tied to Outcomes for Children With Leukemia By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Hospital Admission Day Tied to Outcomes for Children With LeukemiaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2014 4:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi VA Hospital Delays Didn't Cause Deaths, Investigators Say By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: VA Hospital Delays Didn't Cause Deaths, Investigators SayCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2014 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
pi Study: Aspirin Might Work Instead of Warfarin for Deep Vein Clots By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Study: Aspirin Might Work Instead of Warfarin for Deep Vein ClotsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2014 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
