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New Scientist Magazine
23 May 2024
New Scientist covers the latest developments in science and technology that will impact your world. New Scientist employs and commissions the best writers in their fields from all over the world. Our editorial team provide cutting-edge news, award-winning features and reports, written in concise and clear language that puts discoveries and advances in the context of everyday life today and in the future.
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Elsewhere on new scientist
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Radical proof stumps mathematicians
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Solar-powered floating islands proposed to help regrow coral reefs
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Is food addiction real?
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Groundwater extraction is projected to peak by 2050
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Can machines that suck up atmospheric carbon truly help tackle climate change?
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Life support switched off too early
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Frozen human brain tissue revived without damage
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Lost branch of the nile discovered
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Orchids feed their young through underground fungal networks
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Einstein’s black hole idea was right
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Openai is beating google in the ai race, but who wants the future they are building?