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New Scientist Magazine
4 July 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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Obesity
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Mysterious ancient culture revealed
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Solar boom covers farmland that could feed millions
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Dangerous mpox strain spreading
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Baby-led weaning is as good nutritionally as spoon feeding
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Why time ticks faster on the moon
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Nuclear fusion
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A neanderthal with down’s syndrome
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$1m prize for ai that can solve puzzles that are simple for humans
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Odd galaxies break cosmic theories
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The last woolly mammoths on earth didn’t die from inbreeding