Science Archives - Page 10 of 26

23 Sep

We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find

September 23, 2024
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Gravitational wave detectors use laser beams in tubes that span kilometresThe Virgo Collaboration Gravitational waves that span thousan...

22 Sep

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Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier is heading for catastrophic collapse

September 22, 2024
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The melting of Thwaites glacier is expected to accelerateInternational Thwaites Glacier Collaboration A six-year investigation into the...

21 Sep

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New Scientist Live 2024: What we are most excited about seeing this year

September 21, 2024
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You can come face to face with and try out the latest technology at New Scientist LiveTim Boddy New Scientist Live, the world’s greates...

21 Sep

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XEC: What we know about the new covid-19 variant and its symptoms

September 21, 2024
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Covid-19 variant XEC may spread more easily than previous variantsJarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock A new covid-19 variant called XEC has sta...

20 Sep

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Special electrodes will produce hydrogen fuel directly from seawater

September 20, 2024
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Seawater could be a source of clean hydrogen fuelTamara Kulikova / Alamy For the first time, electrodes that can make hydrogen from sea...

19 Sep

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Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong

September 19, 2024
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If you watched the live video of billionaire Jason Isaacman popping his head out of a SpaceX spacecraft (see “Polaris Dawn mission is o...

18 Sep

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Air jacket helps ‘scuba-diving’ lizards stay underwater for longer

September 18, 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtVFnhySwqc Some lizards can stay underwater for longer by blowing out and then rebreathing bubbl...

17 Sep

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Antibiotic resistance forecast to kill 39 million people by 2050

September 17, 2024
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Some microbes have a growing resistance to our antibioticsiStockphoto The number of global deaths directly attributable to antibiotic-r...

16 Sep

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Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year

September 16, 2024
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Ten unexpected things were honoured at the 34th Annual Ig Nobel prizes today, each so extremely surprising that, in the event’s long tr...

15 Sep

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Antidote to deadly pesticides boosts bee survival

September 15, 2024
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A common eastern bumblebee gathering nectarNature Picture Library/Alamy In the first study of its kind, scientists have discovered that...