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New Scientist

Apr 15 2023
Magazine

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.

Elsewhere on New Scientist

Difficult conversations • It is time to talk about therapy and whether it really works

New Scientist

Suiting up for the trip of a lifetime

Large-scale quantum effects • A crystal containing quadrillions of atoms has been put in a quantum superposition

Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing gut microbiome

Ancient droppings may help save endangered kakapo

Warm sea will worsen storms • Record-breaking sea surface temperatures are predicted to bring fiercer hurricanes and typhoons this year, reports Madeleine Cuff

Can conspiracy theories be stopped? • A review finds there are no viable ways to counter unfounded beliefs in secret plots

Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies

Aliens could get a nasty surprise when their planet flips

Neural engineering rewires the brain using light

Analysis Vaccination • Should more countries vaccinate against chickenpox? The UK, Denmark and France don’t offer the jab, but research suggests it could save lives across all ages, says Clare Wilson

Ultraviolet camouflage could help bird hunters

Your short-term memory can become unreliable in a matter of seconds

Solar flares made in the lab help explore the real thing

Chimpanzees may have an adolescent growth spurt

AIs that can’t draw hands to get help from one that can

Double-slit experiment with a twist • A classic demonstration involving gaps in space has now been performed with gaps in time

Extremely primitive spider species identified in China

Plant-spotting apps often fail to identify correct species

Monkeys with human-like hands fooled by magic

Animals that don’t follow the herd seem to be better at solving problems

Swaying plastic ‘reefs’ could calm rough seas

Ozone-destroying CFCs are on the rise again despite ban

Did African elephants tame themselves?

Ancient shark could smell in stereo

Shapes 3D printed into living worms

Viral diseases in plants fuelled by climate change

Really brief

Red in tooth and claw • It is hard to be honest with children about how nature really works, but we need to acknowledge the suffering of wild things, says Richard Smyth

This changes everything • Finding a new home online Plenty of people disagree on Mastodon, but unlike on Twitter, I have experienced no cruel reprisals. Could this be a social media platform to trust, asks Annalee Newitz

Greening Italy

Your letters

Marvellously multilingual • From staving off the symptoms of dementia to thinking better, speaking many languages is all upside, finds Vijaysree Venkatraman

A waiting game • Why do new traits in evolution and human culture often stay dormant? Michael Marshall finds some intriguing answers

Don’t miss

The film column • Back from the future In England, the second world war looms and two young women let intelligence services use a machine they created that intercepts future broadcasts. Simon Ings relishes a counterfactual that needed a bigger budget

Therapy in the spotlight • It is more available than ever before, but how do we know psychotherapy works and which kind is best for you? Sam Ephron investigates

How to choose a therapy

Beyond imagination • Physicist David...


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Frequency: Weekly Pages: 60 Publisher: New Scientist Ltd Edition: Apr 15 2023

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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.

Elsewhere on New Scientist

Difficult conversations • It is time to talk about therapy and whether it really works

New Scientist

Suiting up for the trip of a lifetime

Large-scale quantum effects • A crystal containing quadrillions of atoms has been put in a quantum superposition

Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing gut microbiome

Ancient droppings may help save endangered kakapo

Warm sea will worsen storms • Record-breaking sea surface temperatures are predicted to bring fiercer hurricanes and typhoons this year, reports Madeleine Cuff

Can conspiracy theories be stopped? • A review finds there are no viable ways to counter unfounded beliefs in secret plots

Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies

Aliens could get a nasty surprise when their planet flips

Neural engineering rewires the brain using light

Analysis Vaccination • Should more countries vaccinate against chickenpox? The UK, Denmark and France don’t offer the jab, but research suggests it could save lives across all ages, says Clare Wilson

Ultraviolet camouflage could help bird hunters

Your short-term memory can become unreliable in a matter of seconds

Solar flares made in the lab help explore the real thing

Chimpanzees may have an adolescent growth spurt

AIs that can’t draw hands to get help from one that can

Double-slit experiment with a twist • A classic demonstration involving gaps in space has now been performed with gaps in time

Extremely primitive spider species identified in China

Plant-spotting apps often fail to identify correct species

Monkeys with human-like hands fooled by magic

Animals that don’t follow the herd seem to be better at solving problems

Swaying plastic ‘reefs’ could calm rough seas

Ozone-destroying CFCs are on the rise again despite ban

Did African elephants tame themselves?

Ancient shark could smell in stereo

Shapes 3D printed into living worms

Viral diseases in plants fuelled by climate change

Really brief

Red in tooth and claw • It is hard to be honest with children about how nature really works, but we need to acknowledge the suffering of wild things, says Richard Smyth

This changes everything • Finding a new home online Plenty of people disagree on Mastodon, but unlike on Twitter, I have experienced no cruel reprisals. Could this be a social media platform to trust, asks Annalee Newitz

Greening Italy

Your letters

Marvellously multilingual • From staving off the symptoms of dementia to thinking better, speaking many languages is all upside, finds Vijaysree Venkatraman

A waiting game • Why do new traits in evolution and human culture often stay dormant? Michael Marshall finds some intriguing answers

Don’t miss

The film column • Back from the future In England, the second world war looms and two young women let intelligence services use a machine they created that intercepts future broadcasts. Simon Ings relishes a counterfactual that needed a bigger budget

Therapy in the spotlight • It is more available than ever before, but how do we know psychotherapy works and which kind is best for you? Sam Ephron investigates

How to choose a therapy

Beyond imagination • Physicist David...


Expand title description text