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New Scientist

May 20 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

Stick to the old plan • We can treat the symptoms of ageing without branding it a disease

New Scientist

Swiss village evacuated

Stem cell transplant extends life • Genetically modified blood stem cells have increased the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and could soon be tested in a human cancer treatment, discovers Michael Le Page

Irregular sleep linked to a higher risk of dying in next 7 years

Analysis AI legislation • What is the future of artificial intelligence? Google and the European Union both have a vision, but don’t seem to be talking to each other, says Chris Stokel-Walker

How parasites help ward off obesity • Infections with worms seem to tweak genes and boost the host’s immune cells

Colour-changing wrap tells you when food has spoiled

Genes that give partial resistance to Alzheimer’s may show how to beat it

Butterflies evolved in North America • Genetic analysis hints butterflies arose 100 million years ago, before the dinosaur extinction

…while those alive today must adapt to climate change

Stimulating the clitoris electrically could treat low libido

Particle that remembers its past discovered by quantum computer

Mysterious sounds in stratosphere can’t be traced to any known source

Your body wash may draw more mosquitoes to you

Field notes Charles Trent scrapyard, UK • Can we create a circular motor industry? Graham Lawton grabs a power tool and gets to grips with a new way to recycle vehicles

Young children value the lives of animals more than adults do

Quantum computer circuits pass key entanglement test

Kangaroo faeces transplants may cut cow emissions

Odd supernova defies our understanding of the cosmos

Having naturally high vitamin D levels may protect against psoriasis

Saturn usurps Jupiter’s crown as host of most moons

Dozens of “frost quakes” hit town

The biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

Seals in the Pacific are experiencing fur loss

Really brief

Talking horse sense • When it comes to equine sports, animal rights protesters need to base their efforts on science, not emotions, says Christa Lesté-Lasserre

Our Human Story • What does the fox say? We used to think “synanthropic” animals like foxes started living alongside us around 10,000 years ago. But it could have been much earlier, says Michael Marshall

Algal blooms

Your letters

Living for the drama • When we call someone a “drama queen”, are we describing a personality type or something more serious? It is a question worth exploring, finds Elle Hunt

Bringing it all together • An enticing new wing of New York’s natural history museum aims to connect living things. It is a triumph, says Alexis Wnuk

Don’t miss

The film column • Tragically common Hang Son Doong, a beautiful and extraordinary cave in one of Vietnam’s poorest regions, was all but unknown. Then cavers arrived and opened the way to tourism. Simon Ings explores a documentary that exposes the true cost

Nipping ageing in the bud • Senolytic drugs that promise to “treat” ageing are already being trialled in humans. Can they live up to the hype, asks Graham Lawton

Don’t try this at home

Think like a hacker • Cyber-lawyer Scott Shapiro believes there is more to...


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Frequency: Weekly Pages: 60 Publisher: New Scientist Ltd Edition: May 20 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

Stick to the old plan • We can treat the symptoms of ageing without branding it a disease

New Scientist

Swiss village evacuated

Stem cell transplant extends life • Genetically modified blood stem cells have increased the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and could soon be tested in a human cancer treatment, discovers Michael Le Page

Irregular sleep linked to a higher risk of dying in next 7 years

Analysis AI legislation • What is the future of artificial intelligence? Google and the European Union both have a vision, but don’t seem to be talking to each other, says Chris Stokel-Walker

How parasites help ward off obesity • Infections with worms seem to tweak genes and boost the host’s immune cells

Colour-changing wrap tells you when food has spoiled

Genes that give partial resistance to Alzheimer’s may show how to beat it

Butterflies evolved in North America • Genetic analysis hints butterflies arose 100 million years ago, before the dinosaur extinction

…while those alive today must adapt to climate change

Stimulating the clitoris electrically could treat low libido

Particle that remembers its past discovered by quantum computer

Mysterious sounds in stratosphere can’t be traced to any known source

Your body wash may draw more mosquitoes to you

Field notes Charles Trent scrapyard, UK • Can we create a circular motor industry? Graham Lawton grabs a power tool and gets to grips with a new way to recycle vehicles

Young children value the lives of animals more than adults do

Quantum computer circuits pass key entanglement test

Kangaroo faeces transplants may cut cow emissions

Odd supernova defies our understanding of the cosmos

Having naturally high vitamin D levels may protect against psoriasis

Saturn usurps Jupiter’s crown as host of most moons

Dozens of “frost quakes” hit town

The biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

Seals in the Pacific are experiencing fur loss

Really brief

Talking horse sense • When it comes to equine sports, animal rights protesters need to base their efforts on science, not emotions, says Christa Lesté-Lasserre

Our Human Story • What does the fox say? We used to think “synanthropic” animals like foxes started living alongside us around 10,000 years ago. But it could have been much earlier, says Michael Marshall

Algal blooms

Your letters

Living for the drama • When we call someone a “drama queen”, are we describing a personality type or something more serious? It is a question worth exploring, finds Elle Hunt

Bringing it all together • An enticing new wing of New York’s natural history museum aims to connect living things. It is a triumph, says Alexis Wnuk

Don’t miss

The film column • Tragically common Hang Son Doong, a beautiful and extraordinary cave in one of Vietnam’s poorest regions, was all but unknown. Then cavers arrived and opened the way to tourism. Simon Ings explores a documentary that exposes the true cost

Nipping ageing in the bud • Senolytic drugs that promise to “treat” ageing are already being trialled in humans. Can they live up to the hype, asks Graham Lawton

Don’t try this at home

Think like a hacker • Cyber-lawyer Scott Shapiro believes there is more to...


Expand title description text