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MMR vaccines may not always give lifelong immunity against measles
on May 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Levels of protection measles provided by the MMR jab fall by a small amount every year, according to mathematical modelling
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Politicians can use social media ads to buy votes for €4 per person
on May 2, 2024 at 12:22 pm
An analysis of the 2021 German federal elections has found that for every 200,000 times a politician's social media adverts were viewed, their vote share […]
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Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked
on May 2, 2024 at 11:10 am
The skull of Shanidar Z was found in the Shanidar cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and has been painstakingly put back together
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Is climate change accelerating after a record year of heat?
on May 2, 2024 at 11:00 am
The record-breaking heat of 2023 has seen a rare disagreement break out between climate scientists, with some saying it shows Earth may have entered a new […]
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Corals that recover from bleaching still struggle to breed
on May 2, 2024 at 8:00 am
Corals can survive heat-related bleaching, but research from the Great Barrier Reef suggests a full recovery may take longer than we thought
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Joel Edgerton must escape the multiverse in a gripping sci-fi series
on May 2, 2024 at 8:00 am
Blake Crouch's riveting Dark Matter sees physics professor Jason wanting out of the multiverse, after being kidnapped and dumped there by another version of […]
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GPS jamming traced to Russia after flights over Europe suspended
on May 1, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Finnair has cancelled flights to Tartu in Estonia this month because of an ongoing GPS jamming attack – and there is evidence that the attack is being […]
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European summers will be hotter than predicted because of cleaner air
on May 1, 2024 at 7:00 pm
By ignoring declining air pollution, regional climate models have greatly underestimated how hot Europe's summers and heatwaves will become
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Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm
My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space […]
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The unexpected effects of nostalgia on our health and at work
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Nostalgia isn’t only about a rose-tinted view of the past. This emotion can also be put to use in surprising places, says Agnes Arnold-Forster
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How to make $138,000 from shredded banknotes – if you're in Hong Kong
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Feedback is intrigued by the possibilities of a new paper theorising that computer vision could be used to reconstruct shredded banknotes contained in a […]
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India's next leader will have the chance to lead the world on climate
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm
The future prime minister of this increasingly powerful nation should be prepared to play a key role in global climate policy
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Johann Hari's compelling but flawed look at the new weight-loss drugs
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Drugs like Ozempic may help fight obesity. Johann Hari’s first-person account of taking the new medicines is a fascinating exploration of their impact
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The shift to LED lighting is stopping us from seeing our night skies
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm
From an energy perspective, the move away from sodium vapour lamps to LEDs is great, but the news isn't so good when it comes to light pollution. The way we […]
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Why warm drinks taste more alcoholic than cold ones
on May 1, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky […]
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Father's gut microbiome may affect infant health
on May 1, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death
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The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods
on May 1, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may […]
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Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack
on May 1, 2024 at 12:18 pm
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
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Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue
on May 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm
A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised […]
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The best new science fiction books of May 2024
on May 1, 2024 at 10:00 am
A new Stephen King short story collection, an Ursula K. Le Guin reissue and a celebration of cyberpunk featuring writing from Philip K. Dick and Cory Doctorow […]
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Want to move fast? Look for these materials in your next running shoes
on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 am
Spiked running shoes with a rubbery material between the inner and outer soles, and a stiff plate to improve stability, seem to help people move faster
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Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit
on May 1, 2024 at 12:01 am
Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body
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Carbon-negative cement can be made with a mineral that helps catch CO2
on May 1, 2024 at 12:01 am
A process to dissolve the mineral olivine in acid could provide a plentiful, energy-efficient material for carbon-negative cement
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Can these awesome rocks become central Asia’s first UNESCO Geopark?
on April 30, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Long feted by fossil hunters and geologists, if UNESCO recognises the extraordinary rock formation at Madygen in Kyrgyzstan, it will soon be a player on the […]
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How could we make a solar eclipse happen every day?
on April 30, 2024 at 2:53 pm
Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the solar […]