New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-300-a-riveting-exploration-of-how-ai-models-like-chatgpt-changed-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Supremacy, a new book from tech journalist Parmy Olson, takes us inside the rise of machine learning and AI, and examines the people behind it mg26335080-300-a-riveting-exploration-of-how-ai-models-like-chatgpt-changed-the-world|2446889 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447548-one-dose-of-a-smallpox-vaccine-still-gives-good-protection-for-mpox/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:30:21 +0100 A single dose of a smallpox vaccine seems to lower the risk of catching mpox by around 60 per cent, and two doses would probably be even better 2447548-one-dose-of-a-smallpox-vaccine-still-gives-good-protection-for-mpox|2447548 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335082-800-why-everyone-needs-to-stop-joking-that-theyre-a-little-bit-ocd/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Far from being a behavioural quirk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating condition with complex causes that we're just beginning to understand. We should treat it as such, and stop with the misguided quips mg26335082-800-why-everyone-needs-to-stop-joking-that-theyre-a-little-bit-ocd|2447279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447513-genome-of-neanderthal-fossil-reveals-lost-tribe-cut-off-for-millennia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:40 +0100 Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years 2447513-genome-of-neanderthal-fossil-reveals-lost-tribe-cut-off-for-millennia|2447513 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447538-ancient-people-of-easter-island-made-return-trips-to-south-america/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:26 +0100 DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans 2447538-ancient-people-of-easter-island-made-return-trips-to-south-america|2447538 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:08 +0100 Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun 2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star|2447382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335082-600-a-fresh-understanding-of-ocd-is-opening-routes-to-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 We're finally pinning down the mechanisms that drive obsessive-compulsive disorder, revealing a complex combination of imbalanced brain networks, the immune system and even gut microbes mg26335082-600-a-fresh-understanding-of-ocd-is-opening-routes-to-new-treatments|2447086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:51:32 +0100 In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared 2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io|2447437 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447414-fish-size-themselves-up-in-a-mirror-to-decide-if-they-can-win-a-fight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:10 +0100 Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight 2447414-fish-size-themselves-up-in-a-mirror-to-decide-if-they-can-win-a-fight|2447414 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447242-when-did-humans-leave-the-trees-for-the-savannah-or-did-they-at-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:00:10 +0100 Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong 2447242-when-did-humans-leave-the-trees-for-the-savannah-or-did-they-at-all|2447242 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:43:36 +0100 Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet 2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own|2447266 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447323-ants-change-the-way-they-build-nests-to-stop-diseases-spreading/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:05:24 +0100 When worker ants are exposed to a pathogenic fungus, they build nests that are more compartmentalised to reduce the risk of an epidemic 2447323-ants-change-the-way-they-build-nests-to-stop-diseases-spreading|2447323 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology|2446906 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:42:39 +0100 Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such constellations could have a catastrophic impact 2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites|2446651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:07:52 +0100 Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will attempt the first ever civilian spacewalk 2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk|2447257 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446870-quantum-experiment-rewrites-a-century-old-chemistry-law/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:56 +0100 The Arrhenius equation, which has accurately described rates of chemical reactions for more than a century, may have to be tweaked for the quantum realm 2446870-quantum-experiment-rewrites-a-century-old-chemistry-law|2446870 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447068-most-cities-are-rainier-than-their-surroundings-due-to-heat-and-smog/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:00:23 +0100 A global survey of more than a thousand cities shows heat and air pollution in urban environments often have a measurable influence on rainfall, creating urban "wet islands" 2447068-most-cities-are-rainier-than-their-surroundings-due-to-heat-and-smog|2447068 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:00:11 +0100 Are humanoid robots the future of space exploration? New Scientist reporter James Woodford took NASA's Valkyrie for a spin to find out 2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind|2446831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447116-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-could-be-quickly-diagnosed-via-a-blood-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:19:21 +0100 Levels of certain cells, fatty molecules and proteins in the blood are different in people with chronic fatigue syndrome than in those without it, which could help doctors spot the condition sooner 2447116-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-could-be-quickly-diagnosed-via-a-blood-test|2447116 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447128-watch-eels-escape-from-the-stomachs-of-fish-after-being-swallowed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:56 +0100 X-ray videos of Japanese eels swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish have revealed how the eels can make a daring escape from being digested 2447128-watch-eels-escape-from-the-stomachs-of-fish-after-being-swallowed|2447128 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335082-700-how-the-most-precise-clock-ever-could-change-our-view-of-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Forget atomic clocks. Nuclear clocks, which only drop a second every 300 billion years, can test whether nature's fundamental constants are constant after all mg26335082-700-how-the-most-precise-clock-ever-could-change-our-view-of-the-cosmos|2447087 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447118-endangered-wombats-rare-encounter-with-echidna-caught-on-camera/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:33:19 +0100 A camera trap at an Australian nature refuge has captured a boisterous interaction between a northern hairy-nosed wombat and an echidna 2447118-endangered-wombats-rare-encounter-with-echidna-caught-on-camera|2447118 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446877-the-jet-stream-may-be-starting-to-shift-in-response-to-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:01:31 +0100 Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east around the globe play a crucial role in weather – a poleward shift in parts of these jet streams could cause dramatic changes in weather from the western US to the Mediterranean 2446877-the-jet-stream-may-be-starting-to-shift-in-response-to-climate-change|2446877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446996-clown-visits-may-shorten-the-amount-of-time-children-spend-in-hospital/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:45:08 +0100 Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged sooner by reducing their heart rates 2446996-clown-visits-may-shorten-the-amount-of-time-children-spend-in-hospital|2446996 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, is expected to grace our skies from mid-October. Abigail Beall is hoping for a dazzling display mg26335070-900-get-ready-to-spot-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-month|2446012 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-800-were-finally-solving-the-puzzle-of-how-clouds-will-affect-our-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Clouds can trap heat or reflect it away from Earth, making their impact on global warming extraordinarily hard to predict. Now, new ways of studying them are lifting the fog mg26335070-800-were-finally-solving-the-puzzle-of-how-clouds-will-affect-our-climate|2446011 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335072-400-a-podcast-explores-how-sport-is-drawing-the-line-between-men-and-women/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The deeply researched podcast series Tested tells the stories of Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma and Kenya’s Maximila Imali, and how their early successes made their womanhood suspect to some mg26335072-400-a-podcast-explores-how-sport-is-drawing-the-line-between-men-and-women|2446090 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335074-400-microglia-how-the-brains-immune-cells-may-be-causing-dementia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 They fight invaders, clear debris and tend neural connections, but sometimes microglia go rogue. Preventing this malfunction may offer new treatments for brain conditions including Alzheimer's mg26335074-400-microglia-how-the-brains-immune-cells-may-be-causing-dementia|2446238 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446814-ai-helps-find-simple-charging-trick-to-boost-battery-lifespan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:00:18 +0100 Charging new lithium-ion batteries with high currents can significantly increase their total lifespan 2446814-ai-helps-find-simple-charging-trick-to-boost-battery-lifespan|2446814 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446699-the-atlantic-has-been-suspiciously-quiet-this-hurricane-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:28:32 +0100 The forecasts predicted an extreme storm season in the Atlantic, but so far there have only been three named hurricanes – so where are all the storms? 2446699-the-atlantic-has-been-suspiciously-quiet-this-hurricane-season|2446699 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446968-sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:00:29 +0100 Breaching is a common behaviour in a wide range of sharks and rays, and it is thought to have functions related to courtship, birthing and hygiene 2446968-sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think|2446968 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446740-evidence-mounts-that-saline-nasal-drops-and-sprays-help-treat-colds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:01:21 +0100 Saline drops and sprays have already been linked to reduced cold symptoms in adults and now a study suggests they also work in children 2446740-evidence-mounts-that-saline-nasal-drops-and-sprays-help-treat-colds|2446740 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446627-the-mathematical-theory-that-made-the-internet-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:00:19 +0100 Information theory tells us the limits of what can and cannot be communicated – and without it, the digital revolution could never have happened 2446627-the-mathematical-theory-that-made-the-internet-possible|2446627 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446880-greenland-voyage-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-arctic-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:00:37 +0100 On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago 2446880-greenland-voyage-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-arctic-culture|2446880 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:25:01 +0100 Information on faces recognised, voice commands and internet searches can be extracted from an Amazon Echo smart assistant without help from the user or manufacturer 2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police|2445673 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-200-close-up-photographs-of-seeds-show-their-intricate-beauty/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These images are taken from a new book, Seeds: Time capsules of life, which explores how plant life has flourished in the past 360 million years mg26335070-200-close-up-photographs-of-seeds-show-their-intricate-beauty|2445994 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Greg Eghigian's After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo's Imminent both show how our fascination with UFOs goes beyond simple curiosity mg26335070-500-two-new-books-explore-how-ufos-captured-the-worlds-imagination|2446008 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335072-300-we-need-transparency-from-the-companies-disseminating-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As misinformation about the upcoming US elections rockets across social media, creating chaos, companies need to be honest about where this content is coming from, says Annalee Newitz mg26335072-300-we-need-transparency-from-the-companies-disseminating-misinformation|2446089 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446800-stunningly-preserved-pterosaur-fossils-reveal-how-they-soared/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:01:26 +0100 The largest pterosaurs, ancient reptiles that were the first vertebrates to master flight, may have mostly soared while smaller ones flapped their wings, a pattern that persists in today's birds 2446800-stunningly-preserved-pterosaur-fossils-reveal-how-they-soared|2446800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446657-mice-turned-see-through-by-a-dye-that-lets-you-watch-their-organs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:47 +0100 Rubbing a common yellow food dye onto a mouse's skin turns it temporarily transparent, so we can monitor its insides without harming the animal 2446657-mice-turned-see-through-by-a-dye-that-lets-you-watch-their-organs|2446657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446715-bat-die-off-led-to-more-insecticide-use-and-more-infant-deaths-in-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:57 +0100 In counties in the US affected by a bat-killing disease, there has been a 31 per cent increase in insecticide use and an 8 per cent rise in infant mortality 2446715-bat-die-off-led-to-more-insecticide-use-and-more-infant-deaths-in-us|2446715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446663-even-simple-bacteria-can-anticipate-the-changing-seasons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:15 +0100 Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days are better at surviving cold conditions, showing that even simple organisms can prepare for the arrival or summer and winter 2446663-even-simple-bacteria-can-anticipate-the-changing-seasons|2446663 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality|2446010 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0100 News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and astronomers around the world are keeping an eye out to protect us 2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth|2446649 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-400-nexus-review-yuval-noah-harari-is-out-of-his-depth-in-his-new-book/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The author of Sapiens has turned his attention to the information networks that shape our societies, but when you stop and think about what he's saying, it's obvious mg26335070-400-nexus-review-yuval-noah-harari-is-out-of-his-depth-in-his-new-book|2446007 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446783-rejecting-standard-cancer-treatment-like-elle-macpherson-is-a-big-risk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:50:37 +0100 People with cancer may have understandable reasons to follow Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson in declining chemotherapy, but the odds aren’t in their favour, warns Elle Hunt 2446783-rejecting-standard-cancer-treatment-like-elle-macpherson-is-a-big-risk|2446783 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446055-most-detailed-map-of-uterine-lining-yields-clues-about-endometriosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:10:55 +0100 An intricate atlas of the inner lining of the uterus could help researchers better understand conditions like endometriosis, infertility and abnormal menstruation 2446055-most-detailed-map-of-uterine-lining-yields-clues-about-endometriosis|2446055 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 A faint glow from all of the galaxies that have ever existed fills the cosmos, and NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made the best measurement ever of just how faint it is 2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is|2446386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446513-a-note-from-the-executive-editor-on-new-scientist-live/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 There's just over a month to go before the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, so grab your tickets now, says Timothy Revell 2446513-a-note-from-the-executive-editor-on-new-scientist-live|2446513 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335071-000-does-this-title-say-it-all-penile-injuries-from-vacuum-cleaners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback is delighted to receive a response, however excruciating, from a junior doctor to the call for papers in which The Title Tells You Everything You Need to Know mg26335071-000-does-this-title-say-it-all-penile-injuries-from-vacuum-cleaners|2446013 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:04:05 +0100 Google has built a quantum computer that makes fewer errors as it is scaled up, and this may pave the way for machines that could solve useful real-world problems for the first time 2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers|2446071 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-100-media-portrayals-peddle-a-dangerous-fiction-about-substance-misuse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Narratives around addiction often reduce it to a series of poor choices, lack of values and weakness. This has real-world consequences, warns Anna Wolfe mg26335070-100-media-portrayals-peddle-a-dangerous-fiction-about-substance-misuse|2445993 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:27:53 +0100 A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected 2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines|2446397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446518-sweat-monitor-could-reveal-when-you-are-exercising-too-hard/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:00:19 +0100 A band that measures the acidity of sweat could flag if athletes or manual workers are overexerting themselves 2446518-sweat-monitor-could-reveal-when-you-are-exercising-too-hard|2446518 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Space missions are extremely hard. Things going wrong should be expected, so having a sensible plan B is crucial mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan|2446226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446376-ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:57 +0100 A new procedure turns an alloy of nickel and titanium into a material as strong as steel but 20 times stretchier – and one application could be building planes with shape-shifting wings 2446376-ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft|2446376 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446403-does-the-structure-of-your-brain-affect-your-risk-of-depression/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:55 +0100 A network of neurons in the brain seems to be larger in people with depression, which could change how we think about the condition's causes 2446403-does-the-structure-of-your-brain-affect-your-risk-of-depression|2446403 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446400-a-fifth-of-the-worlds-plastic-garbage-is-either-burned-or-littered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:24 +0100 Patchy garbage collection services result in more than 50 million tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste each year, and the majority of this is incinerated 2446400-a-fifth-of-the-worlds-plastic-garbage-is-either-burned-or-littered|2446400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446527-will-an-experimental-mrna-vaccine-help-fight-the-mpox-outbreak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:02 +0100 After an mRNA vaccine for mpox achieved promising results in monkeys, researchers say it could have several advantages over existing vaccines – but cold storage requirements mean it will be hard to roll out in some hard-hit countries 2446527-will-an-experimental-mrna-vaccine-help-fight-the-mpox-outbreak|2446527 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445806-pregnant-shark-that-disappeared-may-have-been-eaten-by-another-shark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:15:05 +0100 Tracking data from a pregnant porbeagle shark near Bermuda suggest it was eaten by a great white shark – a kind of predation that has never been seen before 2445806-pregnant-shark-that-disappeared-may-have-been-eaten-by-another-shark|2445806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446146-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-september-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:30:05 +0100 From Michel Houellebecq to Booker-longlisted Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner, there is plenty of excellent science fiction to read this September 2446146-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-september-2024|2446146 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446264-wild-bees-have-found-a-surprising-place-to-nest-in-cities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:20 +0100 A survey found 66 species of insects making their homes in cobbled pavements on the streets of Berlin, and greater biodiversity near insect-friendly flower gardens 2446264-wild-bees-have-found-a-surprising-place-to-nest-in-cities|2446264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have unexpected effects on the brain, opening up potential new ways to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and Alzheimer’s mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs|2435246 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:08 +0100 Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, has signs of an enormous ancient impact that would have redistributed its mass, changing its orientation in relation to Jupiter 2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon|2446138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445690-potato-yarn-may-cut-the-fashion-industrys-environmental-footprint/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:00:18 +0100 Thread that contains the part of a potato plant that is normally thrown away could be a sustainable alternative to pure cotton 2445690-potato-yarn-may-cut-the-fashion-industrys-environmental-footprint|2445690 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:44 +0100 Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock 2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock|2445930 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446107-lab-grown-stem-cells-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-cancer-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:10 +0100 Stem cells made in the lab may one day aid cancer treatment by reducing our reliance on donors 2446107-lab-grown-stem-cells-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-cancer-treatment|2446107 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:33:37 +0100 NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues 2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule|2446159 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:33 +0100 Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real 2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation|2445475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445450-generative-ai-creates-playable-version-of-doom-game-with-no-code/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:00:27 +0100 A neural network can recreate the classic computer game Doom despite using none of its code or graphics, hinting that generative AI could be used to create games from scratch in future 2445450-generative-ai-creates-playable-version-of-doom-game-with-no-code|2445450 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335061-800-we-will-one-day-be-able-to-slow-halt-and-even-eradicate-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Despite the limitations of Alzheimer's drugs like lecanemab, this new class of treatments and a group of experimental vaccines are paving the way to a world without dementia mg26335061-800-we-will-one-day-be-able-to-slow-halt-and-even-eradicate-alzheimers|2445315 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335061-100-is-my-frequent-laughter-damaging-my-credibility-at-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Our advice columnist David Robson looks into the science of how we react to laughter mg26335061-100-is-my-frequent-laughter-damaging-my-credibility-at-work|2445112 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335062-800-is-digital-technology-really-swaying-voters-and-undermining-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Many fear that voters are being manipulated by political campaigns that use Facebook ads, TikTok and YouTube videos, but research reveals a more surprising story mg26335062-800-is-digital-technology-really-swaying-voters-and-undermining-democracy|2445325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-900-how-a-new-kind-of-vaccine-could-lead-to-the-eradication-of-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Promising new vaccines are designed to be given to patients at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. If they perform well in clinical trials, they have the potential to one day rid society of dementia mg26335060-900-how-a-new-kind-of-vaccine-could-lead-to-the-eradication-of-alzheimers|2445110 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445448-is-ultra-cheap-green-hydrogen-on-the-horizon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:34:20 +0100 Hydrogen produced by splitting water with renewable energy is too expensive to take off, but a start-up hopes to bring down the cost with new electrolysers 2445448-is-ultra-cheap-green-hydrogen-on-the-horizon|2445448 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-700-this-blend-of-spy-caper-and-climate-fiction-is-top-notch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do the Neanderthals fit into Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner's Booker-longlisted climate fiction novel? Emily H. Wilson loved finding out mg26335060-700-this-blend-of-spy-caper-and-climate-fiction-is-top-notch|2445098 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-100-how-the-healing-powers-of-botany-can-reduce-anxiety-and-boost-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Surrounding ourselves with greenery can do wonders for our physical and mental wellbeing. Kathy Willis reveals just what kinds of plants are best for our brains and bodies, and why mg26335060-100-how-the-healing-powers-of-botany-can-reduce-anxiety-and-boost-health|2444990 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445870-quantum-holograms-can-send-messages-that-disappear/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:12:22 +0100 Entangled particles of light can transmit holographic images that can be selectively erased, allowing for secure communications that can also be deleted 2445870-quantum-holograms-can-send-messages-that-disappear|2445870 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445877-why-is-the-us-military-getting-ready-to-launch-new-spy-balloons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:00:40 +0100 The US military has prioritised deploying high-altitude balloons that can carry out surveillance 2445877-why-is-the-us-military-getting-ready-to-launch-new-spy-balloons|2445877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445695-does-mpox-cause-lingering-symptoms-like-long-covid/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:00:08 +0100 Amid rising cases of mpox in Central Africa, it is important to uncover whether this virus causes symptoms even after the infection has cleared 2445695-does-mpox-cause-lingering-symptoms-like-long-covid|2445695 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:42 +0100 ‘Little red dot’ galaxies seen by JWST appear to be much more tightly packed with stars than other galaxies, raising big questions about how they came to be this way 2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense|2445967 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445616-ultracold-quantum-battery-could-be-charged-with-quantum-tunnelling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:00:52 +0100 Atoms tunnelling through a quantum battery could charge it and also keep it from losing energy, which could give an advantage over conventional batteries 2445616-ultracold-quantum-battery-could-be-charged-with-quantum-tunnelling|2445616 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:35 +0100 A chance to observe the high-speed re-entry of a falling satellite will give researchers important insights on how debris burns up in our atmosphere 2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry|2445896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:07 +0100 Brown dwarfs could be hiding dark matter inside their cores – if they are, there would be signs that could help us track it down 2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars|2445863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445331-plastic-vaporising-process-could-recycle-bags-and-bottles-indefinitely/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:53 +0100 A new process uses cheap catalysts to break down polyethylene and polypropylene into their building blocks, enabling common plastic objects to be turned into new products 2445331-plastic-vaporising-process-could-recycle-bags-and-bottles-indefinitely|2445331 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445734-read-an-extract-from-octavia-e-butlers-parable-of-the-sower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:00:25 +0100 In the opening to Octavia E. Butler's prescient science fiction novel Parable of the Sower, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to Lauren Olamina and start to learn about the dystopian future her story takes place in 2445734-read-an-extract-from-octavia-e-butlers-parable-of-the-sower|2445734 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445766-n-k-jemisin-on-the-prescience-and-brilliance-of-parable-of-the-sower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:00:22 +0100 The Hugo award-winning author explains how she finally got to grips with Octavia E. Butler's dystopian novel, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, on a third read 2445766-n-k-jemisin-on-the-prescience-and-brilliance-of-parable-of-the-sower|2445766 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-300-a-selection-of-elaborate-birds-nests-from-around-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These photos showcase some of the intricately created birds' nests found in the Natural History Museum in Tring, UK, home to one of the world's largest ornithological collections mg26335060-300-a-selection-of-elaborate-birds-nests-from-around-the-world|2445094 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-500-james-camerons-new-ocean-life-series-is-try-hard-but-effective/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Despite some hype, OceanXplorers, a new ocean-life nature series, delivers on the visuals – and on showcasing the effects of climate change mg26335060-500-james-camerons-new-ocean-life-series-is-try-hard-but-effective|2445096 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445821-marmosets-seem-to-call-each-other-by-name/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:17 +0100 Marmosets are the first non-human primates shown to use personalised signifiers to refer to each other – the discovery could help us better understand how language evolved 2445821-marmosets-seem-to-call-each-other-by-name|2445821 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445058-another-blow-for-dark-matter-as-biggest-hunt-yet-finds-nothing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:00:13 +0100 The hunt for particles of dark matter has been stymied once again, with physicists placing constraints on this mysterious substance that are 5 times tighter than the previous best 2445058-another-blow-for-dark-matter-as-biggest-hunt-yet-finds-nothing|2445058 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445620-worlds-largest-sailing-cargo-ship-makes-first-transatlantic-voyage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:00:17 +0100 The largest sailing cargo ship in existence is on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating a carbon footprint 10 times smaller than that of a container ship 2445620-worlds-largest-sailing-cargo-ship-makes-first-transatlantic-voyage|2445620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445665-backflipping-springtails-are-the-fastest-spinners-known-in-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:00:21 +0100 High-speed camera recordings show that springtails spin at up to 368 rotations per second when they jump away from danger 2445665-backflipping-springtails-are-the-fastest-spinners-known-in-nature|2445665 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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335062-900-could-this-be-the-way-to-get-your-children-to-eat-their-greens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback brings news of a study in which scientists explored whether seeing happy broccoli eaters might encourage reluctant children to get on with it already and eat their vegetables mg26335062-900-could-this-be-the-way-to-get-your-children-to-eat-their-greens|2445326 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445509-fungus-transforms-food-waste-into-haute-cuisine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:00:22 +0100 The orange mould Neurospora intermedia can grow on a wide range of waste products without producing toxins, and the results are being served in Michelin-starred restaurants 2445509-fungus-transforms-food-waste-into-haute-cuisine|2445509 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445129-how-a-viral-video-made-turtles-the-face-of-the-ocean-plastic-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A video of a turtle with a straw up its nose changed attitudes to plastic pollution around the world. But we must do more, says marine biologist Vanessa Bézy 2445129-how-a-viral-video-made-turtles-the-face-of-the-ocean-plastic-crisis|2445129 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:46 +0100 The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how private spaceflight can go right 2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis|2445420 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-400-a-gripping-account-of-morality-shows-how-we-work-out-right-from-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Where do morals come from? 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