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Watch now: Patrick Vallance speaking at New Scientist Live

Watch now: Patrick Vallance speaking at New Scientist Live

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 4

Today at New Scientist Live Patrick Vallance, the UK's chief scientific advisor,...

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Smartphones turned into electronic stethoscopes to record heartbeats

Smartphones turned into electronic stethoscopes to record...

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An app is allowing thousands of people to upload their heart sounds, which could...

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UK needs bigger role for science in government, says chief scientist

UK needs bigger role for science in government, says chief...

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Patrick Vallance, the UK’s Chief Scientific Advisor, says every government department...

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High-ranking monkeys are more prone to gain weight in captivity

High-ranking monkeys are more prone to gain weight in captivity

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Captive macaques with a higher social rank tend to get more overweight, even though...

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Battery made using seaweed still works after charging 1000 times

Battery made using seaweed still works after charging 1000...

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A battery whose critical components can be harvested from seaweed could one day...

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Monkeypox: A dangerous variant circulating in the DRC could go global

Monkeypox: A dangerous variant circulating in the DRC could...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

There have been 120 suspected deaths from monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of...

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Carlo Rovelli on the bizarre world of relational quantum mechanics

Carlo Rovelli on the bizarre world of relational quantum...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Physicist Carlo Rovelli explains the strange principles of relational quantum mechanics...

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9 surprising things we learned at New Scientist Live 2022

9 surprising things we learned at New Scientist Live 2022

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

The world's greatest festival of science brought us entertainment and education...

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Intensive farming of cleared land could save rest of Amazon rainforest

Intensive farming of cleared land could save rest of Amazon...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Brazil has cleared large parts of the Amazon rainforest for use as farmland, encouraging...

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Monkeys and lemurs are coming down from the trees as climate warms up

Monkeys and lemurs are coming down from the trees as climate...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Rising temperatures and deforestation are pushing tree-dwelling primates to spend...

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Common insecticide may impair navigation in big brown bats

Common insecticide may impair navigation in big brown bats

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Eating insects containing chlorpyrifos, an insecticide banned in the European Union...

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Boston Dynamics leads call to stop arming robots – will anyone listen?

Boston Dynamics leads call to stop arming robots – will...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

A group of robot-makers led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to push back on any attempts...

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Extreme weather threat to energy security is as serious as Ukraine war

Extreme weather threat to energy security is as serious...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Countries aren't taking the threat from extreme weather to energy security seriously...

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Human hibernation is a real possibility - this is how it might work

Human hibernation is a real possibility - this is how it...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

Mounting evidence suggests that humans may have the biological hardware to benefit...

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Gel made from okra stops bleeding in damaged hearts

Gel made from okra stops bleeding in damaged hearts

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

A sticky, biodegradable gel made from okra can stem bleeding in injured organs in...

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NASA’s DART mission moved an asteroid's orbit by smashing into it

NASA’s DART mission moved an asteroid's orbit by smashing...

Landwebs Oct 12, 2022 0 1

After the Double Asteroid Redirect Test mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos,...