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Popping a champagne cork fires gas at supersonic speeds

Popping a champagne cork fires gas at supersonic speeds

A computer simulation has revealed what happens in the microseconds after uncorking...

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Medical cannabis eases chronic pain – but only if it has very high THC

Medical cannabis eases chronic pain – but only if it has...

Most prescribed cannabis products for chronic pain cause side effects like dizziness,...

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Cosmic dawn ended 200 million years later than cosmologists thought

Cosmic dawn ended 200 million years later than cosmologists...

Using the light from 67 extremely distant quasars, astronomers have calculated that...

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Hepatitis: What could be causing the mysterious outbreak in children?

Hepatitis: What could be causing the mysterious outbreak...

As of 26 May, the World Health Organization had received 650 reports of probable,...

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Most English farmers willing to plant trees to combat climate change

Most English farmers willing to plant trees to combat climate...

Survey of 224 arable farmers across the south-east and east of England finds 60...

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Children with firm family ties more likely to feel happy and confident

Children with firm family ties more likely to feel happy...

We already knew that a nurturing family can reduce the chances of children developing...

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The world's 1.5°C climate goal is slipping out of reach - so now what?

The world's 1.5°C climate goal is slipping out of reach...

Scientists say it is still theoretically possible to limit global warming to 1.5°C,...

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Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat...

As psychedelic medicine edges toward the mainstream, some are trying to make drugs...

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Meet the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs in this engaging history

Meet the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs in this engaging history

In the parkland of Penge, in south London, dinosaurs roam. The Art and Science of...

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Don't Miss: Jurassic World Dominion, a climactic clash with dinosaurs

Don't Miss: Jurassic World Dominion, a climactic clash...

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more...

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Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers to flies

Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers...

These are some of the winning and shortlisted entries for the Olympus Image of the...

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The Red Arrow review: A compelling read about depression and physics

The Red Arrow review: A compelling read about depression...

The physics in this meandering but engrossing novel adds flavour rather than substance,...

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Botanical gardens have a rich history, and still provide benefits now

Botanical gardens have a rich history, and still provide...

While botanical gardens have evolved from their medicinal roots in 16th-century...

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When the scientific publishing industry goes rogue

When the scientific publishing industry goes rogue

Feedback investigates what some journals are publishing these days, looks into NASA’s...

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Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind...

A mind-expanding new exhibition in Liverpool, UK, sets out to explore how science...

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NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft will plot course for a lunar space station

NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft will plot course for a lunar...

As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA is launching...