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Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element
Scandium is the high-temperature record holder for a pure element superconductingPhil Degginger / Alamy Stock Photo
The silvery metal scandium can be made into a superconductor without having to be mixed with other…
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We know now what happens in our brain to make us scared of heights
People standing on a glass floor at the Ostankino tower in Moscow, RussiaNosyrevy/iStockphoto/Getty Images
A brain circuit that mediates a fear of heights has been identified in mice, a discovery that could help…
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Why I can once again eat cheese with a clear conscience
A FEW years ago, I wrote a feature story that has become, at least in New Scientist circles, the quintessential example of my role as the harbinger of doom. It was about the shocking environmental impact of cheese,…
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Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads
I WAS at university in the early 1990s, when toad licking was the latest drug-related panic. I remember many conversations about it, though I don’t remember anyone actually licking a toad, or indeed any other…
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Planned moon landings could pelt orbiting spacecraft with dusty debris
Artist’s depiction of the Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander, which NASA has selected for its Artemis V missionBlue Origin
Planned moon missions with large landers may stir up clouds of dust from the lunar surface, which…
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Blue Machine review: Earth’s ocean as a giant engine
We often don’t appreciate the ocean’s effect on the workings of our planetNatalie Fobes/Getty Images
Blue Machine: How the ocean shapes our worldHelen Czerski (Torva)
WHEN you stand next to the ocean, it is easy to…
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Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7_V5E2DfI4
A whale shark has been observed feeding at the seabed for the first time, rather than filter-feeding on plankton at the sea surface.
The unusual behaviour was…
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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer
IN JANUARY, I set myself a resolution: to master the humble chin-up. I have never had much upper body strength, and I knew it would be hard, but that is OK, I thought, because I am not doing this to get stronger or…
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Reusable granules suck harmful PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ out of water
PFAS pollution in the Huron river in Michigan means anglers are warned not to eat fish they catch thereJim West/Alamy Stock Photo
Coated aluminium granules selectively target and extract harmful “forever chemicals”…
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UAPs: NASA’s UFO team discusses its findings publicly for the first time
The NASA group that studies UAPs has held its first public meetingRadharc Images / Alamy Stock Photo
NASA’s task force on UFOs and other strange phenomena held its first public meeting on 31 May.
The team was formed…
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