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Category: Science
Covid-19 news: Conflicting results raise questions over...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses fro...
The mRNA technique used in covid-19 vaccines recruits our bodies to make their own medicines. That could revolutionise treatments ...
US becomes world's largest bitcoin miner after China cr...
The US now has a 35 per cent global market share in bitcoin mining, the largest in the world – the electricity to produce the cryp...
Energy watchdog says net zero can protect against futur...
The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based energy watchdog, finds that a strong switch to renewables, energy efficiency and el...
Penguins have the rare ability to recognise other's fac...
South African penguins identify each other using unique features of their physical appearance and vocal calls – making them the se...
Spies may be storing data to decrypt with a future quan...
Quantum computers may one day break encryption, and security researchers say intelligence agencies may already be storing encrypte...
COP26: Which countries are doing best at tackling clima...
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, New Scientist has assessed which countries are ahead when it comes to cutting carbon emissions
Toxic oak moth threatens UK trees after failure to cont...
The oak processionary moth, a native of southern Europe that damages oak trees, is invasive in the UK and is now spreading more ra...
Something strange is sending radio waves from the centr...
A source of radio waves, nicknamed "Andy's object", coming from the direction of the centre of the galaxy has left astronomers puz...
Covid-19 news: Study finds vaccines prevent over 84% of...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Living sensors in our guts could provide early warnings...
Gut bacteria engineered to produce a signal when they eat chunks of DNA from cancer cells could form an early warning test for the...
Breadfruit could be the food of the future as the clima...
Breadfruit – which is a bit like a potato that grows on trees – is projected to grow well throughout this century, even as staples...