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Geoengineering could expose plane passengers to sulphuric acid
Commercial airliners could pass through clouds of sulphuric acid if solar geoengineering…
The weirdness of neutrinos could completely rewrite particle physics
The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector facility in JapanThe Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images…
Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater
A cyborg cockroach with a suit for breathing underwaterNTU Singapore Swarms of…
I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene
Tracy Hutchinson has a rare mutation of the TP53 geneTracy Hutchinson I…
New Scientist Book Club: Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North
Slow Gods by Claire North is the New Scientist Book Club’s read…
Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever
Extreme heat was felt across much of Europe on 24 JuneSylvie HUSSON/AFP…
If you aren’t terrified by this heatwave, you should be
A red warning for extreme heat was issued for various parts of…
Fluctuating oestrogen levels may alter how drugs enter women’s brains
The effectiveness of an intranasal drug that failed in a late-stage trial…
How some people’s brains make an extraordinary recovery from stroke
Scientists are working to enhance stroke recoveryCraig Boylan A well-known actor who…
New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
A ballista spider waits for a green tree ant to bite the…
