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| Covid-19 news: UK vaccine rollout extended to people 70 and over |
| Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:27:39 +0000 |
| The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic |
| 'UK ARPA' to launch as soon as possible despite Dominic Cummings exit |
| Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:15:29 +0000 |
| The UK government has confirmed it still plans to create an independent £800 million “blue skies” research agency as soon as possible, despite the resignation of its key proponent |
| Warmed-up lithium-based batteries could make electric vehicles cheaper |
| Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:00:52 +0000 |
| Lithium batteries that operate at a higher temperature could be cheaper and safer than other batteries for electric cars |
| Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far |
| Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:00:01 +0000 |
| The Australian lungfish’s genome is around 14 times larger than the human one, and its DNA confirms it is closely related to land-based animals with a backbone |
| To improve our response to crises like covid-19 we must think smarter |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000 |
| Our narrow definition of intelligence has worsened social, economic and racial inequalities, and left us ill-equipped to come together to solve global problems |
| We must start publishing ethnicity data for covid-19 vaccinations |
| Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:20:46 +0000 |
| The race to vaccinate as many people as possible against covid-19 is under way, but unless countries track who receives the vaccine we won’t be able to ensure the benefits are spread equitably, says Layal Liverpool |
| Dinosaur found in Argentina may be largest land animal ever |
| Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:11:23 +0000 |
| Fossils of a gigantic dinosaur are emerging from the ground in Argentina after 98 million years – and the creature may be the largest land animal that scientists have ever found |
| Quantum internet signals beamed between drones a kilometre apart |
| Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:38:18 +0000 |
| Entangled photons have been beamed between drones and to a ground station, creating technology that could form part of an unhackable quantum internet |
| NASA gives up trying to burrow under Mars surface with 'mole' probe |
| Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:35:19 +0000 |
| For nearly two years, a heat probe attached to NASA’s InSight lander, nicknamed the mole, has been trying to burrow into the Martian surface – but now researchers have thrown in the towel |
| Embryos set to be implanted in the last two northern white rhinos |
| Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:40:58 +0000 |
| Fertilised eggs are set to be implanted in the two remaining northern white rhinos this year, with the hope of producing offspring |
| Lush meadows of underwater seagrass are removing plastic from the sea |
| Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:00:26 +0000 |
| A seagrass that forms lush underwater meadows can naturally trap plastic items in ball-shaped tangles and remove them from the seawater |
| Seabirds raise fewer chicks as the pandemic keeps tourists away |
| Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:00:05 +0000 |
| With fewer tourists flocking to see guillemot breeding sites in Sweden, white-tailed eagles have taken up residence nearby – spooking the seabirds so they raise fewer chicks |
| Here's why you should be hopeful about climate action in 2021 |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000 |
| We have been in many last chance saloons with climate change, but there are now reasons to believe we might finally go out and take action, writes Graham Lawton |
| Wind farm construction creates noise that may harm squid fisheries |
| Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:07:44 +0000 |
| The noisy construction of offshore wind turbines can discourage squid from hunting, which could lead to decreased squid populations and potentially decrease profits at fisheries |
| An Earth-like planet might orbit our closest single sun-like star |
| Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:00:30 +0000 |
| Tau Ceti is a star just 12 light years away – and it could host a planet called PXP-4 that sits as close to the star as Earth does to our sun with its year about as long as ours |
| World’s oldest painting of animals discovered in an Indonesian cave |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:00:49 +0000 |
| A painting showing three pigs has been discovered in an Indonesian cave. At more than 45,000 years old, it is the oldest known painting of animals anywhere in the world |
| Tropical rainforests may begin pumping out carbon dioxide by 2050 |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:00:02 +0000 |
| Rising temperatures over the next 30 years could cause Earth’s tropical and temperate forests to switch from being carbon sinks to carbon sources that release greenhouse gases |
| Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:29:59 +0000 |
| Solar cells treated with capsaicin, the compound that makes chilli peppers taste spicy, are more efficient at converting solar energy |
| You can boost a vaccine’s effect with good moods and good friends |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000 |
| A positive outlook, even just on the day of receiving a vaccine, as well as strong social ties and a happy relationship can help increase antibodies made in response to a shot |
| Superhuman sight may be possible with lens that makes UV light visible |
| Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:06:13 +0000 |
| A nanocrystal-coated lens can convert ultraviolet light into bright green, extending the range of people's vision |
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