New Scientist (2018-07-21)
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Name: New Scientist (2018-07-21)
Format: epub
Size: 4.65 MB
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Title: New Scientist – Online News w. subscription [čet, 19 jul 2018]
Author: calibre
Language: English
Year: 1994
Subjects: News, New Scientist – Online News w. subscription
Publisher: Reed Business Information Ltd.
ISBN: 8302054682
Total pages: 75 str.
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Articles in this issue: Climate change is forcing geese to give up pit stops when they migrate Neanderthal hand axes were also used as lighters for starting fires Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen Smart bandage sees when wound is infected and treats it automatically Deaths from liver disease have been rising since the financial crisis First snake found in amber is a baby from the age of the dinosaurs Robotic grabber catches squidgy deep sea animals without harming them The death of 9-year-old girl may be a tipping point for air pollution Deepfakes won’t wreck politics this year even if politicians might Robots and AI will actually create more jobs than they take No, mobile phones still won’t give you brain cancer We’ve started to uncover the true purpose of dreams Google hit with €4.3 billion fine from EU for abusing market dominance Passing star may have disturbed the solar system billions of years ago Lazy thinking – not bias – is the real reason we believe fake news ‘Toxic’ levels of borax in toy slime are unlikely to hurt children Cape Town drought was made three times more likely by global warming Tiny planets full of diamonds have been created in the lab Why chivalry remains attractive to some women despite being sexist Ever ran screaming from a concert? Keaton Henson has a treat in store We’ve found 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter – and one is probably doomed Blood test detects melanoma skin cancer while it’s easily treatable Drones are checking up on insurance claims to look for fraudsters Trump’s meeting with Putin may have had a surprise nuclear twist Weird ‘wind drought’ means Britain’s turbines are at a standstill Stone Age bakers made first bread thousands of years before farming UK announces plans for two spaceports that could see launches by 2021 Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer CRISPR gene editing is not quite as precise and as safe as thought A no-deal Brexit could lead to a catastrophe for science in the UK Honeybees gang up to roast invading hornets alive – at a terrible cost DeepMind AI takes IQ tests to probe its ability for abstract thought Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds Will Ireland’s vote to divest from fossil fuels make a difference? Dopamine levels in our brains affect the risks we’re happy to take Whoops! NASA burned best evidence for life on Mars 40 years ago Think your surfing is secret in private browsing mode? Think again How worried should you be about a new ‘superbug’ STI? Violent black holes spit neutrinos at Earth and we finally caught one England’s marshes may start to retreat and disappear in just 20 years High blood pressure in older people linked to Alzheimer’s disease Ear implant lets deaf gerbils sense sound from light signals We now know why horses snort – because they’re happy Is it too late to stop fake-news bots from taking over the world? Elon Musk’s submarine plan to rescue Thai cave boys deserves respect Facebook’s AI tourist learns to navigate New York by asking directions Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe How our bodies are rapidly colonised by bacteria when we’re born Record temperatures mean ancient forts become visible in fields Facebook faces £500,000 fine from Cambridge Analytica scandal Tornadoes on the sun could blast hot plasma towards Earth Ancient Romans may have killed off whale species in the Mediterranean My weekend in the desert trying to experience dream telepathy Delivery drones can learn to see and dodge obstacles in-flight Six pollution policies gutted by Scott Pruitt – and what happens next Apple peel drug makes mice live longer by targeting a cause of ageing New dinosaur fossil explains how Diplodocus evolved to be so massive Quantum dots in brain could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases Watch a ‘heart’ made from liquid gallium beat in an electric field How your personality predicts your attitudes towards Brexit More than 100 dead as floods and landslides devastate south-west Japan Heatwaves show global warming is not just a future threat Landmine muncher automatically sifts soil and explodes them A swarm of 3D printed cyclists reveals the best position in the pack Chris Packham: ‘Let’s stop sleepwalking towards mass extinction’ Wearing a tie may be restricting blood flow to your brain Solar-powered nanotech could automatically defrost your car Record heatwaves are here to stay – welcome to our warming world Tiny mitochondria may be controlling genes in heart of our cells Young kids are surprisingly bad at using memory to plan ahead Spiders can use electricity in the air to balloon for kilometres Can trapped Thai boys be rescued by learning to scuba dive? Eight cups of coffee a day make you live longer? Don’t bet on it Strange spaghetti crystals shrink when hot and wet Novichok poisoning: How could it happen again in Salisbury? Our sun grew fat when a sausage collided with the Milky Way The truth about intelligence: Can I become cleverer? The truth about intelligence: What is it really? Medical marijuana: What you really need to know Autism can bring extra abilities and now we’re finding out why Globetrotting film sends scientists on “relay race” of inquiry Yoga and meditation work better if you have a brain zap too What happens when you seal eight people in a giant bubble? The amazing assortment of stuff at the bottom of one Amsterdam canal Don’t miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test Eye of the shoal: Inside the surprising world of fish Don’t miss: immortality in New York, sulphur and science comedy Inside the secret military programme that uses dolphins as weapons Why weird star systems are where we’ll find alien life See the bright lights and spectacular colours of our shining universe Is this our first clue to a world beyond quantum theory? The tiny oasis spared wrath of Hawaii’s volcano Thought plastic was bad enough? Here’s another reason to worry A new data-driven idea of warfare doesn’t quite add up Explore nature’s dark side with the Natural History Museum Feedback: Stork racks up air time with a stolen SIM card Asia’s mysterious role in the early origins of humanity VAR, urban mining and the world’s fastest web at New Scientist Live How to think about. Consciousness The climate change evangelist with God on her side The forgotten navigation system that could show GPS the door A friendly introduction to AI proves oddly unnerving Old Scientist: Glancing at ads from the past Feedback: Airflow test shows the force is not with X Wing pilots The brain’s secret powerhouse that makes us who we are Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future Science news and science articles from New Scientist.
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