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WEBNew Scientist is the ultimate source of science news, articles, and features, covering the latest discoveries and innovations in science, technology, health and the environment. Whether you want ...
What is chemistry? | New Scientist
WEBChemistry is the study of matter, analysing its structure, properties and behaviour to see what happens when they change in chemical reactions. As such, it can be considered a branch of physical ...
What is consciousness? | New Scientist
WEBConsciousness. Consciousness is, for each of us, all there is: the world, the self, everything. But consciousness is also subjective and difficult to define. The closest we have to a consensus ...
What is fracking? | New Scientist
WEBRichard Hamilton Smith / Getty Images. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process by which liquids at high pressure are forced down boreholes into formations of shale rock to break them up ...
What is rapamycin? | New Scientist
WEBAdvertisement. Rapamycin is thought to exert its life-extending properties by mimicking the effect of caloric restriction, one of the most reliable ways to extend lifespan in non-human animals. It ...
Six things science has revealed about the female orgasm
WEBMay 28, 2009 · Genes affect orgasm frequency. According to the first genetic study of the female orgasm, up to 45 per cent of the variation in women’s ability to have them could be down to genes. Many women ...
How bad is vaping for your health? We’re finally getting answers
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Here's what the evidence says. As vaping has increased throughout the Western world, these fears have been repeated often. Part of last month’s King’s Speech in the UK focused on new ...
Newton's apple: The real story | New Scientist
WEBBy Amanda Gefter. 18 January 2010. We’ve all heard the story. A young Isaac Newton is sitting beneath an apple tree contemplating the mysterious universe. Suddenly – boink! -an apple hits him ...
This is the most detailed look at individual atoms ever captured
WEBJun 1, 2021 · Cornell. The highest-resolution image of atoms so far has been captured, breaking a record set in 2018. David Muller at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and his colleagues captured this ...
What you experience may not exist. Inside the strange truth of reality
WEBJan 29, 2020 · Physics. What you experience may not exist. Inside the strange truth of reality. What our senses allow us to experience may not reflect what actually exists. It may be a creation of our own ...