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How playing a musical instrument helps children learn to read

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 7:00am
Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand why
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How playing a musical instrument helps children learn to read

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 7:00am
Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand why
Categories: Astronomy

How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?

Scientific American.com - Thu, 10/02/2025 - 7:00am

Is it really possible that half of all people who have ever been age 65 or older are still alive today? We explore the amazing mathematics of demography to find out

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Comet Lemmon is brightening and moving into morning northern skies.


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It may look like these comets are racing, but they are not.


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What is creating these unusual spots?


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This year


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Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history,


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Jane Goodall, dogged advocate for the natural world, has died aged 91

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 4:30pm
Acclaimed conservationist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall has died, leaving behind a legacy of empathy for primates and the natural world
Categories: Astronomy

Jane Goodall, dogged advocate for the natural world, has died aged 91

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 4:30pm
Acclaimed conservationist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall has died, leaving behind a legacy of empathy for primates and the natural world
Categories: Astronomy

Evolution may explain why women live longer than men

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 3:00pm
In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences
Categories: Astronomy

Evolution may explain why women live longer than men

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 3:00pm
In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences
Categories: Astronomy

Jane Goodall, Conservationist Who Transformed Our Understanding of Chimpanzees, Dies at 91

Scientific American.com - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 2:45pm

The anthropologist was famous for her pioneering research with chimpanzees and her influence on conservation

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Prepare to enjoy four spectacular supermoons in a row

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 2:00pm
If you are a fan of the moon, then the next four months will give you something special to watch out for, says Abigail Beall
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Prepare to enjoy four spectacular supermoons in a row

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 2:00pm
If you are a fan of the moon, then the next four months will give you something special to watch out for, says Abigail Beall
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends Chris Hadfield's Final Orbit

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 2:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
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New Scientist recommends Chris Hadfield's Final Orbit

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 2:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

Disturbing Netflix mystery explores a world out to 'solve' adolescence

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 2:00pm
Set at a strange academy in small-town Vermont, Netflix’s Wayward aims to pacify unruly teens by master manipulation. Bethan Ackerley finds a creepy, troubled world
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