New Scientist Space - Cosmology
Why I won't be fertilising plants with milk, despite what Tiktok says
Social media is adamant that you can fertilise your houseplants with milk, but I'll be saving mine for a hot drink, says James Wong
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Michael Crichton and James Patterson's novel Eruption fails to thrill
Eruption, the much-vaunted "collaboration" of the late Michael Crichton and thriller king James Patterson, may work better as a film than a book. Wait till then, says Emily H. Wilson
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New Scientist recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
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Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws
This astonishing image may look like a deep-sea monster, with its big teeth and gaping mouth, but the humpback anglerfish is really no bigger than your hand
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Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo tells her story in a potent memoir
From a child's curiosity about a visiting missionary to fighting oil companies, Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo's autobiography shows the journey of an extraordinary Indigenous woman
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Solving the mystery death of a Danish black-headed gull
Feedback was intrigued to learn that a mussel has finally been found innocent of the death of a Danish black headed gull back in 1952
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Race is a social construct, but racism can cause real biological harm
Research exploring the effects of racism on the brain suggests there is reason to be concerned about potential long-term damage, finds Layal Liverpool
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There's a simple solution to our salt addiction - we must adopt it now
Efforts to curb the amount of sodium we eat have mostly failed, so governments must now try a new strategy: adding potassium to table salt
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Boeing launches first crewed Starliner mission to the ISS
The Starliner spacecraft is on its way, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station, having finally launched on its third attempt
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Forests may grow more slowly than expected as CO2 levels rise
Rising CO2 levels will spur the growth of forests, which store carbon, but an experiment suggests this effect could be restricted by the availability of phosphorus in the soil
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Eczema may sometimes be caused by eating too much salt
People with eczema have higher levels of sodium in their urine than those without the skin condition, with every additional 1 gram linked to an 11 per cent increase in the risk of a diagnosis
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Tiny brain sensor implanted without surgery dissolves after weeks
In animal tests, a cube of hydrogel the length of a rice grain was implanted in the brain with a needle to monitor temperature or pressure, and then dissolved away after a few weeks
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How to easily satisfy your salt cravings without damaging your health
Could potassium fortification be the answer we're looking for when it comes to battling our unhealthy addiction to salt?
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May 2024 is the twelfth month in a row to break heat records
The global average temperature during May was highest for any May on record, reaching 1.52°C above the 1850 to 1900 average
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Earth’s atmosphere is trapping twice as much heat as it did in 1993
Earth’s energy imbalance, a key measure of global warming, has doubled in the past 20 years, raising concerns about how much heat the oceans are absorbing
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Mathematicians can't agree what 'equals' means, and that's a problem
What does "equals" mean? For mathematicians, this simple question has more than one answer, which is causing issues when it comes to using computers to check proofs. The solution might be to tear up the foundations of maths
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An already dead star is dying for a second time
A pulsar, the spinning remnants of a star that blew up in a supernova, has been spotted rotating at a comparatively slow rate of once every 54 minutes. That means it may be about to cross the "death-line" - the first time we have seen one of these stars die a second death
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How bats pick out their own calls when flying in enormous swarms
Researchers trained a hawk outfitted with microphones to fly through a swarm of 600,000 bats, revealing how they can hear their own voice in a crowd
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Glasses coated in lithium could let us see in the dark
A film made of lithium niobate and gratings of silicon dioxide converts infrared light into visible light better than the other leading compound, potentially allowing nighttime vision
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Starship launch 4: What time is the SpaceX flight tomorrow?
SpaceX is getting ready to launch its massive Starship rocket tomorrow and we have all the details on the mission
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