New Scientist: Today’s Top Science News. 21-22 December 2018.

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Comment:  Here are today’s top science news stories from “New Scientist.”  Views expressed in this science news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.

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2019 Preview: Renewable energy race to ramp up as oil use skyrockets

ENVIRONMENT

Gel made from birch bark reduces skin scarring from cuts and burns

HEALTH

Hominin v monkey deathmatch ended in a draw when they fell down a hole

ENVIRONMENT

Women are finally getting equal access to the Hubble Space Telescope

SPACE

Scuba-diving lizard can stay underwater for at least 16 minutes

LIFE

Starchy food may reduce autoimmune reactions in people with lupus

HEALTH

IN DEPTH

Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

MIND

If you think black holes are strange, white holes will blow your mind

PHYSICS

How best to talk to your science-denying relatives this Christmas

MIND

Snake-oil sellers must no longer be able to hide behind charity status

COMMENT

Who do we trust when human and machine intelligence disagree

COMMENT

Computer chip will sniff your armpits and tell you when you have BO

TECHNOLOGY

EDITOR’S CHOICE

DNA from 6000-year-old chewing gum reveals how an ancient woman lived

ENVIRONMENT

Colour me scientific: Two free fun colour-me-in downloads

Exercise may lower high blood pressure as much as medication

HEALTH

A swarming asexual midge is island hopping towards Antarctica