Welcome to another issue of “Hawaii Science Digest”. This Hawaii Island blog focuses on science, technology, medicine, health, the environment, cyber security, and artificial intelligence (AI). Views expressed in this science news summary are those of “NewScientist”, its reporters and correspondents.
Accessed on 22 January 2019, 0145 UTC.
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ATEST
France and others plan to tackle air pollution in Mediterranean sea
The last Neanderthals may have died out much earlier than we thought
Creation of gene-edited babies in China may have been illegal
Probability helps zebrafish stay in schools when faced with predators
Astronauts could use fish and human waste to grow food on long trips
Could a diet save the planet? Only if we pay the real cost of food
IN DEPTH
Long lost cities in the Amazon were once home to millions of people
The Dream review – a podcast tale of how firms manipulate our brains
Every bottle of prosecco may erode 4.4 kilograms of Italian hillside
‘We’ll die before we find the answer’: Crisis at the heart of physics
No-deal Brexit could lead to drug shortages and delayed operations
Why doing more exercise won’t help you burn more calories
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Mathematician’s record-beating formula can generate 50 prime numbers
China’s moon garden is dead as the craft is plunged into lunar night
Long penises help hermit crabs avoid being robbed during sex
Astronauts travelling to the moon and Mars risk dying from superbugs
TRENDINGLATESTVIDEOFREE
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Russ Roberts