Here are today’s top science and technology stories from “New Scientist Magazine.” Views expressed in this science and technology news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content provided by “New Scientist Magazine.”
Accessed on 12 May 2019, 1550 UTC.
Source: https://www.newscientist.com
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LATEST
A simple experiment could help find alien life on Europa
Underland is a profound journey into the mirror world of the dead
AI recommends ‘fashionable’ outfits to millions of people in China
Artificial sponges could pull uranium from seawater for nuclear power
The universe is 2.5 billion times less magnetic than a fridge magnet
Directors are using virtual reality on set to find the perfect shot
IN DEPTH
Fast radio bursts: We’re finally decoding messages from deep space
The idea that there are only 100 harvests left is just a fantasy
Comment
Underwater tests reveal sharks may be smarter than you think
Are heat-not-burn tobacco products a safer alternative to cigarettes?
Did Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why really increase suicide rates?
Analysis
Marcus du Sautoy: How maths blows my mind – and how it will save us
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Want to build robots and invent stuff? Here’s where to start
Chernobyl disaster: how the Soviet Union’s cover story was blown
UK government told to adopt world’s most ambitious climate target
The truth about the QWERTY keyboard
TRENDINGLATESTVIDEOFREE
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- How Lucy Wills discovered a medical marvel in Marmite
- Artificial sponges could pull uranium from seawater for nuclear power
- My liver, your kidney: the world’s first non-identical organ swap