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▲ 45 r/CERN

New Scientist went behind the scenes at CERN to explore how scientists create, trap, transport and study antimatter at the appropriately named Antimatter Factory. ⁠

u/New_Scientist_Mag — 4 days ago
▲ 28 r/arachnids+1 crossposts

A huntsman spider found in Queensland, Australia, has been crowned the fastest spider in the world with a top speed of nearly 3.6 metres per second, according to a global study of arachnid sprinting prowess.

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 5 days ago
▲ 39 r/paleoanthropology

By mating with both Neanderthals and Denisovans, early Homo sapiens got a quick fix to their immune systems and thereby acquired traits necessary to flourish throughout Eurasia.⁠ Learn more about how these ancient human species live on in our DNA in the video below

u/New_Scientist_Mag — 6 days ago
▲ 64 r/Physics

What really happens in the quantum world? In this conversation, physicist and philosopher Sean Carroll explores some of the biggest quandaries in quantum mechanics: the famous double-slit experiment, wave function collapse, the many worlds interpretation, and the arrow of time.

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 9 days ago
▲ 313 r/oceans+3 crossposts

The loss of Antarctica's Thwaites glacier would transform our planet. For this interactive article, we spoke to the scientists on the ground who are revealing what is threatening Thwaites, and whether its demise is really unavoidable.

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 9 days ago
▲ 2.6k r/space

An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the surface of rocks that resemble traces of microbial activity

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 12 days ago
▲ 111 r/evolution+1 crossposts

"We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals." New Scientist sat down with biological anthropologist Alice Roberts to talk about the wonderful benefits bestowed on us by animals from our evolutionary past and the myth of human exceptionalism.

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 25 days ago
▲ 108 r/marinebiology+1 crossposts

Bleaching has devastated reefs around the world, raising fears of an irreversible shift. Yet new interventions have revealed that corals can be remarkably resilient if we can give them enough help to recover

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 27 days ago
▲ 8 r/climate

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier - sometimes referred to as the 'doomsday glacier' - is collapsing. We spoke to scientists on the ground to better understand what is happening with Thwaites and why its eventual collapse may potentially be worse than we thought.

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 1 month ago
▲ 288 r/Supplements+1 crossposts

Turmeric and curcumin are heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can even be risky

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u/New_Scientist_Mag — 1 month ago
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A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny creature, now named Microeledone galapagensis, stunned researchers during a deep-sea expedition.

u/Dummy0927 — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/redlighttherapy

Does red-light therapy really work? Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these claims are overhyped, but evidence suggests it can have healing powers

u/New_Scientist_Mag — 2 months ago
▲ 112 r/gardening+1 crossposts

If you want to attract wildlife to your patch, don’t forget about the night shift. New Scientist's managing editor Penny Sarchet provides some some simple principles to keep in mind when choosing what to grow if you want to enjoy visits from moths and bats as the sun goes down.

u/New_Scientist_Mag — 2 months ago
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Do you know the difference between a cactus and a euphorbia?⁠ New Scientist's managing editor Penny Sarchet visited the The Conservatory Archives display at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 and explained the evolutionary history of these plant families. You can read more in the article below.

u/New_Scientist_Mag — 1 month ago