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11 June 2022

Issue 3390

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Wind turbines stand in front of the rising sun in Frankfurt, Germany, . A United Nation-backed panel plans to release a highly anticipated scientific report on Monday, April 4, 2022, on international efforts to curb climate change before global temperatures reach dangerous levels UN Climate Report, Frankfurt, Germany - 11 Mar 2022

Environment

Admitting we may fail to hit 1.5°C can help us tackle climate change

News
We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

Health

We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

Features
The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers

Society

The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers

Features
Virunga Volcanoes National Park at dawn. Rwanda, Africa

Life

Saving Virunga's endangered gorillas with green power and chocolate

Features

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Wind turbines stand in front of the rising sun in Frankfurt, Germany, . A United Nation-backed panel plans to release a highly anticipated scientific report on Monday, April 4, 2022, on international efforts to curb climate change before global temperatures reach dangerous levels UN Climate Report, Frankfurt, Germany - 11 Mar 2022

Environment

Admitting we may fail to hit 1.5°C can help us tackle climate change

NEGOTIATORS from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Bonn, Germany, to discuss how to put the world on track for its climate change ambitions. Chief among those is holding global warming to 1.5°C. Scientists maintain that the temperature target is still achievable, in the sense that hitting it wouldn't require breaking the physical laws of …

News

News

CAPSTONE

Space

Update – NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon

As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft to map the orbit of the planned Lunar Gateway space station has taken off from New Zealand

News

Health

Damaged liver repaired inside machine for three days before transplant

News

Life

Megalodon vs great white: New clues to demise of world’s largest shark

News

Life

Termites spread globally by crossing the oceans on driftwood rafts

News

Life

Baby leatherback turtles struggle to find the sea on dark nights

News

Life

Lizard can switch from female to male before birth, but not vice versa

News

Health

Children with firm family ties more likely to feel happy and confident

News

Technology

Advanced quantum computer made available to the public for first time

News

Health

Taller people may have a higher risk of nerve, skin and heart diseases

News

Health

Ants trained to smell cancer chemicals in the urine of diseased mice

News

Technology

Robotic peregrine falcon can scare birds away from crop fields

News

Health

Traffic noise at schools may hinder a child's memory and attentiveness

News

Physics

Aliens could send us interstellar quantum messages using X-rays

News

Life

We may now know when chickens were domesticated – but not why

News

Mathematics

AI translates maths problems into code to make them easier to solve

News

Health

Monkeypox DNA hints virus has been spreading in people for years

News

Health

Hepatitis: What could be causing the mysterious outbreak in children?

News

Environment

The world's 1.5°C climate goal is slipping out of reach - so now what?

News

Analysis

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Physics

Why we can't always make sense of physics with words alone

We physicists want to give everyone a feel for what we're learning, but the truth is that there is often no intuitive explanation for what our equations and their solutions are telling us, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Comment

Humans

AI should be seen as an ally to human mathematicians, not a threat

News

Aperture

Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

Earth

Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

Picture of a salt lake in southern Ukraine is shortlisted for Earth Photo 2022, a competition that aims to celebrate the environment and its inhabitants

Regulars

Features

Virunga Volcanoes National Park at dawn. Rwanda, Africa

Life

Saving Virunga's endangered gorillas with green power and chocolate

Poaching, illegal farming and rebel groups make Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo one of the most dangerous places to practice conservation, but inventive schemes are helping rangers empower people and conserve wildlife

Features

Society

The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers

Features

Health

We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

Features

Culture

Don't Trust Your Gut review: Can big data really improve life choices?

Humans

Don't Trust Your Gut review: Can big data really improve life choices?

Big data can help us make better life decisions argues a thought-provoking new book, but there are some important flaws in the argument

Culture

Humans

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals review: how mammals found their way

Culture

Humans

Don't Miss: Spriggan, new Netflix anime adaptation of classic manga

Culture

Humans

Top Gun: Maverick review: Thrilling nostalgia with superfast planes

Culture

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Puzzle #171: Can you work out which numbers are on the bracelet?

Puzzle #171: Can you work out which numbers are on the bracelet?

#171 The magic number bracelet "Here's your 21st birthday present," said Amy. "A bracelet?" frowned Sam. "Not just any bracelet, it is a magic number bracelet because I know you love numbers. See how it has got five beads, each with a different positive number on it. You can find all the numbers from 1 …

Regulars

Tom Gauld on a professor's latest discovery

Regulars

Twisteddoodles categorises some numbers

Regulars

Humans

How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

Regulars

Regulars

Last chance to buy a pickled cockroach full of moon dust

Humans

Last chance to buy a pickled cockroach full of moon dust

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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Letters

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