Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than monosyllables in years began initiating conversation after a single dose of psilocybin
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Why the paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—experts explain
Poor preparation and a failure to properly apply the coating may be just a few of the reasons why the Reflecting Pool’s new paint job appears to be peeling off
New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above
A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in the ocean and hamper other CO2-sucking processes
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is almost as old as the universe itself
The evidence is mounting: this interstellar visitor is even older and weirder than anyone thought
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Interstellarer Komet 3I/ATLAS ist zwölf Milliarden Jahre alt
Der interstellare Komet 3I/ATLAS ist fast dreimal so alt wie unser Sonnensystem – er könnte schon vor zwölf Milliarden Jahren entstanden sein, wie Astronomen ermittelt haben.
„Prototyp“ von Stonehenge entdeckt
Schon 500 Jahre vor dem Steinkreis von Stonehenge gab es in seiner Nachbarschaft ein Sonnenwend-Observatorium, wie Archäologen entdeckt haben
Hitzestress nimmt weltweit zu
Immer mehr Menschen weltweit leiden unter extremen Temperaturen. Eine Studie zeigt nun, wie sich die Hitzebelastung seit den 1970er Jahren entwickelt hat.
Geheimnis des „Pink Planet“ gelüftet
Der pinkfarbene Himmelskörper GJ504b gibt Rätsel auf, denn er ist ein Grenzgänger zwischen Planet und Braunem Zwerg. Jetzt gibt es eine weitere – salzige - Überraschung
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Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years
Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve
Will NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopter fleet sink science at the Red Planet?
Mars researchers are wrestling with the potential costs of a flashy new NASA mission to the Red Planet
Got a tick bite? Here’s what to do and when to seek treatment
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps
People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
The next generation of AI models are meant to be trained by people paid to have conversations with them, but several of these workers have admitted to New Scientist that they simply get chatbots to do it instead. This "AI inbreeding" may reduce the power and usefulness of future models, warn experts
Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
Older mice that received a faecal microbiome transplant from younger animals went on to have improved brain plasticity, which suggests their brains could overcome a neurological condition that is typically successfully treated only in childhood
