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Technology

Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

New Scientists of Decembers past reveal an ongoing fascination with beer, with technology providing a meagre justification

Regulars

vaping

Technology

Vapers experimenting with illegal drugs bought on the dark web

News

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First babies from menopausal mothers' own eggs may be born soon

News

Short story: The university of the sun

Humans

Short story: The university of the sun

Culture

Guilty or not guilty: Does inequality really lead to murder?

Humans

Guilty or not guilty: Does inequality really lead to murder?

Culture

petrol station

Technology

How challenging the meaning of 'fuel' lets the real world in

Culture

Maps and the 20th century: Where to draw the lines?

Humans

Maps and the 20th century: Where to draw the lines?

Culture

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Inside the wild west world of experimental fertility clinics

Insight

PrEP

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More at-risk people will get access to HIV preventive treatment

News

Are caesareans really making us evolve to have bigger babies?

Humans

Are caesareans really making us evolve to have bigger babies?

C-sections mean that babies whose heads are too big or whose mothers’ pelvises are too narrow, are able to survive – a fact that might be changing our species

News

Technology

Spikes in search engine data predict when drugs will be recalled

News

Life

Whales talk to each other by slapping out messages on water

News

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Magic mushroom drug helps people with cancer face death

News

Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

Culture

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