Research on testosterone is debunking outdated ideas about the hormone’s role in shaping masculinity. It’s time to get everyone onboard for a total rethink, argue two new books Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432573-100-testosterone-myths-how-old-ideas-of-masculinity-sell-us-all-short/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Hyperpalatable foods are a modern bogeyman. But what even are they?
The idea that super-addictive foods are being engineered by corporate giants is a pervasive one. But trying to find science on this isn’t straightforward, says James Wong Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432572-900-hyperpalatable-foods-are-a-modern-bogeyman-but-what-even-are-they/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The adventures of a geologist: From shipwrecks to mapping the Arctic
Before directing the Oxford Museum of Natural History, Paul Smith mapped remote Greenland and was once left stranded when his ship went down Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432571-600-the-adventures-of-a-geologist-from-shipwrecks-to-mapping-the-arctic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths
Genetically modified golden rice finally seems set for approval where it is needed to address vitamin A deficiency, but anti-scientific misinformation campaigns continue, says Michael Le Page Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432572-800-approval-of-golden-rice-could-finally-end-vitamin-a-deficiency-deaths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Pigeons with broken wings get patched up with dog and sheep bones
Pigeons with broken wing bones could take to the skies again once their fracture was set using lightweight splints made from dog or sheep bones Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224127-pigeons-with-broken-wings-get-patched-up-with-dog-and-sheep-bones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Geneticists are writing the rule book for creating gene-edited babies
A year after the world learned that the first-ever gene-edited children had been born in China, doctors and ethicists are looking at how to proceed safely and responsibly Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224141-geneticists-are-writing-the-rule-book-for-creating-gene-edited-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bitcoin’s climate change impact may be much smaller than we thought
Bitcoin mining may have released 17 megatonnes of CO2 in 2018, similar to the annual emissions from Estonia and just one-third of an earlier emission estimate Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224037-bitcoins-climate-change-impact-may-be-much-smaller-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Married heterosexual men happiest earning 50 per cent more than wives
Married heterosexual men may be happiest if they earn 60 per cent of their households’ total income and their wives earn 40 per cent, data from the US suggests Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224081-married-heterosexual-men-happiest-earning-50-per-cent-more-than-wives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
EverQuest and Pantheon Developer Brad McQuaid Has Died
Brad McQuaid, best known as a formative hand in the creation of EverQuest, has passed away at the age of 51. From a report: McQuaid’s death was reported by the official Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Twitter account, which is the MMO he was working on until his death. A message was also left on the Pantheon MMO forums by user…
Exclusive: Humans placed in suspended animation for the first time
At least one person has been placed in a form of suspended animation during a trial that aims to help people survive traumatic injuries like a gunshot or stab wound Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224004-exclusive-humans-placed-in-suspended-animation-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…