Tag: New Scientist

We can grasp the truth about the quantum world, says physicist Carlo Rovelli – as long as we abandon our most cherished assumption about what’s real and what’s not Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933250-500-quantum-weirdness-isnt-weird-if-we-accept-objects-dont-exist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Wu Lien-teh helped to end the Manchurian plague outbreak of 1910-11 with the use of face masks he had designed made from cotton and gauze, and stopped the disease from reaching other parts of China Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270735-wu-lien-teh-face-mask-pioneer-who-helped-defeat-a-plague-epidemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

New “immunity tracker” tests that claim to measure your precise antibody levels after infection or a covid-19 vaccine are for sale, but the results might not be as useful as they seem Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933254-200-should-you-get-a-test-to-measure-antibodies-after-a-covid-19-vaccine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

The strategy of vaccinating the eldest first may save the most lives in the short term, but also has the greatest risk of creating variants that escape vaccine immunity Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933254-000-giving-vaccine-to-older-people-first-could-help-the-coronavirus-evolve/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Cybercriminals seem to behave differently depending on the age and gender of the owner of the Facebook accounts they hack into Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270552-hackers-act-differently-if-accessing-male-or-female-facebook-profiles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

In Netflix’s The One, a company has developed a test that can reveal who you are “genetically guaranteed to fall in love with”. The technology is far from plausible, but the quest for the perfect partner leads to plenty of drama and intrigue Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270362-the-one-review-what-happens-when-a-dna-test-reveals-your-true-love/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

What looks like a stone tool has been pulled from sediments in India that have been dated to 2.6 million years ago, suggesting an early exit from Africa – if the evidence stands up Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270525-indian-stone-tool-may-be-earliest-evidence-of-humans-outside-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Small study shows people who have  previously been infected with the coronavirus make similar levels of antibodies after one dose as people normally have after two shots Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270607-people-who-have-had-covid-19-may-only-need-one-dose-of-vaccine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-science-advisers-warn-not-to-end-england-lockdown-early/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Miniaturising hard discs make it more difficult to ‘write’ new data onto them – focused microwave energy offers a solution Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270584-microwave-energy-helps-to-squeeze-more-data-onto-computer-hard-discs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…