Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions
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newscientist_feedAdding fire-suppressing chemicals into batteries can prevent overheating, fires and explosions, cutting the risks for electric vehicles and portable electronics
Nor'easters slamming New England are growing more powerful
Jul. 14th, 2025 09:00 pmnewscientist_feedMuch like hurricanes further south, the strongest storms to pummel the US north-east are getting even stronger as sea surface temperatures rise
You don't need to take drugs like Ozempic consistently to lose weight
Jul. 14th, 2025 09:00 pmnewscientist_feedPeople with disrupted access to GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, still seem to lose substantial amounts of weight
The truth about de-extinction: is it even possible, and why do it?
Jul. 14th, 2025 05:00 pmnewscientist_feedAmbitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many technical and ethical hurdles, what is the real motivation?
Are batteries based on contact lenses the future of energy storage?
Jul. 14th, 2025 02:00 pmnewscientist_feedUK company Superdielectrics says its polymer technology could make batteries cheaper and easier to recycle, but its energy density must improve to compete with lithium-ion devices
Most warming this century may be due to air pollution cuts
Jul. 14th, 2025 11:00 amnewscientist_feedSatellite data suggests cloud darkening is responsible for much of the warming since 2001, and the good news is that it is a temporary effect due to a drop in sulphate pollution
LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
Jul. 14th, 2025 01:01 amnewscientist_feedA puzzling gravitational wave was detected, and astronomers have determined that it comes from a record-breaking black hole merger
The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises
Jul. 9th, 2025 07:00 pmnewscientist_feedIsometric exercises like wall squats are gentle on your body, but can enhance your fitness in a surprisingly efficient way, discovers Grace Wade
Star Trek Mapping: Harmonizing the Maps
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dewlineWorking on multiple maps of the same region of #StarTrek 's version of our galaxy is fun. It's also research-intensive and time-consuming, especially where keeping the various maps consistent with each other is concerned.
From last night's progress to such ends in support of several Tranquility Press fanfic projects...
From last night's progress to such ends in support of several Tranquility Press fanfic projects...
Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat
Jul. 9th, 2025 07:00 pmnewscientist_feedFoundation's new series is full of new characters and dramatic potential. But instead of mining those rich seams, too many plotlines have become shallow and absurd. It's hard to see a good show go bad, says Bethan Ackerley
How government use of AI could hurt democracy
Jul. 11th, 2025 11:00 pmnewscientist_feedCountries are eager to use AI to automate some government processes, but this risks eroding citizens’ trust and feelings of democratic control – because AI mistakes can ruin their lives
We may have finally solved an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray puzzle
Jul. 11th, 2025 09:30 pmnewscientist_feedThe IceCube neutrino detector has allowed researchers to resolve a debate about what types of particles make up ultra-high-energy cosmic rays – but much remains unknown about these rare events
nonstop non-story nonsense
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talkpoliticsSo....
The 'list' of Epstein 'clients' that existed before, never existed.
The security camera footage outside his cell that didn't exist before - does exist (and rumors are it's been altered)
Now there's also rumors of a little they-go-or-i'm-gone between a few highers-ups in the Trump administration (bondi vs bongino)
Someone resigning or getting fired seems inevitable at this point - who do you think it will be?
Who do you believe Epstein was? A disgraced financier with a sick side job? C.i.a? Mossad? All of the above?
If you were an advisor to Trump, would you advise him to say nothing, do nothing, and wait for it to go away?
Or is this not going away?
The 'list' of Epstein 'clients' that existed before, never existed.
The security camera footage outside his cell that didn't exist before - does exist (and rumors are it's been altered)
Now there's also rumors of a little they-go-or-i'm-gone between a few highers-ups in the Trump administration (bondi vs bongino)
Someone resigning or getting fired seems inevitable at this point - who do you think it will be?
Who do you believe Epstein was? A disgraced financier with a sick side job? C.i.a? Mossad? All of the above?
If you were an advisor to Trump, would you advise him to say nothing, do nothing, and wait for it to go away?
Or is this not going away?
Artificial cooling 'urgent' for Great Barrier Reef after warming spike
Jul. 11th, 2025 02:00 pmnewscientist_feedA drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such as marine cloud brightening to lower the risk of coral bleaching
Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2
Jul. 11th, 2025 12:00 pmnewscientist_feedModels suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge expansion of carbon management technologies