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We are closer than ever to finally proving the multiverse exists
Jun 25, 2024 · Multiverse ideas gained scientific weight in the 1980s with the invention of inflation, a period when the early universe suddenly expanded.Inflation explains why the cosmos is so flat and smooth ...
This is the most detailed look at individual atoms ever captured
Jun 1, 2021 · The highest-resolution image of atoms so far has been captured, breaking a record set in 2018. David Muller at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and his colleagues captured this image using ...
Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars
Nov 17, 2021 · WE CAN attempt to answer the question of why we exist in a literal sense: by tracing our human story back through the whorls and rifts of evolution, through the contested origins of life on Earth ...
This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast …
Jun 26, 2024 · Space This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe. See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million ...
The 21 best science fiction books of all time - New Scientist
May 30, 2024 · The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood is a haunting novel that still gives me shivers to think about, years after I read it.It describes a dystopian, not-so ...
What is chemistry? - New Scientist
Sitting between biology and physics, the field of chemistry is sometimes called the central science.This branch of science deals not with the most basic elements of reality, such as fundamental ...
How bad is vaping for your health? We’re finally getting answers
Dec 6, 2023 · As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking
How many cells are there in the human body? | New Scientist
Sep 18, 2023 · The average adult male has around 36 trillion cells in their body, while average adult females have 28 trillion, researchers have found. Unexpectedly, the mass of small cells in our bodies, such ...
The truth about intelligence: What makes someone smarter than …
Jul 18, 2018 · But genes are not destiny. For many years, the search for specific intelligence genes proved unfruitful. Recently, however, genetic studies have grown big and powerful enough to identify at least ...