Do we grow new brain cells as adults? The answer seems to be yes
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Quantum computers are surprisingly random – but that’s a good thing
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3D printing could enable a safer long-term therapy for type 1 diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes can’t produce enough insulin to regulate their…
How vaccine recommendations have changed in the US
A nurse administering a flu shotTess Crowley/Chicago Tribune/Getty Images On 26 June,…
First Human Genome from Ancient Egypt Sequenced from 4,800-Year-Old Teeth
4,800-Year-Old Teeth Yield First Human Genome from Ancient EgyptForty years after the…
Could hormone implants allow us to boost focus, endurance and libido?
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Weird ‘harmless’ microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer
Evidence is mounting that a microbe called Methanobrevibacter smithii is involved in…
A11pl3Z: Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object we have seen in the…
Can AI make novels better? Not if these attempts are anything to go by
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and…
The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and a Nobel prizewinner for his…