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16 March 2024

Issue 3482

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https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gallery-earth/en/ NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Earth

It's time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

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Wireless power from space

Environment

Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world

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Cassandra Cooksey undergoes a ketamine treatment at Nushama in New York, Jan. 10, 2022. Thanks to legal loopholes and a patchwork of compelling research, businesses like Nushama in New York City are writing the rules as they go. (Victor Llorente/The New York Times) / Redux / eyevine Please agree fees before use. SPECIAL RATES MAY APPLY. For further information please contact eyevine tel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 e-mail: info@eyevine.com www.eyevine.com

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Ketamine’s unlikely conversion from rave drug to mental health therapy

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How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets

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How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets

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Table of contents

Leaders

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gallery-earth/en/ NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Earth

It's time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

Humans are drastically changing the planet and the Anthropocene is a useful tool to help us deal with that – so let's stop quibbling over definitions

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News

Walking 10,000 steps a day really does seem to make us healthier

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Walking 10,000 steps a day really does seem to make us healthier

The much-touted advice to take 10,000 steps a day for our health has been accused of lacking evidence, but new research suggests that hitting this target has serious benefits

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Life

Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hybrids

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Technology

D-Wave says its quantum computers can solve otherwise impossible tasks

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Asian elephants seen burying their dead for the first time

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Asian elephants seen burying their dead for the first time

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Health

Wearing make-up during exercise may harm your skin health

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Space

Weird floating crystals can stop stars ageing for billions of years

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Humans

Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

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Space

Bizarre galaxy in the early universe died extremely young

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Earth

Surprise decision not to define the Anthropocene shocks scientists

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Space

Australia could launch its first private orbital rocket within weeks

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Life

Is the woolly mammoth really on the brink of being resurrected?

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Humans

Genomes of modern Indian people include wide range of Neanderthal DNA

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Life

Bumblebees show each other how to solve complex puzzles

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Programming code

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AI chatbot models ‘think’ in English even when using other languages

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A bird in branches during a forest fire in Santiago, Chile

Environment

The world just experienced the hottest February on record

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Health

Light and sound therapy for Alzheimer’s may also prevent 'chemo brain'

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Life

Worm-like amphibian produces a kind of milk for its hatchlings

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Health

Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic

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Clownfish avoid the sting of their anemone hosts with sugary slime

Life

Clownfish avoid the sting of their anemone hosts with sugary slime

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Health

The war in Gaza is creating a health crisis that will span decades

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Life

Plants send out 'distress calls' – but can other plants hear them?

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Space

How to see the incredible comet 12P/Pons-Brooks tonight

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Analysis

Combatting deepfakes is an evolutionary arms race

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Combatting deepfakes is an evolutionary arms race

Disinformation is far older than humans. Lessons from evolutionary biology can help defend against it today, says Jonathan R. Goodman

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Sand Martin Wood in Faugh near Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, was acquired by the carbon offset company co2balance in September 2006 It has been planted with a broad mix of native trees over 6 hectares and is managed for wildlife as well as the companies offset clients Though seen as controversial by some carbon offsetting is one way of a company or individual to reduce their emissions, as the trees absorb and sequestrate carbon as they grow. (Photo by Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

Environment

Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

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Rafflesia panchoana on Mt Kemalugong

Life

Saving the world's largest flowers in the Philippines

These stunning photographs, taken by botanist Chris Thorogood, chart the quest to protect species of Rafflesia, which are on the brink of extinction in the Philippines

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Features

How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets

Humans

How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets

Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back

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Wireless power from space

Environment

Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world

Features

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Cassandra Cooksey undergoes a ketamine treatment at Nushama in New York, Jan. 10, 2022. Thanks to legal loopholes and a patchwork of compelling research, businesses like Nushama in New York City are writing the rules as they go. (Victor Llorente/The New York Times) / Redux / eyevine Please agree fees before use. SPECIAL RATES MAY APPLY. For further information please contact eyevine tel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 e-mail: info@eyevine.com www.eyevine.com

Health

Ketamine’s unlikely conversion from rave drug to mental health therapy

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Culture

EYY5BE Caucasian artist painting in studio

Comment

Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory

Are memories ever really true or false? Is social media disrupting how we remember? Does memory shape creativity? Find out in an essential new guide to memory by leading researcher Charan Ranganath

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H8AYEJ Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) pack in the snow, Norway

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Hunt for the Shadow Wolf review: Can Britain learn to love the wolf?

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The Centrifugal Soul (detail 1), 2016, Photo Peter Mallet

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New Scientist recommends Mat Collishaw's Petrichor show in London

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'Play With Me' series

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Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human

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2BERRPE Spring sky panorama with Milky Way and constellations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada.

Space

How to spot the Spring Triangle as the equinox approaches

Now is a great time to look for a pattern of stars known as the Spring Triangle, wherever you are in the world, say Abigail Beall

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BrainTwister #11: Club shuffling

BrainTwister #11: Club shuffling

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Tom Gauld on what happens when you turn it up to 11

Tom Gauld on what happens when you turn it up to 11

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Twisteddoodles: Adventures in meeting new people

Twisteddoodles: Adventures in meeting new people

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Will you be enjoying your robot dessert wriggling or stationary?

Will you be enjoying your robot dessert wriggling or stationary?

Feedback discovers an overdue investigation into whether pneumatic robots are tastier when they are moving or when they are still

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