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UK needs bigger role for science in government, says chief scientist
Patrick Vallance, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, says every government department needs to…
Patrick Vallance speaking at New Scientist Live Livestream
Today at New Scientist Live Patrick Vallance, the UK's chief scientific advisor, joins us to discuss the…
11th-century polymath was the first to recognise past climate change
After discovering fossilised bamboo in the 11th century, Shen Kuo deduced that the climate in northern China…
Athletes may have higher risk of concussion on artificial grass
An analysis of different outdoor playing surfaces suggests that falls on artificial turf may pose a greater…
What is megadrought? How scientists define extreme water shortages
Megadroughts are exceptionally severe, long-lasting or widespread relative to normally occurring dry…
How spherical-cow philosophy makes hard physics problems easy
There's an old physics joke involving a spherical cow. Though it isn't side-splittingly funny, it does…
US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law
US president Joe Biden announced a pardon for thousands of people convicted for possession of marijuana under…
Io: Jupiter’s volcanic moon spews lava at over 1000°C
Astronomers used radio telescopes to estimate the temperature of molten rock on Io, the most volcanically…
Astronomers found a weird asteroid closer to the sun than any other
Scientists have found three strange asteroids that orbit relatively close to the sun – one is the closest to…
Nobel prize in chemistry 2022 awarded for to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharples
The 2022 Nobel prize for chemistry has been jointly awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry…