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<link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431126-huge-jellyfish-invasion-could-disrupt-arctic-ecosystems-as-waters-warm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 09:01:01 +0100</pubDate> <description>The Arctic could see a surge of jellyfish as climate change leads to warmer waters and less ice – a process known as “jellification”</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">2431126-huge-jellyfish-invasion-could-disrupt-arctic-ecosystems-as-waters-warm|2431126</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/14213453/SEI_204090974.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>One-day mental health workshop improves teenagers' mood for six months</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2431022-one-day-mental-health-workshop-improves-teenagers-mood-for-six-months/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 00:30:32 +0100</pubDate> 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<description>Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruses related to modern human pathogens, and the researchers think they could be recreated</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">2430389-oldest-known-human-viruses-found-hidden-within-neanderthal-bones|2430389</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09105400/SEI_203028667.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Underwater data centres could be destroyed by loud noises</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430616-underwater-data-centres-could-be-destroyed-by-loud-noises/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 13:00:30 +0100</pubDate> <description>Underwater data centres being installed off the coasts of China, the US and Europe could be disrupted by sounds from military-grade sonar on ships and submarines, or even whales</description> <guid 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We're finally starting to understand what they are doing to our health - and how to get rid of them</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg26234903-100-the-forever-chemicals-toxic-to-your-health-and-how-to-avoid-them|2429961</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/07105737/SEI_202466908.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Invisible 'dark radiation' may explain a big problem with dark energy</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430351-invisible-dark-radiation-may-explain-a-big-problem-with-dark-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 20:00:47 +0100</pubDate> <description>Surprising recent measurements hint that the universe isn’t expanding in the way we had thought, and it could be explained by still-theoretical dark radiation</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">2430351-invisible-dark-radiation-may-explain-a-big-problem-with-dark-energy|2430351</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09164213/SEI_198380720.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234903-200-why-we-are-finally-within-reach-of-a-room-temperature-superconductor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate> <description>A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, several key breakthroughs are inching us very close to this coveted prize</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg26234903-200-why-we-are-finally-within-reach-of-a-room-temperature-superconductor|2429962</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/07122032/SEI_166204277.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Doughnut-shaped swirls of laser light can be used to transmit images</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430549-doughnut-shaped-swirls-of-laser-light-can-be-used-to-transmit-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 20:00:21 +0100</pubDate> <description>Ultra-fast pulses of laser light can be shaped into vortices similar to smoke rings – when chained together, they can carry enough information to transmit a simple image</description> <guid 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</item> <item> <title>How to see tonight's northern lights – the strongest in 20 years</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430654-how-to-see-tonights-northern-lights-the-strongest-in-20-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 19:42:18 +0100</pubDate> <description>A rare geomagnetic storm not seen for nearly 20 years could cause a stunning aurora borealis on 10 and 11 May</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">2430654-how-to-see-tonights-northern-lights-the-strongest-in-20-years|2430654</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/10183218/SEI_203489341.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Heavy or painful menstrual periods are linked to worse exam results</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430388-heavy-or-painful-menstrual-periods-are-linked-to-worse-exam-results/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 14:00:32 +0100</pubDate> <description>Heavy, prolonged or painful menstrual periods are associated with more days off school and scoring worse on compulsory exams in a UK study</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">2430388-heavy-or-painful-menstrual-periods-are-linked-to-worse-exam-results|2430388</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09114748/SEI_203304396.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Monkeys can learn to tap to the beat of the Backstreet Boys</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430264-monkeys-can-learn-to-tap-to-the-beat-of-the-backstreet-boys/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:10 +0100</pubDate> <description>With a bit of training, macaques can make rhythmic movements in time with music, an ability only shown before by a handful of animals</description> <guid 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<item> <title>The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234900-600-the-hunt-for-alien-planets-and-extraterrestrial-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home</link> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate> <description>Lisa Kaltenegger has been working on how to find life on exoplanets since the 1990s. 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