New Scientist

In a recent video, we explored remastered images from NASA's Gemini and Mercury missions, which preceded Apollo and saw the first Americans in space - https://youtu.be/s62MxtIkbBU. Which is your favourite?

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New Scientist

Is Portugal the most advanced country in the world for marine protection?

Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho revealed the decision, to make a new marine protected area at the Gorringe Ridge, during a press conference at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France.

The minister stressed that the Gorringe Ridge’s new status will bring Portugal closer to meeting the United Nations target of protecting 30% of its maritime area by 2030, increasing the protected area from 19% to 27%.

To watch the journey of designating a marine protected area, click below!

#unitednations #oceans #oceanconference #marineprotectedareas #portugal #sharks #conservation

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New Scientist

Our latest video explores quantum physics and the search for quantum gravity. Will they find it inside these mini simulated universes created at the University of Nottingham?

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New Scientist

It’s been 80 years since a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan.

The consequences of the widespread destruction, deaths and nuclear fallout have created a lasting legacy - particular for those who survived the attack and their descendants.

But it wasn’t just people who survived the bombs - there are trees that made it through too. And as Rowan’s been finding out, seeds have been gathered from these survivor trees and are now growing around the world 🌳

Hear the full story on The world, the universe and us, a news podcast for the insatiably curious, hosted by Rowan Hooper and Madeleine Cuff.

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New Scientist

Our latest special report goes to Antarctica to explore work being done there to understand the physics of ice cracks - huge rifts through the ice sheets - that could have huge impacts on sea level rise. We also get to use some high-tech equipment to crush ice, and use high-speed cameras to see cracks propagate at speeds of 1 kilometre a second! Watch now and comment below if you like this video. Thanks!

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New Scientist

Hail the size of a grapefruit is falling in Texas, and the results are deadly. To understand how this giant hail forms, New Scientist reporter James Dinneen joined a team of scientists who risked everything to go into the eye of the storm and gather never-before-collected data that could save lives. Would you entre a monster hail storm?

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New Scientist

Behind the scenes of our latest video learning all about the world's OLDEST ice core 🧊🥶
Our environmental reporter Madeleine Cuff suited up to interview in a -25 degrees freezer (sorry Maddie)

#polarscience #antarctica #icecores

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New Scientist

We were lucky this week to visit London's new super sewer, a 25 kilometre underground tunnel designed to keep raw sewage out of the river Thames. It's estimated that only 100 or so visitors will stand in this space before it's commissioned next year and fills with 💩. Will it solve London's sewage problem?

2 years ago | [YT] | 14

New Scientist

Will Space X Starship launch successfully today?

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New Scientist

Ready for launch. Watch the Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMj7J...

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