Environment
Old Scientist: Safety first, from fly killer to plutonium
There are a terrifying number of ways to be unsafe, as a look through the April archives of New Scientist shows
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Feedback: How $38bn worth of nuclear material vanished overnight
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Hair shadows
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Snap, crackle, pop
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Breathe Slowly
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Environment
The hypnotic face and emerald eyes of the yellow pygmy goby
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Humans
Bob Walker tribute
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Feedback: Where nominative determinism grows like a weed
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Ol’ blue eyes
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Turning over a new leaf
I'm puzzled by beech trees. They are deciduous and their leaves turn bronze in the autumn, but they don't fall off the tree. Instead, they hang on until spring when other plants are putting out their new leaves. How do these trees benefit from this different approach to deciduousness?
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It’s a gas
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Environment
An emotional support sock is the perfect travel companion
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Feedback: Time drags in Europe as underpowered clocks slow down
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Rice with spice
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