Fiery exoplanet may see a trillion lightning flashes in an hour
Volcanic eruptions could drive furious lightning storms on Kepler-10b, a volcanic exoplanet not much larger than Earth (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: exoplanet space Source Type: research
Bacteria ‘gardeners’ farm algae to harvest when food runs out
A common type of marine microbe uses clever chemistry to nurture algae as well as break them down for food (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
First evidence that synaesthesia gives colour to sign language
People with synaesthesia can associate colours and tastes with written words. Now, for the first time, we’ve discovered this can also happen for sign language (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Impossible vanishing stars could be signs of advanced alien life
Finding extraterrestrial civilisations with technology far beyond our own could be as simple as catching stars or galaxies in a disappearing act (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
NASA’s Juno spacecraft gears up for a whirlwind tour of Jupiter
On 4 July, the Juno probe must fire its thrusters to try to go into orbit around Jupiter, where it will spend around a year and a half exploring its mysteries (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Gut bacteria spotted eating brain chemicals for the first time
The discovery of gut bacteria that need the calming chemical GABA to survive could explain why bacteria seem to influence our mood (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell
Medical researchers are using virtual reality to create accurate, explorable versions of our insides. Alice Klein goes for a walk (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: health Source Type: research
Tesla driver dies in first fatal autonomous car crash in US
A Tesla Model S operating in autopilot mode has collided with a truck in Florida, killing the car's driver, Joshua Brown. The accident will spark hard questions about the safety of such features (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Watch a Cygnus spacecraft burn up as it re-enters the atmosphere
Researchers chased an uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft in an aeroplane in order to watch its fiery re-entry and destruction. The view was spectacular (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Wonder what your plants are ‘saying’? Device lets you listen in
A small device lets researchers, farmers and amateur plant lovers listen in to electrical changes inside their plants – Penny Sarchet tried it out (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: biology Source Type: research
Football on the brain
What sets top footballers apart from their peers? Strength and speed certainly matter, but evidence suggests the real difference is in the players' minds (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Prehistoric tombs may have doubled as star-gazing observatories
Ancient corridor-like “passage graves” could have helped early tribes see stars as they first rise above the horizon by blocking out the ambient light (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Homebrew meteorites reveal origins of Mercury’s weird crust
Mixing up a fake powdered version of rare meteorites in the lab has shown how a freak surface feature arose from deep within the planet (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Blue jeans frog strikes a dramatic pose in Costa Rica
Cristobal Serrano found a strawberry poison-dart frog posed like a public speaker. He put a tiny spotlight flash on it for its moment on the stage (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Filthy Romans: Dirty secrets of the bath-obsessed ancients
The Romans brought their famous baths and toilets to three continents, so how come they left places more unhygienic than they found them? (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
