Seven ways to skin Schrödinger’s cat
Quantum physicists just can't agree on how to handle the fundamental uncertainty that apparently underpins reality. We round up their best attempts so far (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Collapse: Has quantum theory’s greatest mystery been solved?
Our best theory of reality says things only become real when we look at them. Understanding how the universe came to be requires a better explanation (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Milky Way’s bulge may have been formed by the galaxy buckling
The origin of the bump at the centre of many disc galaxies has long puzzled astronomers, but now there’s evidence it could be due to a cosmic kink (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: space Source Type: research
Tim Peake: Robots won’t replace me for 100 years
Fresh from his mission on the International Space Station, British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will be at New Scientist Live to talk about his time in space. Here’s a taster (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Cattle-herding robot Swagbot makes debut on Australian farms
The newest member of Australia’s farm robot fleet is able to herd cows, tow heavy trailers, and traverse rugged terrain (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Hundreds of mystery human skulls sold on eBay for up to $5500
eBay has been forced to change its policy to shut down a lucrative market for skulls on the internet, with about two new posts on the site every day (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Watch the first ever footage of wild coral kissing and fighting
An underwater microscope is capturing videos of sea-floor shenanigans, such as coral turf wars and algae taking over bleached reefs, in never-before-seen detail (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
US could be set to tackle opioid painkiller epidemic at last
A bill intended to reduce prescription drug and heroin deaths could be approved by the US Senate this week, but may be hampered by inadequate funding (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Never-before-seen sea creatures filmed in world’s deepest abyss
A mind-boggling variety of strange, unidentified living things has been spotted in the deep seas of the Mariana trench (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Mystery of what sleep does to our brains may finally be solved
The purpose of sleep may be to weaken the new brain connections we form during the day, ensuring we have enough capacity to form more memories when we wake up (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Soil organisms alone can determine which plants grow where
The living communities under the land can determine what kinds of plants thrive about the ground – and giving “soil shots” to land can shape its restoration (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Setbacks force HIV researchers to focus on remission, not cures
A series of experimental setbacks have knocked hopes of ridding people of HIV permanently, with researchers now hoping for improved remission (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Capuchin monkeys may have taught us how to eat cashew nuts
Stones found in Brazil seem to be nutcrackers used by monkeys hundreds of years ago, hinting that human settlers could have copied them to enjoy the nuts (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Next PM Theresa May often demands the scientifically impossible
Theresa May is set to become leader of the Conservative party and thus UK prime minister on Wednesday, but her record on science and technology issues is poor (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Pomegranate by-product boosts muscles and may fight ageing
Urolithin A makes worms live longer and mice run further, and may be the first chemical discovered that can improve the quality of ageing muscle (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
