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Learn to dig
Join us on an interactive tour of
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Weekly
This week Rowan Hooper speaks
to climate scientist Peter Stott
about recent extreme weather
events. The team also chat about
black hole paradoxes and review
a compelling sci-fi opera in New
York called Upload, in which a
daughter comes to terms with her
father’s decision to die in order to
have his consciousness uploaded
to a computer.
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Distant galaxies
Thanks to the MeerKAT telescope
in South Africa, we have the best
image yet of one of the weirdest
phenomena in space. Reporter
Leah Crane explains how new
observations of “odd radio circles”
that are 1 million light years
across have revealed the central
galaxies and supermassive black
holes at their heart.
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Stone breaker
By using sound to move objects
through the body, researchers
at the University of Washington
are helping people pass kidney
stones without invasive surgery.
Ultrasound bursts can break up
the stones without the need for
sedation. The project is part funded
by NASA to help astronauts reduce
the risk of kidney stones during
long missions.
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Essential guide
More than 3 billion years in the
making, the latest New Scientist
Essential Guide is a sweeping
survey of the history of life on our
planet, the wonders of biodiversity
today – and the unique threats
it faces from human activity.
Available to purchase now.
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