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What is chemistry? - New Scientist
Chemistry is the study of matter, analysing its structure, properties and behaviour to see what happens when they change in chemical reactions. As such, it can be considered a branch of physical ...
What is gravity? - New Scientist
Gravity is just geometry, the result of the curvature by massive objects of the space and time around them. The strength of the gravitational “ field ” at any point in space or time is just ...
Six things science has revealed about the female orgasm
May 28, 2009 · Genes affect orgasm frequency. According to the first genetic study of the female orgasm, up to 45 per cent of the variation in women’s ability to have them could be down to genes. Many women ...
What is biochemistry? - New Scientist
Biochemistry. Biochemistry is the study of the chemicals that make up life and how they behave. It seeks to explain how inanimate chemicals like carbohydrates and proteins can give rise to living ...
What is Disease X and do we need to worry about it?
Apr 4, 2024 · Disease X is the label that the World Health Organization uses to refer to some currently unknown infectious condition that is capable of causing an epidemic or – if it spreads across multiple ...
What would happen to our planet if the sun suddenly disappeared?
Jul 21, 2021 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. If the sun disappears suddenly, total darkness will be observed on Earth after 8 minutes – the time it take for its light to reach us. If darkness was the only ...
The universe is expanding, but what exactly is it expanding into?
Jan 12, 2022 · By definition, the universe is everything, so there is nothing external to it for it to expand into. It is not expanding into anything as such – everything is expanding. Advertisement. Richard ...
Marijuana as medicine: Everything you need to know
Oct 24, 2023 · The science of cannabis. As the use of marijuana and its compounds rises around the world, New Scientist explores the latest research on the medical potential of cannabis, how it is grown and its ...
Everything you need to know about the way cannabis affects your …
Dec 18, 2023 · Cannabis can harm young brains but may improve learning in older age. There is growing evidence that cannabis use may disrupt adolescent brain development, but in older adults it seems to lead to ...