Новости за 01.11.2021

Clearing up marine plastic pollution is energy intensive – but ships could convert the plastic they collect into fuel and create a self-sustaining clean-up operation

After an unpromising start, the COP26 climate summit began with leaders acknowledging the urgency of the problem of climate change and warning that action is needed

A study of young heterosexual people on blind dates found that those who instantly felt sparks developed synchronised patterns of heart rates and palm sweating

The search for life on Mars requires complex chemical analysis, which the Curiosity rover has tested for the first time. It didn't find anything, but the technique could be used on other worlds

Electrically stimulating a region within the centre of the brain helped people with pre-existing brain implants to adapt to changing goals and improve their well-being, pointing to a method for personalised treatment

Scientists need to be selective about their sources of inspiration

Readers call for reasoned debate, reminisce about the 1960s and sing the praises of microscale chemistry

Download the puzzles from the November print issue of Chemistry World

Researchers at the company formerly known as Facebook have developed a touch-sensitive robotic skin that could introduce a greater sense of reality to the metaverse, its planned online virtual environment

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

Financially speaking, Tesla is a massive success. The question is what will it do with all that money, wonders Rowan Hooper

Iupac’s highlighted advances include superwettability, targeted protein degradation therapies and semi-synthetic life

Iupac’s highlighted advances include superwettability, targeted protein degradation therapies and semi-synthetic life

Neurons that help humans make mental maps, called place cells, have now been seen in flying birds for the first time

We could slash emissions from database backups or long machine-learning tasks by waiting to run them until renewable energy makes up the largest part of the energy mix

Finding could lead to new ways to control fly populations

A pig’s kidney was transplanted to a cadaver, but researchers say cross-species organ swaps remain years away