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What is chemistry? - New Scientist
WEBChemistry 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 inertia? - New Scientist
WEBA ball unthrown, sitting on the ground, would never move. Simply put, physical objects will resist a change in their state of motion. This is called inertia. The principle of inertia is at the ...
What would happen to our planet if the sun suddenly disappeared?
WEBJul 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 ...
What is fracking? - New Scientist
WEBRichard Hamilton Smith / Getty Images. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process by which liquids at high pressure are forced down boreholes into formations of shale rock to break them up ...
Biodiversity | What is it and why is it so important to life on Earth ...
WEBBiodiversity. Simply put, biodiversity refers to the incredibly rich variety of life on Earth. The word itself is a contraction of “biological diversity” and refers to every living thing on ...
Six things science has revealed about the female orgasm
WEBMay 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 Disease X and do we need to worry about it?
WEBApr 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 ...
How bad is vaping for your health? We’re finally getting answers
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Here's what the evidence says. As vaping has increased throughout the Western world, these fears have been repeated often. Part of last month’s King’s Speech in the UK focused on new ...
What is Occam’s razor? - New Scientist
WEBOccam’s razor. Occam’s razor is a principle often attributed to 14th – century friar William of Ockham that says that if you have two competing ideas to explain the same phenomenon, you ...