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    SHOULD WE ALL BE MONITORING OUR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS? NASA‘S TOP TARGETS IN SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE Al LEARNS BETTER IF IT ‘SLEEPS’ LIKE HUMANS HOW PLAYING PIANO (CHANGES YOUR BRAIN THECLEAN ENERGY ~ GOLDRUSH Earth may hold vast reserves of hydrogen fuel - now the race is on to extract it NE eS GHOSTS Aradical new theory suggests quantum Pree Ue om erg PLUS THE REASON LEFTOVERS TASTE SO GOOD WHY YOU DON'T NEED A DIGITAL DETOX DO OTHER ANIMALS MAKE MISTAKES? From healthtech to agritech, we'll help you thrive Barclays Eagle Labs is supporting UK entrepreneurs to make connections and expand their businesses. Grow your business. Bank on Barclays. Search Barclays Business Banking This week’s issue On the cover 22 Thedeanenergy goldrush Earthmay holavas reserves of hydrogen fuel ~ now the ‘ace onto extract 36 Realty’s ghosts ‘radical new theory suggests quantum possiities are never lost, News ‘Hidden entities New vrus-lke replicator ‘scovered in numan gut 13 Cosmic cue Galaxy colsions may explain ‘odalight fom earyunverse 14 Thermodynamic rethink Heating and cooing may be fundamentally different things Views 21Comment Saying were adltedto our hones counterproductve, ‘argues Pete Eichels 22 Thecolumnist Clare Wilson on the lesser- known effects of measies ‘24Aperture Inticateclcks exempiy Sino-European trae 26Letters AllEaths resources ae finite 2sculture How chance events can alter the courseot istry pect) ENERGY GOLD RUSH Vol261 No3476 cover imager 15 Ape-reciateit Orangutan calshave astructurelikehuman language ts Cecile Studio 20 Should we allbe ‘monitoring our blood ‘lucose levels? ONASH'S top targets insearch for alien life 10 Allearns better itsteeps' ike humans. 112How playing piano ‘changes your bain 6 Thereasonlefiovers tasteso good 21\Why you dont need a cial detax ‘46 other animals ‘make mistaes? H 4o Features “Ifyou focus onasingle health metric you are only seeinga small part of the puzzle” Features 22Gaseous gold Canstimuiating the ground to release natural hyarogen help ustoreach netzeoquicker? 236 Hiding inthe cracks ‘Quantum welnecs may bea ‘mirage ceated ty formation bending into the envionment 40 Sugarrush How moniering glucose could ‘o youre harm than good The back pages 148 60-second psychology ‘Anew way toboost mativation 45 Puzzles Tryour crossword, quick que and ooicpuzzle| AG Almost the last word How often other animals make mistakes 48 Feedback Lostin space plus nothing ew under the sun 48 Twisteddoodles for New Scientist Picturing the lighter side ite ‘February 2024|NewSclentst|s Elsewhere on New Scientist Virtual event Podcast The roadto “Owls choose conscious machines *, Publ debate aba arta to keep this intetigence offen centes onthe secret from Ieaot adystgan batter Michal Woolddge, acomputer us. They are scenistat the Unveriyot Csrd wilinstead explore how not what Iaith they seem” poses - from algorthic bias tofake naws- revealing the real fe-changing potential of ‘AN This subscriber-nly event takes place on 212 March Eclipse chasers Theperfect spot o watch tis year's solar eclipse at pm GML. pm EST. newsclentist.com/events Tour Total solar eclipse 2024: Texas, US Experience he magnificent solar ecipse that wal take place across North and Central Americanext year jin New Scintis features ctor Abigal Beall on avist io INASAs Space Center Houston and two observatories Eclipse chaserlohn Masonthen leads, themaineventatanexclushe ranch Thiseight-caytour bags | Bohemian waxwings Wistrdspays ko ths ar louty on 3 Ape andcosts £1309 newscientist.com/tours A Video Newsletter Podcast Whatitistiketobeabee Wild WildLife Weekly Abrasorbees vw oftteword | Penny Sarchet considers why ial gui ‘The team reveal how fungl in ‘can now be seen through a camera ‘the UK winter isa good time for Essential ide sal gow faster when you lay sstemthateaptuesvideosinbath | atasteofbieabundance. 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Pus, | Researchersareusing the system | natceduetosomethingcaled | Urvavelthetruth about yournner whyfows may bebe a uming | to undestanahowarimals use shite baselne sncrome ‘worth the atest New Scie ther heads han we thought colournbehavoural splay. nevwectantist.com/ Essent Glde Buy npn now. newscientist.com/nspod youtube.com/newscientist ‘wild-wild-life shop-newscientist.com alNew Scientist] 3 February 2004 Biitresj et cy Ate (eat ce The pursuit of a cleaner world Cr eee to nee tena across science and technology, including the search for a clean wonder-fuel that could speed our path to net zero, PaaS e se RCL Go to newscientist.com/20891 or call +44 (0) 330 333 9470, quoting 20891 The leader Gold hydrogen fever Earth may hold huge deposits of carbon-free fuel, but we can’t count on it yet HYDROGEN isthe most abundant element intheuniverse andyet,foralong time,it wasn't thought tobe particulary plentiful Init freeform asa reactive gas-here fon Earth, Prospectors driling or oiland ‘methanesometimes discovered natural hydrogen intheir wells, andit was found seepingout in odd places, suchas the perpetual flames of Turkey's Mount Chimaera. But most experts assumed that ‘underground accumulationsof naturally ‘occurring hydrogen weresmalland rare. Not any more. Inthe past couple of vyears,new detections of natural hydrogen and abetter understandingof how itis {generated have raised the prospect that Earth might contain vas stores of what somecall “gold hydrogen” Inevitably, that hasled oasurge of excitement. The idea PUBLISHING & COMMERCIAL commer ad event decor an Newton er Display ‘sexiness mal epee as cetera eee ang ton nonce imioe ious Tormmange Sa sigan ae Headofevent production atin vs alte nm eens, mapas Beg pa st a eee spent sds date ioe aedale ee ann edo ray dn depen en overs Cees ae “ic” rae "areentipe const torn Nalin {sthata ready natural supply ofthis clean- bburninggas could transform our efforts toabandon fossil fuels. One widely cited ‘estimate suggests there may beenough {gold hydrogen beneath our feet tomect alot of our energy demands for centuries. “There could be enough buried hydrogen to meet a lot of our energy demands for centuries” Aclutch ofambitious start-ups is now ‘engaged ina race tofind deposits and figure out howbest to extract the gas, as we report inour story on page 32 But as gold hydrogen fever takes hold, thereare grounds for caution. Nearly ‘everything about geologic hydrogen, 0 _giveit its propername, remains uncertain, NewScientist het exestre lode asinine cian ‘commer finance manager cst Lon ‘Nanaprment counts fbn Fanagenent scum Ath Les ‘un bsinse partner huni subaanine conmcros sonst crate ream ees er cia Et lt Seinen en eo metntettnntainenmerom tate ogc er ent 8 So cern en ome ra en aed sone Ee an ‘Same hs crepeecpesnen meester Se, ees eigen too Crrecycle Including exactly where it comes from, how much really existsand, crucially, what accumulations might be feasible toexploit-There would also bechallenges regarding storage and transport, and ‘worries over the environmental and social costs ofa hydrogen-

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