New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435201-500-the-extraordinary-ways-species-control-their-own-evolutionary-fate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Natural selection isn't just something that happens to organisms, their activities also play a role, giving some species – including humans – a supercharged ability to evolve mg26435201-500-the-extraordinary-ways-species-control-their-own-evolutionary-fate|2458485 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435201-800-the-science-of-exercise-how-a-workout-benefits-your-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Research shows how exercise has other advantages in addition to the physical, whether in relation to ADHD or mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, finds Grace Wade mg26435201-800-the-science-of-exercise-how-a-workout-benefits-your-brain|2458488 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458812-killer-cells-explain-differences-in-immunity-between-the-sexes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:37 +0000 Women are more susceptible to autoimmune conditions than men, but also more protected against infections - and we are starting to understand why 2458812-killer-cells-explain-differences-in-immunity-between-the-sexes|2458812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458540-these-are-the-most-mind-melting-physics-discoveries-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:00:13 +0000 We collected some of the wildest physics that New Scientist covered in 2024, findings that are forcing scientists – and us – to rethink reality 2458540-these-are-the-most-mind-melting-physics-discoveries-of-2024|2458540 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435201-700-exoplanet-plate-tectonics-a-new-frontier-in-the-hunt-for-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:35:00 +0000 Plate tectonics seems to be crucial for life on Earth, but we’ve never confirmed that it happens on other worlds - that may be about to change mg26435201-700-exoplanet-plate-tectonics-a-new-frontier-in-the-hunt-for-alien-life|2458487 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458714-what-ancient-stalagmites-can-tell-us-about-life-on-a-hotter-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:31:07 +0000 Wildfires are already changing as a result of climate change but we don’t know what will happen as our planet gets even warmer. The answer could be hidden underground 2458714-what-ancient-stalagmites-can-tell-us-about-life-on-a-hotter-earth|2458714 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458952-mesopotamians-felt-happiness-in-their-liver-and-anger-in-their-thighs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:50 +0000 An analysis of ancient cuneiform texts suggests people thought of emotions in a different way almost 3000 years ago, showing how culture influences our most intimate experiences 2458952-mesopotamians-felt-happiness-in-their-liver-and-anger-in-their-thighs|2458952 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456669-why-do-ozempic-and-wegovy-seem-to-treat-everything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:22 +0000 From Alzheimer's disease to depression to heart disease, Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonist drugs appear to offer a solution. Can one type of drug really tackle so many conditions, and if so, how does it actually work? 2456669-why-do-ozempic-and-wegovy-seem-to-treat-everything|2456669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458654-the-best-science-and-technology-documentaries-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:35 +0000 Our television columnist Bethan Ackerley rounds up the year’s best science television, from David Attenborough (who features more than once) to Brian Cox 2458654-the-best-science-and-technology-documentaries-of-2024|2458654 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435200-600-the-best-video-games-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 From horror on a North Sea oil rig to the adorable Astro Bots, our video games columnist Jacob Aron had a lot of fun in virtual worlds this year mg26435200-600-the-best-video-games-of-2024|2458357 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458211-antarctica-is-in-crisis-and-we-are-scrambling-to-understand-its-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:00:09 +0000 The last two years have seen unprecedented falls in the levels of sea ice around Antarctica, which serves as a protective wall for the continent's huge ice sheets. Researchers are now racing to understand the global impact of what could happen next 2458211-antarctica-is-in-crisis-and-we-are-scrambling-to-understand-its-future|2458211 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459102-ai-found-a-new-way-to-create-quantum-entanglement/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:30:14 +0000 In a surprise discovery, researchers found a new way to generate quantum entanglement for particles of light, which could make building quantum information networks easier 2459102-ai-found-a-new-way-to-create-quantum-entanglement|2459102 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458932-melting-permafrost-makes-drunken-forests-store-less-carbon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:00:50 +0000 As the Arctic ground thaws due to climate change, trees are struggling to stay upright – and this slows their growth and makes them store less carbon 2458932-melting-permafrost-makes-drunken-forests-store-less-carbon|2458932 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459158-mathematicians-have-discovered-a-mind-blowing-new-kind-of-infinity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:00:57 +0000 It may sound strange, but mathematicians have created an entire ladder of infinities, each larger than the next. Now a new kind of infinity threatens to upset that order, and perhaps redefine the structure of the mathematical universe 2459158-mathematicians-have-discovered-a-mind-blowing-new-kind-of-infinity|2459158 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459154-conservationists-are-collecting-semen-from-endangered-wild-sharks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:00:07 +0000 Scuba divers will attempt to collect semen from at least nine wild male leopard sharks for the first time, for use in captive breeding programmes aiming to boost wild populations 2459154-conservationists-are-collecting-semen-from-endangered-wild-sharks|2459154 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458862-we-finally-have-an-explanation-for-2023s-record-breaking-temperatures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:00:01 +0000 A decline in low-lying cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation, which could explain 0.2°C of missing heat scientists have been struggling to account for 2458862-we-finally-have-an-explanation-for-2023s-record-breaking-temperatures|2458862 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435200-300-intricate-18th-century-illustrations-of-stunning-flora-and-fauna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Mark Catesby's work documents the plants and animals he saw while journeying in North America and the Caribbean mg26435200-300-intricate-18th-century-illustrations-of-stunning-flora-and-fauna|2458354 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435200-500-the-best-science-fiction-tv-shows-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 From an Earth that has become a nuclear wasteland to one threatened by extraterrestrials, there was some standout sci-fi TV in 2024. Our columnist Bethan Ackerley reveals her top five shows mg26435200-500-the-best-science-fiction-tv-shows-of-2024|2458356 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459134-why-scientists-scanned-giant-hailstones-in-a-dentists-office/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:00:14 +0000 A high-resolution view of hailstones the size of tennis balls can reveal how they form – and help researchers better forecast which storms will generate these destructive pieces of ice 2459134-why-scientists-scanned-giant-hailstones-in-a-dentists-office|2459134 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459077-h5n1-bird-flu-is-closer-to-gaining-pandemic-potential-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:00:50 +0000 The flu virus currently circulating in birds and dairy cows is already better at infecting people than earlier variants, and a single mutation would allow it to bind to key human receptors 2459077-h5n1-bird-flu-is-closer-to-gaining-pandemic-potential-than-we-thought|2459077 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459008-plants-laced-with-a-variety-of-fungi-are-more-popular-with-bees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:09 +0000 Bees visited flowers on plants inoculated with diverse fungi more than plants without this treatment – but not every combination of fungus had the same effect 2459008-plants-laced-with-a-variety-of-fungi-are-more-popular-with-bees|2459008 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435200-200-how-a-space-elevator-could-make-trips-to-the-moon-affordable-for-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We journey to 2055, when a space elevator from the moon’s surface to near-Earth orbit was completed, opening space travel to all mg26435200-200-how-a-space-elevator-could-make-trips-to-the-moon-affordable-for-all|2458353 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458860-tencent-seems-unaffected-by-us-ai-chip-export-ban-research-shows/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:24 +0000 A US ban on exporting high-end chips used for AI development to China doesn't seem to have affected Tencent, as US researchers suggest they may have found signs of the tech giant still using the chips 2458860-tencent-seems-unaffected-by-us-ai-chip-export-ban-research-shows|2458860 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435202-600-unpacking-the-new-jordan-peterson-book-with-much-exhaustion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback takes one for the team and dips into the psychologist-turned-Youtuber's new tome, We Who Wrestle With God – only to quibble with the human biology it contains mg26435202-600-unpacking-the-new-jordan-peterson-book-with-much-exhaustion|2458496 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459001-robotic-rat-uses-ai-to-befriend-real-rodents/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:00:52 +0000 A robotic wheeled rat that was trained with AI learned how to play and fight with real rodents – and could one day offer companionship to lab rats 2459001-robotic-rat-uses-ai-to-befriend-real-rodents|2459001 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435203-400-five-years-after-the-first-covid-19-cases-there-are-lessons-to-learn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Hindsight makes it clear that the fight against covid-19 was also a struggle against the quiet epidemic of suppressed science, says Dali L. Yang mg26435203-400-five-years-after-the-first-covid-19-cases-there-are-lessons-to-learn|2458669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435200-400-the-best-science-fiction-films-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Forget Megalopolis and Madame Web. The best science fiction films of the year were all horror-inflected, says our film columnist Simon Ings mg26435200-400-the-best-science-fiction-films-of-2024|2458355 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458778-implant-made-with-living-neurons-connects-to-mouse-brains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:00:47 +0000 In a unique demonstration of brain implants that incorporate living cells, the devices were able to connect with the brains of live mice 2458778-implant-made-with-living-neurons-connects-to-mouse-brains|2458778 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458844-toddler-bones-show-mammoths-were-the-main-food-of-the-first-americans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:00:53 +0000 The bones of a child who died nearly 13,000 years ago suggest that the people who moved from Asia into North America at this time ate a lot of mammoth 2458844-toddler-bones-show-mammoths-were-the-main-food-of-the-first-americans|2458844 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435202-700-the-theory-of-evolution-can-evolve-without-rejecting-darwinism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Alternative thinking on the evolution of species is a welcome way to highlight some neglected aspects of life on Earth, but it doesn't mean Darwin was wrong mg26435202-700-the-theory-of-evolution-can-evolve-without-rejecting-darwinism|2458662 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458465-deepmind-ai-predicts-weather-more-accurately-than-existing-forecasts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:48 +0000 The latest weather forecasting AI model from Google DeepMind can beat the leading providers more than 97 per cent of the time, and it is quicker and cheaper to run 2458465-deepmind-ai-predicts-weather-more-accurately-than-existing-forecasts|2458465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458864-flying-robot-leaps-upwards-and-then-takes-to-the-air-like-a-bird/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:17 +0000 A bird-inspired robot called RAVEN can walk, hop and jump into flight, an ability that could help people develop fixed-wing drones that can take off and land anywhere 2458864-flying-robot-leaps-upwards-and-then-takes-to-the-air-like-a-bird|2458864 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458642-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-december-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:17:15 +0000 There are slimmer sci-fi pickings than usual at the end of the year, but gems can still be found, whether that’s a visit to George R. R. Martin’s Wild Card universe, or a graphic novel adaptation of Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem 2458642-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-december-2024|2458642 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458586-new-forms-of-animals-made-by-fusing-several-comb-jellies-together/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:00:26 +0000 Parts from dozens of different individual comb jellies have been fused together to create strange new animals unlike anything seen before 2458586-new-forms-of-animals-made-by-fusing-several-comb-jellies-together|2458586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435201-600-how-monitoring-your-sweat-could-reveal-the-state-of-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000 From perfecting your hydration levels to tracking hormones, analysing your perspiration can give new insights into your fitness and how to improve it mg26435201-600-how-monitoring-your-sweat-could-reveal-the-state-of-your-health|2458486 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Recent fossil finds suggest that big brains weren't an evolutionary asset to our ancestors but evolved by accident – and are likely to shrink again in the near future mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future|2438736 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234932-900-quantum-time-travel-the-experiment-to-send-a-particle-into-the-past/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Time loops have long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, using the rules of quantum mechanics, we have a way to effectively transport a particle back in time – here’s how mg26234932-900-quantum-time-travel-the-experiment-to-send-a-particle-into-the-past|2433162 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435160-100-the-complete-guide-to-cooking-oils-and-how-they-affect-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 From seed oils to olive oil, we now have an overwhelming choice of what to cook with. Here’s how they all stack up, according to the scientific evidence mg26435160-100-the-complete-guide-to-cooking-oils-and-how-they-affect-your-health|2454359 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458602-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-siberia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:54:49 +0000 Astronomers spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid hours before it hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia, making a fireball in the sky 2458602-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-siberia|2458602 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458514-when-and-where-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-really-begin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:00:45 +0000 Covid-19 emerged in 2019, but some questions are still unanswered as to its origins 2458514-when-and-where-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-really-begin|2458514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:29:15 +0000 Users of the healthcare app Alan whose queries were answered by a medical AI reported high satisfaction levels, but one exchange included "potentially dangerous inaccuracies" 2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet|2458531 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:00:56 +0000 EEG recordings used in neurology could be made simpler by replacing the usual electrodes, wires and gels with a tattoo printed onto the scalp 2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity|2458409 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458249-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-how-organs-age-at-different-rates/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:00:08 +0000 Our organs don't seem to age at the same rate, which could mean healthy habits are particularly important at certain times of our lives 2458249-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-how-organs-age-at-different-rates|2458249 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435190-700-why-surrounding-your-plants-with-crushed-eggshells-wont-deter-slugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Want to protect your young plants from the ravages of slugs and snails? A classic gardening tip is to use crushed eggshells to discourage them. Shame it doesn't work, says James Wong mg26435190-700-why-surrounding-your-plants-with-crushed-eggshells-wont-deter-slugs|2457570 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458421-heatwaves-are-surpassing-the-extremes-predicted-by-climate-models/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:53:35 +0000 Comparing historical heat extremes with climate simulations has revealed that in parts of the world the models are underestimating how extreme heatwaves are getting 2458421-heatwaves-are-surpassing-the-extremes-predicted-by-climate-models|2458421 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:04:52 +0000 Robotic equipment can implant electrodes into cockroaches and connect them to an electronic backpack, making it feasible to mass-produce biorobots for search missions 2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots|2458397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458237-ancient-footprints-show-how-early-human-species-lived-side-by-side/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00:53 +0000 Footprints preserved on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya seem to be from two ancient human species, showing they lived there at the same time about 1.5 million years ago 2458237-ancient-footprints-show-how-early-human-species-lived-side-by-side|2458237 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458263-life-on-mars-could-be-surviving-in-an-area-deep-underground/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:01:47 +0000 The Acidalia Planitia region of the Red Planet might have all the requirements for methane-burping bacteria to exist beneath the surface 2458263-life-on-mars-could-be-surviving-in-an-area-deep-underground|2458263 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457984-images-reveal-how-climate-change-is-upending-life-in-moroccos-oases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The climate crisis is shriveling lush oases in the desert, threatening precious ecosystems and ways of life 2457984-images-reveal-how-climate-change-is-upending-life-in-moroccos-oases|2457984 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435190-400-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Murder in space, a sexbot, a dystopian vision of the future: our science fiction columnist Emily H. Wilson picks her top five reads of 2024 mg26435190-400-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-2024|2457567 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:00:01 +0000 Tiny robots designed to carry out environmental or industrial tasks could be powered by tricks involving surface tension 2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot|2457954 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:00:11 +0000 The content you see on social media is often determined by an algorithm - and it turns out that these algorithms can rapidly change your views 2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day|2458226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:33:09 +0000 Determining when someone died based on their decomposing body is a subjective task, but artificial intelligence could bring some objectivity to the process 2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death|2457953 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435192-400-the-forgotten-civil-engineer-with-a-vision-we-could-all-learn-from/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 John "Bud" Benson Wilbur isn't often remembered today, but his ideas about what the distant-future world of 1977 would look like are inspirational, says Annalee Newitz mg26435192-400-the-forgotten-civil-engineer-with-a-vision-we-could-all-learn-from|2457754 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458070-a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:00:43 +0000 Feeling scared seems to reduce elevated levels of inflammation, which may help explain why some people enjoy a haunted attraction 2458070-a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body|2458070 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435192-500-how-to-defeat-wild-emus-lessons-from-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 As two "feral and not trained" emus go on the lam in South Carolina, Feedback suggests that authorities read up on the war fought against wild emus by the Australians in 1932. They lost – but there may be some tips mg26435192-500-how-to-defeat-wild-emus-lessons-from-history|2457755 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457971-dont-be-fooled-by-elon-musks-chatty-optimus-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The long history of robotics should teach us to be more sceptical when it comes to autonomous humanoid robots, says Nicole Kobie 2457971-dont-be-fooled-by-elon-musks-chatty-optimus-robots|2457971 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435190-300-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 From a scientific take on screen time to nuclear war, a look at why we age to the future of our oceans, our writers pick their favourite popular science books of the year mg26435190-300-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-2024|2457566 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458133-bird-flu-may-be-adapting-to-become-more-infectious-to-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:20:21 +0000 Three people in North America without known animal exposures have tested positive for the bird flu virus H5N1, and samples from two of them suggest the virus is adapting to humans 2458133-bird-flu-may-be-adapting-to-become-more-infectious-to-humans|2458133 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458149-ocean-acidification-is-reaching-deeper-waters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:15:05 +0000 Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk 2458149-ocean-acidification-is-reaching-deeper-waters|2458149 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Near Space Labs’s autonomous balloon fleet is already taking high-resolution images of the ground, and its range will expand to the entire continental US early next year 2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us|2457923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435192-600-banning-scary-sounding-ideas-can-comfort-but-does-more-harm-than-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Recent developments in AI and neurological research may prompt concern. However, placing outright bans on such research is unlikely to be the best solution - and may hold us back mg26435192-600-banning-scary-sounding-ideas-can-comfort-but-does-more-harm-than-good|2457856 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:58:19 +0000 Russia’s new ballistic missile flies on a high arc out of Earth’s atmosphere and releases multiple high-speed projectiles, making it challenging but not impossible to intercept 2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile|2458117 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2458090-fossilised-droppings-tell-the-story-of-dinosaurs-rise-to-power/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:40 +0000 An analysis of hundreds of bromalites – fossilised faeces and vomit – shows how changes in diet enabled dinosaurs to take over the world in the early Jurassic 2458090-fossilised-droppings-tell-the-story-of-dinosaurs-rise-to-power|2458090 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435190-100-we-may-be-about-to-solve-the-greatest-riddle-of-electromagnetism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Physicists have long wondered why particles can only have an electric charge of +1, -2 or any whole number. Now we increasingly suspect that, actually, that's not true after all mg26435190-100-we-may-be-about-to-solve-the-greatest-riddle-of-electromagnetism|2457380 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457910-orcas-have-begun-wearing-salmon-hats-again-and-we-may-soon-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:00:34 +0000 About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back 2457910-orcas-have-begun-wearing-salmon-hats-again-and-we-may-soon-know-why|2457910 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:06 +0000 Researchers have used lasers to encode information in diamonds, demonstrating record-breaking data density in an ultra-stable and long-lasting system 2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years|2457948 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457329-how-safe-is-the-us-food-supply/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:39:27 +0000 Food in the US has a bad rap thanks to outbreaks caused by bacteria, plus processing, additives and food dyes, but the food supply is actually much less risky than people think 2457329-how-safe-is-the-us-food-supply|2457329 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:00:27 +0000 Today's huge AI models are composed of several billion numbers known as weights and changing just one of them can destroy their ability to function, leading to “gibberish” output 2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model|2456168 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457733-forest-schools-dont-actually-boost-most-childrens-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:04 +0000 Swapping classrooms for the woods doesn't appear to improve most children's mental health, but they may still enjoy it 2457733-forest-schools-dont-actually-boost-most-childrens-mental-health|2457733 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435193-700-the-radical-treatments-bringing-people-back-from-the-brink-of-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Reperfusion technologies that can reanimate human brains are raising the possibility that death could be a reversible condition, even hours after a cardiac arrest mg26435193-700-the-radical-treatments-bringing-people-back-from-the-brink-of-death|2457867 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456588-super-bright-black-holes-could-reveal-if-the-universe-is-pixelated/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:35:24 +0000 Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near the edges of unusually bright black holes 2456588-super-bright-black-holes-could-reveal-if-the-universe-is-pixelated|2456588 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457816-salt-batteries-are-finally-shaping-up-thats-good-for-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:00:50 +0000 With lithium in short supply, sodium-ion batteries might offer cheap energy storage with less environmental impact 2457816-salt-batteries-are-finally-shaping-up-thats-good-for-the-planet|2457816 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457800-what-will-it-take-to-solve-our-planets-plastic-pollution-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:20:20 +0000 Countries are meeting in South Korea this week to hash out the final details of a global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic pollution — here's what experts say it needs to include 2457800-what-will-it-take-to-solve-our-planets-plastic-pollution-crisis|2457800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457782-older-people-may-have-better-immunity-against-bird-flu-virus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:00:42 +0000 Most people born before 1968 have antibodies against flu viruses similar to the H5N1 strain circulating today, which might lower their risk of severe illness 2457782-older-people-may-have-better-immunity-against-bird-flu-virus|2457782 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435190-500-how-a-unique-puppy-kindergarten-lab-put-the-science-into-dog-training/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:01:00 +0000 Most dogs aren't bred to feel at ease in our homes, but scientists studying puppy cognition have found ways you can help yours adapt mg26435190-500-how-a-unique-puppy-kindergarten-lab-put-the-science-into-dog-training|2457568 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457314-this-start-up-is-removing-carbon-from-a-polluted-new-york-city-river/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:00:09 +0000 Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic are popping up all over the world – New Scientist visited one in New York City’s East river 2457314-this-start-up-is-removing-carbon-from-a-polluted-new-york-city-river|2457314 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456378-why-gene-editors-want-to-treat-fetuses-when-they-are-still-in-the-womb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:00:03 +0000 Gene editing in the womb could be more effective than the same treatment after birth, as it is easier to deliver the necessary genetic machinery to fetal cells 2456378-why-gene-editors-want-to-treat-fetuses-when-they-are-still-in-the-womb|2456378 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457711-anger-over-cop29-finance-deal-threatens-progress-on-carbon-cuts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:34:29 +0000 A reluctant deal finalised at the COP29 climate summit isn't generous enough to encourage nations to submit more ambitious climate plans, delegates warn 2457711-anger-over-cop29-finance-deal-threatens-progress-on-carbon-cuts|2457711 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457391-exploding-interstellar-space-rocks-could-explain-mystery-radio-flashes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:00:19 +0000 Enigmatic phenomena called fast radio bursts might be caused by interstellar objects colliding with highly magnetised neutron stars 2457391-exploding-interstellar-space-rocks-could-explain-mystery-radio-flashes|2457391 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435181-100-is-this-the-pettiest-it-is-possible-to-be-in-an-academic-article/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback is in awe of the authors of a new study in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and how they handled requests from peer reviewers mg26435181-100-is-this-the-pettiest-it-is-possible-to-be-in-an-academic-article|2456475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:39 +0000 IBM has bet big on a modular approach to building quantum computers, and now it has successfully linked two quantum chips together to operate as a single device, a key step towards that goal 2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time|2456542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:55:25 +0000 Using GPT-4o, the model behind ChatGPT, researchers have replicated the personality and behaviour of more than 1000 people, in an effort to create an alternative to focus groups and polling 2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour|2457233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435184-200-our-trust-in-society-is-eroding-we-need-to-fight-back/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 A recent scandal over food hygiene ratings shows how deception destroys trust within society. We need to fight back, says Jonathan R. Goodman mg26435184-200-our-trust-in-society-is-eroding-we-need-to-fight-back|2456829 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435180-100-extreme-heat-is-now-making-cities-unlivable-how-can-we-survive-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Unbearable heat in China’s megacities reveals the future many of us face, but also suggests ways we can adapt mg26435180-100-extreme-heat-is-now-making-cities-unlivable-how-can-we-survive-it|2456335 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457551-hunter-gatherers-built-a-massive-fish-trap-in-belize-4000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:00:15 +0000 Earthen channels that span more than 640 kilometres show that pre-Mayan Mesoamericans built large-scale fish-trapping facilities earlier than previously thought 2457551-hunter-gatherers-built-a-massive-fish-trap-in-belize-4000-years-ago|2457551 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457640-meteorite-crystals-show-evidence-of-hot-water-on-ancient-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:00:14 +0000 A rock that formed around 4.5 billion years ago on Mars before being blasted into space by a meteor strike and making its way to Earth contains telltale evidence that it was formed in the presence of hot water 2457640-meteorite-crystals-show-evidence-of-hot-water-on-ancient-mars|2457640 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 When deciding whether to let people await trial at home or in jail, US judges can use a risk score algorithm. But it often makes harsher recommendations than humans do 2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges|2456603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457490-bacteria-found-in-asteroid-sample-but-theyre-not-from-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:42:05 +0000 The unexpected discovery of microbial life in a piece of rock from an asteroid shows how hard it is to avoid contaminating samples brought back to Earth 2457490-bacteria-found-in-asteroid-sample-but-theyre-not-from-space|2457490 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335052-000-the-surprising-science-of-coffee-and-its-effect-on-both-body-and-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The latest research on caffeine reveals why coffee and decaf can be so good for your health, but energy drinks can be lethal mg26335052-000-the-surprising-science-of-coffee-and-its-effect-on-both-body-and-mind|2444610 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457077-crushed-rocks-outpace-giant-fans-in-race-to-remove-co2-from-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:26 +0000 New technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are growing in scale –though their effect on the climate remains negligible 2457077-crushed-rocks-outpace-giant-fans-in-race-to-remove-co2-from-air|2457077 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457603-stunning-never-let-me-go-stage-version-asks-the-big-questions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:50:40 +0000 Kazuo Ishiguro’s heartbreaking dystopian novel of young love and organ donation has been superbly adapted for the stage 2457603-stunning-never-let-me-go-stage-version-asks-the-big-questions|2457603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457457-having-a-baby-on-mars-you-may-be-in-for-a-difficult-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:30:03 +0000 Kelly Weinersmith, co-author of A City on Mars, the latest pick for our New Scientist Book Club, and Cat Bohannon lay out the reasons why it might not be such a great idea to be pregnant on another planet 2457457-having-a-baby-on-mars-you-may-be-in-for-a-difficult-time|2457457 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:51 +0000 There is no evidence that advertisers use covert recordings of conversations to target people with adverts, an accusation widely denied by the industry, and yet this belief persists 2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads|2457333 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435184-300-striking-photos-highlight-the-stark-reality-of-arctic-glacier-melt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 A pair of photos, taken nearly six decades apart, reveals dramatic ice loss in the Arctic linked to climate change mg26435184-300-striking-photos-highlight-the-stark-reality-of-arctic-glacier-melt|2456830 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456786-what-to-know-about-creatine-the-gym-supplement-with-wide-benefits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:00:31 +0000 Creatine is commonly associated with athletes and bodybuilders, but the popular supplement seems to have broad benefits on everything from ageing to brain function 2456786-what-to-know-about-creatine-the-gym-supplement-with-wide-benefits|2456786 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