New Scientist - Home New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/ New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435162-500-why-do-we-burn-more-coal-and-wood-than-ever-asks-a-provocative-book/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 In More and More and More, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz argues that tackling climate change means rethinking our history of energy consumption – and exposing the green transition as a fiction mg26435162-500-why-do-we-burn-more-coal-and-wood-than-ever-asks-a-provocative-book|2454623 Why hairy animals shake themselves dry https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455284-why-hairy-animals-shake-themselves-dry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:44 +0000 The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselves dry appears to have more to do with pressure than temperature 2455284-why-hairy-animals-shake-themselves-dry|2455284 Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes 2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity|2454625 Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455411-bird-flu-antibodies-found-in-dairy-workers-in-michigan-and-colorado/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:10:40 +0000 Blood tests have shown that about 7 per cent of workers on dairy farms that had H5N1 outbreaks had antibodies against the disease 2455411-bird-flu-antibodies-found-in-dairy-workers-in-michigan-and-colorado|2455411 Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454693-marmots-could-have-the-solution-to-a-long-running-debate-in-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:00:29 +0000 When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics of the group can matter as much as the traits of the individual, according to a study in marmots 2454693-marmots-could-have-the-solution-to-a-long-running-debate-in-evolution|2454693 The complete guide to cooking oils and how they affect your health 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 The real reason VAR infuriates football fans and how to fix it https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:10:00 +0000 The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions 2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it|2454587 Carbon emissions from private jets have exploded in recent years https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455196-carbon-emissions-from-private-jets-have-exploded-in-recent-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:59 +0000 The climate impact of flights taken by the super-rich rose sharply from 2019 to 2023, fuelling calls for a carbon tax on private aviation 2455196-carbon-emissions-from-private-jets-have-exploded-in-recent-years|2455196 Chinese rover finds further evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455332-chinese-rover-finds-further-evidence-for-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:28 +0000 Data collected by the Zhurong rover and orbiting satellites suggests the existence of an ancient shoreline in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars 2455332-chinese-rover-finds-further-evidence-for-an-ancient-ocean-on-mars|2455332 DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455299-dna-analysis-rewrites-the-stories-of-people-buried-in-pompeii/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:01 +0000 Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about the people and their relationships 2455299-dna-analysis-rewrites-the-stories-of-people-buried-in-pompeii|2455299 Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435160-200-could-seaweed-be-the-ultimate-carbon-capture-solution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. In our latest glimpse into the near future, Rowan Hooper tells how seaweed was a game changer when it came to getting carbon out of the atmosphere in the 2030s mg26435160-200-could-seaweed-be-the-ultimate-carbon-capture-solution|2454440 Conspiracy theorists are turning their attention back to HPV vaccines https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435162-300-conspiracy-theorists-are-turning-their-attention-back-to-hpv-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 We are living in a vaccine-hesitant moment, with conspiracy theories thriving on social media. We need to push back, says Simon Williams mg26435162-300-conspiracy-theorists-are-turning-their-attention-back-to-hpv-vaccines|2454621 Knots made in a weird quantum fluid can last forever https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455058-knots-made-in-a-weird-quantum-fluid-can-last-forever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:15:51 +0000 Shapes created by vortices in water often fall apart, but an odd quantum fluid made from ultracold atoms could support vortex knots that never lose their knottiness 2455058-knots-made-in-a-weird-quantum-fluid-can-last-forever|2455058 What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435162-400-what-is-the-price-of-genius-asks-biography-of-roger-penrose/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The Impossible Man by Patchen Barss salutes Roger Penrose's groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics while challenging the idea that a genius should be exempt from ordinary obligations mg26435162-400-what-is-the-price-of-genius-asks-biography-of-roger-penrose|2454622 What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435162-700-what-preparing-for-an-asteroid-strike-teaches-us-about-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics mg26435162-700-what-preparing-for-an-asteroid-strike-teaches-us-about-climate-change|2454756 More people are living with pain today than before covid emerged https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455122-more-people-are-living-with-pain-today-than-before-covid-emerged/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:28:00 +0000 Chronic pain has increased among adults in the US since 2019, which could be due to a rise in sedentary lifestyles or reduced access to healthcare amid covid-19 restrictions 2455122-more-people-are-living-with-pain-today-than-before-covid-emerged|2455122 Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455253-ancient-egyptians-shaped-sheeps-horns-and-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:05:20 +0000 The earliest evidence of livestock with modified horns has been discovered in ancient Egypt – sheep skulls with horns that point in unnatural directions suggest humans forced them to grow that way 2455253-ancient-egyptians-shaped-sheeps-horns-and-we-dont-know-why|2455253 If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:55:00 +0000 From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to see if you could avoid a catastrophic impact mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster|2454453 2024 is set to be the first year that breaches the 1.5°C warming limit https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455106-2024-is-set-to-be-the-first-year-that-breaches-the-1-5c-warming-limit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:00:30 +0000 This year’s average global temperature is almost certain to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial times – a milestone that should spur urgent action, say climate scientists 2455106-2024-is-set-to-be-the-first-year-that-breaches-the-1-5c-warming-limit|2455106 Cancer deaths expected to nearly double worldwide by 2050 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454732-cancer-deaths-expected-to-nearly-double-worldwide-by-2050/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:05 +0000 Experts predict that the number of cancer cases around the world will skyrocket, resulting in millions more fatalities by 2050 2454732-cancer-deaths-expected-to-nearly-double-worldwide-by-2050|2454732 Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454532-vampire-bats-run-on-a-treadmill-to-reveal-their-strange-metabolism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:01:15 +0000 Experiments where vampire bats were made to run on a treadmill have revealed how they extract energy from protein in their latest blood meal 2454532-vampire-bats-run-on-a-treadmill-to-reveal-their-strange-metabolism|2454532 Distant dwarf planet Makemake might have a surprising ice volcano https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455052-distant-dwarf-planet-makemake-might-have-a-surprising-ice-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:26:31 +0000 A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by liquid water 2455052-distant-dwarf-planet-makemake-might-have-a-surprising-ice-volcano|2455052 Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435164-200-before-the-stone-age-were-the-first-tools-made-from-plants-not-rocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age mg26435164-200-before-the-stone-age-were-the-first-tools-made-from-plants-not-rocks|2454771 Dazzling images illuminate research on cardiovascular disease https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454851-dazzling-images-illuminate-research-on-cardiovascular-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:00:25 +0000 The British Heart Foundation’s Reflections of Research competition showcases beautiful images captured by researchers studying heart and circulatory disease 2454851-dazzling-images-illuminate-research-on-cardiovascular-disease|2454851 3D printing with light and sound could let us copy human organs https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:07 +0000 One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing 2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs|2454825 Natural fibres in wet wipes may actually be worse for soil and animals https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454752-natural-fibres-in-wet-wipes-may-actually-be-worse-for-soil-and-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:49:04 +0000 Fibres in wet wipes and clothes often make their way into soil - and natural versions could be more damaging than synthetic ones 2454752-natural-fibres-in-wet-wipes-may-actually-be-worse-for-soil-and-animals|2454752 Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454631-ancient-mesopotamian-clay-seals-offer-clues-to-the-origin-of-writing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:01:09 +0000 Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the symbols used were carried over into proto-writing 2454631-ancient-mesopotamian-clay-seals-offer-clues-to-the-origin-of-writing|2454631 Spraying rice with sunscreen particles during heatwaves boosts growth https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454728-spraying-rice-with-sunscreen-particles-during-heatwaves-boosts-growth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:15:29 +0000 Zinc nanoparticles, a common sunscreen ingredient, can make plants more resilient to climate change – in a surprising way 2454728-spraying-rice-with-sunscreen-particles-during-heatwaves-boosts-growth|2454728 Heat can flow backwards in a gas so thin its particles never touch https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454717-heat-can-flow-backwards-in-a-gas-so-thin-its-particles-never-touch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:45:20 +0000 A surprising reversal of our usual understanding of the second law of thermodynamics shows that it may be possible for heat to move in the “wrong” direction, flowing from a cold area to a warm one 2454717-heat-can-flow-backwards-in-a-gas-so-thin-its-particles-never-touch|2454717 The COP16 biodiversity summit was a big flop for protecting nature https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454705-the-cop16-biodiversity-summit-was-a-big-flop-for-protecting-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:15:10 +0000 Although the COP16 summit in Colombia ended with some important agreements, countries still aren’t moving fast enough to stem biodiversity loss 2454705-the-cop16-biodiversity-summit-was-a-big-flop-for-protecting-nature|2454705 Could when you eat be as important as what you eat? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-200-could-when-you-eat-be-as-important-as-what-you-eat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Peaks in appetite and metabolism driven by our body's inbuilt clocks mean that eating at the wrong time can have consequences for our health and waistline mg26435150-200-could-when-you-eat-be-as-important-as-what-you-eat|2453412 COP29: Clashes over cash are set to dominate the climate conference https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454514-cop29-clashes-over-cash-are-set-to-dominate-the-climate-conference/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:50:55 +0000 The focus is on finance at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month, but countries are a long way from any kind of consensus 2454514-cop29-clashes-over-cash-are-set-to-dominate-the-climate-conference|2454514 World's largest tree is also among the oldest living organisms https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454482-worlds-largest-tree-is-also-among-the-oldest-living-organisms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:14:22 +0000 DNA analysis suggests Pando, a quaking aspen in Utah with thousands of stems connected by their roots, is between 16,000 and 81,000 years old 2454482-worlds-largest-tree-is-also-among-the-oldest-living-organisms|2454482 The science of exercise: Which activity burns the most calories? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435155-000-the-science-of-exercise-which-activity-burns-the-most-calories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Running, swimming, HIIT or walking – what is the best way to work out? The answer is complicated, and depends on the person, finds Grace Wade mg26435155-000-the-science-of-exercise-which-activity-burns-the-most-calories|2453799 Chilling news adds fresh meaning to 2018 Arctic horror drama https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435154-900-chilling-news-adds-fresh-meaning-to-2018-arctic-horror-drama/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 A new study amplifies the horror of an excellent series about the doomed Franklin expedition. The Terror is a worthy tribute to the lost sailors, says Bethan Ackerley mg26435154-900-chilling-news-adds-fresh-meaning-to-2018-arctic-horror-drama|2453798 We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454508-weve-seen-particles-that-are-massless-only-when-moving-one-direction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:08:49 +0000 Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle 2454508-weve-seen-particles-that-are-massless-only-when-moving-one-direction|2454508 Viruses may help store vast amounts of carbon in soil https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454541-viruses-may-help-store-vast-amounts-of-carbon-in-soil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 Soil is full of an uncountable number of viruses, and scientists are only beginning to understand just how substantial their role in the carbon cycle may be 2454541-viruses-may-help-store-vast-amounts-of-carbon-in-soil|2454541 Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454545-bird-flu-was-found-in-a-us-pig-does-that-raise-the-risk-for-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:21:36 +0000 A bird flu virus that has been circulating in dairy cattle for months has now been found in a pig in the US for the first time, raising the risk of the virus evolving to become more dangerous to people 2454545-bird-flu-was-found-in-a-us-pig-does-that-raise-the-risk-for-humans|2454545 There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454024-there-may-be-a-cosmic-speed-limit-on-how-fast-anything-can-grow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:28:25 +0000 Alan Turing's theories about computation seem to have a startling consequence, placing hard limits on how fast or slow any physical process in the universe can grow 2454024-there-may-be-a-cosmic-speed-limit-on-how-fast-anything-can-grow|2454024 One in 20 new Wikipedia pages seem to be written with the help of AI https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:55:43 +0000 Just under 5 per cent of the Wikipedia pages in English that have been published since ChatGPT's release seem to include AI-written content 2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai|2454256 Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454183-cloud-inspired-material-can-bend-light-around-corners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:21 +0000 Light can be directed and steered around bends using a method similar to the way clouds scatter photons, which could lead to advances in medical imaging, cooling systems and even nuclear reactors 2454183-cloud-inspired-material-can-bend-light-around-corners|2454183 Are fermented foods like kimchi really that good for your gut? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-800-are-fermented-foods-like-kimchi-really-that-good-for-your-gut/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 The health benefits of fermented food and drink have long been touted, but firm evidence in favour of kombucha, sauerkraut and kefir is surprisingly elusive mg26435150-800-are-fermented-foods-like-kimchi-really-that-good-for-your-gut|2453418 The best new science fiction books of November 2024 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454271-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-november-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:16 +0000 From Harlan Ellison to Haruki Murakami, via an intergalactic cooking competition, this month has plenty of science fictional treats on offer 2454271-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-november-2024|2454271 Striking image shows well-preserved wreck of Shackleton’s doomed ship https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453812-striking-image-shows-well-preserved-wreck-of-shackletons-doomed-ship/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Endurance sank beneath the ice during Ernest Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition. More than a hundred years later, researchers document their own saga of how they found the vessel 2453812-striking-image-shows-well-preserved-wreck-of-shackletons-doomed-ship|2453812 Forget Hollywood, science has real plans to defend us from asteroids https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435154-700-forget-hollywood-science-has-real-plans-to-defend-us-from-asteroids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Forget Armageddon-sized rocks, just one of 25,000 smaller asteroids could destroy a city on Earth. How to Kill an Asteroid by Robin George Andrew shows how science plans to save the planet mg26435154-700-forget-hollywood-science-has-real-plans-to-defend-us-from-asteroids|2453796 Data centres may soon burn as much extra gas as California uses daily https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454324-data-centres-may-soon-burn-as-much-extra-gas-as-california-uses-daily/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:00:32 +0000 In support of their AI ambitions, tech companies are rapidly expanding US data centres, and this growth is on track to significantly increase US gas demand by 2030 2454324-data-centres-may-soon-burn-as-much-extra-gas-as-california-uses-daily|2454324 War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454375-war-era-sugar-rationing-boosted-health-of-uk-people-conceived-in-1940s/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:00:30 +0000 People conceived during the UK's 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended 2454375-war-era-sugar-rationing-boosted-health-of-uk-people-conceived-in-1940s|2454375 Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454221-chimpanzees-will-never-randomly-type-the-complete-works-of-shakespeare/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:21:30 +0000 The infinite monkey theorem states that illiterate primates could write great literature with enough time, but the amount of time needed is much longer than the lifespan of the universe 2454221-chimpanzees-will-never-randomly-type-the-complete-works-of-shakespeare|2454221 Lakes are losing winter ice cover at an astonishing rate https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454326-lakes-are-losing-winter-ice-cover-at-an-astonishing-rate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:00:55 +0000 Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world 2454326-lakes-are-losing-winter-ice-cover-at-an-astonishing-rate|2454326 The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-400-the-surprising-truth-about-the-health-benefits-of-snacking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 We get about a quarter of our calories from snacks and new research shows that this isn't necessarily bad for us. Done right, snacking can boost our health mg26435150-400-the-surprising-truth-about-the-health-benefits-of-snacking|2453414 A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from eight people https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454310-a-bizarre-skeleton-from-a-roman-grave-has-bones-from-eight-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:51:08 +0000 Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is made up of bones from many people spanning thousands of years – but we don’t know who assembled it or why 2454310-a-bizarre-skeleton-from-a-roman-grave-has-bones-from-eight-people|2454310 How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz 2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis|2453802 Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room 2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar|2453191 Mountaineering astronauts and bad spelling? It's advertising's future https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback) mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future|2453676 Michelangelo's 'The Flood' seems to depict a woman with breast cancer https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454073-michelangelos-the-flood-seems-to-depict-a-woman-with-breast-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:00:53 +0000 The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer in some of his pieces 2454073-michelangelos-the-flood-seems-to-depict-a-woman-with-breast-cancer|2454073 Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Thanks to artificial intelligence, understanding animals may be closer than we think. But we may not like what they are going to tell us, says RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai|2453564 Tense docu-thriller exposes the cruelties of commercial whale trade https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435154-600-tense-docu-thriller-exposes-the-cruelties-of-commercial-whale-trade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Orca – Black & White Gold digs deep into the dirty waters surrounding the killer whale trade and captures a daring rescue mission mg26435154-600-tense-docu-thriller-exposes-the-cruelties-of-commercial-whale-trade|2453795 Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000 The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy 2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private|2454095 Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-700-is-personalised-nutrition-better-than-one-size-fits-all-diet-advice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Our metabolism's response to food is highly idiosyncratic and there are hints that tailoring our diet to these personal differences can deliver health benefits mg26435150-700-is-personalised-nutrition-better-than-one-size-fits-all-diet-advice|2453417 AI can use tourist photos to help track Antarctica’s penguins https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:37 +0000 Scientists used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies – even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region 2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins|2453986 How to cut through the latest nutritional fads https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435153-300-how-to-cut-through-the-latest-nutritional-fads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 From the benefits of fermented foods to diets that promise a better hormone balance, there is a confusing array of dietary advice out there mg26435153-300-how-to-cut-through-the-latest-nutritional-fads|2453782 Cancer atlas reveals how tumours evolve inside the body https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454084-cancer-atlas-reveals-how-tumours-evolve-inside-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:03 +0000 A massive undertaking to map cancer tumours is providing new insights into how the disease forms, evolves and develops resistance to treatments 2454084-cancer-atlas-reveals-how-tumours-evolve-inside-the-body|2454084 The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health impacts https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-500-the-surprisingly-simple-supernutrient-with-far-reaching-health-impacts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Most ingredients touted as the key to better health fail to live up to the hype but fibre bucks this trend, with benefits for the whole body, not just the gut mg26435150-500-the-surprisingly-simple-supernutrient-with-far-reaching-health-impacts|2453415 Oldest tadpole fossil known to science dates back 161 million years https://www.newscientist.com/article/2454031-oldest-tadpole-fossil-known-to-science-dates-back-161-million-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:17 +0000 A fossil of a tadpole from Argentina is 161 million years old - and isn't that different from some modern species 2454031-oldest-tadpole-fossil-known-to-science-dates-back-161-million-years|2454031 Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-300-can-we-really-balance-our-hormones-by-eating-certain-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Diets that claim to control excess oestrogen or stress hormones are all the rage on Instagram and TikTok. They could be good for us, just not for the reasons claimed mg26435150-300-can-we-really-balance-our-hormones-by-eating-certain-foods|2453413 Quantum batteries could give off more energy than they store https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453767-quantum-batteries-could-give-off-more-energy-than-they-store/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:15:33 +0000 Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge than was stored in the battery to begin with 2453767-quantum-batteries-could-give-off-more-energy-than-they-store|2453767 The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453873-the-amazon-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-climate-tipping-point/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 In some recent years, the Amazon biome released more carbon than it absorbed, and further degradation could make it a permanent shift 2453873-the-amazon-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-climate-tipping-point|2453873 Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:00:47 +0000 Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets 2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars|2453853 One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453800-one-course-of-antibiotics-can-change-your-gut-microbiome-for-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:35 +0000 Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea - and the effects may last years 2453800-one-course-of-antibiotics-can-change-your-gut-microbiome-for-years|2453800 Do certain foods suppress inflammation and help you live longer? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435150-600-do-certain-foods-suppress-inflammation-and-help-you-live-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 Recent research shows that anti-inflammatory diets are not as faddish as they might sound, with the power to reduce the risk of heart attacks and some cancers mg26435150-600-do-certain-foods-suppress-inflammation-and-help-you-live-longer|2453416 AI helps driverless cars predict how unseen pedestrians may move https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:19 +0000 A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car 2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move|2453516 Quantum 'Schrödinger's cat' survives for a stunning 23 minutes https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453356-quantum-schrodingers-cat-survives-for-a-stunning-23-minutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:32:34 +0000 A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe for discovering new physics 2453356-quantum-schrodingers-cat-survives-for-a-stunning-23-minutes|2453356 Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453703-clean-energy-rollout-means-chinas-emissions-may-have-peaked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:01:01 +0000 China's carbon emissions may have peaked in 2023, as figures suggest its output has plateaued so far in 2024 2453703-clean-energy-rollout-means-chinas-emissions-may-have-peaked|2453703 Flu viruses have evolved proteins that let them break through mucus https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453526-flu-viruses-have-evolved-proteins-that-let-them-break-through-mucus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:00:05 +0000 Computer simulations of how influenza A moves through human mucus found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky stuff on its way to infecting cells 2453526-flu-viruses-have-evolved-proteins-that-let-them-break-through-mucus|2453526 The world is falling far short of its goal to halt biodiversity loss https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453640-the-world-is-falling-far-short-of-its-goal-to-halt-biodiversity-loss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:35:53 +0000 In 2022, countries pledged to halt biodiversity loss by protecting 30 per cent of the planet by 2030, but progress has been too slow thus far 2453640-the-world-is-falling-far-short-of-its-goal-to-halt-biodiversity-loss|2453640 How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453586-how-psychedelics-and-vr-could-reveal-how-we-become-immersed-in-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 An outlandish experiment searching for a brain network that tunes up and down the feeling of immersion is hoping to unlock the therapeutic effects of psychedelics 2453586-how-psychedelics-and-vr-could-reveal-how-we-become-immersed-in-reality|2453586 Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453314-meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:48:15 +0000 In a small study, women experienced more empathy for strangers who were experiencing pain after an eight-week meditation training programme 2453314-meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers|2453314 Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453548-weird-microbes-could-help-rewrite-the-origin-of-multicellular-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000 Single-celled organisms called archaea can become multicellular when compressed, highlighting the role of physical forces in evolution 2453548-weird-microbes-could-help-rewrite-the-origin-of-multicellular-life|2453548 Earth is now gaining less heat than it has for several years https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453289-earth-is-now-gaining-less-heat-than-it-has-for-several-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:51 +0100 The recent surge in warming led to fears that climate change may be accelerating beyond model projections, but a fall in how much heat Earth is gaining makes this less likely 2453289-earth-is-now-gaining-less-heat-than-it-has-for-several-years|2453289 Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453552-stone-age-network-reveals-ancient-paris-was-an-artisanal-trading-hub/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:10:21 +0000 Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftspeople in what is now Paris, who traded along vast networks 2453552-stone-age-network-reveals-ancient-paris-was-an-artisanal-trading-hub|2453552 Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435141-700-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 New research into the moments between wakefulness and sleep could bring hope for insomniacs and even make us more creative problem-solvers mg26435141-700-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions|2452629 Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435141-800-energy-expert-vaclav-smil-on-how-to-feed-the-world-without-trashing-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The systems we use to produce food have many problems, from horrifying waste to their dependence on fossil fuels. Vaclav Smil explains how to fix them mg26435141-800-energy-expert-vaclav-smil-on-how-to-feed-the-world-without-trashing-it|2452630 10 stunning James Webb Space Telescope images show the beauty of space https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:52:48 +0100 Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe. Here's her pick of the telescope’s best shots 2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space|2452297 Why a potted plant isn't the easiest option for would-be gardeners https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435143-700-why-a-potted-plant-isnt-the-easiest-option-for-would-be-gardeners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 For nervous newbie gardeners, starting out with a single plant in a small pot is pitched as an easy win by the horticultural industry. James Wong explains why it isn't mg26435143-700-why-a-potted-plant-isnt-the-easiest-option-for-would-be-gardeners|2452933 Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435140-600-tim-wintons-post-apocalyptic-new-novel-is-terrifying-and-brilliant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A man and young girl drive across a scorched Australian outback in Juice, an extraordinary new sci-fi novel where nothing is what it first seems, says Emily H. Wilson mg26435140-600-tim-wintons-post-apocalyptic-new-novel-is-terrifying-and-brilliant|2452428 AI models fall for the same scams that we do https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others 2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do|2453350 NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:48 +0100 The largest and most ambitious Martian drone yet could carry kilograms of scientific equipment over great distances and set itself down on the Red Planet unassisted 2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit|2452967 DNA helps match 'Well Man' skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453247-dna-helps-match-well-man-skeleton-to-800-year-old-norwegian-saga/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 The Sverris saga describes how castle invaders “took a dead man and cast him unto the well, and then filled it up with stones”, in what may have been an early act of biological warfare - and now researchers believe they have found the skeleton of the man in question 2453247-dna-helps-match-well-man-skeleton-to-800-year-old-norwegian-saga|2453247 This surprisingly creative trick helps children eat more fruit and veg https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453306-this-surprisingly-creative-trick-helps-children-eat-more-fruit-and-veg/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100 Weaving tales of magical fruit and vegetables into your children's stories may encourage them to eat healthy snacks 2453306-this-surprisingly-creative-trick-helps-children-eat-more-fruit-and-veg|2453306 Tiny battery made from silk hydrogel can run a mouse pacemaker https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:58 +0100 A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants 2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker|2453303 Rich biography of Marie Curie shows how she helped women into science https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435140-400-rich-biography-of-marie-curie-shows-how-she-helped-women-into-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Marie Curie redefined the role of women in science by training a generation of “lab daughters” to have stellar careers, shows Dava Sobel's detailed and intimate new biography, The Elements of Marie Curie mg26435140-400-rich-biography-of-marie-curie-shows-how-she-helped-women-into-science|2452426 Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:36 +0100 Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge amounts of them have been spotted in a huge, cold cloud of gas 2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time|2452199 Your gut bacteria are at war - and force their enemies to switch sides https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453218-your-gut-bacteria-are-at-war-and-force-their-enemies-to-switch-sides/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:32 +0100 Rival tribes of bacteria armed with poison darts are fighting it out in your gut, with armies of traitors often winning the day 2453218-your-gut-bacteria-are-at-war-and-force-their-enemies-to-switch-sides|2453218 Some wildfires are growing twice as fast as they did two decades ago https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453148-some-wildfires-are-growing-twice-as-fast-as-they-did-two-decades-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:06 +0100 In the western US, the average maximum growth rate of fires has more than doubled over the past two decades 2453148-some-wildfires-are-growing-twice-as-fast-as-they-did-two-decades-ago|2453148 Solving Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox has raised new mysteries https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435140-700-solving-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-has-raised-new-mysteries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Physicists finally know whether black holes destroy the information contained in infalling matter. The problem is that the answer hasn’t lit the way to a new understanding of space-time mg26435140-700-solving-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-has-raised-new-mysteries|2452429 Electric skin patch could keep wounds free of infection https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453195-electric-skin-patch-could-keep-wounds-free-of-infection/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:00:21 +0100 Zapping the skin with electricity could stop bacteria that live there harmlessly from entering the body and causing blood poisoning 2453195-electric-skin-patch-could-keep-wounds-free-of-infection|2453195 Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:52 +0100 Despite talk of a green recovery, global greenhouse gas emissions continued to rise as the world emerged from coronavirus lockdowns 2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic|2453198 Why we may be getting urban tree planting all wrong https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435140-100-why-we-may-be-getting-urban-tree-planting-all-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Greening our cities is a good thing, but it has to be done with an eye to the unfolding climate crisis of our times mg26435140-100-why-we-may-be-getting-urban-tree-planting-all-wrong|2452423 Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0100 A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries 2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars|2453185 Neuroscientist finds her brain shrinks while taking birth control https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452737-neuroscientist-finds-her-brain-shrinks-while-taking-birth-control/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:52:51 +0100 A researcher who underwent dozens of brain scans discovered that the volume of her cerebral cortex was 1 per cent lower when she took hormonal contraceptives 2452737-neuroscientist-finds-her-brain-shrinks-while-taking-birth-control|2452737