New Scientist - Features 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/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=features 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/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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 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=features 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 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking 2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers|2406514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The discovery that a small blue blob of neurons, the locus coeruleus, controls your mode of thinking suggests ways to increase learning, creativity, focus and alertness mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think|2450798 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435130-300-the-free-energy-principle-can-one-idea-explain-why-everything-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0100 What life is and how the mind works fall within the compass of one bold concept. But critics say that by attempting to explain everything, it may end up explaining nothing mg26435130-300-the-free-energy-principle-can-one-idea-explain-why-everything-exists|2451554 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation|2451556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435131-800-why-frenemies-or-love-hate-relationships-are-so-bad-for-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Friends who blow hot and cold put more strain on your physical and mental health than enemies. Here's how to spot them and handle them mg26435131-800-why-frenemies-or-love-hate-relationships-are-so-bad-for-your-health|2451725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-300-we-are-finally-improving-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-heres-how/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of prostate cancer are surging alarmingly around the world. Thankfully, we are developing more accurate tests that can catch the condition early mg26335040-300-we-are-finally-improving-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-heres-how|2443325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334993-000-how-a-simple-physics-experiment-could-reveal-the-dark-dimension/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:50:00 +0100 Could the universe's missing matter be hiding in a "dark" extra dimension? We now have simple ways to test this outlandish idea - and the existence of extra dimensions more generally mg26334993-000-how-a-simple-physics-experiment-could-reveal-the-dark-dimension|2438874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435120-800-a-cave-in-france-is-revealing-how-the-neanderthals-died-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Discoveries from the genomes of the last Neanderthals are rewriting the story of how our own species came to replace them mg26435120-800-a-cave-in-france-is-revealing-how-the-neanderthals-died-out|2450640 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435120-900-the-physicist-who-argues-that-there-are-no-objective-laws-of-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Daniele Oriti’s pursuit of a theory of quantum gravity has led him to the startling conclusion that the laws of nature don’t exist independently of us – a perspective shift that could yield fresh breakthroughs mg26435120-900-the-physicist-who-argues-that-there-are-no-objective-laws-of-physics|2450641 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335104-500-the-brain-has-its-own-microbiome-heres-what-it-means-for-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Neuroscientists have been surprised to discover that the human brain is teeming with microbes, and we are beginning to suspect they could play a role in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's mg26335104-500-the-brain-has-its-own-microbiome-heres-what-it-means-for-your-health|2449105 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-700-why-we-avoid-effort-even-though-it-can-improve-our-well-being/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Understanding the “effort paradox” can help you reshape your relationship to exertion so that you commit to those hard but truly meaningful activities mg26435110-700-why-we-avoid-effort-even-though-it-can-improve-our-well-being|2449855 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435112-500-how-to-rebuild-democracy-to-truly-harness-the-power-of-the-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Confidence in politics is falling around the world. Can scientific insights help us create a fairer, smarter foundation for government? mg26435112-500-how-to-rebuild-democracy-to-truly-harness-the-power-of-the-people|2449939 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 How did the supermassive black holes we’re now seeing in the early universe get so big so fast? Astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani is using sophisticated galaxy simulations to figure it out mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes|2449856 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335090-900-snoring-isnt-just-a-nuisance-its-dangerous-why-cant-we-treat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Snoring is often viewed as harmless, at least to the snorer, but we are now uncovering its potentially serious effects on cardiovascular health. And finding ways to stop is surprisingly challenging mg26335090-900-snoring-isnt-just-a-nuisance-its-dangerous-why-cant-we-treat-it|2447906 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335082-600-a-fresh-understanding-of-ocd-is-opening-routes-to-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 We're finally pinning down the mechanisms that drive obsessive-compulsive disorder, revealing a complex combination of imbalanced brain networks, the immune system and even gut microbes mg26335082-600-a-fresh-understanding-of-ocd-is-opening-routes-to-new-treatments|2447086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments|2393615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440422-the-remarkable-science-backed-ways-to-get-fit-as-fast-as-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:00:14 +0100 A better understanding of what happens to our bodies when we get fitter can unlock ways to speed up the journey – and it might be simpler than you think 2440422-the-remarkable-science-backed-ways-to-get-fit-as-fast-as-possible|2440422 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533930-400-a-longevity-diet-that-hacks-cell-ageing-could-add-years-to-your-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0100 A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat mg25533930-400-a-longevity-diet-that-hacks-cell-ageing-could-add-years-to-your-life|2326149 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=features 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/mg26335100-100-the-fascinating-truth-about-why-common-sense-isnt-really-that-common/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI mg26335100-100-the-fascinating-truth-about-why-common-sense-isnt-really-that-common|2448800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe expanded at incredible speed after its birth mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began|2448991 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335090-100-why-the-words-we-use-in-physics-obscure-the-true-nature-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks how to see things more clearly mg26335090-100-why-the-words-we-use-in-physics-obscure-the-true-nature-of-reality|2447889 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Artificial intelligence has more in common with ants than humans, says Neil Lawrence. Only by taking a more nuanced view of intelligence can we see how machines will truly transform society mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense|2447907 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology|2446906 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335082-700-how-the-most-precise-clock-ever-could-change-our-view-of-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Forget atomic clocks. Nuclear clocks, which only drop a second every 300 billion years, can test whether nature's fundamental constants are constant after all mg26335082-700-how-the-most-precise-clock-ever-could-change-our-view-of-the-cosmos|2447087 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-800-were-finally-solving-the-puzzle-of-how-clouds-will-affect-our-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Clouds can trap heat or reflect it away from Earth, making their impact on global warming extraordinarily hard to predict. Now, new ways of studying them are lifting the fog mg26335070-800-were-finally-solving-the-puzzle-of-how-clouds-will-affect-our-climate|2446011 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335074-400-microglia-how-the-brains-immune-cells-may-be-causing-dementia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 They fight invaders, clear debris and tend neural connections, but sometimes microglia go rogue. Preventing this malfunction may offer new treatments for brain conditions including Alzheimer's mg26335074-400-microglia-how-the-brains-immune-cells-may-be-causing-dementia|2446238 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality|2446010 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have unexpected effects on the brain, opening up potential new ways to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and Alzheimer’s mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs|2435246 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:33 +0100 Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real 2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation|2445475 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335062-800-is-digital-technology-really-swaying-voters-and-undermining-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Many fear that voters are being manipulated by political campaigns that use Facebook ads, TikTok and YouTube videos, but research reveals a more surprising story mg26335062-800-is-digital-technology-really-swaying-voters-and-undermining-democracy|2445325 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-900-how-a-new-kind-of-vaccine-could-lead-to-the-eradication-of-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Promising new vaccines are designed to be given to patients at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. If they perform well in clinical trials, they have the potential to one day rid society of dementia mg26335060-900-how-a-new-kind-of-vaccine-could-lead-to-the-eradication-of-alzheimers|2445110 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335060-100-how-the-healing-powers-of-botany-can-reduce-anxiety-and-boost-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Surrounding ourselves with greenery can do wonders for our physical and mental wellbeing. Kathy Willis reveals just what kinds of plants are best for our brains and bodies, and why mg26335060-100-how-the-healing-powers-of-botany-can-reduce-anxiety-and-boost-health|2444990 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for|2444438 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335050-100-why-the-underground-home-of-the-worlds-weirdest-wildlife-is-in-danger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0100 Up to 100,000 extraordinary species, from spiders and beetles to salamanders and fish, live in subterranean caves and cracks. They aren’t as safe down there as we thought mg26335050-100-why-the-underground-home-of-the-worlds-weirdest-wildlife-is-in-danger|2444276 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-100-how-climate-change-has-pushed-our-oceans-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:25:00 +0100 For decades, the oceans have absorbed much of the excess heat caused by greenhouse gases. The latest observations suggest they are reaching their limits, so how worried should we be? mg26335040-100-how-climate-change-has-pushed-our-oceans-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe|2443323 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234851-700-the-new-evidence-that-explains-what-anxiety-really-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 What anxiety actually is has puzzled scientists for decades. Now we are starting to figure out how it may arise from miscommunication between the body and the brain mg26234851-700-the-new-evidence-that-explains-what-anxiety-really-is|2424802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-300-five-scientific-ways-to-help-reduce-feelings-of-anxiety/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 There are several evidence-backed ways of calming an anxious mind – from eating specific foods to adding certain exercises to your routine mg26234852-300-five-scientific-ways-to-help-reduce-feelings-of-anxiety|2424808 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 We instinctively know that relaxing feels good, but we are now figuring out what it does to the brain and uncovering the best ways to unwind to maximise its benefits mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better|2389301 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335040-200-why-overcoming-your-cynicism-could-be-key-to-a-healthier-happier-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Evidence suggests that cynicism is bad for your health. Neuroscientist Jamil Zaki describes the three ways to conquer your inner cynic to boost your well-being mg26335040-200-why-overcoming-your-cynicism-could-be-key-to-a-healthier-happier-life|2443324 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Conventional measures like blood pressure and body mass index only tell you so much. Testing your microbiome and metabolites, or even discovering your “immune grade”, can offer a clearer picture of your health mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up|2400129 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 New blood tests can reveal whether your immune system is fighting fit by looking at the balance of different immune cells, but there may be a simpler way of gauging your immune health mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong|2357135 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:33 +0100 From artificial retinas to ageing mice, here are five of the most promising results from research performed on the ISS – and what they might mean for humans on Earth and in space 2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments|2441857 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The International Space Station will burn up and splash down into the Pacific sometime around 2030. What could possibly go wrong? And will we ever see anything like the ISS again? mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth|2442744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-100-self-centred-spoiled-and-lonely-examining-the-only-child-stereotype/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 More and more parents are choosing to only have one child. Here’s what the evidence says about how growing up without siblings affects their personality traits and well-being mg26335032-100-self-centred-spoiled-and-lonely-examining-the-only-child-stereotype|2442743 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335030-100-how-clues-in-honey-can-help-fight-our-biggest-biodiversity-challenges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 There are secrets aplenty in a pot of honey – from information about bees' "micro-bee-ota" to DNA from the environment – that can help us fight food fraud and even monitor shifts in climate mg26335030-100-how-clues-in-honey-can-help-fight-our-biggest-biodiversity-challenges|2442483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335023-000-what-made-us-human-the-fossils-redefining-our-evolutionary-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought mg26335023-000-what-made-us-human-the-fossils-redefining-our-evolutionary-origins|2441960 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The first generation of stars changed the course of cosmic history. Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we have a real chance of spotting them mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe|2441804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335023-100-will-implants-that-meld-minds-with-machines-enhance-human-abilities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Devices that let people with paralysis walk and talk are rapidly improving. Some see a future in which we alter memories and download skills – but major challenges remain mg26335023-100-will-implants-that-meld-minds-with-machines-enhance-human-abilities|2441961 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335011-800-why-slow-running-could-be-even-more-beneficial-than-running-fast/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0100 The slow-running movement, in which people meet for unhurried jogs, is booming – but don't be fooled into thinking that if there's no pain, there's no gain mg26335011-800-why-slow-running-could-be-even-more-beneficial-than-running-fast|2440623 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335011-600-what-is-the-optimal-amount-of-exercise-and-how-much-is-too-much/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:35:00 +0100 When it comes to exercise, more isn't necessarily better – and we're now discovering the ideal dose for better health mg26335011-600-what-is-the-optimal-amount-of-exercise-and-how-much-is-too-much|2440621 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335011-900-how-to-use-psychology-to-hack-your-mind-and-fall-in-love-with-exercise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0100 If the idea of exercise is more attractive than the reality, you aren't alone. But there are ways to train your motivation and develop better habits mg26335011-900-how-to-use-psychology-to-hack-your-mind-and-fall-in-love-with-exercise|2440624 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335012-000-how-fast-do-we-get-out-of-shape-and-is-there-a-way-to-slow-the-loss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0100 When we take a break from exercise, it can feel like we quickly go back to square one. But this isn't the case, and there are various ways to minimise the decline mg26335012-000-how-fast-do-we-get-out-of-shape-and-is-there-a-way-to-slow-the-loss|2440625 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440433-when-is-the-best-time-to-exercise-to-get-the-most-from-your-workout/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:00:14 +0100 There may be ways to work with your body’s natural daily and monthly cycles to get the maximum benefits from workouts and avoid injury 2440433-when-is-the-best-time-to-exercise-to-get-the-most-from-your-workout|2440433 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335012-200-how-much-exercise-do-children-really-need-and-what-type/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Better fitness in children is linked to better cognition and health in later life, but the majority in the US and UK don't get nearly enough. Here's what parents can do mg26335012-200-how-much-exercise-do-children-really-need-and-what-type|2440627 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335011-700-if-your-gym-instructor-is-an-ipad-what-is-lost-and-gained/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:30:00 +0100 When your gym class is online at home, you don't necessarily need to miss out on the benefits that come from exercising in-person with others mg26335011-700-if-your-gym-instructor-is-an-ipad-what-is-lost-and-gained|2440622 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335000-100-why-midlife-is-the-perfect-time-to-take-control-of-your-future-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The lifestyle choices you make in middle age play a particularly important role in how your brain ages mg26335000-100-why-midlife-is-the-perfect-time-to-take-control-of-your-future-health|2439435 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335002-500-how-incredibly-simple-tech-can-supercharge-the-race-to-net-zero/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 To even out the intermittent power supply from wind and solar, we need to build vast energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and lifting weights mg26335002-500-how-incredibly-simple-tech-can-supercharge-the-race-to-net-zero|2439671 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before – and perhaps discover new physics mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth|2439501 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=features 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/mg26334991-200-the-vital-viruses-that-shape-your-microbiome-and-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Your body is home to trillions of beneficial viruses crucial for a healthy microbiome. We may one day be able to tweak this "virome" to treat obesity and anxiety mg26334991-200-the-vital-viruses-that-shape-your-microbiome-and-your-health|2438737 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334982-800-new-anti-ageing-vaccines-promise-to-prevent-diseases-like-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 It may soon be possible to vaccinate ourselves against the diseases of old age, keeping our body and brain healthier for longer mg26334982-800-new-anti-ageing-vaccines-promise-to-prevent-diseases-like-alzheimers|2438006 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334980-500-how-ghost-cities-in-the-amazon-are-rewriting-the-story-of-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Remote sensing, including lidar, reveals that the Amazon was once home to millions of people. The emerging picture of how they lived challenges ideas of human cultural evolution mg26334980-500-how-ghost-cities-in-the-amazon-are-rewriting-the-story-of-civilisation|2437794 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334980-600-the-hacker-turned-politician-using-digital-tech-to-reimagine-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Taiwan’s first ever minister of digital affairs has transformed politics, using online platforms and AI to give power to the country’s citizens – with lessons for us all mg26334980-600-the-hacker-turned-politician-using-digital-tech-to-reimagine-democracy|2437795 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-300-we-are-closer-than-ever-to-finally-proving-the-multiverse-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0100 One hundred years ago, we discovered there were other galaxies beyond our own. Now, we might be on the verge of another discovery: that there are other universes mg26234971-300-we-are-closer-than-ever-to-finally-proving-the-multiverse-exists|2436689 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-600-are-space-and-time-illusions-the-answer-could-lie-in-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Whether space and time are part of the universe or they emerge from quantum entanglement is one of the biggest questions in physics. And we are getting close to the truth mg26234970-600-are-space-and-time-illusions-the-answer-could-lie-in-black-holes|2436681 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-200-the-universe-is-built-a-lot-like-a-giant-brain-so-is-it-conscious/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Research has found the universe is remarkably similar in structure to the human brain. But does this mean the cosmos has a consciousness of its own? mg26234971-200-the-universe-is-built-a-lot-like-a-giant-brain-so-is-it-conscious|2436688 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-400-why-antibiotic-resistance-could-make-the-last-pandemic-look-minor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 People don't realise just how bad our antibiotic resistance problem is, says Jeanne Marrazzo, the top infectious disease specialist in the US mg26234971-400-why-antibiotic-resistance-could-make-the-last-pandemic-look-minor|2436690 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-700-why-this-is-a-golden-age-for-life-to-thrive-across-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Almost all the stars that will ever exist have already been born, and they have been around long enough for life to evolve on planets that orbit them mg26234970-700-why-this-is-a-golden-age-for-life-to-thrive-across-the-universe|2436682 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-600-is-it-possible-to-fully-understand-the-universe-while-living-in-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Through science, we are striving for objective knowledge about the universe around us. But physicists increasingly believe achieving this will never be possible mg26234971-600-is-it-possible-to-fully-understand-the-universe-while-living-in-it|2436733 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:55:00 +0100 We may never know what lies beyond the boundaries of the observable universe, but the fabric of the cosmos can tell us whether the universe is infinite or not mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us|2436680 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here's why you should take it as a source of comfort mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space|2436686 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0100 See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million light years in each direction mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe|2436684 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life|2436683 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934520-100-extreme-heat-inside-the-expedition-to-find-out-how-humans-can-adapt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Climate change means extreme heat will become the norm for millions across the world. We joined an experiment in the Saudi Arabian desert designed to find out what that means for our brains and bodies mg25934520-100-extreme-heat-inside-the-expedition-to-find-out-how-humans-can-adapt|2387142 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234960-100-why-humanitys-survival-may-depend-on-us-becoming-a-tribe-of-billions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Tribalism can be toxic, yet we need more of it if we are to meet today’s global challenges, argues one anthropologist. His research reveals how to create a “teratribe” mg26234960-100-why-humanitys-survival-may-depend-on-us-becoming-a-tribe-of-billions|2435664 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234960-900-the-truth-about-social-media-and-screen-times-impact-on-young-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 There are many scary claims about excess time on digital devices for children and teenagers. Here’s a guide to the real risks - and what to do about them mg26234960-900-the-truth-about-social-media-and-screen-times-impact-on-young-people|2435748 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The New Horizons mission to Pluto, now zooming out of the Kuiper belt, has made a discovery that could upend what we know about where the solar system ends mg26234962-800-is-an-old-nasa-probe-about-to-redraw-the-frontier-of-the-solar-system|2435940 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234950-500-how-dodo-de-extinction-is-helping-rescue-the-extraordinary-pink-pigeon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:05:00 +0100 The same genetic tools being used to resurrect the woolly mammoth and dodo could help many other vulnerable species that have yet to die out mg26234950-500-how-dodo-de-extinction-is-helping-rescue-the-extraordinary-pink-pigeon|2434851 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234950-400-what-naked-singularities-are-revealing-about-quantum-space-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:12:00 +0100 Are points of infinite curvature, where general relativity breaks down, always hidden inside black holes? 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