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 Peculiar galaxy seems to contain surprisingly pristine stars https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489792-peculiar-galaxy-seems-to-contain-surprisingly-pristine-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:00:51 +0100 Stars uncontaminated by heavier elements are thought to have formed very early in the universe, but a galaxy much later in cosmic history might let us see them for the first time 2489792-peculiar-galaxy-seems-to-contain-surprisingly-pristine-stars|2489792 Triumphant images of women who climbed to new heights https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735532-300-triumphant-images-of-women-who-climbed-to-new-heights/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Mountaineering Women: Climbing through history tells the stories of more than a dozen female climbers who have conquered the world's greatest peaks mg26735532-300-triumphant-images-of-women-who-climbed-to-new-heights|2488991 The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487768-the-25-best-fictional-robots-according-to-new-scientist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:26 +0100 From R2D2 to the Terminator via Bender and Johnny-5, we choose our favourite robots from books, films and television series 2487768-the-25-best-fictional-robots-according-to-new-scientist|2487768 Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735530-200-fictional-female-robots-have-a-long-history-and-its-often-quite-dark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick mg26735530-200-fictional-female-robots-have-a-long-history-and-its-often-quite-dark|2488873 Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489763-intensely-grieving-a-loved-one-could-shorten-a-mourners-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:34 +0100 Feeling profound grief years after a loved one has died could affect our own longevity 2489763-intensely-grieving-a-loved-one-could-shorten-a-mourners-life|2489763 Why Trump's order targeting 'woke' AI may be impossible to follow https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489771-why-trumps-order-targeting-woke-ai-may-be-impossible-to-follow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:00:04 +0100 President Trump signed an executive order requiring companies with US government contracts to make their AI models "free from ideological bias". That could get messy for Big Tech 2489771-why-trumps-order-targeting-woke-ai-may-be-impossible-to-follow|2489771 Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489591-record-marine-heatwaves-may-signal-a-permanent-shift-in-the-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:00:14 +0100 Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth 2489591-record-marine-heatwaves-may-signal-a-permanent-shift-in-the-oceans|2489591 Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489613-why-a-tech-start-up-wants-to-pump-your-faeces-deep-underground/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:00:46 +0100 Start-up Vaulted Deep, which has funding from Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems 2489613-why-a-tech-start-up-wants-to-pump-your-faeces-deep-underground|2489613 Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489722-thousands-of-seadragons-are-dying-in-australias-toxic-algal-bloom/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:51 +0100 An algal bloom in South Australia has caused mass deaths of many species since March - now researchers warn that leafy and weedy seadragons could be facing the threat of extinction 2489722-thousands-of-seadragons-are-dying-in-australias-toxic-algal-bloom|2489722 Social media is dead – here’s what comes next https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735530-100-social-media-is-dead-heres-what-comes-next/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 A new information ecosystem is on the rise, featuring closer connections, cosy media and worker-owned websites, writes Annalee Newitz mg26735530-100-social-media-is-dead-heres-what-comes-next|2488872 Our brain's mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489223-our-brains-mitochondria-may-play-a-crucial-role-in-the-onset-of-sleep/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:00:20 +0100 Textbooks say that mitochondria exist to supply cells with energy, but experiments in fruit flies suggest they are also involved in sleep 2489223-our-brains-mitochondria-may-play-a-crucial-role-in-the-onset-of-sleep|2489223 How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487555-how-regrowing-your-own-teeth-could-replace-dentures-and-implants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:00:26 +0100 Losing a tooth as an adult is par for the course for many of us. The only option to replace them? Artificial substitutes. But an era of regrowing living teeth may now be almost upon us 2487555-how-regrowing-your-own-teeth-could-replace-dentures-and-implants|2487555 Anthropic AI goes rogue when trying to run a vending machine https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735531-400-anthropic-ai-goes-rogue-when-trying-to-run-a-vending-machine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback watches with raised eyebrows as Anthropic's AI Claude is given the job of running the company vending machine, and goes a little off the rails mg26735531-400-anthropic-ai-goes-rogue-when-trying-to-run-a-vending-machine|2488897 Tapping into the full power of music could transform our lives https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735533-700-tapping-into-the-full-power-of-music-could-transform-our-lives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 From reducing pain to relieving stress, the evidence for music's power is strong. Stefan Koelsch says we should use it – now mg26735533-700-tapping-into-the-full-power-of-music-could-transform-our-lives|2489163 The time you take an oral exam could affect whether you pass or fail https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489410-the-time-you-take-an-oral-exam-could-affect-whether-you-pass-or-fail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:00:16 +0100 Midday seems to be the optimal time to take an oral exam at university, which could be due to students not generally being early risers 2489410-the-time-you-take-an-oral-exam-could-affect-whether-you-pass-or-fail|2489410 Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489453-walking-7000-steps-a-day-seems-to-be-enough-to-keep-us-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:30:27 +0100 Many people like to check that they have walked 10,000 steps over the course of a day, but falling short of that target still seems to bring serious health benefits 2489453-walking-7000-steps-a-day-seems-to-be-enough-to-keep-us-healthy|2489453 Remarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489535-remarkable-set-of-tracks-suggests-different-dinosaurs-herded-together/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:00:32 +0100 Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracks found in Canada might have been made by different species walking together, but the evidence is far from conclusive 2489535-remarkable-set-of-tracks-suggests-different-dinosaurs-herded-together|2489535 The secret to what makes colours pop on dazzling songbirds https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489534-the-secret-to-what-makes-colours-pop-on-dazzling-songbirds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:00:31 +0100 Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching 2489534-the-secret-to-what-makes-colours-pop-on-dazzling-songbirds|2489534 Homo naledi's burial practices could change what it means to be human https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735532-600-homo-naledis-burial-practices-could-change-what-it-means-to-be-human/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 If ancient humans with brains a third the size of our own buried their dead, as some archaeologists are claiming, then our species may be less special than we thought mg26735532-600-homo-naledis-burial-practices-could-change-what-it-means-to-be-human|2489152 Simple skincare routine could stop babies developing eczema https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489583-simple-skincare-routine-could-stop-babies-developing-eczema/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:49 +0100 Keeping a baby's skin moisturised could significantly reduce their risk of eczema - but perhaps only for babies that aren't genetically at risk 2489583-simple-skincare-routine-could-stop-babies-developing-eczema|2489583 AI helps reconstruct damaged Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489138-ai-helps-reconstruct-damaged-latin-inscriptions-from-the-roman-empire/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:40 +0100 Google DeepMind and historians created an AI tool called Aeneas that can predict the missing words in Latin inscriptions carved into stone walls and pottery sherds from the ancient Roman Empire. 2489138-ai-helps-reconstruct-damaged-latin-inscriptions-from-the-roman-empire|2489138 What were ancient humans thinking when they began to bury their dead? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487980-what-were-ancient-humans-thinking-when-they-began-to-bury-their-dead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:36 +0100 Claims that a small-brained hominin called Homo naledi buried its dead raise intriguing questions about ancient minds and why we engage in this peculiar practice 2487980-what-were-ancient-humans-thinking-when-they-began-to-bury-their-dead|2487980 Spectacular Triassic reptile had an early kind of feathers https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489437-spectacular-triassic-reptile-had-an-early-kind-of-feathers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:36 +0100 A 247-million-year-old fossil reptile boasted an enormous crest on its back made from feather-like appendages, long before the appearance of feathered dinosaurs 2489437-spectacular-triassic-reptile-had-an-early-kind-of-feathers|2489437 Gold can be heated to 14 times its melting point without melting https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489578-gold-can-be-heated-to-14-times-its-melting-point-without-melting/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:18 +0100 With fast heating, sheets of gold can shoot past the theoretical maximum temperature a solid can have before it melts – raising questions about what the true limits are 2489578-gold-can-be-heated-to-14-times-its-melting-point-without-melting|2489578 AI beats goalkeepers at predicting which way penalty taker will shoot https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489261-ai-beats-goalkeepers-at-predicting-which-way-penalty-taker-will-shoot/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:16 +0100 By analysing videos of penalty kicks, a deep learning model was able to predict whether a shot would go to the goalkeeper’s left or right with 64 per cent accuracy 2489261-ai-beats-goalkeepers-at-predicting-which-way-penalty-taker-will-shoot|2489261 We’ve discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487013-weve-discovered-a-new-kind-of-magnetism-what-can-we-do-with-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:00:14 +0100 Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us build an entirely new type of computer 2487013-weve-discovered-a-new-kind-of-magnetism-what-can-we-do-with-it|2487013 Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489111-ancient-terror-birds-may-have-been-no-match-for-hungry-giant-caimans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:01:08 +0100 A 13-million-year-old leg bone from an enormous flightless bird carries crocodilian tooth marks, showing South America was once a predator-eat-predator world 2489111-ancient-terror-birds-may-have-been-no-match-for-hungry-giant-caimans|2489111 Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489047-cleaner-air-has-increased-the-number-of-city-heatwaves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:00:57 +0100 Reducing air pollution is critical for improving public health, but it has brought big climate trade-offs 2489047-cleaner-air-has-increased-the-number-of-city-heatwaves|2489047 DeepMind and OpenAI claim gold in International Mathematical Olympiad https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489248-deepmind-and-openai-claim-gold-in-international-mathematical-olympiad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:05:51 +0100 Two AI models have achieved gold medal standard for the first time in a prestigious competition for young mathematicians – and their developers claim these AIs could soon crack tough scientific problems 2489248-deepmind-and-openai-claim-gold-in-international-mathematical-olympiad|2489248 Tiny elusive gecko rediscovered on one of the Galapagos islands https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489025-tiny-elusive-gecko-rediscovered-on-one-of-the-galapagos-islands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:00:27 +0100 Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a campaign to eliminate invasive rats 2489025-tiny-elusive-gecko-rediscovered-on-one-of-the-galapagos-islands|2489025 The pandemic may have aged our brains even before we caught covid-19 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489149-the-pandemic-may-have-aged-our-brains-even-before-we-caught-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:00:20 +0100 The covid-19 pandemic changed our lives, and the world, in many ways - and now we are starting to understand its wider neurological effects 2489149-the-pandemic-may-have-aged-our-brains-even-before-we-caught-covid-19|2489149 Ancient animal's fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489181-ancient-animals-fossilised-brain-prompts-rethink-of-spider-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:00:05 +0100 A 500-million-year-old sea creature called Mollisonia shared a similar brain structure to modern spiders, suggesting that arachnids first evolved in the sea 2489181-ancient-animals-fossilised-brain-prompts-rethink-of-spider-evolution|2489181 Gluten may not actually trigger many irritable bowel syndrome cases https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489039-gluten-may-not-actually-trigger-many-irritable-bowel-syndrome-cases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:30:50 +0100 People who follow a gluten-free diet in the hope of it calming their irritable bowel syndrome may actually be able to tolerate the common dietary protein 2489039-gluten-may-not-actually-trigger-many-irritable-bowel-syndrome-cases|2489039 Small, stocky dinosaur related to Velociraptor named as new species https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489067-small-stocky-dinosaur-related-to-velociraptor-named-as-new-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:00:53 +0100 Shri rapax, known from a fossil found in Mongolia, had strong hands and teeth which may have helped it tackle much larger dinosaurs 2489067-small-stocky-dinosaur-related-to-velociraptor-named-as-new-species|2489067 Sprinkling limestone on farms may offer an unexpected climate win https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488913-sprinkling-limestone-on-farms-may-offer-an-unexpected-climate-win/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:00:20 +0100 Farms commonly spread crushed limestone on fields to make the soil less acidic – and this practice can also help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere 2488913-sprinkling-limestone-on-farms-may-offer-an-unexpected-climate-win|2488913 Four-day working week may boost our health and performance at work https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488976-four-day-working-week-may-boost-our-health-and-performance-at-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:51:55 +0100 Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved 2488976-four-day-working-week-may-boost-our-health-and-performance-at-work|2488976 Octopuses fall for the rubber hand illusion just like us https://www.newscientist.com/article/2489006-octopuses-fall-for-the-rubber-hand-illusion-just-like-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:00:26 +0100 Octopuses can be tricked into thinking that a fake arm is part of their body, suggesting they have a sense of body ownership similar to our own 2489006-octopuses-fall-for-the-rubber-hand-illusion-just-like-us|2489006 We've discovered a door to a hidden part of reality – what's inside? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488077-weve-discovered-a-door-to-a-hidden-part-of-reality-whats-inside/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:00:07 +0100 Physicists would dearly love to find new particles, but there's no sign of them in colliders like the LHC. Now we have found a new way of accessing a tiny slice of reality where they might be hiding 2488077-weve-discovered-a-door-to-a-hidden-part-of-reality-whats-inside|2488077 Immortal stars could live forever by 'eating' dark matter https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488766-immortal-stars-could-live-forever-by-eating-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:00:16 +0100 A computer simulation of stars near the centre of our galaxy offers an explanation for their mysteriously young appearance – they may be capturing dark matter for extra fuel 2488766-immortal-stars-could-live-forever-by-eating-dark-matter|2488766 Should we preserve the pre-AI internet before it is contaminated? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488810-should-we-preserve-the-pre-ai-internet-before-it-is-contaminated/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:56:27 +0100 The rise of AI-generated content since 2022 risks making it impossible to know when information was produced solely by humans, which could be a problem for both future AI and historians 2488810-should-we-preserve-the-pre-ai-internet-before-it-is-contaminated|2488810 Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488858-your-chance-of-having-a-boy-or-girl-may-not-be-50-50/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:00:53 +0100 We commonly think that sperm determines the sex of a child, depending on whether it carries an X or Y chromosome, but a study now suggests that a woman's age is also a factor 2488858-your-chance-of-having-a-boy-or-girl-may-not-be-50-50|2488858 What characterises a dark empath? The science behind the buzzword https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735520-800-what-characterises-a-dark-empath-the-science-behind-the-buzzword/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 We are all talking about so-called "dark empaths" – but how would we know one if we met one? David Robson looks at the research behind the social media hype mg26735520-800-what-characterises-a-dark-empath-the-science-behind-the-buzzword|2488242 New nature doc is a call to action to save six endangered species https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735520-500-new-nature-doc-is-a-call-to-action-to-save-six-endangered-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 The Wild Ones follows three experts out to capture video of species including the Gobi bear and the Javan rhinoceros. It is a heartwarming call to action mg26735520-500-new-nature-doc-is-a-call-to-action-to-save-six-endangered-species|2488227 The truth about de-extinction: is it even possible, and why do it? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486422-the-truth-about-de-extinction-is-it-even-possible-and-why-do-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:00:34 +0100 Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many technical and ethical hurdles, what is the real motivation? 2486422-the-truth-about-de-extinction-is-it-even-possible-and-why-do-it|2486422 Exposure to microplastic makes animals want to eat it more https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488923-exposure-to-microplastic-makes-animals-want-to-eat-it-more/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which could have consequences for ecosystem health 2488923-exposure-to-microplastic-makes-animals-want-to-eat-it-more|2488923 Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488768-ranching-and-farming-have-eroded-almost-all-the-soil-in-the-alps/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:00:44 +0100 Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, jeopardising the ecosystem and putting the mountains at risk of further erosion 2488768-ranching-and-farming-have-eroded-almost-all-the-soil-in-the-alps|2488768 Laws of quantum physics may rule out a universe that came before ours https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488654-laws-of-quantum-physics-may-rule-out-a-universe-that-came-before-ours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:26:34 +0100 Instead of the big bang, some physicists have suggested that our universe may have come from a big bounce following another universe contracting – but quantum theory could rule this out 2488654-laws-of-quantum-physics-may-rule-out-a-universe-that-came-before-ours|2488654 Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488744-obesity-may-come-in-11-different-types-each-with-their-own-cause/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:00:52 +0100 Obesity could exist in many forms, which may benefit from different treatments and prevention strategies 2488744-obesity-may-come-in-11-different-types-each-with-their-own-cause|2488744 Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488575-is-it-time-to-aim-for-1-7c-as-the-new-limit-for-global-warming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:00:48 +0100 With the world on the cusp of passing 1.5°C of warming, scientists are turning their attention to defining a new limit for temperature rises – but not everyone agrees that we should 2488575-is-it-time-to-aim-for-1-7c-as-the-new-limit-for-global-warming|2488575 New Scientist recommends Wolfgang Tillmans's new exhibition in Paris https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735520-400-new-scientist-recommends-wolfgang-tillmanss-new-exhibition-in-paris/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26735520-400-new-scientist-recommends-wolfgang-tillmanss-new-exhibition-in-paris|2488226 Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488725-little-red-dot-galaxies-have-now-been-found-in-our-local-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:00:26 +0100 Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home could provide hints about how they form 2488725-little-red-dot-galaxies-have-now-been-found-in-our-local-universe|2488725 Otherworldly space images from a major photography competition https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735521-900-otherworldly-space-images-from-a-major-photography-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 From a silhouetted space station to glowing comet tails and swirling stars, this year's ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest inspires us to see the cosmos in a new light mg26735521-900-otherworldly-space-images-from-a-major-photography-competition|2488253 Can amazing tech reboot healthcare? A new book explores the future https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735520-300-can-amazing-tech-reboot-healthcare-a-new-book-explores-the-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Lara Lewington's Hacking Humanity looks at the fabulous technology that is changing healthcare. But where is the critical analysis? mg26735520-300-can-amazing-tech-reboot-healthcare-a-new-book-explores-the-future|2488225 AI demand could drive up US electricity bills – even if it fizzles https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488769-ai-demand-could-drive-up-us-electricity-bills-even-if-it-fizzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:00:54 +0100 A rush to build more energy infrastructure is driven in part by inflated estimates of US data centre growth. That means households and small businesses could face higher electricity bills – even if AI demand falters 2488769-ai-demand-could-drive-up-us-electricity-bills-even-if-it-fizzles|2488769 The world is losing major ground in the fight against measles https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488764-the-world-is-losing-major-ground-in-the-fight-against-measles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:30:29 +0100 A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other preventable illnesses 2488764-the-world-is-losing-major-ground-in-the-fight-against-measles|2488764 Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488656-billions-of-phones-can-detect-and-warn-about-nearby-earthquakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:00:57 +0100 Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk 2488656-billions-of-phones-can-detect-and-warn-about-nearby-earthquakes|2488656 Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488514-genetically-tailored-microbes-could-tweak-our-microbiomes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:00:54 +0100 Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in the competitive gut microbiome 2488514-genetically-tailored-microbes-could-tweak-our-microbiomes|2488514 UK online safety law is going to change the way we use the internet https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488541-uk-online-safety-law-is-going-to-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:23:29 +0100 The UK's Online Safety Act is intended to stop children from accessing pornography online, but its potential implications are much wider reaching 2488541-uk-online-safety-law-is-going-to-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet|2488541 Babies made using three people's DNA are free of hereditary disease https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488587-babies-made-using-three-peoples-dna-are-free-of-hereditary-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:00:34 +0100 Eight children have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people, which appears to have prevented them from developing serious genetic conditions 2488587-babies-made-using-three-peoples-dna-are-free-of-hereditary-disease|2488587 We've found that a new type of rock is forming from old slag heaps https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735520-100-weve-found-that-a-new-type-of-rock-is-forming-from-old-slag-heaps/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of an eye. Could this be good news, asks Graham Lawton mg26735520-100-weve-found-that-a-new-type-of-rock-is-forming-from-old-slag-heaps|2488223 Pink Floppy Disc and The Bitles: Embracing the future of AI music https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735522-200-pink-floppy-disc-and-the-bitles-embracing-the-future-of-ai-music/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback tries to work out if a new indie rock band is releasing AI-generated music, and eventually decides to lean into this as the future mg26735522-200-pink-floppy-disc-and-the-bitles-embracing-the-future-of-ai-music|2488256 Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488544-neanderthal-groups-had-their-own-local-food-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:00:42 +0100 A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ways of butchering animals 2488544-neanderthal-groups-had-their-own-local-food-culture|2488544 Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735521-800-have-we-found-an-unlikely-solution-to-the-climate-impact-of-flying/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Aviation is probably the single hardest industry to decarbonise. Sustainable fuels aren't the answer, but Mike Berners-Lee thinks there is one at hand mg26735521-800-have-we-found-an-unlikely-solution-to-the-climate-impact-of-flying|2488252 New book is an illuminating but flawed look at the impact of emoji https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735520-200-new-book-is-an-illuminating-but-flawed-look-at-the-impact-of-emoji/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Emoji add a new depth to communications, but what of their cultural impact? Keith Houston's Face with Tears of Joy offers some answers mg26735520-200-new-book-is-an-illuminating-but-flawed-look-at-the-impact-of-emoji|2488224 Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735522-300-why-we-urgently-need-to-talk-about-geoengineering/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century mg26735522-300-why-we-urgently-need-to-talk-about-geoengineering|2488378 Rare images capture snow leopard cubs in their dens https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488533-rare-images-capture-snow-leopard-cubs-in-their-dens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:00:32 +0100 Snow leopard cubs have been photographed in Mongolia - the first time researchers have visited one of the animals' dens since 2019 2488533-rare-images-capture-snow-leopard-cubs-in-their-dens|2488533 The anthropologist who says shamanism works, even if you don’t believe https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486715-the-anthropologist-who-says-shamanism-works-even-if-you-dont-believe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:00:26 +0100 Shamanism is on the rise, both in practice and in popular culture. Manvir Singh has spent years exploring why it is so enduring, what we can learn from it and the surprising forms modern shamans take 2486715-the-anthropologist-who-says-shamanism-works-even-if-you-dont-believe|2486715 Simple device can produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488520-simple-device-can-produce-water-oxygen-and-fuel-from-lunar-soil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:00:58 +0100 Using samples collected by the Chinese Chang’e 5 mission, researchers have discovered a new way to release water from lunar regolith and process the carbon dioxide breathed out by astronauts 2488520-simple-device-can-produce-water-oxygen-and-fuel-from-lunar-soil|2488520 Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old https://www.newscientist.com/article/2485338-rapid-bursts-of-ageing-are-causing-a-total-rethink-of-how-we-grow-old/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:00:08 +0100 Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three specific times in our lives. Might it be possible to stay younger for longer? 2485338-rapid-bursts-of-ageing-are-causing-a-total-rethink-of-how-we-grow-old|2485338 How human eggs stay fresh for decades https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488497-how-human-eggs-stay-fresh-for-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:11 +0100 In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may achieve this unusually long lifespan by slowing down their natural cell processes 2488497-how-human-eggs-stay-fresh-for-decades|2488497 Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488400-ancient-rocks-show-earliest-evidence-of-tectonic-activity-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:00:05 +0100 The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago 2488400-ancient-rocks-show-earliest-evidence-of-tectonic-activity-on-earth|2488400 Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488426-underwater-volcanic-brine-pools-could-be-home-to-extreme-life-forms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:50 +0100 An expedition in the Red Sea found several brine pools that appear to be fed by underwater volcanoes, which may be home to microbes and animals with unique adaptations 2488426-underwater-volcanic-brine-pools-could-be-home-to-extreme-life-forms|2488426 Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488107-brain-changes-with-eating-disorders-similar-to-those-in-ocd-and-autism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:00:54 +0100 In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in other neurological conditions 2488107-brain-changes-with-eating-disorders-similar-to-those-in-ocd-and-autism|2488107 Why you shouldn't worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488204-why-you-shouldnt-worry-a-nap-will-stop-your-child-sleeping-at-night/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:00:48 +0100 Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case 2488204-why-you-shouldnt-worry-a-nap-will-stop-your-child-sleeping-at-night|2488204 You don't need to take drugs like Ozempic consistently to lose weight https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488192-you-dont-need-to-take-drugs-like-ozempic-consistently-to-lose-weight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:00:17 +0100 People with disrupted access to GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, still seem to lose substantial amounts of weight 2488192-you-dont-need-to-take-drugs-like-ozempic-consistently-to-lose-weight|2488192 Complex knots can actually be easier to untie than simple ones https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487444-complex-knots-can-actually-be-easier-to-untie-than-simple-ones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:00:24 +0100 Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected 2487444-complex-knots-can-actually-be-easier-to-untie-than-simple-ones|2487444 Water might be even more important for alien life than we thought https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488140-water-might-be-even-more-important-for-alien-life-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:06 +0100 Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures to a level beyond what is survivable for all known life 2488140-water-might-be-even-more-important-for-alien-life-than-we-thought|2488140 Climate scientists urge others to take up CO2 tracking as US cuts loom https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488042-climate-scientists-urge-others-to-take-up-co2-tracking-as-us-cuts-loom/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:00:47 +0100 Proposed budget cuts in the US will lead to the loss of vital carbon dioxide measurements, but no other countries are preparing to step in so far, researchers warn 2488042-climate-scientists-urge-others-to-take-up-co2-tracking-as-us-cuts-loom|2488042 Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488264-built-in-fire-extinguishers-can-prevent-battery-explosions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:00:45 +0100 Adding fire-suppressing chemicals into batteries can prevent overheating, fires and explosions, cutting the risks for electric vehicles and portable electronics 2488264-built-in-fire-extinguishers-can-prevent-battery-explosions|2488264 Nor'easters slamming New England are growing more powerful https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488080-noreasters-slamming-new-england-are-growing-more-powerful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:00:28 +0100 Much like hurricanes further south, the strongest storms to pummel the US north-east are getting even stronger as sea surface temperatures rise 2488080-noreasters-slamming-new-england-are-growing-more-powerful|2488080 Are batteries based on contact lenses the future of energy storage? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488025-are-batteries-based-on-contact-lenses-the-future-of-energy-storage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:00:18 +0100 UK company Superdielectrics says its polymer technology could make batteries cheaper and easier to recycle, but its energy density must improve to compete with lithium-ion devices 2488025-are-batteries-based-on-contact-lenses-the-future-of-energy-storage|2488025 Most warming this century may be due to air pollution cuts https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487992-most-warming-this-century-may-be-due-to-air-pollution-cuts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00:13 +0100 Satellite data suggests cloud darkening is responsible for much of the warming since 2001, and the good news is that it is a temporary effect due to a drop in sulphate pollution 2487992-most-warming-this-century-may-be-due-to-air-pollution-cuts|2487992 LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488074-ligo-has-spotted-the-most-massive-black-hole-collision-ever-detected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:01:13 +0100 A puzzling gravitational wave was detected, and astronomers have determined that it comes from a record-breaking black hole merger 2488074-ligo-has-spotted-the-most-massive-black-hole-collision-ever-detected|2488074 The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735510-500-the-unexpected-benefits-of-wall-squats-and-other-isometric-exercises/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Isometric exercises like wall squats are gentle on your body, but can enhance your fitness in a surprisingly efficient way, discovers Grace Wade  mg26735510-500-the-unexpected-benefits-of-wall-squats-and-other-isometric-exercises|2487169 Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486089-evolution-has-made-humans-both-machiavellian-and-born-socialists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:26 +0100 Humanity’s innate treachery is behind social ills ranging from inequality to abuse of power. Lessons from our ancestors can help defeat the enemy within 2486089-evolution-has-made-humans-both-machiavellian-and-born-socialists|2486089 Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735510-300-foundations-new-season-has-dramatic-potential-but-sadly-falls-flat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Foundation's new series is full of new characters and dramatic potential. But instead of mining those rich seams, too many plotlines have become shallow and absurd. It's hard to see a good show go bad, says Bethan Ackerley mg26735510-300-foundations-new-season-has-dramatic-potential-but-sadly-falls-flat|2487155 'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486024-flashes-of-brilliance-and-frustration-i-let-an-ai-agent-run-my-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:00:07 +0100 Ordering takeaway food, writing emails, reworking presentations: AI assistants are promoted as a way of outsourcing mundane tasks to free up your time for more interesting pursuits. So, what are they actually good for – and what are the risks? 2486024-flashes-of-brilliance-and-frustration-i-let-an-ai-agent-run-my-day|2486024 How government use of AI could hurt democracy https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488095-how-government-use-of-ai-could-hurt-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:00:14 +0100 Countries are eager to use AI to automate some government processes, but this risks eroding citizens’ trust and feelings of democratic control – because AI mistakes can ruin their lives 2488095-how-government-use-of-ai-could-hurt-democracy|2488095 We may have finally solved an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray puzzle https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487950-we-may-have-finally-solved-an-ultra-high-energy-cosmic-ray-puzzle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:30:28 +0100 The IceCube neutrino detector has allowed researchers to resolve a debate about what types of particles make up ultra-high-energy cosmic rays – but much remains unknown about these rare events 2487950-we-may-have-finally-solved-an-ultra-high-energy-cosmic-ray-puzzle|2487950 Artificial cooling 'urgent' for Great Barrier Reef after warming spike https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487784-artificial-cooling-urgent-for-great-barrier-reef-after-warming-spike/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:00:48 +0100 A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such as marine cloud brightening to lower the risk of coral bleaching 2487784-artificial-cooling-urgent-for-great-barrier-reef-after-warming-spike|2487784 Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487738-climate-could-warm-another-0-5c-if-we-fail-to-capture-far-more-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:46 +0100 Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge expansion of carbon management technologies 2487738-climate-could-warm-another-0-5c-if-we-fail-to-capture-far-more-co2|2487738 Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487804-trees-on-city-streets-cope-with-drought-by-drinking-from-leaky-pipes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:09 +0100 Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason for their endurance 2487804-trees-on-city-streets-cope-with-drought-by-drinking-from-leaky-pipes|2487804 Astronomers found a completely new type of plasma wave near Jupiter https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487736-astronomers-found-a-completely-new-type-of-plasma-wave-near-jupiter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:00:11 +0100 Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma can produce a truly novel kind of extraterrestrial wave near its poles 2487736-astronomers-found-a-completely-new-type-of-plasma-wave-near-jupiter|2487736 Stunningly intimate octopus image wins aquatic photography prize https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486955-stunningly-intimate-octopus-image-wins-aquatic-photography-prize/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:59 +0100 Kat Zhou has won the Aquatic Life category in the 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, while a shot of a death-defying leap by a lemur took the top prize 2486955-stunningly-intimate-octopus-image-wins-aquatic-photography-prize|2486955 Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media’s baffling lingo https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735512-200-slay-the-new-slang-check-out-a-guide-to-social-medias-baffling-lingo/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 Language is evolving rapidly in a world of social media. Our millennial reviewer finds Adam Aleksic's Algospeak to be a much-needed helping hand mg26735512-200-slay-the-new-slang-check-out-a-guide-to-social-medias-baffling-lingo|2487264 Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal 'molecular shield' https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487841-hay-fever-relief-could-come-in-the-form-of-a-nasal-molecular-shield/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:00:27 +0100 Mice experienced far fewer hay fever symptoms when a pollen-blocking antibody was applied within their nose 2487841-hay-fever-relief-could-come-in-the-form-of-a-nasal-molecular-shield|2487841 Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487733-why-bizarre-cold-war-hoverboats-are-making-a-comeback/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:56:11 +0100 Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment. Now, China and the US are resurrecting the technology as a possible Pacific conflict looms 2487733-why-bizarre-cold-war-hoverboats-are-making-a-comeback|2487733 Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain's immune cells https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487742-fatal-genetic-disorder-treated-by-replacing-the-brains-immune-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:00:46 +0100 Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could also work for other neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s 2487742-fatal-genetic-disorder-treated-by-replacing-the-brains-immune-cells|2487742 Inhaled insulin may free children with type 1 diabetes from injections https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487370-inhaled-insulin-may-free-children-with-type-1-diabetes-from-injections/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:00:11 +0100 Inhaled insulin is effective for controlling blood sugar levels in children with diabetes, providing them with a faster-acting, needle-free option to manage their condition 2487370-inhaled-insulin-may-free-children-with-type-1-diabetes-from-injections|2487370 Peculiar plant could help us reconstruct ancient Earth’s climate https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487747-peculiar-plant-could-help-us-reconstruct-ancient-earths-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:20 +0100 Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides valuable clues for understanding past and present ecosystems 2487747-peculiar-plant-could-help-us-reconstruct-ancient-earths-climate|2487747