New Scientist - News 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/2489663-major-carbon-sink-may-have-vanished-for-a-second-year-in-a-row/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:00:12 +0100 Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere 2489663-major-carbon-sink-may-have-vanished-for-a-second-year-in-a-row|2489663 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:00:46 +0100 Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 who aren't genetically at risk 2489583-simple-skincare-routine-could-stop-babies-developing-eczema|2489583 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 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=news 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 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487772-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-might-be-the-oldest-comet-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:33:13 +0100 Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion years old, almost twice the age of our sun 2487772-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-might-be-the-oldest-comet-ever-seen|2487772 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487575-surgical-robots-take-step-towards-fully-autonomous-operations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:00:30 +0100 An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder surgery on a dead pig, with minimal human assistance 2487575-surgical-robots-take-step-towards-fully-autonomous-operations|2487575 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487710-antidepressant-withdrawal-symptoms-may-be-less-common-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:32:04 +0100 Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but now a review of the evidence suggests this isn't the case, at least for short-term use. 2487710-antidepressant-withdrawal-symptoms-may-be-less-common-than-we-thought|2487710 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487669-exercise-helps-fight-cancer-and-we-may-finally-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:11 +0100 Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect may be due to the way working out changes the gut microbiome 2487669-exercise-helps-fight-cancer-and-we-may-finally-know-why|2487669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487702-oldest-proteins-yet-recovered-from-18-million-year-old-teeth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:04 +0100 The oldest protein fragments ever recovered have been extracted from fossilised teeth found in Kenya's Rift Valley, revealing the remains belonged to the ancient ancestors of rhinoceroses and elephants 2487702-oldest-proteins-yet-recovered-from-18-million-year-old-teeth|2487702 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487550-colossals-plans-to-de-extinct-the-giant-moa-are-still-impossible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:08:13 +0100 After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to bring back nine species of the extinct moa bird 2487550-colossals-plans-to-de-extinct-the-giant-moa-are-still-impossible|2487550 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487460-a-youthful-brain-and-immune-system-may-be-key-to-a-long-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:41 +0100 Maintaining good overall health is key to living a long life, but we may want to particularly focus on the state of our brain and immune system 2487460-a-youthful-brain-and-immune-system-may-be-key-to-a-long-life|2487460 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487523-1500-deaths-in-the-recent-european-heatwave-were-due-to-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:52 +0100 We now have the ability to rapidly assess the death toll of climate change after extreme heat – a first-of-its-kind analysis has shown that it nearly tripled the death toll from the most recent European heatwave 2487523-1500-deaths-in-the-recent-european-heatwave-were-due-to-climate-change|2487523 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487470-herpes-virus-could-soon-be-approved-to-treat-severe-skin-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:00:43 +0100 A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma 2487470-herpes-virus-could-soon-be-approved-to-treat-severe-skin-cancer|2487470 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487055-the-truth-about-ivermectins-supposed-health-benefits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:12:59 +0100 Interest in the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic, but evidence for many of its supposed health claims are lacking 2487055-the-truth-about-ivermectins-supposed-health-benefits|2487055 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487362-what-will-be-the-climate-fallout-from-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:06:21 +0100 The “One Big Beautiful Bill” just signed by President Trump will slash support for clean energy, leaving the US far short of its Paris Agreement pledge 2487362-what-will-be-the-climate-fallout-from-trumps-big-beautiful-bill|2487362 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487346-geoengineering-could-avoid-climate-tipping-points-but-not-if-we-delay/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:00:25 +0100 Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is done soon, a computer model suggests 2487346-geoengineering-could-avoid-climate-tipping-points-but-not-if-we-delay|2487346 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487058-mathematicians-are-chasing-a-number-that-may-reveal-the-edge-of-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:00:21 +0100 Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in on a number that may mark the edge of this bizarre abyss 2487058-mathematicians-are-chasing-a-number-that-may-reveal-the-edge-of-maths|2487058 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487069-forests-vanishing-snow-is-also-bad-news-for-carbon-storage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:00:38 +0100 The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere, an overlooked consequence of climate change 2487069-forests-vanishing-snow-is-also-bad-news-for-carbon-storage|2487069 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487252-did-something-just-hit-saturn-astronomers-are-racing-to-find-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:10:12 +0100 Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems one astronomer may have caught the moment of impact and the hunt is on for other images to verify the discovery 2487252-did-something-just-hit-saturn-astronomers-are-racing-to-find-out|2487252 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487026-vapour-sniffing-drug-detector-tested-at-the-us-mexico-border/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:49 +0100 Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds 2487026-vapour-sniffing-drug-detector-tested-at-the-us-mexico-border|2487026 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487198-ai-could-be-about-to-completely-change-the-way-we-do-mathematics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:33 +0100 Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job, and could change the face of maths research 2487198-ai-could-be-about-to-completely-change-the-way-we-do-mathematics|2487198 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487213-hybrid-skull-may-have-been-a-child-of-neanderthal-and-homo-sapiens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:45:27 +0100 The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species 2487213-hybrid-skull-may-have-been-a-child-of-neanderthal-and-homo-sapiens|2487213 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487119-fig-trees-may-benefit-climate-by-turning-carbon-dioxide-into-stone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sun, 06 Jul 2025 01:01:42 +0100 Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer 2487119-fig-trees-may-benefit-climate-by-turning-carbon-dioxide-into-stone|2487119 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487187-ancient-mass-extinction-shows-how-earth-turned-into-a-super-greenhouse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:00:26 +0100 A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth remained hot for millions of years 2487187-ancient-mass-extinction-shows-how-earth-turned-into-a-super-greenhouse|2487187 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487089-cyberattacks-could-exploit-home-solar-panels-to-disrupt-power-grids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:00:19 +0100 The growth of domestic solar installations opens the possibility of hackers targeting their smart inverter devices as a way to cause widespread power-system failures 2487089-cyberattacks-could-exploit-home-solar-panels-to-disrupt-power-grids|2487089 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486903-we-finally-understand-why-quasicrystals-can-exist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:00:56 +0100 Not quite crystals and not quite a glass, quasicrystals are an oddity whose properties are not well understood – but now we know how they can remain stable 2486903-we-finally-understand-why-quasicrystals-can-exist|2486903 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486900-quantum-enhanced-supercomputers-are-starting-to-do-chemistry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:00:58 +0100 Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research 2486900-quantum-enhanced-supercomputers-are-starting-to-do-chemistry|2486900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486915-meteorite-causes-rethink-of-how-and-when-our-solar-system-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:19:14 +0100 Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewriting that view 2486915-meteorite-causes-rethink-of-how-and-when-our-solar-system-formed|2486915 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486843-carbon-offset-schemes-arent-prepared-for-forests-to-burn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:00:48 +0100 Forest-based carbon-offset projects need a buffer to guarantee their climate benefits will last – but they may not have nearly enough in reserve 2486843-carbon-offset-schemes-arent-prepared-for-forests-to-burn|2486843 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486560-energy-drinks-could-cause-less-dental-damage-with-a-simple-addition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:01 +0100 The acidity of drinks like Red Bull can erode dental enamel, but a lab experiment suggests this could be avoided via calcium fortification 2486560-energy-drinks-could-cause-less-dental-damage-with-a-simple-addition|2486560 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486233-3d-printing-could-enable-a-long-term-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:00:07 +0100 Small, 3D-printed devices, designed to be implanted directly under the skin, could allow people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin 2486233-3d-printing-could-enable-a-long-term-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes|2486233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486991-quantum-computers-are-surprisingly-random-but-thats-a-good-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:00:12 +0100 While randomising a deck of cards gets more difficult as you add more cards, it turns out that the same isn't true for the qubits of quantum computers, which may prove surprisingly useful 2486991-quantum-computers-are-surprisingly-random-but-thats-a-good-thing|2486991 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486985-do-we-grow-new-brain-cells-as-adults-the-answer-seems-to-be-yes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:00:08 +0100 Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children 2486985-do-we-grow-new-brain-cells-as-adults-the-answer-seems-to-be-yes|2486985