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/2483185-ancient-humans-evolved-to-be-better-teachers-as-technology-advanced/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:30:56 +0100 As our ancestors developed more advanced tools and cultural practices, they also developed new ways of explaining concepts to others – culminating in the emergence of complex language 2483185-ancient-humans-evolved-to-be-better-teachers-as-technology-advanced|2483185 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483114-is-adhd-on-the-rise-no-but-that-answer-doesnt-tell-the-whole-story/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:01:08 +0100 Despite reports of a recent surge in ADHD, a global analysis has found no reliable evidence of an increase in the number of children diagnosed with the condition since 2020 2483114-is-adhd-on-the-rise-no-but-that-answer-doesnt-tell-the-whole-story|2483114 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483150-dead-sea-scrolls-analysis-may-force-rethink-of-ancient-jewish-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:00:27 +0100 Thanks to AI and modern carbon dating techniques, we have a new understanding of when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written – which could revise the story of Judea 2483150-dead-sea-scrolls-analysis-may-force-rethink-of-ancient-jewish-history|2483150 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482872-rivers-are-leaking-ancient-carbon-back-into-the-atmosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:59 +0100 Carbon stored in landscapes for thousands of years is leaching back into the atmosphere via rivers, and human activity may be to blame 2482872-rivers-are-leaking-ancient-carbon-back-into-the-atmosphere|2482872 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482991-quantum-computers-are-on-the-edge-of-revealing-new-particle-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:03 +0100 Computer simulations of high-energy particles are pushing the boundaries of what we can learn about the interactions that happen inside particle colliders 2482991-quantum-computers-are-on-the-edge-of-revealing-new-particle-physics|2482991 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483083-massaging-the-neck-and-face-may-help-flush-waste-out-of-the-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:44 +0100 The glymphatic system flushes out waste products from the brain – now scientists have found a way to boost it in mice, which could open treatment possibilities for neurodegenerative diseases 2483083-massaging-the-neck-and-face-may-help-flush-waste-out-of-the-brain|2483083 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483030-adhesive-made-from-wood-works-in-a-standard-glue-gun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:17:09 +0100 Most widely used adhesives are toxic and derived from petroleum, but researchers have come up with a safe, recyclable alternative made from xylan, a component of plant cell walls 2483030-adhesive-made-from-wood-works-in-a-standard-glue-gun|2483030 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482613-can-ai-understand-a-flower-without-being-able-to-touch-or-smell/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:37 +0100 AI may be limited by a lack of taste, touch and smell which prevents it from fully understanding concepts in the same way as humans - suggesting that more advanced models may need to have a robot body 2482613-can-ai-understand-a-flower-without-being-able-to-touch-or-smell|2482613 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482652-crafty-cockatoos-learn-to-use-public-drinking-fountains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:01:25 +0100 Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds 2482652-crafty-cockatoos-learn-to-use-public-drinking-fountains|2482652 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482754-infant-rsv-shot-may-be-more-effective-than-vaccines-during-pregnancy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:03:01 +0100 When an RSV vaccine became available for use during pregnancy, it offered a natural experiment between various countries to see how it compared to a one-time antibody injection 2482754-infant-rsv-shot-may-be-more-effective-than-vaccines-during-pregnancy|2482754 https://www.newscientist.com/video/2482874-dinosaurs-water-loving-nature-brought-to-life-in-bbc-show/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:40:23 +0100 Palaeontologists are finding more dinosaur remains than ever before, and with new technology they can now peer inside these creatures' brains, understand their sensory anatomy and reconstruct whole skeletons from fragmentary remains. Applying novel techniques to a single Spinosaurus skeleton discovered in Morocco, researchers have revealed that this dinosaur was perfectly adapted to an aquatic … 2482874-dinosaurs-water-loving-nature-brought-to-life-in-bbc-show|2482874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482958-nasa-is-facing-the-biggest-crisis-in-its-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:10:07 +0100 Widespread proposed budget cuts have left the US space agency facing an uncertain future at the same time as NASA’s intended new leader has been withdrawn by the Trump administration 2482958-nasa-is-facing-the-biggest-crisis-in-its-history|2482958 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482594-why-its-taking-a-century-to-pin-down-the-speed-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:00:58 +0100 The Hubble constant, a set number that connects a galaxy’s speed to its distance from Earth and tells us how fast the universe is expanding, was first described more than a hundred years ago – but astronomers have debated it ever since 2482594-why-its-taking-a-century-to-pin-down-the-speed-of-the-universe|2482594 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482828-private-ispace-resilience-probe-will-attempt-lunar-landing-this-week/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:05:30 +0100 If successful, Resilience will be only the third private spacecraft to complete a landing on the moon, and the first operated by a non-US company 2482828-private-ispace-resilience-probe-will-attempt-lunar-landing-this-week|2482828 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482851-super-invasive-termites-could-spread-from-florida-around-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:32:04 +0100 Two of the most destructive invasive termite species are interbreeding in the US – they can survive a wider range of temperatures and could easily spread across the globe 2482851-super-invasive-termites-could-spread-from-florida-around-the-world|2482851 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482725-quarter-of-people-follow-rules-even-with-no-downside-to-breaking-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:48 +0100 Why do we follow rules? A series of experiments with more than 14,000 people reveals that around a quarter of us will follow rules unconditionally, even if obeying them harms us and there is no downside to breaking them 2482725-quarter-of-people-follow-rules-even-with-no-downside-to-breaking-them|2482725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482705-there-may-be-a-surprising-upside-to-losing-coral-reefs-as-oceans-warm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:00:17 +0100 As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models 2482705-there-may-be-a-surprising-upside-to-losing-coral-reefs-as-oceans-warm|2482705 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482453-best-quantum-transistor-yet-could-lead-to-more-accurate-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:00:27 +0100 Microwaves can control a single quantum bit more precisely than ever before, creating a device similar to a quantum transistor – and potentially making quantum computers more reliable 2482453-best-quantum-transistor-yet-could-lead-to-more-accurate-computers|2482453 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482664-trillion-dollars-worth-of-platinum-waiting-to-be-mined-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:00:29 +0100 Mining craters on the moon could be more practical than extracting precious metals from asteroids, but it might also introduce new legal difficulties 2482664-trillion-dollars-worth-of-platinum-waiting-to-be-mined-on-the-moon|2482664 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482650-dogs-pollute-water-with-pesticides-even-weeks-after-flea-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:04:31 +0100 When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment 2482650-dogs-pollute-water-with-pesticides-even-weeks-after-flea-treatment|2482650 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482510-the-global-temperature-may-be-even-higher-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0100 Researchers have proposed a more accurate way to calculate the global surface air temperature, which suggests we are just three years away from breaching the 1.5°C climate goal 2482510-the-global-temperature-may-be-even-higher-than-we-thought|2482510 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482507-any-wall-can-be-turned-into-a-camera-to-see-around-corners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 May 2025 15:00:09 +0100 Researchers have developed algorithms that reconstruct a hidden image from the scrambled light waves that bounce off a wall, making it possible to see things behind a corner 2482507-any-wall-can-be-turned-into-a-camera-to-see-around-corners|2482507 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482307-at-this-rate-carbon-dioxide-removal-will-never-matter-for-the-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 May 2025 15:00:03 +0100 The carbon dioxide removal industry is struggling to grow at the pace needed to have a significant role in meeting climate targets 2482307-at-this-rate-carbon-dioxide-removal-will-never-matter-for-the-climate|2482307 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482190-should-you-still-learn-a-second-language-if-ai-can-translate-for-you/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:51 +0100 Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way 2482190-should-you-still-learn-a-second-language-if-ai-can-translate-for-you|2482190 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482386-ptsd-in-9-11-responders-didnt-start-improving-for-nearly-a-decade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 May 2025 12:00:58 +0100 Most 9/11 first responders experienced improvement in PTSD symptoms about 10 years after the traumatic event, but approximately 10 per cent saw symptoms worsen even two decades later 2482386-ptsd-in-9-11-responders-didnt-start-improving-for-nearly-a-decade|2482386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482071-how-does-the-pill-affect-your-brain-were-finally-getting-answers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 May 2025 11:00:22 +0100 Millions of women and teenage girls use oral contraception, but we are only now getting an idea of what effect these drugs have on our brains 2482071-how-does-the-pill-affect-your-brain-were-finally-getting-answers|2482071 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482217-first-evidence-of-ancient-birds-nesting-above-the-arctic-circle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 May 2025 20:00:32 +0100 Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought 2482217-first-evidence-of-ancient-birds-nesting-above-the-arctic-circle|2482217 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482399-leprosy-was-in-the-americas-long-before-the-arrival-of-europeans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 May 2025 20:00:20 +0100 The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the disease was present in Argentina and Canada much earlier 2482399-leprosy-was-in-the-americas-long-before-the-arrival-of-europeans|2482399 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482339-will-spacexs-starship-rocket-ever-work-and-what-if-it-doesnt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 May 2025 12:25:39 +0100 The failure of SpaceX’s ninth Starship launch has raised fresh concerns about the future of the rocket, but is there any alternative to Elon Musk’s approach to space? 2482339-will-spacexs-starship-rocket-ever-work-and-what-if-it-doesnt|2482339 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482262-massive-glacier-collapse-triggers-landslide-that-buries-swiss-village/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 19:08:04 +0100 Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was on the brink of collapse – one of many becoming less stable as global temperature rise 2482262-massive-glacier-collapse-triggers-landslide-that-buries-swiss-village|2482262 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482320-amazing-images-reveal-new-details-in-the-suns-atmosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 May 2025 12:01:09 +0100 City-sized droplets and twisting streams of plasma have been picked up by incredibly detailed images of the sun’s corona, showing our star as we’ve never seen it before 2482320-amazing-images-reveal-new-details-in-the-suns-atmosphere|2482320 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482057-qubit-breakthrough-could-make-it-easier-to-build-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 May 2025 11:00:09 +0100 Quantum computers that correct their own errors usually require hundreds of thousands of qubits. Start-up Nord Quantique claims it can dramatically decrease that number – but many challenges remain 2482057-qubit-breakthrough-could-make-it-easier-to-build-quantum-computers|2482057 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482263-before-the-great-wall-chinese-rulers-built-a-shallow-ditch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 May 2025 01:01:13 +0100 A network of trenches, walls and enclosures built across the steppes of China and Mongolia 800 years ago seems to have been erected to control the flow of people, perhaps for tax reasons 2482263-before-the-great-wall-chinese-rulers-built-a-shallow-ditch|2482263 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481910-were-about-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-ancient-human-brains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 20:00:42 +0100 For the first time, we have a method for extracting proteins from preserved soft tissues like brains – which could be a treasure trove of evolutionary information 2481910-were-about-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-ancient-human-brains|2481910 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481354-do-we-have-free-will-quantum-experiments-may-soon-reveal-the-answer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 16:30:30 +0100 Whether or not we have partial free will could soon be resolved by experiments in quantum physics, with potential consequences for everything from religion to quantum computers 2481354-do-we-have-free-will-quantum-experiments-may-soon-reveal-the-answer|2481354 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481751-fossils-show-puzzling-lack-of-evolution-during-last-ice-age-peak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 15:00:12 +0100 Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to shifting temperatures over the past 50,000 years 2481751-fossils-show-puzzling-lack-of-evolution-during-last-ice-age-peak|2481751 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482073-you-can-make-fair-dice-from-any-shape-you-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 11:57:59 +0100 Want to roll an armadillo when you play Dungeons & Dragons, instead of standard dice? Now you can, thanks to a technique for mapping the probabilities produced by any shape 2482073-you-can-make-fair-dice-from-any-shape-you-like|2482073 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2482049-were-getting-close-to-recreating-the-first-step-in-evolution-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:51 +0100 Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab 2482049-were-getting-close-to-recreating-the-first-step-in-evolution-of-life|2482049 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481905-the-sun-is-killing-off-spacexs-starlink-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 May 2025 15:00:28 +0100 There have never been so many satellites orbiting Earth as there are today, thanks in part to the launch of mega constellations like SpaceX's Starlink internet service - and now we are learning just how the sun's activity can affect them 2481905-the-sun-is-killing-off-spacexs-starlink-satellites|2481905 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481945-the-world-could-experience-a-year-above-2c-of-warming-by-2029/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 May 2025 06:00:19 +0100 2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future 2481945-the-world-could-experience-a-year-above-2c-of-warming-by-2029|2481945 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481790-test-of-ai-weather-forecasts-shows-they-miss-extreme-storms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 May 2025 22:00:13 +0100 Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and unprecedented weather events – which are becoming more common as the climate changes 2481790-test-of-ai-weather-forecasts-shows-they-miss-extreme-storms|2481790 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481442-medieval-woman-was-executed-and-displayed-on-london-riverbank/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 May 2025 19:00:01 +0100 A skeleton found in London records a brutal killing about 1200 years ago, thought to be a rare example of a judicial execution of a woman in medieval England 2481442-medieval-woman-was-executed-and-displayed-on-london-riverbank|2481442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481873-humans-were-crafting-tools-from-whale-bones-20000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 May 2025 17:00:27 +0100 More than 60 ancient tools found in France and Spain have been identified as whale bone, and the evidence shows that people made tools from this material a thousand years earlier than previously thought 2481873-humans-were-crafting-tools-from-whale-bones-20000-years-ago|2481873 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481931-was-planet-nine-exiled-from-the-solar-system-as-a-baby/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 May 2025 16:00:20 +0100 The chance of a planet forming in the outer reaches of the solar system – a hypothetical Planet Nine – could be as high as 40 per cent, but it would have been a rough start 2481931-was-planet-nine-exiled-from-the-solar-system-as-a-baby|2481931 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481865-how-fast-you-age-is-dictated-by-your-sex-ethnicity-and-education/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 May 2025 13:30:02 +0100 The pace of ageing accelerates as you get older, and it is linked to an individual's sex, ethnicity and level of education, according to studies of US and UK populations 2481865-how-fast-you-age-is-dictated-by-your-sex-ethnicity-and-education|2481865 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481629-a-photon-caught-in-two-places-at-once-could-destroy-the-multiverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 May 2025 10:00:22 +0100 The idea of a multiverse of universes is derived from a particular interpretation of quantum mechanics, but now a new twist on a classic experiment says it is time to put the idea to bed 2481629-a-photon-caught-in-two-places-at-once-could-destroy-the-multiverse|2481629 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481776-cord-blood-banking-is-not-living-up-to-its-promise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 May 2025 16:00:57 +0100 Banking a baby’s umbilical cord blood was once seen as a reasonable way to protect their future health, but much of that potential has turned out to be mere hype 2481776-cord-blood-banking-is-not-living-up-to-its-promise|2481776 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481497-how-captured-carbon-dioxide-could-help-mine-carbon-negative-nickel/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 May 2025 15:00:38 +0100 Captured carbon dioxide could be injected deep in the Earth to dissolve rocks, freeing up nickel and other key metals vital for batteries 2481497-how-captured-carbon-dioxide-could-help-mine-carbon-negative-nickel|2481497 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481555-physicists-are-waging-a-cosmic-battle-over-the-nature-of-dark-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 May 2025 13:00:26 +0100 Results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) suggest that dark energy, a mysterious force in the universe, is changing over time. This would completely re-write our understanding of the cosmos - but now other physicists are challenging this view 2481555-physicists-are-waging-a-cosmic-battle-over-the-nature-of-dark-energy|2481555 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481477-new-dwarf-planet-spotted-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 21:00:23 +0100 The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a hidden ninth “Planet X” 2481477-new-dwarf-planet-spotted-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system|2481477 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481710-trumps-golden-dome-defence-project-could-spur-a-space-arms-race/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 May 2025 22:00:03 +0100 US President Trump has proposed a Golden Dome defence system that includes missile interceptors in space. But the idea would cost hundreds of billions of dollars – and could accelerate the weaponisation of space 2481710-trumps-golden-dome-defence-project-could-spur-a-space-arms-race|2481710 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481513-breaking-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer-just-got-20-times-easier/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 May 2025 16:13:19 +0100 A quantum computer with a million qubits would be able to crack the vital RSA encryption algorithm, and while such machines don't yet exist, that estimate could still fall further 2481513-breaking-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer-just-got-20-times-easier|2481513 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481659-are-microplastics-in-ultra-processed-food-harming-your-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 May 2025 15:56:54 +0100 Many people are worried about the health effects of ultra-processed foods and microplastics, but could these two issues actually be linked? 2481659-are-microplastics-in-ultra-processed-food-harming-your-mental-health|2481659 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481300-why-birds-decorate-their-nests-with-weird-and-unnatural-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 May 2025 14:00:04 +0100 Puzzlingly, many birds add human-made material to their nests with no obvious function – now there is evidence that these home improvements might ward off predators 2481300-why-birds-decorate-their-nests-with-weird-and-unnatural-objects|2481300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481394-we-assume-women-are-morally-superior-to-men-and-thats-a-bad-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 May 2025 12:12:43 +0100 Women seem to be judged as being more moral than men, which could mean they have further to fall if they don't meet societal expectations 2481394-we-assume-women-are-morally-superior-to-men-and-thats-a-bad-thing|2481394 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481536-flash-floods-sweep-through-vital-sanctuary-for-australian-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 May 2025 11:46:07 +0100 Wildlife carers fostering some of Australia’s most precious animals have had to rescue them one by one from rising waters and are now racing to repair fencing that keeps feral predators away 2481536-flash-floods-sweep-through-vital-sanctuary-for-australian-animals|2481536 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481364-ultracold-atoms-have-been-hyperentangled-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 20:00:57 +0100 By exerting unprecedented control over extremely cold atoms, researchers have put them in a state with several simultaneously quantum-entangled properties 2481364-ultracold-atoms-have-been-hyperentangled-for-the-first-time|2481364 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481349-giant-ground-sloths-evolved-three-different-times-for-the-same-reason/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 20:00:48 +0100 An analysis of the sloth family tree suggests three different groups of the animals evolved to gigantic sizes in response to cold and dry conditions 2481349-giant-ground-sloths-evolved-three-different-times-for-the-same-reason|2481349 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481356-special-contact-lenses-let-you-see-infrared-light-even-in-the-dark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 17:00:39 +0100 Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially enabling a new form of night vision – no batteries required 2481356-special-contact-lenses-let-you-see-infrared-light-even-in-the-dark|2481356 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481436-penguin-poo-helps-keep-antarctica-cool/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 17:00:28 +0100 Huge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which boosts particles in the atmosphere that allow climate-cooling clouds to form 2481436-penguin-poo-helps-keep-antarctica-cool|2481436 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481409-colossal-scientist-now-admits-they-havent-really-made-dire-wolves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 15:33:55 +0100 Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolves 2481409-colossal-scientist-now-admits-they-havent-really-made-dire-wolves|2481409 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481392-giant-boulder-on-clifftop-in-tonga-was-carried-by-a-50-metre-high-wave/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 13:03:06 +0100 A huge tsunami hit a cliff in Tonga 7000 years ago and carried a 1200-tonne boulder 200 metres inland, making it the biggest wave-lifted boulder ever found on a cliff 2481392-giant-boulder-on-clifftop-in-tonga-was-carried-by-a-50-metre-high-wave|2481392 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480997-honeybees-are-getting-confused-by-electric-pollution-from-power-lines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 09:00:09 +0100 Airborne electric fields similar to those from nearby power lines seem to have a dramatic effect on honeybee foraging, raising concerns about widespread impacts on pollinators 2480997-honeybees-are-getting-confused-by-electric-pollution-from-power-lines|2480997 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481297-extra-cancer-screening-could-help-pick-up-early-cases-in-dense-breasts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 May 2025 00:30:28 +0100 Dense breast tissue can make tumours hard to spot on mammogram scans, but adding another step to this screening programme could help identify such cases 2481297-extra-cancer-screening-could-help-pick-up-early-cases-in-dense-breasts|2481297 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480975-why-taping-your-mouth-shut-at-night-probably-isnt-a-good-idea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 20:00:18 +0100 Social media is awash with videos claiming that taping your mouth closed will improve your sleep – but the evidence doesn't stack up 2480975-why-taping-your-mouth-shut-at-night-probably-isnt-a-good-idea|2480975 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481010-vagus-nerve-stimulation-shows-promise-for-spinal-cord-injury-recovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:37 +0100 People with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed improvements to their hand and arm movements after receiving a targeted form of vagus nerve stimulation 2481010-vagus-nerve-stimulation-shows-promise-for-spinal-cord-injury-recovery|2481010 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481186-the-first-teeth-were-sensory-organs-on-the-skin-of-ancient-fish/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:37 +0100 Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original function hundreds of millions of years ago 2481186-the-first-teeth-were-sensory-organs-on-the-skin-of-ancient-fish|2481186 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480992-weird-planet-is-orbiting-backwards-between-two-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:29 +0100 After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion 2480992-weird-planet-is-orbiting-backwards-between-two-stars|2480992 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480857-how-the-us-military-wants-to-use-the-worlds-largest-aircraft/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 May 2025 23:00:27 +0100 The world’s largest aircraft, called WindRunner, is being designed to carry huge wind turbine blades – but the US military is looking into its own applications for the proposed plane 2480857-how-the-us-military-wants-to-use-the-worlds-largest-aircraft|2480857 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481180-west-nile-virus-detected-in-mosquitoes-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 13:29:35 +0100 “Fragments” of West Nile virus have been detected in UK mosquitoes, suggesting that the virus is circulating in the country, probably as a result of the warming climate 2481180-west-nile-virus-detected-in-mosquitoes-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time|2481180 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2479469-china-is-readying-a-mission-to-two-rocky-bodies-in-our-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 11:00:01 +0100 China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission will soon be heading to two extremely different space rocks, and should provide vital data to help us understand the nature of asteroids and comets 2479469-china-is-readying-a-mission-to-two-rocky-bodies-in-our-solar-system|2479469 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480859-supergiant-crustaceans-could-live-across-half-the-deep-sea-floor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 01:01:05 +0100 The enigmatic crustacean Alicella gigantea is the world’s largest amphipod, but like all deep-sea creatures it hasn’t proved easy to find 2480859-supergiant-crustaceans-could-live-across-half-the-deep-sea-floor|2480859 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480926-tropical-forest-loss-doubled-in-2024-as-wildfires-rocketed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 May 2025 06:00:07 +0100 A record 67,000 square kilometres of primary rainforest was lost from the tropics in 2024, with global warming and El Niño contributing to a massive jump in fire-driven damage 2480926-tropical-forest-loss-doubled-in-2024-as-wildfires-rocketed|2480926 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480956-earliest-galaxy-ever-seen-offers-glimpse-of-the-nascent-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 May 2025 19:00:08 +0100 The galaxy MoM-z14 dates back to 280 million years after the big bang, and the prevalence of such early galaxies is puzzling astronomers 2480956-earliest-galaxy-ever-seen-offers-glimpse-of-the-nascent-universe|2480956 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480576-vaccine-may-treat-cocaine-addiction-by-blocking-drugs-entry-to-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:58 +0100 A vaccine that helps people overcome cocaine addiction has shown signs of being safe and effective in a small trial 2480576-vaccine-may-treat-cocaine-addiction-by-blocking-drugs-entry-to-brain|2480576 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480743-ancient-maltese-temples-may-have-been-schools-for-celestial-navigation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 May 2025 13:00:28 +0100 The alignment of some megalithic temples in Malta suggests they may have been used to teach sailors how to navigate by the stars 2480743-ancient-maltese-temples-may-have-been-schools-for-celestial-navigation|2480743 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480740-astronomers-double-down-on-claim-of-strongest-evidence-for-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 May 2025 11:44:42 +0100 Are there aliens living on the exoplanet K2-18b? Some astronomers believe they have evidence for molecules on the planet that must have a biological origin, but others disagree 2480740-astronomers-double-down-on-claim-of-strongest-evidence-for-alien-life|2480740 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480579-ai-doesnt-know-no-and-thats-a-huge-problem-for-medical-bots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 19 May 2025 22:41:10 +0100 Many AI models fail to recognise negation words such as “no” and “not”, which means they can’t easily distinguish between medical images labelled as showing a disease and images labelled as not showing the disease 2480579-ai-doesnt-know-no-and-thats-a-huge-problem-for-medical-bots|2480579 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480666-sea-level-will-rise-fast-even-if-we-limit-global-warming-to-1-5c/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 May 2025 11:00:08 +0100 Satellite observations show the ice sheets are melting faster than expected, and slowing sea level rise to a manageable rate would require lowering the global temperature below the current level 2480666-sea-level-will-rise-fast-even-if-we-limit-global-warming-to-1-5c|2480666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480657-attempt-to-reach-expert-consensus-on-teens-and-phones-ends-in-argument/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 19 May 2025 17:57:03 +0100 There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement 2480657-attempt-to-reach-expert-consensus-on-teens-and-phones-ends-in-argument|2480657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480552-capuchin-monkeys-are-stealing-howler-monkey-babies-in-weird-fad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 19 May 2025 17:00:33 +0100 A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and researchers don’t know why 2480552-capuchin-monkeys-are-stealing-howler-monkey-babies-in-weird-fad|2480552 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480582-cervix-on-a-chip-inspires-potential-new-treatment-for-preterm-birth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 19 May 2025 13:00:39 +0100 Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy 2480582-cervix-on-a-chip-inspires-potential-new-treatment-for-preterm-birth|2480582 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480602-strange-sticky-dark-matter-could-be-lurking-in-a-distant-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:18 +0100 Dark matter is thought to only interact through gravity, which is why it is so difficult to spot, but now evidence is growing for a type of dark matter that can also stick to itself 2480602-strange-sticky-dark-matter-could-be-lurking-in-a-distant-galaxy|2480602 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480461-is-the-cop30-climate-summit-already-in-crisis-with-six-months-to-go/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 19 May 2025 10:17:41 +0100 Mounting concerns about Brazil's approach to the COP30 climate summit have observers asking whether the meeting will be able to tackle the difficult choices involved in curbing emissions 2480461-is-the-cop30-climate-summit-already-in-crisis-with-six-months-to-go|2480461 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480435-us-east-coast-faces-rising-seas-as-crucial-atlantic-current-slows/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 16 May 2025 20:00:24 +0100 The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is boosting the sea level along the New England coast on top of sea level rise from melting ice, adding to flooding 2480435-us-east-coast-faces-rising-seas-as-crucial-atlantic-current-slows|2480435 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480442-babies-start-showing-empathy-even-before-they-can-speak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 16 May 2025 19:00:29 +0100 When adults pretended to be in pain, children as young as 9 months old comforted them, pushing back the earliest age when humans are known to display empathy 2480442-babies-start-showing-empathy-even-before-they-can-speak|2480442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480524-the-most-and-least-satisfying-jobs-out-there-according-to-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 16 May 2025 18:01:36 +0100 Some jobs are more satisfying than others, and they're not necessarily the ones with a high income or a lot of prestige 2480524-the-most-and-least-satisfying-jobs-out-there-according-to-science|2480524 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480365-baby-with-rare-disease-given-world-first-personal-crispr-gene-therapy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 15 May 2025 19:00:28 +0100 An infant with a severe genetic condition has shown signs of improvement after receiving a gene-editing treatment tailored to his specific mutation 2480365-baby-with-rare-disease-given-world-first-personal-crispr-gene-therapy|2480365 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480055-toxic-waste-is-spilling-onto-beaches-as-rising-seas-erode-landfills/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 16 May 2025 16:00:10 +0100 Waste from old landfill sites is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode coastlines - and some of it is toxic 2480055-toxic-waste-is-spilling-onto-beaches-as-rising-seas-erode-landfills|2480055 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480356-could-a-125-billion-investment-fund-halt-global-deforestation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 16 May 2025 13:00:48 +0100 The Tropical Forests Forever Facility, an initiative spearheaded by Brazil, would raise money from investments and pay countries to preserve forests – can it succeed where carbon markets have failed? 2480356-could-a-125-billion-investment-fund-halt-global-deforestation|2480356 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480292-what-the-complete-ape-genome-is-revealing-about-the-earliest-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:07 +0100 We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially changing how we think of the earliest hominins 2480292-what-the-complete-ape-genome-is-revealing-about-the-earliest-humans|2480292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480410-risk-of-a-star-destroying-the-solar-system-is-higher-than-expected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 16 May 2025 12:00:27 +0100 Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling into the sun or out into space 2480410-risk-of-a-star-destroying-the-solar-system-is-higher-than-expected|2480410 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480310-are-entangled-qubits-following-a-quantum-moores-law/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 15 May 2025 20:43:48 +0100 Several recent experiments showcase a sharp increase in the number of quantum bits that can be entangled, echoing Moore’s law for increasing computing power on traditional chips 2480310-are-entangled-qubits-following-a-quantum-moores-law|2480310 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480321-physicists-reveal-the-secret-to-chopping-onions-without-crying/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:50 +0100 Slicing an onion releases tear-inducing chemicals into the air, but the sharpness of the knife and the speed of the cut can affect how these droplets are expelled 2480321-physicists-reveal-the-secret-to-chopping-onions-without-crying|2480321 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480087-promises-to-improve-nature-are-being-broken-by-english-house-builders/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:34 +0100 In spite of policies requiring housing projects in England to benefit nature, many of the trees, habitats and nest boxes included in planning applications haven't materialised 2480087-promises-to-improve-nature-are-being-broken-by-english-house-builders|2480087 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480289-chinas-co2-emissions-have-started-falling-is-this-finally-the-peak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 15 May 2025 01:01:42 +0100 For the first time ever, China’s carbon dioxide emissions have declined even as its power demand has increased, a possible sign of a longer-term fall in emissions 2480289-chinas-co2-emissions-have-started-falling-is-this-finally-the-peak|2480289 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480206-norovirus-vaccine-pill-protects-against-winter-vomiting-bug/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 14 May 2025 20:00:14 +0100 An oral vaccine reduced infection risk in a trial where people were deliberately exposed to high doses of norovirus, and could also slow the spread of the pathogen 2480206-norovirus-vaccine-pill-protects-against-winter-vomiting-bug|2480206 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2479613-exquisite-new-to-science-frog-species-has-golden-legs-and-odd-habits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 14 May 2025 20:00:05 +0100 A newly described poison dart frog, which is about the size of a thumbnail, has been found in the forests of the Juruá river basin in Brazil 2479613-exquisite-new-to-science-frog-species-has-golden-legs-and-odd-habits|2479613 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480268-are-democratic-countries-like-the-uk-just-climate-hypocrites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 14 May 2025 20:00:01 +0100 New research suggests wealthy democracies offshore their pollution to other nations – but is that what’s really going on? 2480268-are-democratic-countries-like-the-uk-just-climate-hypocrites|2480268 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