New Scientist - Features https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481012-tbs-extraordinary-evolution-reveals-why-the-ancient-disease-lives-on/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:41 +0100 Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer 2481012-tbs-extraordinary-evolution-reveals-why-the-ancient-disease-lives-on|2481012 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481371-theres-growing-evidence-the-big-five-mass-extinctions-never-happened/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:00:25 +0100 Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to reframe the current biodiversity crisis 2481371-theres-growing-evidence-the-big-five-mass-extinctions-never-happened|2481371 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481402-discovering-the-marvels-of-mucus-is-inspiring-amazing-new-medicines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:00:45 +0100 Mucus does far more than just act as a protective barrier. Emerging research reveals ways to harness its power and deliver treatments for everything from yeast infections to inflammatory bowel disease 2481402-discovering-the-marvels-of-mucus-is-inspiring-amazing-new-medicines|2481402 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480659-can-imagining-a-better-future-really-make-it-come-true/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:42 +0100 Manifestation is easy to dismiss as unscientific nonsense. Certain techniques used in the practice, though, do work — just not in the magical way some people think, as neuroscientist Sabina Brennan elucidates 2480659-can-imagining-a-better-future-really-make-it-come-true|2480659 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480780-how-visualisation-sets-you-up-for-success-by-changing-your-cognition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 May 2025 15:00:32 +0100 The vividness of your mind’s eye isn't fixed - and training it up is the secret tool of top athletes and businesspeople. Here’s how you can help develop yours 2480780-how-visualisation-sets-you-up-for-success-by-changing-your-cognition|2480780 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480739-the-extremes-of-imagination-reveal-how-our-brains-perceive-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 19:00:17 +0100 The worlds inside our heads can be dramatically different. What does that reveal about how our minds shape our lives, asks cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman 2480739-the-extremes-of-imagination-reveal-how-our-brains-perceive-reality|2480739 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480349-the-four-types-of-imagination-and-how-they-create-our-worlds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 17:00:13 +0100 Your imagination isn't just one thing. The latest neuroscience is untangling just how diverse this faculty really is, says cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman 2480349-the-four-types-of-imagination-and-how-they-create-our-worlds|2480349 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480355-your-imagination-doesnt-get-worse-as-you-age-but-it-does-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 16:00:06 +0100 It’s natural to associate wild flights of fantasy with children and a more mundane internal world with adult life. The latest research, though, shows that isn't the whole picture 2480355-your-imagination-doesnt-get-worse-as-you-age-but-it-does-change|2480355 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480674-how-your-whole-imagination-is-conjured-up-from-three-brain-processes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 May 2025 19:00:49 +0100 Understanding the neurological systems that produce the world inside your head can help you to harness its transformative power 2480674-how-your-whole-imagination-is-conjured-up-from-three-brain-processes|2480674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480799-five-tests-will-help-you-understand-the-full-scope-of-your-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 21:00:25 +0100 Reckon you are highly imaginative? Or fear you are lacking in the creativity department? Put your presumptions to the test, with these challenges from cognitive neurologist, Adam Zeman 2480799-five-tests-will-help-you-understand-the-full-scope-of-your-imagination|2480799 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2478861-how-buried-cables-are-revealing-earths-interior-in-incredible-detail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:22 +0100 The globe is criss-crossed by unused fibre-optic cables. Now, researchers are using them to defend against earthquakes and produce an unprecedented map of the underground world 2478861-how-buried-cables-are-revealing-earths-interior-in-incredible-detail|2478861 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2479542-why-honing-your-sense-of-smell-could-keep-you-sharp-as-you-age/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 May 2025 17:00:15 +0100 A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But restoring our most neglected sense might not only reduce cognitive decline – studies also show it could even reverse it 2479542-why-honing-your-sense-of-smell-could-keep-you-sharp-as-you-age|2479542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2479332-how-an-ancient-alchemy-technique-is-transforming-modern-chemistry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 20 May 2025 17:00:38 +0100 Today’s chemistry is a wet business, mostly done by mixing compounds in liquid solvents. But a push towards using dry powders instead is proving surprisingly effective 2479332-how-an-ancient-alchemy-technique-is-transforming-modern-chemistry|2479332 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635432-900-the-bold-attempt-to-solve-the-toughest-mystery-at-the-heart-of-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 12 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Finding out whether gravity – and therefore space-time itself – is quantum in nature has long been thought impossible. But innovative new ideas might be about to help answer this crucial question mg26635432-900-the-bold-attempt-to-solve-the-toughest-mystery-at-the-heart-of-physics|2479783 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635433-000-the-wild-idea-that-we-all-get-nutrients-from-the-air-that-we-breathe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 13 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Growing evidence suggests a source of nutrition might be right under our noses. But how important are such aeronutrients – and can we harness them to better treat deficiencies? mg26635433-000-the-wild-idea-that-we-all-get-nutrients-from-the-air-that-we-breathe|2479784 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635433-100-surprising-insights-into-the-causes-of-pmdd-promise-better-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Premenstrual dysphoric disorder can cause monthly cycles of rage, depression, anxiety and self-harm. Treatments are limited, but new ideas about the condition could change that mg26635433-100-surprising-insights-into-the-causes-of-pmdd-promise-better-treatments|2479785 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635421-000-what-are-microplastics-doing-to-your-brain-were-starting-to-find-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 May 2025 17:10:00 +0100 The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are revealing links to poor cognition and weird behaviour mg26635421-000-what-are-microplastics-doing-to-your-brain-were-starting-to-find-out|2478927 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635420-900-what-7-fiendishly-hard-puzzles-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-mathematics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 25 years ago, a $1 million reward was promised to anyone who could solve one of seven incredibly hard maths riddles. With only one of them now solved, what will it take to crack the rest? mg26635420-900-what-7-fiendishly-hard-puzzles-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-mathematics|2478926 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635420-800-how-to-harness-your-emotions-for-a-happier-calmer-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 05 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 From anger to envy, research is revealing how to shift your mental state and put bad feelings to good use – with benefits for longevity, relationships and mental health mg26635420-800-how-to-harness-your-emotions-for-a-happier-calmer-life|2478925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635414-100-how-vanishing-y-chromosomes-could-help-explain-mens-ill-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts this can have on disease risk and life expectancy mg26635414-100-how-vanishing-y-chromosomes-could-help-explain-mens-ill-health|2478276 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635410-800-how-a-simple-walk-can-bust-stress-boost-cognition-and-fight-diseases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:00 +0100 We all know that walking is good for us, but growing evidence reveals that the right hike can exponentially enhance the health benefits mg26635410-800-how-a-simple-walk-can-bust-stress-boost-cognition-and-fight-diseases|2478037 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635410-700-the-impossible-particle-hinting-at-the-universes-biggest-secrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Neutrinos have always been hard to explain – and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos mg26635410-700-the-impossible-particle-hinting-at-the-universes-biggest-secrets|2478036 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635401-500-can-a-strange-state-of-matter-explain-what-life-is-and-how-it-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of evolution itself mg26635401-500-can-a-strange-state-of-matter-explain-what-life-is-and-how-it-began|2477153 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635401-600-how-astonishing-observatories-could-do-big-physics-from-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 As humanity prepares to return to the moon, scientists also have ideas for huge lunar experiments that could revolutionise astrophysics mg26635401-600-how-astonishing-observatories-could-do-big-physics-from-the-moon|2477154 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635401-400-a-dramatic-rethink-of-parkinsons-offers-new-hope-for-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this fresh understanding lead to much-needed new treatments? mg26635401-400-a-dramatic-rethink-of-parkinsons-offers-new-hope-for-treatment|2477152 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2476049-could-the-ancient-greeks-have-invented-quantum-theory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:07 +0100 There were hints that the world may be quantum long before the development of quantum mechanics in 1925 – could we have come up with this revolutionary theory hundreds or even thousands of years earlier? 2476049-could-the-ancient-greeks-have-invented-quantum-theory|2476049 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635393-000-carlo-rovelli-on-what-we-get-wrong-about-the-origins-of-quantum-theory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Conventional accounts of the birth of quantum theory often overlook the pivotal role of one of its luminaries – and this has led to a persistent misunderstanding of what it really means, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli mg26635393-000-carlo-rovelli-on-what-we-get-wrong-about-the-origins-of-quantum-theory|2476370 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635393-100-what-exactly-would-a-full-scale-quantum-computer-be-useful-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 As quantum computers mature, they will be transformational. But there are good reasons why we don’t yet know exactly which problems they will excel at – and that makes them all the more exciting mg26635393-100-what-exactly-would-a-full-scale-quantum-computer-be-useful-for|2476371 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635393-200-what-does-quantum-theory-really-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 For 100 years, quantum theory has painted the subatomic world as strange beyond words. But bold new interpretations and experiments may help us to finally grasp its true meaning mg26635393-200-what-does-quantum-theory-really-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-reality|2476372 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2476373-a-timeline-of-the-most-important-events-in-quantum-mechanics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to the discovery of phenomena like superposition and entanglement – and today’s quantum computers 2476373-a-timeline-of-the-most-important-events-in-quantum-mechanics|2476373 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2476051-where-exactly-does-the-quantum-world-end-and-concrete-reality-begin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:12 +0100 Quantum effects like superposition and entanglement have long been seen in single particles, but physicists are on a quest to find out just how big an object can be before it loses its quantumness 2476051-where-exactly-does-the-quantum-world-end-and-concrete-reality-begin|2476051 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635391-200-inside-the-mouth-watering-race-to-master-lab-grown-chocolate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may even lead to tastier treats with more nutritional value mg26635391-200-inside-the-mouth-watering-race-to-master-lab-grown-chocolate|2476267 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635380-100-what-the-surprising-lives-of-solitary-animals-reveal-about-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0100 A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior mg26635380-100-what-the-surprising-lives-of-solitary-animals-reveal-about-us|2474981 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635382-000-were-finally-uncovering-fibres-remarkable-benefits-for-body-and-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:05:00 +0100 From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact throughout the body. Here's how to get your fill mg26635382-000-were-finally-uncovering-fibres-remarkable-benefits-for-body-and-mind|2475292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635380-200-what-the-new-science-of-magic-reveals-about-perception-and-free-will/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work mg26635380-200-what-the-new-science-of-magic-reveals-about-perception-and-free-will|2474982 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635372-500-the-epic-quest-to-redefine-the-second-using-the-worlds-best-clocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 A more precise definition of the second is crucial to all sorts of physical measurements – but to get there, scientists have to pack up their extraordinarily fragile optical clocks and take them on tour mg26635372-500-the-epic-quest-to-redefine-the-second-using-the-worlds-best-clocks|2474372 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635374-000-the-animals-revealing-why-human-culture-isnt-as-special-as-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Even animals with very small brains turn out to have cultural traditions, which poses a puzzler for biologists wondering what makes human culture unique mg26635374-000-the-animals-revealing-why-human-culture-isnt-as-special-as-we-thought|2474490 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635372-400-a-revolutionary-new-understanding-of-autism-in-girls/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100 By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed mg26635372-400-a-revolutionary-new-understanding-of-autism-in-girls|2474371 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535364-200-microdosing-weight-loss-drugs-is-on-the-rise-but-does-it-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 There are many claims about the benefits of microdosing weight-loss drugs, from anti-inflammatory effects to extending longevity. Do any of them stack up? mg26535364-200-microdosing-weight-loss-drugs-is-on-the-rise-but-does-it-work|2473536 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535364-400-the-unexpected-impacts-of-a-society-transformed-by-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have the power to block the forces driving obesity, but the knock-on societal effects may not necessarily be so positive mg26535364-400-the-unexpected-impacts-of-a-society-transformed-by-weight-loss-drugs|2473538 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535364-100-what-do-glp-1-drugs-really-tell-us-about-the-brains-reward-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Anecdotal reports suggest drugs like Ozempic may curb not just appetite but also impulsive or addictive behaviour, hinting at links between metabolic health and our brains mg26535364-100-what-do-glp-1-drugs-really-tell-us-about-the-brains-reward-system|2473535 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535364-500-glp-1-drugs-are-only-the-start-the-powerful-drugs-to-expect-next/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 The race is under way to make faster, cheaper and better GLP-1 drugs that will go beyond reducing obesity levels to treating some of our most difficult conditions mg26535364-500-glp-1-drugs-are-only-the-start-the-powerful-drugs-to-expect-next|2473539 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535364-300-why-exercise-is-more-important-than-ever-when-taking-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 GLP-1 drugs have revolutionised the treatment of obesity, but the very reason they are effective is also why it's vital to prioritise exercise when taking them mg26535364-300-why-exercise-is-more-important-than-ever-when-taking-weight-loss-drugs|2473537 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535360-800-how-a-surprising-twist-on-rewilding-could-help-settle-our-carbon-debt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 We’ve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back. Large animals like wolves, bison and whales may already be tackling the problem mg26535360-800-how-a-surprising-twist-on-rewilding-could-help-settle-our-carbon-debt|2473221 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2472159-were-finally-learning-how-perimenopause-profoundly-changes-the-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:00:35 +0000 The hormonal upheaval in the run-up to menopause can cause cognitive difficulties. But researchers are also finding that this can be a critical window for protecting long-term brain health 2472159-were-finally-learning-how-perimenopause-profoundly-changes-the-brain|2472159 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535353-900-is-our-cosmos-just-a-membrane-on-the-edge-of-a-far-stranger-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 String theory may be our best attempt at a theory of everything, except that it can't describe an expanding universe like ours. Now a radical new twist on the idea could finally fix that – but it requires us to completely reimagine reality mg26535353-900-is-our-cosmos-just-a-membrane-on-the-edge-of-a-far-stranger-reality|2472635 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535354-000-psychology-is-revealing-how-to-have-a-better-relationship-with-money/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Money is a deeply emotive subject, our attitudes to it vary wildly and we are reluctant to bring it up in conversation. Could new research help us to be less weird about it? mg26535354-000-psychology-is-revealing-how-to-have-a-better-relationship-with-money|2472636 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535350-700-what-the-extraordinary-medical-know-how-of-wild-animals-can-teach-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Birds do it, chimps do it, even monarch butterflies do it – and by paying more attention to how animals self-medicate, we can find new treatments for ourselves mg26535350-700-what-the-extraordinary-medical-know-how-of-wild-animals-can-teach-us|2472358 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535342-500-a-fresh-understanding-of-tiredness-reveals-how-to-get-your-energy-back/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Radical new insights from the science of interoception – how the body senses its internal state – explain the real reasons we feel tired all the time, and how to re-energise mg26535342-500-a-fresh-understanding-of-tiredness-reveals-how-to-get-your-energy-back|2471414 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535340-600-the-epic-scientific-quest-to-reveal-what-makes-folktales-so-compelling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Linguists, psychologists and experts in cultural evolution are discovering why we tell stories, how ancient the oldest ones are and why some tales run and run mg26535340-600-the-epic-scientific-quest-to-reveal-what-makes-folktales-so-compelling|2471253 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535340-700-the-physicist-on-a-mission-to-spark-a-quantum-industrial-revolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Quantum fridges, batteries and clocks are brilliant inventions but still limited in power. Now physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is charting a path to take them to the next level mg26535340-700-the-physicist-on-a-mission-to-spark-a-quantum-industrial-revolution|2471254 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535332-200-the-alarming-rise-of-colorectal-cancer-diagnoses-in-people-under-50/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Colorectal cancers will soon be the number one cause of cancer death among people under 50. Could changes in lifestyle and environment be to blame? mg26535332-200-the-alarming-rise-of-colorectal-cancer-diagnoses-in-people-under-50|2470588 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535332-000-the-cosmic-landscape-of-time-that-explains-our-universes-expansion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 A strange new conception of how time warps across the universe does away with cosmology's most mysterious entity, dark energy mg26535332-000-the-cosmic-landscape-of-time-that-explains-our-universes-expansion|2470586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535330-100-the-critical-computer-systems-still-relying-on-decades-old-code/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Software used by banks and the space industry may still rely on archaic code. We went in search of the oldest code in use and asked, what happens when it glitches? mg26535330-100-the-critical-computer-systems-still-relying-on-decades-old-code|2470201 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469784-why-the-worlds-longevity-hotspots-may-not-be-all-they-seem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:00:03 +0000 Blue zones, places home to an unusual number of centenarians, are looked to for their secrets to living healthier lives – but are they even real? 2469784-why-the-worlds-longevity-hotspots-may-not-be-all-they-seem|2469784 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535320-900-permafrost-mummies-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-prehistory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The frozen remains of animals like mammoths, wolves and cave lions offer the most detailed picture yet of the last glacial period mg26535320-900-permafrost-mummies-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-prehistory|2469497 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535322-100-inside-the-new-therapies-promising-to-finally-beat-autoimmune-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Type 1 diabetes, IBD, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease and lupus are all caused by the body attacking itself. But new therapies that reset the immune system could offer lasting help mg26535322-100-inside-the-new-therapies-promising-to-finally-beat-autoimmune-disease|2469672 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535321-100-the-research-that-will-help-you-not-suck-at-digital-communication/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Should that meeting have been an email? Is it ever ok to send a voice note? Andrew Brodsky has studied the communication habits of 100,000 people and has the answers mg26535321-100-the-research-that-will-help-you-not-suck-at-digital-communication|2469499 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2468253-the-story-of-mirror-life-from-intriguing-idea-to-unprecedented-threat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:00:06 +0000 Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be? 2468253-the-story-of-mirror-life-from-intriguing-idea-to-unprecedented-threat|2468253 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-600-from-headaches-to-tics-how-mass-nocebo-effects-spread-real-symptoms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Social media is enabling health symptoms and mass psychogenic illnesses to spread quickly around the world. But by knowing how it happens, you can protect yourself mg26535311-600-from-headaches-to-tics-how-mass-nocebo-effects-spread-real-symptoms|2468504 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535310-900-when-did-time-begin-hint-it-wasnt-at-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 You may think that time started 13.8 billion years ago at the birth of the universe, but physicists with alternative definitions of time have other ideas mg26535310-900-when-did-time-begin-hint-it-wasnt-at-the-big-bang|2468497 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-400-were-uncovering-a-radically-different-view-of-civilisations-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The discovery that farming might not have been the catalyst for civilisation means we must completely rethink the timeline of the first complex societies mg26535311-400-were-uncovering-a-radically-different-view-of-civilisations-origins|2468502 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-100-when-did-life-begin-on-earth-new-evidence-reveals-a-shocking-story/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was hellishly hot and seemingly uninhabitable mg26535311-100-when-did-life-begin-on-earth-new-evidence-reveals-a-shocking-story|2468499 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-500-why-geologists-cant-agree-on-when-the-anthropocene-epoch-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Nobody doubts that human activities have dramatically transformed Earth, so why has there been no official recognition of the Anthropocene? mg26535311-500-why-geologists-cant-agree-on-when-the-anthropocene-epoch-began|2468503 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-200-we-are-finally-getting-to-grips-with-how-plate-tectonics-started/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully understand how life began to thrive on our planet until we figure it out mg26535311-200-we-are-finally-getting-to-grips-with-how-plate-tectonics-started|2468500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-000-when-did-the-first-galaxies-form-earlier-than-we-thought-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 By looking ever further back in time, the James Webb Space Telescope is at last revealing the first galaxies – and a very strange young cosmos mg26535311-000-when-did-the-first-galaxies-form-earlier-than-we-thought-possible|2468498 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535311-300-why-its-so-hard-to-tell-when-homo-sapiens-became-a-distinct-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 The more we discover about our species' family tree, the harder it becomes to pinpoint when exactly Homo sapiens emerged, raising questions over what it really means to be human mg26535311-300-why-its-so-hard-to-tell-when-homo-sapiens-became-a-distinct-species|2468501 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535300-700-a-whole-new-world-of-tiny-beings-challenges-fundamental-ideas-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The surprising discovery of entities smaller than viruses raises profound questions about what life is and how it got started mg26535300-700-a-whole-new-world-of-tiny-beings-challenges-fundamental-ideas-of-life|2467302 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535300-800-how-studying-babies-minds-is-prompting-us-to-rethink-consciousness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The debate over when consciousness arises has been revitalised by new tests of awareness in infants – raising the possibility that it emerges just before birth mg26535300-800-how-studying-babies-minds-is-prompting-us-to-rethink-consciousness|2467303 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535301-600-how-cosmic-stasis-may-drastically-rewrite-the-history-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Unexpected epochs of stillness that punctuate the cosmic timeline could offer a natural explanation for dark matter and many other unsolved astronomical mysteries mg26535301-600-how-cosmic-stasis-may-drastically-rewrite-the-history-of-the-universe|2467535 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234881-800-a-new-kind-of-experiment-at-the-lhc-could-unravel-quantum-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The Large Hadron Collider is testing entanglement in a whole new energy range, probing the meaning of quantum theory – and the possibility that an even stranger reality lies beneath mg26234881-800-a-new-kind-of-experiment-at-the-lhc-could-unravel-quantum-reality|2427885 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234884-600-how-to-get-the-right-balance-of-omega-3s-and-omega-6s-in-your-diet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The balance of omega fatty acids in the food we eat affects our health. But what does the evidence say about claims you should be seeking to reduce omega-6 intake as well as boosting omega-3s? mg26234884-600-how-to-get-the-right-balance-of-omega-3s-and-omega-6s-in-your-diet|2427717 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234852-200-the-surprising-benefits-of-anxiety-and-how-you-could-harness-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 There can be no doubt that extreme anxiety is highly debilitating, but at moderate levels, our nervous feelings can make us smarter problem solvers and fuel original thinking mg26234852-200-the-surprising-benefits-of-anxiety-and-how-you-could-harness-them|2424807 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535294-100-the-shocking-discovery-that-our-gut-microbiome-drives-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 A new understanding of our relationship with our "friendly" gut microbes shows they actually have a dark side and help cause ageing. Here's how to fight back mg26535294-100-the-shocking-discovery-that-our-gut-microbiome-drives-ageing|2466731 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535290-900-what-the-new-field-of-womens-neuroscience-reveals-about-female-brains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Neuroscientist-turned-entrepreneur Emilė Radytė is using brain stimulation to explore how things like premenstrual syndrome and period pain impact the brain mg26535290-900-what-the-new-field-of-womens-neuroscience-reveals-about-female-brains|2466439 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535290-800-why-we-must-investigate-phobos-the-solar-systems-strangest-object/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past mg26535290-800-why-we-must-investigate-phobos-the-solar-systems-strangest-object|2466438 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535280-500-how-our-ancestors-invented-clothing-and-transformed-it-into-fashion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Remarkable archaeological finds are telling a new story of how prehistoric humans turned clothing from a necessity into a means of self-expression mg26535280-500-how-our-ancestors-invented-clothing-and-transformed-it-into-fashion|2465647 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535284-500-a-new-kind-of-hidden-black-hole-may-explain-the-mystery-of-dark-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:34:00 +0000 Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einstein’s theory of gravity to fail – and could solve the mystery of dark energy mg26535284-500-a-new-kind-of-hidden-black-hole-may-explain-the-mystery-of-dark-energy|2465804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535280-600-the-psychologist-exposing-the-mental-gymnastics-that-conceal-racism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Despite widespread studies revealing the prevalence of racism, its impact is often overlooked. But there are ways to tackle hidden biases and systemic discrimination, says Keon West mg26535280-600-the-psychologist-exposing-the-mental-gymnastics-that-conceal-racism|2465648 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535273-100-a-better-understanding-of-our-hormones-and-sleep-could-improve-both/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The hormonal changes of puberty, the menstrual cycle and menopause can all affect our sleep, but there are also subtler ways that hormones and sleep interact mg26535273-100-a-better-understanding-of-our-hormones-and-sleep-could-improve-both|2464659 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535272-700-why-your-chronotype-is-key-to-figuring-out-how-much-sleep-you-need/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Is 8 hours of sleep really the right amount for you? Understanding your personal chronotype could be a better way to approach how much time you should spend in bed mg26535272-700-why-your-chronotype-is-key-to-figuring-out-how-much-sleep-you-need|2464655 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535272-900-the-surprising-relationship-between-your-microbiome-and-sleeping-well/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 Research is revealing the complex relationship between sleep and the gut microbiome, raising the prospect that eating better during the day might help you get a better night’s rest mg26535272-900-the-surprising-relationship-between-your-microbiome-and-sleeping-well|2464657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535273-300-how-best-to-catch-up-on-rest-and-pay-off-your-sleep-debt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 If you've missed out on sleep, it is possible to catch up. But is it better to try to do it all in one go or spread out over time – and is it really so bad to sleep in at the weekend? mg26535273-300-how-best-to-catch-up-on-rest-and-pay-off-your-sleep-debt|2464661 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535270-700-the-physicist-trying-to-build-humanitys-lunar-future-with-moon-dirt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 When it comes to sending humans back to the moon, knowing how to work with the regolith that coats the ground will be make-or-break. Phil Metzger is studying how to mitigate its dangers and use it as a crucial resource mg26535270-700-the-physicist-trying-to-build-humanitys-lunar-future-with-moon-dirt|2464519 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535272-800-why-sleep-quality-is-so-important-and-so-difficult-to-measure/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Sleeping a solid 8 hours isn't the whole story and the quality of your sleep might matter more. But what does sleep quality mean and how can we measure it? mg26535272-800-why-sleep-quality-is-so-important-and-so-difficult-to-measure|2464656 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535272-600-the-new-science-of-sleep-how-to-sleep-better-whatever-your-lifestyle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 We all know the tired old advice about how to get the best night's rest, but it can be hard to follow in the real world. A more personalised and holistic approach could help mg26535272-600-the-new-science-of-sleep-how-to-sleep-better-whatever-your-lifestyle|2464654 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535273-000-what-nine-sleep-researchers-do-to-get-their-best-nights-rest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 From carefully timing meals and bedtime to turning down the lights and banning screens in bed, here's what the scientists who study sleep do to optimise their slumber mg26535273-000-what-nine-sleep-researchers-do-to-get-their-best-nights-rest|2464658 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535273-200-how-to-shift-your-circadian-clock-to-beat-your-jet-lag/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 It is possible to speed up how quickly you get over jet lag – but calculating the right way to do it based on flight times, time zones and light exposure can be tricky mg26535273-200-how-to-shift-your-circadian-clock-to-beat-your-jet-lag|2464660 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535264-100-is-a-broken-jet-stream-causing-extreme-weather-that-lasts-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with potentially catastrophic consequences mg26535264-100-is-a-broken-jet-stream-causing-extreme-weather-that-lasts-longer|2463818 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535260-400-can-a-new-class-of-wearable-tech-actively-boost-your-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 A range of brainwave-reading devices and other gadgets aim to monitor our nervous systems and intervene to improve our well-being. Do they work? mg26535260-400-can-a-new-class-of-wearable-tech-actively-boost-your-mental-health|2463577 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535260-100-the-physicist-on-a-mission-to-understand-mercurys-epic-solar-storms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast new light on the planet's many oddities, including its awful space weather and the fact it appears to have shrunk mg26535260-100-the-physicist-on-a-mission-to-understand-mercurys-epic-solar-storms|2463445 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435252-200-how-a-quantum-innovation-may-quash-the-idea-of-the-multiverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics invokes alternative realities to keep everything in balance. Has solving a century-old paradox now undermined their existence? mg26435252-200-how-a-quantum-innovation-may-quash-the-idea-of-the-multiverse|2462680 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435250-600-we-thought-we-knew-emperor-penguins-robots-are-proving-us-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 For decades, we studied only a tiny number of Antarctica's emperor penguins. 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