New Scientist - Home 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/mg26134830-100-why-supersonic-diamond-spewing-volcanoes-might-be-coming-back-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Strange volcanoes called kimberlites bring diamonds up from Earth's depths. Scientists have always struggled to understand why they switched off millions of years ago – but perhaps they didn't mg26134830-100-why-supersonic-diamond-spewing-volcanoes-might-be-coming-back-to-life|2422556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-900-nobel-winning-biologist-on-the-most-promising-ways-to-stop-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Efforts to extend our lifespan continue and many look promising, but success will have unintended consequences, says Nobel prizewinner Venki Ramakrishnan mg26134830-900-nobel-winning-biologist-on-the-most-promising-ways-to-stop-ageing|2422732 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423864-nasas-mission-to-europa-isnt-meant-to-find-alien-life-but-it-could/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:00:58 +0000 Later this year, NASA is launching its Europa Clipper spacecraft to the icy moon of Jupiter. Its mission is only to investigate whether the moon is habitable, but now researchers have found that one of its instruments could look for direct signs of life 2423864-nasas-mission-to-europa-isnt-meant-to-find-alien-life-but-it-could|2423864 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423824-medieval-horses-buried-in-london-had-far-flung-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:00:16 +0000 Isotopic analysis of horse teeth from a medieval burial site suggest that the animals were imported to England from Scandinavia or the Alps, perhaps for use in battle or jousting 2423824-medieval-horses-buried-in-london-had-far-flung-origins|2423824 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423567-largest-recorded-solar-storm-was-even-bigger-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:00:25 +0000 Rediscovered magnetic recordings reveal just how extreme the largest recorded solar storm in history, the Carrington event in 1859, really was, highlighting the danger such storms could present to us nowadays 2423567-largest-recorded-solar-storm-was-even-bigger-than-we-thought|2423567 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423634-dogs-really-do-understand-that-words-stand-for-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:00:08 +0000 Pet dogs have different patterns of brain activity when they are shown an object that doesn’t match the word they hear, suggesting they have a mental representation of what words mean 2423634-dogs-really-do-understand-that-words-stand-for-objects|2423634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423685-ant-queens-have-good-reasons-for-eating-their-own-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:49 +0000 Feasting on family members may be an unorthodox way for ant queens to keep their fledgling colonies from being overrun by lethal fungi 2423685-ant-queens-have-good-reasons-for-eating-their-own-babies|2423685 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423726-sulphur-dioxide-from-iceland-volcano-eruption-has-reached-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:38:34 +0000 A huge plume of sulphur dioxide from the latest eruption in Iceland is drifting across Europe, but it isn't expected to cause any significant harm 2423726-sulphur-dioxide-from-iceland-volcano-eruption-has-reached-the-uk|2423726 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423585-male-and-female-spiders-pair-up-to-look-like-a-flower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:00:46 +0000 Together, a dark-hued male crab spider and a larger, paler female resemble a flower, in what researchers suspect is the first case of cooperative mimicry 2423585-male-and-female-spiders-pair-up-to-look-like-a-flower|2423585 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-300-astonishing-photograph-of-last-years-annular-solar-eclipse-in-utah/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Pieced together digitally from thousands of images, this shot of last October's annular eclipse, from Andrew McCarthy and Daniel Stein, is a curtain-raiser for next month's total solar eclipse in North America mg26134830-300-astonishing-photograph-of-last-years-annular-solar-eclipse-in-utah|2422716 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-600-unlocked-review-why-we-dont-need-to-panic-about-our-phones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 What is all our screen use really doing to us? Pete Etchells's new book counters the scare stories by sticking to the science, says Chris Stokel-Walker mg26134830-600-unlocked-review-why-we-dont-need-to-panic-about-our-phones|2422729 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423793-why-giving-ai-a-robot-body-could-make-its-brain-more-human-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:30:18 +0000 At its AI conference, Nvidia announced new software and hardware for AI-powered humanoid robots: a model called Project GR00T and a computer called Jetson Thor 2423793-why-giving-ai-a-robot-body-could-make-its-brain-more-human-like|2423793 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423465-spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:00:03 +0000 The Starship rocket destroyed its launch pad during its first launch attempt in 2023, and the explosion resembled a powerful volcanic eruption, spraying sand and chunks of debris over a huge area 2423465-spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch|2423465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423491-organic-farms-seem-to-trigger-more-pesticide-use-on-conventional-farms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:00:50 +0000 Insects tend to be more abundant on organic farms than conventional ones, which may cause the pests to spill over into neighbouring fields, prompting these farmers to increase their pesticide use 2423491-organic-farms-seem-to-trigger-more-pesticide-use-on-conventional-farms|2423491 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423722-pig-kidney-transplanted-into-living-human-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:48:44 +0000 A genetically modified pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living human – and the recipient is expected to leave hospital soon 2423722-pig-kidney-transplanted-into-living-human-for-the-first-time|2423722 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423476-teen-sweat-has-distinct-chemical-make-up-with-notes-of-musk-and-urine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:00:56 +0000 Teenagers and babies produce different chemicals in their sweat, which may be why infants are generally considered to smell sweeter 2423476-teen-sweat-has-distinct-chemical-make-up-with-notes-of-musk-and-urine|2423476 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423566-food-costs-more-because-of-climate-change-and-it-will-get-worse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:00:29 +0000 Rising temperatures are predicted to drive up food inflation by between 0.9 and 3.2 per cent a year by 2035, as crop yields suffer from extreme heat 2423566-food-costs-more-because-of-climate-change-and-it-will-get-worse|2423566 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423669-why-2024-abel-prize-winner-michel-talagrand-became-a-mathematician/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:17:01 +0000 After losing an eye at the age of 5, the 2024 Abel prize winner Michel Talagrand found comfort in mathematics 2423669-why-2024-abel-prize-winner-michel-talagrand-became-a-mathematician|2423669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423408-why-falling-birth-rates-will-be-a-bigger-problem-than-overpopulation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:30:56 +0000 Birthrates are projected to have fallen below the replacement level, of 2.1 per woman, in more than three quarters of countries by 2050 2423408-why-falling-birth-rates-will-be-a-bigger-problem-than-overpopulation|2423408 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-200-is-the-truth-out-there-yes-but-it-doesnt-involve-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 A recent paper packed with delightful acronyms digs into where people report having seen UFOs, but finds no evidence of alien visitors, says Annalee Newitz mg26134830-200-is-the-truth-out-there-yes-but-it-doesnt-involve-aliens|2422715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423483-has-neuralink-made-a-breakthrough-in-brain-implant-technology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:14:31 +0000 Elon Musk's brain-computer interface firm Neuralink has released a video of its first patient, Noland Arbaugh, controlling a computer cursor with his thoughts - is this the future? 2423483-has-neuralink-made-a-breakthrough-in-brain-implant-technology|2423483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423568-fluffy-beetle-discovered-in-australia-may-be-the-worlds-hairiest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:02:10 +0000 The exceptionally long white hairs on the newly named longhorn beetle Excastra albopilosa may deceive predators into thinking it is covered in fungus 2423568-fluffy-beetle-discovered-in-australia-may-be-the-worlds-hairiest|2423568 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422957-how-to-take-a-stunning-photograph-of-aprils-total-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:00:32 +0000 Photographing the eclipse isn't as easy as taking a selfie, but with a bit of preparation anyone can capture a memorable image 2422957-how-to-take-a-stunning-photograph-of-aprils-total-eclipse|2422957 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423400-ozempic-and-wegovy-linked-to-a-lower-risk-of-cannabis-use-disorder/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:00:15 +0000 An analysis of almost 700,000 people with type 2 diabetes or obesity found that those prescribed Ozempic or Wegovy were about half as likely to develop cannabis use disorder as those taking other medications 2423400-ozempic-and-wegovy-linked-to-a-lower-risk-of-cannabis-use-disorder|2423400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134833-200-people-watch-sports-have-sex-make-children-study-finds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback is intrigued by new research into how major sports tournaments "were associated with increases in the number of babies born" nine months later - but only for supporters of the winning teams mg26134833-200-people-watch-sports-have-sex-make-children-study-finds|2422947 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422860-these-four-common-medicines-could-help-prolong-your-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:12 +0000 Viagra, HRT, a statin and a painkiller slightly lowered people’s chances of dying over a 12-year study, suggesting they may have life-extending properties 2422860-these-four-common-medicines-could-help-prolong-your-life|2422860 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422777-why-our-genetic-code-should-remain-off-limits-to-life-insurers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 As DNA testing becomes routine, will life insurance companies start using our genetic code to inform their decisions, asks Jenny Kleeman 2422777-why-our-genetic-code-should-remain-off-limits-to-life-insurers|2422777 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134830-500-sunken-lands-review-heeding-the-flood-warnings-of-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 From a fabled drowned kingdom in Wales to echoes of Noah's ark in the Mahabharata, warnings of hubris in abusing nature resonate in Gareth E. Rees's world tour of flood myths mg26134830-500-sunken-lands-review-heeding-the-flood-warnings-of-history|2422728 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423027-blue-tits-shared-a-tree-hollow-with-bird-eating-bats-and-survived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:00:34 +0000 A pair of blue tits were seen nesting in a tree cavity that was also inhabited by about 25 greater noctule bats, which commonly eat blue tits, but the birds lived to tell the tale 2423027-blue-tits-shared-a-tree-hollow-with-bird-eating-bats-and-survived|2423027 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423338-extinct-freshwater-dolphin-from-the-amazon-was-largest-of-all-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:55 +0000 A dolphin that lived in the Amazon 16 million years ago grew to a length of 3.5 metres – larger than any other freshwater dolphin 2423338-extinct-freshwater-dolphin-from-the-amazon-was-largest-of-all-time|2423338 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423345-ancient-canoes-hint-at-bustling-trade-in-mediterranean-7000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Italian canoes capable of transporting people and goods have been dated to the Neolithic period, suggesting there was a bustling trade across the Mediterranean Sea 2423345-ancient-canoes-hint-at-bustling-trade-in-mediterranean-7000-years-ago|2423345 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422674-billions-of-stars-have-swallowed-up-a-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:24 +0000 Twin stars that were born together should have the same composition, and the fact that many don’t suggests they have changed their chemistry by devouring planets 2422674-billions-of-stars-have-swallowed-up-a-planet|2422674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423281-ancient-campsite-may-show-how-humans-survived-volcanic-super-eruption/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:22 +0000 Evidence from an archaeological site in Ethiopia suggests ancient humans adapted their diet during a dry spell after the Toba volcano eruption 74,000 years ago 2423281-ancient-campsite-may-show-how-humans-survived-volcanic-super-eruption|2423281 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420991-flying-drone-can-roll-on-the-ground-to-save-energy-over-long-distances/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00:21 +0000 Researchers claim to have combined the benefits of rolling robots with those of flying drones by creating a device that rotates along the ground but hops over obstacles 2420991-flying-drone-can-roll-on-the-ground-to-save-energy-over-long-distances|2420991 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423158-amazingly-preserved-bronze-age-village-reveals-life-in-ancient-england/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:59 +0000 A settlement in the east of England burned down in a fire 3000 years ago, falling into a muddy waterway that preserved everything inside the houses including tools, fabric, cooking pots and more 2423158-amazingly-preserved-bronze-age-village-reveals-life-in-ancient-england|2423158 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423192-mathematician-wins-2024-abel-prize-for-making-sense-of-randomness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:00:03 +0000 Michel Talagrand has won the 2024 Abel prize for his work researching probability theory and the extremes of randomness 2423192-mathematician-wins-2024-abel-prize-for-making-sense-of-randomness|2423192 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking 2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers|2406514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423087-artists-who-use-ai-are-more-productive-but-less-original/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:00:22 +0000 An analysis of work posted on a popular art-sharing website finds that users who adopted generative artificial intelligence tools increased their output, but saw a drop in novelty 2423087-artists-who-use-ai-are-more-productive-but-less-original|2423087 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423106-human-brains-have-been-mysteriously-preserved-for-thousands-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:01:29 +0000 Intact human brains 12,000 years old or more have been found in unexpected places such as shipwrecks and waterlogged graves, but it is unclear what preserved them 2423106-human-brains-have-been-mysteriously-preserved-for-thousands-of-years|2423106 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423108-crispr-could-disable-and-cure-hiv-suggests-promising-lab-experiment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:01:48 +0000 The gene-editing strategy could be a way to disable HIV that lies dormant in immune cells, meaning people would no longer need to take daily medication 2423108-crispr-could-disable-and-cure-hiv-suggests-promising-lab-experiment|2423108 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422666-common-antibiotics-can-regenerate-heart-cells-in-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:00:17 +0000 A combination of widely available antibiotics may be able to treat heart failure after researchers found that the therapy regenerates heart cells in animals 2422666-common-antibiotics-can-regenerate-heart-cells-in-animals|2422666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422562-deepmind-and-liverpool-fc-develop-ai-to-advise-on-football-tactics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:11 +0000 An AI model trained on data from Premier League matches can help football coaches devise tactics for attacking or defending corner kicks 2422562-deepmind-and-liverpool-fc-develop-ai-to-advise-on-football-tactics|2422562 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422978-genetics-may-protect-against-disease-linked-to-eating-human-brains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:25 +0000 Remote tribes in Papua New Guinea were ravaged in the 20th century by kuru, which was spread when people ate their dead relatives as part of funeral rituals – but some individuals may have had genetic resistance to the condition 2422978-genetics-may-protect-against-disease-linked-to-eating-human-brains|2422978 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422583-red-alert-after-key-global-warming-records-were-smashed-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:00:46 +0000 2023 wasn't just the hottest year on record by far, it also saw record glacier loss, sea level rise, ocean heat and sea ice loss, says World Meteorological Organization report 2422583-red-alert-after-key-global-warming-records-were-smashed-in-2023|2422583 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422925-forever-chemicals-have-infiltrated-food-packaging-on-a-wide-scale/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:18 +0000 Nearly 70 "forever chemicals", also known as PFAS, are commonly found in materials that come into contact with food, some of which have been linked to negative health outcomes 2422925-forever-chemicals-have-infiltrated-food-packaging-on-a-wide-scale|2422925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422417-running-of-the-bulls-festival-crowds-move-like-charged-particles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:18 +0000 Researchers have studied the movements of thousands of people waiting for the opening of the San Fermín festival and found they behave like electrons circling in a magnetic field 2422417-running-of-the-bulls-festival-crowds-move-like-charged-particles|2422417 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422928-nvidias-blackwell-ai-superchip-is-the-most-powerful-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:59:37 +0000 A computer chip featuring over 400 billion transistors can train artificial intelligence models faster and using less energy, says Nvidia - but it is yet to reveal the price tag 2422928-nvidias-blackwell-ai-superchip-is-the-most-powerful-yet|2422928 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422899-cannabis-vaping-liquids-contain-lead-and-other-toxic-metals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:31 +0000 The heating elements in vapes can release toxic metals. Now an analysis of cannabis vaping liquids shows metals like lead are present at dangerous levels – even before the vape is used 2422899-cannabis-vaping-liquids-contain-lead-and-other-toxic-metals|2422899 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422585-intermittent-fasting-linked-to-a-higher-risk-of-heart-disease-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:00:53 +0000 Only eating within an 8-hour window is associated with a significantly higher risk of heart disease-related death compared with eating over 12 to 16 hours 2422585-intermittent-fasting-linked-to-a-higher-risk-of-heart-disease-death|2422585 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422849-blood-clotting-drug-derived-from-pigs-can-now-be-made-synthetically/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:00:53 +0000 A common anti-clotting drug called heparin is made from pig intestines, which risks contaminations and infections. 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Derek Gow, a passionate rewilder, takes up their cause in his latest book mg26134821-400-hunt-for-the-shadow-wolf-review-can-britain-learn-to-love-the-wolf|2421550 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-700-how-neuroscience-can-help-you-make-tough-decisions-with-no-regrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back mg26134821-700-how-neuroscience-can-help-you-make-tough-decisions-with-no-regrets|2421553 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422458-what-do-home-faecal-test-kits-really-reveal-about-our-gut-microbiome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:00:47 +0000 Many firms sell direct-to-consumer faecal testing kits, but an investigation has revealed that scientists don't yet know what makes for a healthy gut microbiome 2422458-what-do-home-faecal-test-kits-really-reveal-about-our-gut-microbiome|2422458 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422260-should-everyone-start-eating-snakes-to-save-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:00:55 +0000 Pythons convert food into meat more efficiently than other livestock, and they can be fed on waste meat, but this doesn't mean snake meat is inherently more sustainable 2422260-should-everyone-start-eating-snakes-to-save-the-planet|2422260 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422397-chimp-mothers-play-with-their-youngsters-even-when-times-are-tough/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:00:55 +0000 Ten years’ worth of observations of a wild chimpanzee community show that most adults stop playing when food is short, but not mothers and their young 2422397-chimp-mothers-play-with-their-youngsters-even-when-times-are-tough|2422397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419864-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-march-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:53 +0000 With a new Adrian Tchaikovsky, Mars-set romance from Natasha Pulley and a high-concept thriller from Stuart Turton due to hit shelves, there is plenty of great new science fiction to be reading in March 2419864-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-march-2024|2419864 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-000-why-biodiversity-offsetting-is-a-contentious-issue-in-conservation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 As a new law is introduced in England, requiring developers to create 10 per cent more wildlife habitat than they destroy when developing a site, does it really work to destroy nature in one place, but preserve it elsewhere, asks Graham Lawton mg26134821-000-why-biodiversity-offsetting-is-a-contentious-issue-in-conservation|2421535 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422279-starship-launch-third-flight-reaches-space-but-is-lost-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:55:25 +0000 The world’s most powerful rocket, Starship, launched from Texas and reached an altitude of more than 230 kilometres, travelling further and faster than it has done before. But it seems to have been destroyed on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere 2422279-starship-launch-third-flight-reaches-space-but-is-lost-on-re-entry|2422279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-900-is-the-universe-conscious-it-seems-impossible-until-you-do-the-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100 The question of how the brain gives rise to subjective experience is the hardest of all. Mathematicians think they can help, but their first attempts have thrown up some eye-popping conclusions mg24632800-900-is-the-universe-conscious-it-seems-impossible-until-you-do-the-maths|2241831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532770-400-we-may-have-spotted-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100 Strange particles observed by an experiment in Antarctica could be evidence of an alternative reality where everything is upside down mg24532770-400-we-may-have-spotted-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time|2239874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134822-700-will-you-be-enjoying-your-robot-dessert-wriggling-or-stationary/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback discovers an overdue investigation into whether pneumatic robots are tastier when they are moving or when they are still mg26134822-700-will-you-be-enjoying-your-robot-dessert-wriggling-or-stationary|2421563 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421925-can-a-pill-really-reverse-ageing-in-dogs-dont-get-your-hopes-up-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:56:59 +0000 A trial suggests that giving older dogs a supplement makes them cognitively sharper, but some scientists stress that pet owners should lower their expectations 2421925-can-a-pill-really-reverse-ageing-in-dogs-dont-get-your-hopes-up-yet|2421925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421973-a-single-meteorite-smashed-into-mars-and-created-2-billion-craters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:07 +0000 The debris from the formation of a relatively small crater on Mars created billions of additional craters, which could help us learn about Martian geology 2421973-a-single-meteorite-smashed-into-mars-and-created-2-billion-craters|2421973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134820-900-combatting-deepfakes-is-an-evolutionary-arms-race/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Disinformation is far older than humans. Lessons from evolutionary biology can help defend against it today, says Jonathan R. Goodman mg26134820-900-combatting-deepfakes-is-an-evolutionary-arms-race|2421534 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421957-did-the-people-of-easter-island-independently-invent-writing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:53 +0000 Wooden tablets containing a language of glyphs called Rongorongo may be evidence that the people of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, created their own writing system without the influence of European language 2421957-did-the-people-of-easter-island-independently-invent-writing|2421957 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421885-anti-inflammatory-nasal-spray-may-ease-symptoms-of-multiple-sclerosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:33 +0000 A nasal spray containing an anti-inflammatory molecule reduces symptom severity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, although the treatment might come with risks in people 2421885-anti-inflammatory-nasal-spray-may-ease-symptoms-of-multiple-sclerosis|2421885 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-300-why-we-remember-review-a-surprising-and-expert-guide-to-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Are memories ever really true or false? Is social media disrupting how we remember? Does memory shape creativity? Find out in an essential new guide to memory by leading researcher Charan Ranganath mg26134821-300-why-we-remember-review-a-surprising-and-expert-guide-to-memory|2421549 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422090-alzheimers-may-be-caused-by-a-build-up-of-fat-in-brain-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:32 +0000 Fat droplets accumulating in brain immune cells could be behind the biggest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease 2422090-alzheimers-may-be-caused-by-a-build-up-of-fat-in-brain-cells|2422090 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422017-one-in-eight-ski-resorts-worldwide-could-have-no-snow-by-2100/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:24 +0000 All major skiing regions worldwide are predicted to see a severe drop in snow days by the end of the century, with Australian resorts the worst affected 2422017-one-in-eight-ski-resorts-worldwide-could-have-no-snow-by-2100|2422017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421955-watch-an-ai-powered-robot-dog-crawl-around-an-obstacle-course/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:19 +0000 A four-legged robot can handle real-world obstacles that require scrambling up and down or leaping sizeable gaps. AI training lets it adapt to new terrain it hasn’t seen before 2421955-watch-an-ai-powered-robot-dog-crawl-around-an-obstacle-course|2421955 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses|2371467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422110-methane-leaks-from-us-oil-and-gas-are-triple-government-estimates/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:52 +0000 The largest ever dataset of its kind suggests methane is leaking from US oil and gas fields at a much higher rate than previously thought, implying the environmental damage caused by the greenhouse gas is greater too 2422110-methane-leaks-from-us-oil-and-gas-are-triple-government-estimates|2422110 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422004-extreme-heat-could-trigger-the-worst-global-financial-crisis-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:14 +0000 Thanks to globalisation, severe heatwaves in one part of the world can cause financial losses in another. 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Dune author Frank Herbert had a keen interest in fungi, and so should we, says Corrado Nai 2421914-in-frank-herberts-dune-fungi-are-hidden-in-plain-sight|2421914 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422011-rethinking-space-and-time-could-let-us-do-away-with-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:19:48 +0000 Most physicists believe that only a quantum theory of gravity can fully explain mysteries of the universe like dark matter, but now an idea called "post-quantum gravity" is demonstrating an alternative approach 2422011-rethinking-space-and-time-could-let-us-do-away-with-dark-matter|2422011 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421987-starship-launch-3-what-time-is-the-spacex-flight-today/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:14:27 +0000 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the third launch of its massive Starship rocket, following two failed missions, with coverage beginning at about 13.25 GMT. 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