New Scientist - News https://www.newscientist.com https://www.newscientist.com/wp-content/themes/new-scientist/img/ns-logo-scaled.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2123018-the-feeling-you-get-when-nails-scratch-a-blackboard-has-a-name/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:06:00 +0000 Spanish speakers use the word “grima” to describe the feeling when a knife scratches a plate. Now it seems English-speakers react in the same way https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2123018 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122916-spacex-plans-to-send-two-civilians-around-the-moon-next-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 22:15:00 +0000 The private space flight company has already received a deposit from two would-be space tourists who hope to fly in late 2018 – if the spacecraft is ready https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122916 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122909-game-theory-says-publicly-shaming-cyberattackers-could-backfire/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:33:00 +0000 A model explains why publicly identifying the perpetrators of a cyberattack without hitting back could make them seem even more of a threat https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122909 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122891-utis-could-soon-be-life-threatening-without-new-antibiotics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:12:00 +0000 For the first time, the World Health Organization has named which bacteria we most urgently need new antibiotics to fight, and common gut microbes top the list https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122891 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122872-de-extinction-dilemma-reviving-dead-species-may-doom-the-living/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:01:00 +0000 Diverting precious conservation resources into de-extinction projects could simply mean more threatened species are wiped out, warns Olive Heffernan https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122872 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122647-snow-will-melt-more-slowly-in-a-warmer-world-heres-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Snowmelt will start earlier but happen more slowly, depriving river systems and reservoirs of the big gush of water they rely on https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122647 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122857-a-loaf-of-bread-emits-half-a-kilo-of-co2-mainly-from-fertiliser/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Fertiliser use accounts for 40 per cent of greenhouse gases emitted to make bread, and bread production accounts for half a per cent of all UK emissions https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122857 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122825-caterpillars-vibrate-anuses-to-send-food-and-shelter-alerts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:38:00 +0000 Tiny birch caterpillars send messages by making a complex range of sounds – buzzing their bodies and drumming and scraping their mouths and anuses against leaf surfaces https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122537-why-we-are-so-bad-at-spotting-if-our-kids-are-overweight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:30:00 +0000 At least 80 per cent of parents of overweight children think their kids are a healthy weight, and the reasons for this blind spot are complex https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122537 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122783-as-brexit-looms-a-soundbite-strategy-for-uk-science-wont-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:09:00 +0000 The government is still failing to offer detail on how it will counter the many risks to UK science posed by quitting the EU, says campaigner Mike Galsworthy https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122783 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122772-try-these-simple-mental-tests-to-see-if-youre-a-good-athlete/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:51:00 +0000 Your brain’s mental flexibility and capacity to focus could give you the skills to help make you a world class athlete https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122772 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331143-100-does-a-networked-world-need-a-new-approach-to-doing-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The "effective altruism" movement aims to make the most of our generous urges – but it may not have all the answers http://mg23331143.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122713-having-a-cigarette-may-make-your-body-crave-coffee-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:32:00 +0000 People who smoke may metabolise caffeine differently to non-smokers, leaving them needing to drink more to get the same hit from their coffee https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331144-500-ai-learns-to-write-its-own-code-by-stealing-from-other-programs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:01:00 +0000 Software called DeepCoder has solved simple programming challenges by piecing together bits of borrowed code http://mg23331144.500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122612-the-greatest-danger-asteroids-pose-to-us-is-not-from-the-impact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:57:00 +0000 If an asteroid hits a major city, only 3 per cent of the casualties will be from the crater it forms – most will be from overheated air and high winds https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122612 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122623-morphing-drone-takes-off-like-a-helicopter-flies-like-a-plane/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:54:00 +0000 A drone for surveying farmers’ fields takes off vertically and then shape-shifts into a plane, making it easier to launch and allowing it to fly for longer https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122623 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122587-was-kim-jong-nam-killed-by-vx-nerve-gas-doesnt-look-like-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:23:00 +0000 Malaysia says Kim Jong-nam - half-brother of North Korea's Kim Jong-un - was killed with VX nerve gas that was found on his face and hands. But chemical weapons experts are not convinced https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122587 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122561-augmented-reality-lets-cars-communicate-to-reduce-road-rage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:52:00 +0000 Virtual signs that pop up on your windscreen and say “rushing to the hospital” or “in a hurry to the airport” help turn other drivers’ aggression to empathy https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122561 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122558-theres-no-such-thing-as-clean-coal-its-dirty-and-expensive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:44:00 +0000 Australia and the US want to revive an uneconomical and polluting technology, and, worse, Australia plans to take money from a clean energy fund to do it https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122558 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122453-bill-gates-robot-tax-alone-wont-save-jobs-heres-what-will/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:00 +0000 To fend off the worst excesses of automation, we need to start thinking more clearly about the jobs that will be left https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122453 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122452-ai-beats-professional-players-at-super-smash-bros-video-game/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:55:00 +0000 An AI trained using deep learning came out on top against 10 high-ranking players of Nintendo’s multiplayer fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122452 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122383-bees-learn-to-play-golf-and-show-off-how-clever-they-really-are/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Bumblebees have shown they can learn how to push a ball into a hole to get a reward, staking their claim to be considered tool users https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122383 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122362-extinct-neanderthals-still-control-expression-of-human-genes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000 Early humans may have outcompeted Neanderthals, but their influence lives on in DNA some of us inherited after the two interbred https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122362 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122340-plain-packets-help-smokers-quit-by-killing-brand-identities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:29:00 +0000 Smokers no longer derive a sense of identity from cigarette brands after plain packaging rule was introduced in Australia, helping them to kick the habit https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122340 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122321-voyager-1-might-have-seen-enceladus-icy-plumes-25-years-early/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:59:00 +0000 A space image-processing enthusiast claims that he’s found signs of Saturn’s moon’s majestic plumes from 1980 – decades before they were discovered https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122321 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122314-dozy-drivers-pose-big-dilemma-for-next-step-in-autonomous-cars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:51:00 +0000 Should we build cars that let drivers relax most of the time? Soporific test drives are highlighting risks in the road map, says Jamais Cascio https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122314 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122323-hiring-tool-uses-behavioural-science-to-stop-recruitment-bias/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:33:00 +0000 The platform, which replaces CVs with a whole new way of recruiting, aims to remove bias – but won’t always lead to more diversity https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122323 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331142-800-effective-altruism-is-reinventing-how-we-do-good-can-it-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000 Effective Altruism promises a scientific revolution for how we do good. Are there hidden dangers? http://mg23331142.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122119-exoplanet-discovery-seven-earth-size-exoplanets-may-have-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:15:00 +0000 The small, cool star TRAPPIST-1 is one of the best places to look for life in the Milky Way: its seven rocky planets might all have water and atmospheres https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122119 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122115-the-eus-renewable-energy-policy-is-making-global-warming-worse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:01:00 +0000 Independent report concludes the massive subsidies for wood energy are increasing greenhouse emissions, and are a waste of public money https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122115 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122064-you-should-be-eating-10-pieces-of-fruit-or-veg-every-day-not-5/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:01:00 +0000 A review of 95 studies suggests we should be eating 10 portions of fruit and veg a day to reduce our chances of dying from a heart attack or cancer https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122064 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331144-200-desert-people-evolve-to-drink-water-poisoned-with-deadly-arsenic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:00:00 +0000 People living in the Atacama desert of Chile evolved specific gene mutations over the past 7000 years that make them better at detoxifying the heavy metal http://mg23331144.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331144-600-female-fish-mate-200-times-but-save-eggs-for-the-perfect-male/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Lampreys engage in prolonged sex sessions where the females pretend to mate with 10 or more males – all the while waiting for "the one" http://mg23331144.600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122069-skulls-reveals-that-ancient-americans-didnt-mix-with-neighbours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Skull shape tells us that some early inhabitants of the Americas kept to themselves, and that South America saw at least two distinct waves of colonisation https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122069 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331143-900-hiv-infection-stopped-in-its-tracks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000 The therapy gives the immune system the tools to flush out HIV, meaning daily drugs can be ditched – one man has been free of them for seven months http://mg23331143.900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122067-pluto-is-still-an-ex-planet-no-matter-what-its-fans-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:48:00 +0000 A fresh attempt to revive full planet status for Pluto is a non-starter. Astronomer Michael Brown explains why hopes of a comeback are futile https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122067 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122113-successful-russian-launch-re-paves-the-way-to-space-station/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:37:00 +0000 Russia's Soyuz rocket - currently the only way to get to the International Space Station - has had its first successful trip since a failed launch in December, restoring astronauts' ability to get to space https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122113 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121725-meditating-mice-reveal-secrets-of-mindfulness-training/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:14:00 +0000 Mice are less on edge if their brainwaves are coaxed to resemble those patterns that meditation boosts in humans https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2122016-worst-ever-coral-bleaching-event-continues-into-fourth-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:25:00 +0000 NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch is predicting that many reefs will bleach in the next three months as sea temperatures remain high despite the recent El Niño coming to an end https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2122016 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121970-new-species-of-bushbaby-found-in-disappearing-forests-of-angola/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:00:00 +0000 The Angolan dwarf galago is the fifth new primate species found in mainland Africa since 2000, but its habitat is under threat https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121970 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331142-400-buttercups-focus-light-to-heat-their-flowers-and-attract-insects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:01:00 +0000 A special layer of cells inside the petals makes them act together like a parabolic reflector, focusing visible and infrared light on the flower centre http://mg23331142.400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121614-us-scientists-voice-fears-over-how-science-will-fare-under-trump/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:01:00 +0000 Concerns over the impact of President Trump’s policies on science have been raised at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121614 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121709-smart-meter-tracks-when-the-kettles-on-to-check-grandpas-ok/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 A monitoring system, tested in hundreds of UK homes, builds profiles of energy use and sends alerts if someone’s routine changes in a worrying way https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121709 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121706-putting-cancer-patients-in-hibernation-could-help-tackle-tumours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Tumour growth would slow right down or cease while healthy cells in the body become more resistant to radiation https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121979-exercise-reduces-death-from-breast-cancer-relapse-by-40-per-cent/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:13:00 +0000 A quarter of women with breast cancer will die from cancer spreading around the body – exercise is the most important lifestyle factor in preventing this https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121979 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121869-bird-flu-strain-hitting-china-may-be-getting-more-dangerous/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:07:00 +0000 Already this winter H7N9 has caused 424 known cases in humans, and it seems to be acquiring a deadly mutation that will make it spread more quickly https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121869 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121585-you-are-what-you-eat-old-food-shortens-lifespan-in-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000 Mice, flies and yeast fed on food from old organisms had a shorter lifespan than animals fed on young organisms, perhaps because of faster accumulation of cellular damage https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121585 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121853-mind-reading-typing-tool-for-paralysed-people-is-fastest-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:14:00 +0000 Three people with paralysis have learned to type by thought alone using a brain implant – at almost half the speed at which people with no motor disability can text https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121853 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121801-kids-can-pick-up-attitude-from-robots-they-play-and-learn-with/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:01:00 +0000 Children using a companion robot to help solve puzzles or listen to them tell stories tried harder when it was programmed to have a can-do attitude https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121801 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121783-mystery-eye-disease-is-latest-blow-for-australias-sick-turtles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:32:00 +0000 Green turtles on the Great Barrier Reef have developed a strange eye disease, which could be a result of a recent herpes outbreak or high levels of cobalt https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121783 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121776-teacher-body-cams-are-not-the-answer-to-bad-classroom-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:59:00 +0000 There is precious little evidence that equipping school staff with body-mounted video kit will help tackle disruptive students, says teacher Tom Bennett https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121776 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121755-the-upstart-asteroid-who-showed-rings-are-for-everybody/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:40:00 +0000 Rings were thought to belong only to an exclusive celestial club including flashy giants like Saturn – but then Chariklo crashed the party https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121755 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121747-family-tree-of-stars-helps-reconstruct-milky-ways-formation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:56:00 +0000 Using an array of chemical elements detected in stars as proxies for their “DNA”, stellar histories can be tracked around the galaxy, mapping a family tree https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121747 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121740-new-advice-is-use-fewer-passwords-why-the-change-of-tack/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:23:00 +0000 Unique, strong passwords, changed frequently, has been the mantra for all the websites we log into. Why is that advice under attack, wonders Paul Marks https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121740 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2106331-fish-recorded-singing-dawn-chorus-on-reefs-just-like-birds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:15:00 +0000 Underwater recordings of vocal fish off the Australian coast reveal an ocean choir composed of at least seven distinct choruses https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2106331 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121720-alarm-as-climate-sceptic-named-head-of-us-environment-agency/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:57:00 +0000 Scientists within the EPA say work continues as usual for now, but they worry about potential changes when Scott Pruitt – a climate change sceptic – takes charge https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331132-200-we-need-slow-science-to-sow-the-seeds-of-future-prosperity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It's tempting to invest in rapid development at the cost of slow and steady research – but good things come to those who wait http://mg23331132.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121354-two-new-drug-therapies-might-cure-every-form-of-tuberculosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:00:00 +0000 In small trials across Africa, the therapies cured people with even the most drug-resistant forms of TB, and more quickly than current treatments https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121354 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121424-vitamin-d-supplements-may-prevent-millions-of-winter-infections/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Taking vitamin D could lead to 3 million fewer respiratory infections – like colds and flu – in the UK every year, but some say the evidence isn’t clear https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121424 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121607-new-nasa-teams-will-make-human-mars-missions-light-and-efficient/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:07:00 +0000 NASA just funded two new institutes to develop technology for future space missions: one to make lighter materials, one to help build with the resources on Mars itself https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121607 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121596-mars-might-already-be-building-rings-from-its-moons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:01:00 +0000 Simulations show that Mars will rip its moon Phobos into a ring in a few million years – but proto-rings may already exist https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121596 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121587-antarctic-sea-ice-is-very-low-but-dont-jump-to-conclusions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:34:00 +0000 Drawing premature conclusions about global warming’s role in Antarctic sea ice loss is unjustified whether positive or negative. The evidence must speak for itself https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121587 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121568-hens-that-can-lay-eggs-from-other-species-could-save-rare-birds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000 Like a seed bank for poultry, a 'frozen aviary' will store primordial stem cells for rare breeds of birds so they can be saved https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121568 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121579-microsoft-app-helps-people-with-als-speak-using-just-their-eyes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:17:00 +0000 A smartphone app called GazeSpeak uses eye movements to predict the words you want to say, allowing people with motor disabilities to communicate faster https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121579 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121552-trump-may-be-very-flawed-but-that-doesnt-make-him-mentally-ill/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:04:00 +0000 Calls from psychiatrists for Donald Trump to be declared unfit to be US president on mental health grounds are misguided, says Dr Allen Frances https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121552 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121545-big-builder-ants-and-tiny-guard-ants-live-together-in-one-nest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:15:00 +0000 Two completely different ant species live together in a single society in which a fierce dwarf species seems to protect its giant nest mates from invaders https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121545 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121528-screening-soldiers-doesnt-protect-them-from-mental-illness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 23:30:00 +0000 Checking British soldiers for symptoms of PTSD, depression and alcohol problems doesn't prevent them from developing psychological illness after war https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121528 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121275-honeybees-let-out-a-whoop-when-they-bump-into-each-other/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:00:00 +0000 A vibrational pulse that was thought to be a “stop” signal between bees may actually be a startled response when they collide https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121275 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121502-seagrass-meadows-help-remove-dangerous-bacteria-from-ocean-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Seawater samples reveal that seagrass areas have much lower levels of a microbe found in sewage – adding to the known benefits of these declining ecosystems https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121502 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121523-dwarf-planet-ceres-hosts-home-grown-organic-material/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 The first evidence of organic material on Ceres opens the door to the possibility that other asteroids harbour precursors to primitive life https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121523 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121182-timing-when-you-get-pregnant-could-prevent-a-miscarriage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:02:00 +0000 A quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage. A new explanation suggests there’s a window of opportunity when it’s best for some women to conceive https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121182 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121503-can-we-grow-woolly-mammoths-in-the-lab-george-church-hopes-so/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:11:00 +0000 We may only be two years away from creating hybrid mammoth embryos, but that would only be the first step on a very long road towards resurrecting the animal https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121503 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121497-key-alzheimers-drug-shows-virtually-no-chance-of-working/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 14:43:00 +0000 The failure of another drug that targets beta amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s has revived doubts over whether plaque causes the disease https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121497 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121489-far-off-asteroid-caught-cohabiting-with-uranus-around-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:45:00 +0000 The second Trojan asteroid of Uranus ever found suggests there could be hundreds more associated with the planet https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121489 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121473-turn-satellites-into-sparkling-fireworks-to-burn-up-space-junk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:32:00 +0000 Satellite debris that falls to Earth could be deadly, but pellets made of a heat-generating mixture could help them burn up safely in the atmosphere https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121473 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121458-tiny-3d-printed-camera-lens-could-give-drones-vision-like-ours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 The camera, measuring less than the width of a few human hairs, combines four lenses to mimic the natural vision of predators with precise detail only in the centre of an image https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121458 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331132-000-the-mars-paradox-why-we-still-dont-understand-water-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000 A 40-year quest to resolve discrepancies between climate models and observations just got another false start. Are we missing something more fundamental? http://mg23331132.000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331133-200-universes-that-spawn-cosmic-brains-should-go-on-the-scrapheap/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000 Weird consciousnesses called Boltzmann brains arise in many cosmological theories – but we now have reason to rule them out unless we live in an old universe http://mg23331133.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121440-churchills-lost-essay-on-alien-worlds-has-a-message-for-us-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000 In 1939 Winston Churchill mused about the possibility of exoplanets and life beyond Earth. His words still resonate today, says Rebecca Boyle https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121440 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121422-dormouse-might-be-first-tree-climbing-mammal-shown-to-echolocate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:45:00 +0000 It's not just bats that navigate at night using a form of sonar – so might a dormouse, and if so it could tell us whether bats' echolocation preceded flight https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121422 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121391-emergency-clause-lets-european-countries-beat-bee-pesticide-ban/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:29:00 +0000 About half of the European Union’s member states are making use of an emergency clause to allow the use of banned pesticides that are thought to harm bees https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121391 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121162-metabolic-switch-may-bring-on-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:00:00 +0000 CFS, also known as ME, may be caused by the body switching from fully breaking down carbohydrates to using other energy sources, bringing on pain and exhaustion https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121162 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121216-junk-food-tax-and-veg-subsidies-could-add-500000-years-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 If Australia taxed junk food and subsidised fruit and veg, it would prolong healthy lives and save A$3 billion in future healthcare costs in the process https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121216 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121304-crews-race-to-fix-california-dam-before-more-rain-falls/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:55:00 +0000 Heavy rains caused erosion and a partial collapse of spillways at a California dam - and more rain is forecast, threatening to overflow it again and flood towns https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121304 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121264-human-genome-editing-shouldnt-be-used-for-enhancement-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Gene editing can already treat human diseases, but while editing the germline and enhancing human traits might be acceptable one day, we’re not there yet, says report https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331130-100-how-to-build-better-sex-robots-stop-making-them-look-human/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:31:00 +0000 From a stimulating exoskeleton to a vibrating fist, innovators are ditching the sex-bomb stereotype. But can we ever fully escape the uncanny valley of the dolls? http://mg23331130.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2111538-sex-and-dentistry-i-made-a-fellatio-prosthetic-for-my-mouth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:31:00 +0000 Dentist-turned-artist Kuang-Yi Ku wants to change the way we think about medicine – and our mouths – with custom sex prosthetics. Frank Swain tried it out https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2111538 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2118052-female-shark-learns-to-reproduce-without-males-after-years-alone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:54:00 +0000 Some fish and reptiles can reproduce asexually, but a shark in an Australian aquarium is a rare case of this in an animal that once had a mate https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2118052 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23030702-800-metadating-helps-you-find-love-based-on-your-everyday-data/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:48:00 +0000 Some sites use algorithms to match people looking for love – "metadating" goes a step further and lets you pore over a potential date's data http://mg23030702.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121132-more-people-now-believe-human-made-climate-change-is-happening/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:01:00 +0000 The proportion of people in the UK who accept climate change is happening and is largely human-made has risen from 57 per cent three years ago to 64 per cent now https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121132 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121220-mars-landing-sites-for-2020-nasa-mission-down-to-the-final-three/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:06:00 +0000 At a meeting in California, NASA scientists whittled down the landing sites for its next rover - which will search for signs of life https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121220 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121164-nhs-to-start-prescribing-health-apps-that-help-manage-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:08:00 +0000 Apps that let patients monitor their conditions and send data directly to doctors are coming to selected NHS trusts this year in a bid to reduce hospital visits https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121164 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121188-climate-change-is-already-battering-hundreds-of-animal-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Almost half of all threatened land mammals and a quarter of threatened birds may be feeling the pinch as a result of habitat loss and other changes https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121188 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121145-virtual-reality-weather-add-ons-let-you-feel-the-sun-and-wind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:11:00 +0000 You could soon get an even more immersive VR experience thanks to the Ambiotherm plug in, which exposes you to the elements of your virtual world https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121145 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121089-australias-extreme-heatwave-is-a-preview-of-things-to-come/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:54:00 +0000 The current record-breaking heat, sparking bush fires and putting people in hospital, could be a foretaste of the new normal as climate change proceeds https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2121089 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331123-400-we-need-transparent-trials-to-keep-confidence-in-medicine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Controversies about the safety of medicines given to millions of people can’t be settled unless data is made more freely available http://mg23331123.400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120987-deep-sea-squid-points-a-big-bulging-eye-up-and-a-tiny-eye-down/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:01:00 +0000 Videos reveal that the cock-eyed squid’s two contrasting eyes are adapted for entirely different hunting purposes https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2120987 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120832-robotic-bee-could-help-pollinate-crops-as-real-bees-decline/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:00:00 +0000 With bee populations tumbling, an autonomous drone just 4 centimetres wide could help pollinate crops by flying from flower to flower https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2120832 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120983-new-talk-of-warming-pause-just-another-faux-climate-controversy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:58:00 +0000 The latest attempt to resurrect climate change deniers' favourite trope of a warming pause is just more smoke and mirrors, say Michael Mann and Susan Hassol   https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2120983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120971-secrets-of-earths-birth-carried-in-lava-jets-from-planets-core/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:19:00 +0000 Time capsules from around the time of Earth’s birth 4.5 billion years ago are preserved in the hottest mantle plumes despite planet’s plate tectonic activity https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2120971