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/2522015-we-may-have-seen-a-dirty-fireball-star-explosion-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:47 +0100 An incredibly powerful flash of X-rays spotted by the Einstein Probe telescope appears to be a kind of explosion first theorised more than 30 years ago 2522015-we-may-have-seen-a-dirty-fireball-star-explosion-for-the-first-time|2522015 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519667-the-profound-effect-the-heart-brain-connection-has-on-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:00:47 +0100 Cognitive decline, mental health and heart disease are all shaped by the deep links between heart and brain – with major implications for diagnoses and treatment 2519667-the-profound-effect-the-heart-brain-connection-has-on-your-health|2519667 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2522019-how-worried-should-you-be-about-an-ai-apocalypse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:55 +0100 Fears that artificial intelligence could rise up to wipe out humanity are understandable given our steady diet of sci-fi stories depicting just that, but what is the real risk? Matthew Sparkes looks at what the experts say 2522019-how-worried-should-you-be-about-an-ai-apocalypse|2522019 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521378-new-scientist-recommends-the-engaging-native-nations-by-kathleen-duval/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0100 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week 2521378-new-scientist-recommends-the-engaging-native-nations-by-kathleen-duval|2521378 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521670-multipurpose-anti-viral-pill-may-treat-colds-norovirus-flu-and-covid/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:52 +0100 AI predicted that a forgotten breast cancer drug could be repurposed to treat many respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, and subsequent animal tests suggests it may be right 2521670-multipurpose-anti-viral-pill-may-treat-colds-norovirus-flu-and-covid|2521670 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521536-how-a-diy-worm-farm-can-compost-food-scraps-paper-or-a-whole-kangaroo/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:12 +0100 For those who want a little help composting, take a cue from James Woodford’s experience raising worms – both the small colony of wrigglers he keeps in a sensible bin in his city garden and the dumpster-sized worm farm he has that can turn even animal carcasses into nutrient-dense soil 2521536-how-a-diy-worm-farm-can-compost-food-scraps-paper-or-a-whole-kangaroo|2521536 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521980-surprise-fossil-discoveries-push-back-the-evolution-of-complex-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:36 +0100 A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion 2521980-surprise-fossil-discoveries-push-back-the-evolution-of-complex-animals|2521980 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2522005-bumblebees-surprise-scientists-by-showing-a-sense-of-rhythm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:06 +0100 Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too 2522005-bumblebees-surprise-scientists-by-showing-a-sense-of-rhythm|2522005 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521782-unprecedented-insight-into-memory-champions-brain-reveals-his-tricks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0100 Nelson Dellis credits techniques like the method of loci for his extraordinary memory. Now, brain scans have revealed the parts of his brain that this approach taps into, and how we can use it to improve our own recall 2521782-unprecedented-insight-into-memory-champions-brain-reveals-his-tricks|2521782 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521924-we-may-have-just-glimpsed-the-universes-first-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:25:22 +0100 A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe, that existed just 400 million years after the big bang appears to contain extremely pure and young stars 2521924-we-may-have-just-glimpsed-the-universes-first-stars|2521924 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521739-i-have-been-bitten-by-more-than-200-snakes-on-purpose/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:38 +0100 If you are unlucky enough to have been bitten by a snake, you are unlikely to want to repeat the experience. Not so for Tim Friede, who intentionally exposes himself to deadly bites in the hope of developing a treatment for the 5 million people who are bitten each year 2521739-i-have-been-bitten-by-more-than-200-snakes-on-purpose|2521739 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521377-what-to-read-this-week-lixing-suns-ambitious-on-the-origin-of-sex/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:37 +0100 Ducks with corkscrew penises, fish changing sex – what do we really know about sex and reproduction on Earth? Less than we think, reveals a mind-boggling new book. Elle Hunt explores 2521377-what-to-read-this-week-lixing-suns-ambitious-on-the-origin-of-sex|2521377 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521666-historic-artemis-ii-launch-sends-astronauts-bound-for-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:00:26 +0100 Four astronauts have begun a 10-day journey around the moon and back again, the first crewed flight to the moon since 1972 2521666-historic-artemis-ii-launch-sends-astronauts-bound-for-the-moon|2521666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521338-tobacco-plant-altered-to-produce-five-psychedelic-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:00:03 +0100 Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses 2521338-tobacco-plant-altered-to-produce-five-psychedelic-drugs|2521338 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520742-plug-in-solar-is-coming-how-dangerous-is-it-and-is-it-worth-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:28 +0100 Plug-in solar panels are a cheaper, simpler alternative to professionally installed panels. But can they really reduce energy bills and are they safe? Matthew Sparkes investigates 2520742-plug-in-solar-is-coming-how-dangerous-is-it-and-is-it-worth-it|2520742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521878-the-first-quantum-computer-to-break-encryption-is-now-shockingly-close/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:32:09 +0100 Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought 2521878-the-first-quantum-computer-to-break-encryption-is-now-shockingly-close|2521878 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521744-male-octopuses-have-a-favourite-arm-that-they-mostly-use-for-sex/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:55 +0100 The third right arm of male octopuses has a specialised role in mating, and the creatures take extra care to avoid damaging it or losing it to a predator 2521744-male-octopuses-have-a-favourite-arm-that-they-mostly-use-for-sex|2521744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521713-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-april-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:36 +0100 April has a lot to offer when it comes to popular science reading, promising to help us do everything from future-proof our brains courtesy of Hannah Critchlow, to get to grips with really big numbers, thanks to Richard Elwes 2521713-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-april-2026|2521713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521680-virus-from-marine-animals-is-causing-weird-eye-problems-in-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:38 +0100 A virus seems to have jumped from marine animals into people for the first time ever, and it is causing serious vision problems 2521680-virus-from-marine-animals-is-causing-weird-eye-problems-in-people|2521680 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520194-historians-dispute-link-between-drought-and-rebellion-in-roman-britain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:34:35 +0100 A study based on tree rings claimed that droughts played a role in events that led to the Roman withdrawal from Britain, but other researchers say that isn't backed up by historical evidence 2520194-historians-dispute-link-between-drought-and-rebellion-in-roman-britain|2520194 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521476-attacks-from-our-immune-system-are-a-cause-of-long-covid/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:13 +0100 The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments 2521476-attacks-from-our-immune-system-are-a-cause-of-long-covid|2521476 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521638-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-april-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:21 +0100 A collection of stories set in George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards universe and a novel from The Expanse author James S. A. Corey are among the science-fiction books we’re looking forward to this month 2521638-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-april-2026|2521638 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520542-new-fibre-optic-record-allows-50000000-movies-to-be-streamed-at-once/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:01 +0100 Improved hardware can send ten times as much data through existing fibre-optic cables, potentially providing a way to massively upgrade the internet's infrastructure without the cost and inconvenience of laying any new cables 2520542-new-fibre-optic-record-allows-50000000-movies-to-be-streamed-at-once|2520542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521236-the-shroud-of-turin-bears-dna-from-many-people-plants-and-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:34 +0100 Researchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to have wrapped Jesus's body, further complicating the question of the cloth's true origin 2521236-the-shroud-of-turin-bears-dna-from-many-people-plants-and-animals|2521236 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521311-food-shock-is-inevitable-due-to-the-iran-war-and-it-could-get-bad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:14:53 +0100 Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming months. There is no easy way out, but accelerating the net-zero transition will help prevent future shocks 2521311-food-shock-is-inevitable-due-to-the-iran-war-and-it-could-get-bad|2521311 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521218-the-best-kind-of-olive-oil-for-brain-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:07 +0100 The science suggests that olive oil can help us fight cognitive decline and even Alzheimer’s. Columnist Helen Thomson finds that only works if we choose the right kind 2521218-the-best-kind-of-olive-oil-for-brain-health|2521218 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521037-the-weird-physics-of-plant-based-milks-is-only-just-coming-to-light/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:39 +0100 Experiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluids 2521037-the-weird-physics-of-plant-based-milks-is-only-just-coming-to-light|2521037 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521185-why-the-lack-of-water-on-mars-is-so-mysterious/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:04 +0100 An accounting of all the water that should have been and gone on Mars’s surface has come up with a discrepancy that shows just how little we understand the Red Planet’s hydrological history 2521185-why-the-lack-of-water-on-mars-is-so-mysterious|2521185 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519666-how-working-out-like-an-astronaut-can-reduce-back-pain-and-slow-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:33 +0000 The same principles that help astronauts stay strong in microgravity can help us all resist the slow collapse of ageing – and it’s not all about hitting the gym more 2519666-how-working-out-like-an-astronaut-can-reduce-back-pain-and-slow-ageing|2519666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519003-the-shocking-fossils-that-show-t-rex-wasnt-the-king-of-the-dinosaurs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:00:41 +0000 We've always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils has prompted palaeontology’s biggest-ever U-turn 2519003-the-shocking-fossils-that-show-t-rex-wasnt-the-king-of-the-dinosaurs|2519003 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519288-the-simple-questions-cracking-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:19 +0000 Do we all see the same red? Or feel joy and sadness alike? Mapping how our inner experiences relate to one another could finally reveal how physical processes in the brain give rise to consciousness 2519288-the-simple-questions-cracking-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness|2519288 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520982-surprising-male-g-spot-found-in-most-detailed-study-of-the-penis-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:28 +0000 A long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sensory structures in the organ, suggesting that it is the “male G-spot” 2520982-surprising-male-g-spot-found-in-most-detailed-study-of-the-penis-yet|2520982 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521138-i-almost-drowned-in-space-when-my-helmet-filled-with-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:21 +0000 During his second-ever spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano felt water creeping across his face – and knew he could be moments from drowning inside his helmet 2521138-i-almost-drowned-in-space-when-my-helmet-filled-with-water|2521138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521212-how-anthony-leggett-pushed-the-boundaries-of-quantum-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:30 +0000 After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with this giant of quantum physics, and explores the legacy of his enduring recipe for testing the edges of the quantum world 2521212-how-anthony-leggett-pushed-the-boundaries-of-quantum-physics|2521212 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520960-we-could-protect-earth-from-dangerous-asteroids-using-a-huge-magnet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:00:55 +0000 A new spacecraft concept called NOVA could keep asteroids from hitting our planet by using a huge magnet to gradually pull them apart while shifting their trajectories 2520960-we-could-protect-earth-from-dangerous-asteroids-using-a-huge-magnet|2520960 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521256-ai-data-centres-can-warm-surrounding-areas-by-up-to-9-1c/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:21 +0000 Hundreds of millions of people live close enough to data centres used to power AI to feel warmer average temperatures in their local area 2521256-ai-data-centres-can-warm-surrounding-areas-by-up-to-9-1c|2521256 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520312-author-of-red-mars-calls-bullshit-on-emigrating-to-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:20:54 +0000 Kim Stanley Robinson opens his classic science fiction novel Red Mars in 2026. As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on reading it in April, he looks back on its origins – and how the idea of moving to Mars holds up today 2520312-author-of-red-mars-calls-bullshit-on-emigrating-to-the-planet|2520312 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521097-why-kim-stanley-robinsons-red-mars-is-still-a-classic-34-years-on/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:15:38 +0000 As the New Scientist Book Club reads Kim Stanley Robinson’s science-fiction novel in April, George Bass digs into why this 1992 book still feels so relevant today 2521097-why-kim-stanley-robinsons-red-mars-is-still-a-classic-34-years-on|2521097 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520296-read-an-extract-from-kim-stanley-robinsons-sci-fi-classic-red-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:15:20 +0000 This is the opening of Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, the New Scientist Book Club read for April, as humans come to the planet to settle it 2520296-read-an-extract-from-kim-stanley-robinsons-sci-fi-classic-red-mars|2520296 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935880-500-new-scientist-recommends-documentary-molly-vs-the-machines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26935880-500-new-scientist-recommends-documentary-molly-vs-the-machines|2520102 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935880-300-rare-andean-bear-captured-in-stunning-photograph/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards, this image by photographer Sebastian Di Domenico was taken in Colombia mg26935880-300-rare-andean-bear-captured-in-stunning-photograph|2520100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521103-first-glimpse-of-sperm-whale-birth-reveals-teamwork-to-support-newborn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:42 +0000 A female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out of the water and protected it from predators 2521103-first-glimpse-of-sperm-whale-birth-reveals-teamwork-to-support-newborn|2521103 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521073-fossils-discovered-in-egypt-may-be-the-closest-ancestor-of-all-apes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:12 +0000 Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years ago 2521073-fossils-discovered-in-egypt-may-be-the-closest-ancestor-of-all-apes|2521073 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520546-computer-finds-flaw-in-major-physics-paper-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:56:44 +0000 A computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a physics paper – and spotted an error. The discovery raises questions about how many other papers may harbour similar issues 2520546-computer-finds-flaw-in-major-physics-paper-for-first-time|2520546 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520892-a-variety-of-jungle-animals-all-use-one-type-of-tree-as-a-latrine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:58 +0000 In the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messages 2520892-a-variety-of-jungle-animals-all-use-one-type-of-tree-as-a-latrine|2520892 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519896-the-selfish-gene-still-one-of-the-most-thrilling-evolution-books-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:01 +0000 Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised evolutionary biology. Half a century on, The Selfish Gene remains powerfully insightful, finds Rowan Hooper 2519896-the-selfish-gene-still-one-of-the-most-thrilling-evolution-books-ever|2519896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520758-temperature-gets-a-new-definition-using-a-quantum-device/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:00:24 +0000 A device that relies on quantum effects and oversized atoms may be a more reliable way to measure temperature that doesn't require calibration 2520758-temperature-gets-a-new-definition-using-a-quantum-device|2520758 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935880-400-what-to-read-this-week-the-persuasive-how-flowers-made-our-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 We shouldn't dismiss flowers as merely ornamental – these blooms are world-changers, argues a vivid new book by David George Haskell. Michael Marshall is mostly convinced mg26935880-400-what-to-read-this-week-the-persuasive-how-flowers-made-our-world|2520101 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935882-400-how-big-is-a-shedload-lets-ask-the-nuclear-physicists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback is prompted by readers to investigate the size of the shed in the term 'shedload', and gets down and dirty with particle physics in the quest mg26935882-400-how-big-is-a-shedload-lets-ask-the-nuclear-physicists|2520346 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521032-meta-and-youtube-fined-3-million-for-harming-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:52:03 +0000 In a landmark trial, social media giants Meta and YouTube were found negligent and ordered to pay for harming a user's mental health. 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The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 antiprotons around a 4-kilometre loop of road 2520548-antimatter-has-been-transported-by-road-for-the-first-time|2520548 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520506-how-ai-shook-the-worlds-largest-meeting-of-physicists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:47 +0000 Physicists are grappling with how the increasing presence of AI will change the nature of their profession 2520506-how-ai-shook-the-worlds-largest-meeting-of-physicists|2520506 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520049-adrian-tchaikovsky-i-try-and-do-interesting-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:55 +0000 As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to Alison Flood about mantis shrimp, the pleasures of sci-fi and why empathy is so important in his writing 2520049-adrian-tchaikovsky-i-try-and-do-interesting-aliens|2520049 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520082-are-humans-degenerating-genetically-and-getting-dumber-as-a-result/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:33 +0000 Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving down our physical and mental fitness – but columnist Michael Le Page finds these mutations aren’t the health risk some make them out to be 2520082-are-humans-degenerating-genetically-and-getting-dumber-as-a-result|2520082 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520319-genetic-clues-tell-the-story-of-neanderthals-decline/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:32 +0000 The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction 2520319-genetic-clues-tell-the-story-of-neanderthals-decline|2520319 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520281-warmer-ocean-is-driving-the-antarctic-sea-ice-regime-shift/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:22 +0000 Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and warm deep water have played a part in this abrupt transition 2520281-warmer-ocean-is-driving-the-antarctic-sea-ice-regime-shift|2520281 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520265-mysterious-comet-disintegration-caught-by-telescope-after-lucky-break/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:04:25 +0000 Catching a comet in the process of falling apart is difficult, but a coincidence let astronomers see one in more detail than ever before using the Hubble Space Telescope – and revealed a mystery 2520265-mysterious-comet-disintegration-caught-by-telescope-after-lucky-break|2520265 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520182-zombie-cells-created-by-transplanting-genomes-into-dead-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:47:41 +0000 Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome of another species into it, blurring the boundary between life and death 2520182-zombie-cells-created-by-transplanting-genomes-into-dead-bacteria|2520182 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520143-security-credentials-inadvertently-leaked-on-thousands-of-websites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:22 +0000 Researchers identified nearly 10,000 websites where API keys could be found, exposing details that could let attackers access sensitive information 2520143-security-credentials-inadvertently-leaked-on-thousands-of-websites|2520143 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520160-inside-the-worlds-first-antimatter-delivery-service/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:05 +0000 On Tuesday, CERN will transport antiprotons on a truck for the first time, testing the plan to deliver antimatter by road to research labs across Europe 2520160-inside-the-worlds-first-antimatter-delivery-service|2520160 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2517138-this-neuroscientist-says-some-psychopaths-wish-they-were-nicer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:08 +0000 Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there 2517138-this-neuroscientist-says-some-psychopaths-wish-they-were-nicer|2517138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2517880-a-very-serious-guide-to-buying-your-own-humanoid-robot-butler/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:48 +0000 You can now buy a humanoid robot housekeeper for less than the price of a second-hand car. But before splashing out, there’s something you need to know 2517880-a-very-serious-guide-to-buying-your-own-humanoid-robot-butler|2517880 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520214-you-can-now-buy-a-diy-quantum-computer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:45 +0000 Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer – you just need to be able to put it together 2520214-you-can-now-buy-a-diy-quantum-computer|2520214 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935871-700-what-to-read-this-week-katrina-mansons-terrifying-project-maven/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 It is scarily fascinating to read about the US military's journey into AI warfare in this deeply-researched book. But what happens next, asks Matthew Sparkes mg26935871-700-what-to-read-this-week-katrina-mansons-terrifying-project-maven|2519453 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518470-forget-the-multiverse-in-the-pluriverse-we-create-reality-together/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:20 +0000 A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives? 2518470-forget-the-multiverse-in-the-pluriverse-we-create-reality-together|2518470 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520088-weve-spotted-a-huge-asteroid-spinning-impossibly-fast/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:40 +0000 Astronomers have found a 710-metre-wide asteroid that spins once every 1.9 minutes, so fast that it should have spun itself apart 2520088-weve-spotted-a-huge-asteroid-spinning-impossibly-fast|2520088 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520204-major-leap-towards-reanimation-after-death-as-mammals-brain-preserved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:19:43 +0000 A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place and minimal damage. Some believe the same could be done with the brains of people with a terminal illness, so their mind can be reconstructed and they can "continue with their life" 2520204-major-leap-towards-reanimation-after-death-as-mammals-brain-preserved|2520204 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520020-private-company-to-land-on-asteroid-apophis-as-it-flies-close-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:52:28 +0000 Apophis will be visited by multiple spacecraft – including landers – when it skims past Earth in three years 2520020-private-company-to-land-on-asteroid-apophis-as-it-flies-close-to-earth|2520020 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519983-a-negative-attitude-towards-ageing-is-making-you-age-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:58 +0000 We know that a person’s outlook can have a huge effect on their health, and it’s no different when it comes to ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks at new evidence of just how powerful our attitude is – and how to use it to age better 2519983-a-negative-attitude-towards-ageing-is-making-you-age-faster|2519983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935871-600-new-scientist-recommends-cirque-du-soleils-insect-themed-ovo-show/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week mg26935871-600-new-scientist-recommends-cirque-du-soleils-insect-themed-ovo-show|2519452 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519704-how-worried-should-you-be-about-ultra-processed-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:05 +0000 We are constantly told to watch out for the health risks of eating ultra-processed food, but should you be worried every time you sit down for a meal? Sam Wong takes a look at the evidence 2519704-how-worried-should-you-be-about-ultra-processed-foods|2519704 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519762-mathematician-wins-2026-abel-prize-for-solving-60-year-old-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:15 +0000 Gerd Faltings shocked mathematicians around the world for his 1983 proof of the Mordell conjecture, which brought together seemingly disparate mathematical fields 2519762-mathematician-wins-2026-abel-prize-for-solving-60-year-old-mystery|2519762 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935870-200-captivating-space-images-show-how-it-has-inspired-us-through-the-ages/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 An upcoming book from presenter and author Dallas Campbell collects both iconic and lesser-known images of space, from illustration to photography mg26935870-200-captivating-space-images-show-how-it-has-inspired-us-through-the-ages|2519300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935871-500-rebecca-solnit-the-great-majority-of-people-want-climate-action/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Climate activist and author Rebecca Solnit tells Rowan Hooper why she still has hope, even in these "catastrophic" times mg26935871-500-rebecca-solnit-the-great-majority-of-people-want-climate-action|2519451 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520006-probiotic-cream-that-ramps-up-heat-production-could-prevent-frostbite/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:07:41 +0000 Tweaking our skin's microbiome via a probiotic cream could prevent frostbite and hypothermia in extreme environments 2520006-probiotic-cream-that-ramps-up-heat-production-could-prevent-frostbite|2520006 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519634-physicists-create-formula-for-how-many-times-you-can-fold-a-crepe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:33 +0000 When you fold a flexible material such as a pancake or a tortilla, its behaviour depends on a competition between gravity and elasticity 2519634-physicists-create-formula-for-how-many-times-you-can-fold-a-crepe|2519634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519933-fluorescent-ruby-like-gems-have-been-found-on-mars-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:00:06 +0000 The Perseverance rover has found tiny crystals that seem to be rubies or sapphires inside pebbles on Mars, where they have never been seen before 2519933-fluorescent-ruby-like-gems-have-been-found-on-mars-for-the-first-time|2519933 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935873-700-its-time-to-monetise-the-moon-definitely-maybe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback discovers an accounting firm has unveiled its latest "lunar market assessment", which predicts huge profits to be had. Suit up, lunar entrepreneurs! mg26935873-700-its-time-to-monetise-the-moon-definitely-maybe|2519623 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518966-maggie-aderins-dream-to-walk-by-the-footprints-of-neil-armstrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:00:44 +0000 Space scientist Maggie Aderin talks telescopes, neurodiversity and being underestimated with Rowan Hooper on the New Scientist podcast, as her memoir Starchild comes out 2518966-maggie-aderins-dream-to-walk-by-the-footprints-of-neil-armstrong|2518966 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519756-boosting-the-blood-brain-barrier-could-avert-brain-damage-in-athletes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:24 +0000 The neurodegenerative condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy appears to be driven by damage to the blood-brain barrier due to repetitive head injuries, like those that occur in boxing. This suggests that drugs that strengthen this barrier could prevent or slow the condition 2519756-boosting-the-blood-brain-barrier-could-avert-brain-damage-in-athletes|2519756 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519668-neanderthals-may-have-treated-wounds-with-antibiotic-sticky-tar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:15 +0000 Tar made from birch tree bark is commonly found at Neanderthal sites, and experiments show that it kills some bacteria that cause skin infections 2519668-neanderthals-may-have-treated-wounds-with-antibiotic-sticky-tar|2519668 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519862-will-war-in-the-middle-east-accelerate-the-clean-energy-transition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:28:28 +0000 Disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has led to a spike in oil and natural gas prices, which could spur countries to boost the roll-out of renewable energy and electric vehicles 2519862-will-war-in-the-middle-east-accelerate-the-clean-energy-transition|2519862 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519363-the-mystery-of-how-volcanic-lightning-happens-has-been-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:44 +0000 When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined 2519363-the-mystery-of-how-volcanic-lightning-happens-has-been-solved|2519363 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519771-ice-core-reveals-low-co2-during-warm-spell-3-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:12 +0000 For the first time, scientists have measured atmospheric gases from the late Pliocene, yielding data that could help to predict the future climate 2519771-ice-core-reveals-low-co2-during-warm-spell-3-million-years-ago|2519771 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519824-psychedelics-may-be-no-better-than-antidepressants-for-depression/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:00:18 +0000 Drugs like psilocybin that induce psychedelic effects have shown promise for treating depression. Now, a review of the evidence suggests that they are effective, but no more so than traditional antidepressants 2519824-psychedelics-may-be-no-better-than-antidepressants-for-depression|2519824 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519687-route-planning-ai-cut-climate-warming-contrails-on-over-100-flights/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:41:51 +0000 A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute to global warming 2519687-route-planning-ai-cut-climate-warming-contrails-on-over-100-flights|2519687 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519595-particle-discovered-at-cern-solves-a-20-year-old-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:32 +0000 Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades 2519595-particle-discovered-at-cern-solves-a-20-year-old-mystery|2519595 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2519708-social-media-is-a-defective-product/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:21:37 +0000 Two lawsuits are being brought against giant tech firms for the dangers their apps pose to young people. 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