New 精东传媒 - Home New 精东传媒 - Home / New 精东传媒 - Home /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s /article/2454375-war-era-sugar-rationing-boosted-health-of-uk-people-conceived-in-1940s/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:00:30 +0000 People conceived during the UK's 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended 2454375-war-era-sugar-rationing-boosted-health-of-uk-people-conceived-in-1940s|2454375 Lakes are losing winter ice cover at an astonishing rate /article/2454326-lakes-are-losing-winter-ice-cover-at-an-astonishing-rate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:00:55 +0000 Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world 2454326-lakes-are-losing-winter-ice-cover-at-an-astonishing-rate|2454326 The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking /article/mg26435150-400-the-surprising-truth-about-the-health-benefits-of-snacking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 We get about a quarter of our calories from snacks and new research shows that this isn't necessarily bad for us. Done right, snacking can boost our health mg26435150-400-the-surprising-truth-about-the-health-benefits-of-snacking|2453414 A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from seven people /article/2454310-a-bizarre-skeleton-from-a-roman-grave-has-bones-from-seven-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:51:08 +0000 Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is made up of bones from many people spanning thousands of years 鈥 but we don鈥檛 know who assembled it or why 2454310-a-bizarre-skeleton-from-a-roman-grave-has-bones-from-seven-people|2454310 How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis /article/2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz 2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis|2453802 Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar /article/2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room 2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar|2453191 Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare /article/2454221-chimpanzees-will-never-randomly-type-the-complete-works-of-shakespeare/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:21:30 +0000 The infinite monkey theorem states that illiterate primates could write great literature with enough time, but the amount of time needed is much longer than the lifespan of the universe 2454221-chimpanzees-will-never-randomly-type-the-complete-works-of-shakespeare|2454221 Mountaineering astronauts and bad spelling? It's advertising's future /article/mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback) mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future|2453676 Michelangelo's 'The Flood' seems to depict a woman with breast cancer /article/2454073-michelangelos-the-flood-seems-to-depict-a-woman-with-breast-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:00:53 +0000 The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer in some of his pieces 2454073-michelangelos-the-flood-seems-to-depict-a-woman-with-breast-cancer|2454073 Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI? /article/mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Thanks to artificial intelligence, understanding animals may be closer than we think. But we may not like what they are going to tell us, says RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai|2453564 Tense docu-thriller exposes the cruelties of commercial whale trade /article/mg26435154-600-tense-docu-thriller-exposes-the-cruelties-of-commercial-whale-trade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Orca 鈥 Black & White Gold digs deep into the dirty waters surrounding the killer whale trade and captures a daring rescue mission mg26435154-600-tense-docu-thriller-exposes-the-cruelties-of-commercial-whale-trade|2453795 Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private /article/2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000 The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private 鈥 but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy 2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private|2454095 Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice? /article/mg26435150-700-is-personalised-nutrition-better-than-one-size-fits-all-diet-advice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Our metabolism's response to food is highly idiosyncratic and there are hints that tailoring our diet to these personal differences can deliver health benefits mg26435150-700-is-personalised-nutrition-better-than-one-size-fits-all-diet-advice|2453417 AI can use tourist photos to help track Antarctica鈥檚 penguins /article/2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:37 +0000 精东传媒s used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies 鈥 even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region 2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins|2453986 How to cut through the latest nutritional fads /article/mg26435153-300-how-to-cut-through-the-latest-nutritional-fads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 From the benefits of fermented foods to diets that promise a better hormone balance, there is a confusing array of dietary advice out there mg26435153-300-how-to-cut-through-the-latest-nutritional-fads|2453782 Cancer atlas reveals how tumours evolve inside the body /article/2454084-cancer-atlas-reveals-how-tumours-evolve-inside-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:03 +0000 A massive undertaking to map cancer tumours is providing new insights into how the disease forms, evolves and develops resistance to treatments 2454084-cancer-atlas-reveals-how-tumours-evolve-inside-the-body|2454084 The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health impacts /article/mg26435150-500-the-surprisingly-simple-supernutrient-with-far-reaching-health-impacts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Most ingredients touted as the key to better health fail to live up to the hype but fibre bucks this trend, with benefits for the whole body, not just the gut mg26435150-500-the-surprisingly-simple-supernutrient-with-far-reaching-health-impacts|2453415 Oldest tadpole fossil known to science dates back 161 million years /article/2454031-oldest-tadpole-fossil-known-to-science-dates-back-161-million-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:17 +0000 A fossil of a tadpole from Argentina is 161 million years old - and isn't that different from some modern species 2454031-oldest-tadpole-fossil-known-to-science-dates-back-161-million-years|2454031 Are fermented foods like kimchi really that good for your gut? /article/mg26435150-800-are-fermented-foods-like-kimchi-really-that-good-for-your-gut/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 The health benefits of fermented food and drink have long been touted, but firm evidence in favour of kombucha, sauerkraut and kefir is surprisingly elusive mg26435150-800-are-fermented-foods-like-kimchi-really-that-good-for-your-gut|2453418 Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods? /article/mg26435150-300-can-we-really-balance-our-hormones-by-eating-certain-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Diets that claim to control excess oestrogen or stress hormones are all the rage on Instagram and TikTok. They could be good for us, just not for the reasons claimed mg26435150-300-can-we-really-balance-our-hormones-by-eating-certain-foods|2453413 Quantum batteries could give off more energy than they store /article/2453767-quantum-batteries-could-give-off-more-energy-than-they-store/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:15:33 +0000 Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge than was stored in the battery to begin with 2453767-quantum-batteries-could-give-off-more-energy-than-they-store|2453767 The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point /article/2453873-the-amazon-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-climate-tipping-point/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 In some recent years, the Amazon biome released more carbon than it absorbed, and further degradation could make it a permanent shift 2453873-the-amazon-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-climate-tipping-point|2453873 Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars /article/2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:00:47 +0000 Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets 2453853-astronauts-could-hitch-a-ride-on-asteroids-to-get-to-venus-or-mars|2453853 One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years /article/2453800-one-course-of-antibiotics-can-change-your-gut-microbiome-for-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:35 +0000 Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea - and the effects may last years 2453800-one-course-of-antibiotics-can-change-your-gut-microbiome-for-years|2453800 Do certain foods suppress inflammation and help you live longer? /article/mg26435150-600-do-certain-foods-suppress-inflammation-and-help-you-live-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 Recent research shows that anti-inflammatory diets are not as faddish as they might sound, with the power to reduce the risk of heart attacks and some cancers mg26435150-600-do-certain-foods-suppress-inflammation-and-help-you-live-longer|2453416 AI helps driverless cars predict how unseen pedestrians may move /article/2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:19 +0000 A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car 2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move|2453516 Could when you eat be as important as what you eat? /article/mg26435150-200-could-when-you-eat-be-as-important-as-what-you-eat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Peaks in appetite and metabolism driven by our body's inbuilt clocks mean that eating at the wrong time can have consequences for our health and waistline mg26435150-200-could-when-you-eat-be-as-important-as-what-you-eat|2453412 Quantum 'Schr枚dinger's cat' survives for a stunning 23 minutes /article/2453356-quantum-schrodingers-cat-survives-for-a-stunning-23-minutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:32:34 +0000 A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe for discovering new physics 2453356-quantum-schrodingers-cat-survives-for-a-stunning-23-minutes|2453356 Clean energy rollout means China鈥檚 emissions may have peaked /article/2453703-clean-energy-rollout-means-chinas-emissions-may-have-peaked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:01:01 +0000 China's carbon emissions may have peaked in 2023, as figures suggest its output has plateaued so far in 2024 2453703-clean-energy-rollout-means-chinas-emissions-may-have-peaked|2453703 Flu viruses have evolved proteins that let them break through mucus /article/2453526-flu-viruses-have-evolved-proteins-that-let-them-break-through-mucus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:00:05 +0000 Computer simulations of how influenza A moves through human mucus found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky stuff on its way to infecting cells 2453526-flu-viruses-have-evolved-proteins-that-let-them-break-through-mucus|2453526 The world is falling far short of its goal to halt biodiversity loss /article/2453640-the-world-is-falling-far-short-of-its-goal-to-halt-biodiversity-loss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:35:53 +0000 In 2022, countries pledged to halt biodiversity loss by protecting 30 per cent of the planet by 2030, but progress has been too slow thus far 2453640-the-world-is-falling-far-short-of-its-goal-to-halt-biodiversity-loss|2453640 How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality /article/2453586-how-psychedelics-and-vr-could-reveal-how-we-become-immersed-in-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 An outlandish experiment searching for a brain network that tunes up and down the feeling of immersion is hoping to unlock the therapeutic effects of psychedelics 2453586-how-psychedelics-and-vr-could-reveal-how-we-become-immersed-in-reality|2453586 Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers /article/2453314-meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:48:15 +0000 In a small study, women experienced more empathy for strangers who were experiencing pain after an eight-week meditation training programme 2453314-meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers|2453314 Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life /article/2453548-weird-microbes-could-help-rewrite-the-origin-of-multicellular-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000 Single-celled organisms called archaea can become multicellular when compressed, highlighting the role of physical forces in evolution 2453548-weird-microbes-could-help-rewrite-the-origin-of-multicellular-life|2453548 Earth is now gaining less heat than it has for several years /article/2453289-earth-is-now-gaining-less-heat-than-it-has-for-several-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:51 +0100 The recent surge in warming led to fears that climate change may be accelerating beyond model projections, but a fall in how much heat Earth is gaining makes this less likely 2453289-earth-is-now-gaining-less-heat-than-it-has-for-several-years|2453289 Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub /article/2453552-stone-age-network-reveals-ancient-paris-was-an-artisanal-trading-hub/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:10:21 +0000 Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftspeople in what is now Paris, who traded along vast networks 2453552-stone-age-network-reveals-ancient-paris-was-an-artisanal-trading-hub|2453552 Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions /article/mg26435141-700-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 New research into the moments between wakefulness and sleep could bring hope for insomniacs and even make us more creative problem-solvers mg26435141-700-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions|2452629 Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it /article/mg26435141-800-energy-expert-vaclav-smil-on-how-to-feed-the-world-without-trashing-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The systems we use to produce food have many problems, from horrifying waste to their dependence on fossil fuels. Vaclav Smil explains how to fix them mg26435141-800-energy-expert-vaclav-smil-on-how-to-feed-the-world-without-trashing-it|2452630 10 stunning James Webb Space Telescope images show the beauty of space /article/2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:52:48 +0100 Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who has worked on the JWST, catalogues the science behind its most stunning images in her new book, Webb's Universe. Here's her pick of the telescope鈥檚 best shots 2452297-10-stunning-james-webb-space-telescope-images-show-the-beauty-of-space|2452297 Why a potted plant isn't the easiest option for would-be gardeners /article/mg26435143-700-why-a-potted-plant-isnt-the-easiest-option-for-would-be-gardeners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 For nervous newbie gardeners, starting out with a single plant in a small pot is pitched as an easy win by the horticultural industry. James Wong explains why it isn't mg26435143-700-why-a-potted-plant-isnt-the-easiest-option-for-would-be-gardeners|2452933 Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant /article/mg26435140-600-tim-wintons-post-apocalyptic-new-novel-is-terrifying-and-brilliant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A man and young girl drive across a scorched Australian outback in Juice, an extraordinary new sci-fi novel where nothing is what it first seems, says Emily H. Wilson mg26435140-600-tim-wintons-post-apocalyptic-new-novel-is-terrifying-and-brilliant|2452428 AI models fall for the same scams that we do /article/2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed 鈥 and some models are more gullible than others 2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do|2453350 NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit /article/2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:48 +0100 The largest and most ambitious Martian drone yet could carry kilograms of scientific equipment over great distances and set itself down on the Red Planet unassisted 2452967-nasa-is-developing-a-mars-helicopter-that-could-land-itself-from-orbit|2452967 DNA helps match 'Well Man' skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga /article/2453247-dna-helps-match-well-man-skeleton-to-800-year-old-norwegian-saga/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 The Sverris saga describes how castle invaders 鈥渢ook a dead man and cast him unto the well, and then filled it up with stones鈥, in what may have been an early act of biological warfare - and now researchers believe they have found the skeleton of the man in question 2453247-dna-helps-match-well-man-skeleton-to-800-year-old-norwegian-saga|2453247 This surprisingly creative trick helps children eat more fruit and veg /article/2453306-this-surprisingly-creative-trick-helps-children-eat-more-fruit-and-veg/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100 Weaving tales of magical fruit and vegetables into your children's stories may encourage them to eat healthy snacks 2453306-this-surprisingly-creative-trick-helps-children-eat-more-fruit-and-veg|2453306 Tiny battery made from silk hydrogel can run a mouse pacemaker /article/2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:58 +0100 A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind 鈥 and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants 2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker|2453303 Rich biography of Marie Curie shows how she helped women into science /article/mg26435140-400-rich-biography-of-marie-curie-shows-how-she-helped-women-into-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Marie Curie redefined the role of women in science by training a generation of 鈥渓ab daughters鈥 to have stellar careers, shows Dava Sobel's detailed and intimate new biography, The Elements of Marie Curie mg26435140-400-rich-biography-of-marie-curie-shows-how-she-helped-women-into-science|2452426 Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time /article/2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:36 +0100 Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge amounts of them have been spotted in a huge, cold cloud of gas 2452199-complex-form-of-carbon-spotted-outside-solar-system-for-first-time|2452199 Your gut bacteria are at war - and force their enemies to switch sides /article/2453218-your-gut-bacteria-are-at-war-and-force-their-enemies-to-switch-sides/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:32 +0100 Rival tribes of bacteria armed with poison darts are fighting it out in your gut, with armies of traitors often winning the day 2453218-your-gut-bacteria-are-at-war-and-force-their-enemies-to-switch-sides|2453218 Some wildfires are growing twice as fast as they did two decades ago /article/2453148-some-wildfires-are-growing-twice-as-fast-as-they-did-two-decades-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:06 +0100 In the western US, the average maximum growth rate of fires has more than doubled over the past two decades 2453148-some-wildfires-are-growing-twice-as-fast-as-they-did-two-decades-ago|2453148 Solving Stephen Hawking鈥檚 black hole paradox has raised new mysteries /article/mg26435140-700-solving-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-has-raised-new-mysteries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Physicists finally know whether black holes destroy the information contained in infalling matter. The problem is that the answer hasn鈥檛 lit the way to a new understanding of space-time mg26435140-700-solving-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-has-raised-new-mysteries|2452429 Electric skin patch could keep wounds free of infection /article/2453195-electric-skin-patch-could-keep-wounds-free-of-infection/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:00:21 +0100 Zapping the skin with electricity could stop bacteria that live there harmlessly from entering the body and causing blood poisoning 2453195-electric-skin-patch-could-keep-wounds-free-of-infection|2453195 Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic /article/2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:52 +0100 Despite talk of a green recovery, global greenhouse gas emissions continued to rise as the world emerged from coronavirus lockdowns 2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic|2453198 Why we may be getting urban tree planting all wrong /article/mg26435140-100-why-we-may-be-getting-urban-tree-planting-all-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Greening our cities is a good thing, but it has to be done with an eye to the unfolding climate crisis of our times mg26435140-100-why-we-may-be-getting-urban-tree-planting-all-wrong|2452423 Battery made from water and clay could be used on Mars /article/2453185-battery-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0100 A new battery design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries 2453185-battery-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars|2453185 Neuroscientist finds her brain shrinks while taking birth control /article/2452737-neuroscientist-finds-her-brain-shrinks-while-taking-birth-control/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:52:51 +0100 A researcher who underwent dozens of brain scans discovered that the volume of her cerebral cortex was 1 per cent lower when she took hormonal contraceptives 2452737-neuroscientist-finds-her-brain-shrinks-while-taking-birth-control|2452737 Missed out on seeing the northern lights? Meta has you covered /article/mg26435142-300-missed-out-on-seeing-the-northern-lights-meta-has-you-covered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback was feeling left out after failing to see the recent aurora borealis, but was delighted to find Meta providing an AI-generated version. Definitely absolutely just as good as the real thing mg26435142-300-missed-out-on-seeing-the-northern-lights-meta-has-you-covered|2452635 How bad is vaping for your health? We鈥檙e finally getting answers /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 鈥 and how it compares to smoking 2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers|2406514 How creativity can be found in looking sideways at your goal /article/mg26435144-000-how-creativity-can-be-found-in-looking-sideways-at-your-goal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 When award-winning author Will Eaves couldn't write his next novel, he discovered that a different approach to creativity offered some answers mg26435144-000-how-creativity-can-be-found-in-looking-sideways-at-your-goal|2452969 DNA has been modified to make it store data 350 times faster /article/2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:51 +0100 Researchers have managed to encode enormous amounts of information, including images, into DNA at a rate hundreds of times faster than was previously possible 2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster|2452876 Musical AI harmonises with your voice in a transcendent new exhibition /article/mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 What happens if AI is trained to write choral music by feeding it a specially created vocal dataset? Moving new exhibition The Call tackles some thorny questions about AI and creativity 鈥 and stirs the soul with music mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition|2452425 Google tool makes AI-generated writing easily detectable /article/2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:15 +0100 Google DeepMind has been using its AI watermarking method on Gemini chatbot responses for months 鈥 and now it鈥檚 making the tool available to any AI developer 2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable|2452847 A supernova may have cleaned up our solar system /article/2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:55:58 +0100 A nearby star that exploded some 3 million years ago could have removed all dust smaller than a millimetre from the outer solar system 2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system|2453017 Nuclear waste tanker pilots futuristic aluminium sail /article/2453040-nuclear-waste-tanker-pilots-futuristic-aluminium-sail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:07:52 +0100 Adding blade-like sails to tankers could reduce their annual fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, slashing the climate impact of the shipping industry 2453040-nuclear-waste-tanker-pilots-futuristic-aluminium-sail|2453040 All your questions about Marburg virus answered /article/2452663-all-your-questions-about-marburg-virus-answered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:34 +0100 Everything you need to know about Rwanda's outbreak of Marburg virus, which has been described as one of the deadliest human pathogens 2452663-all-your-questions-about-marburg-virus-answered|2452663 Extremely rare Bronze Age wooden tool found in English trench /article/2452861-extremely-rare-bronze-age-wooden-tool-found-in-english-trench/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:01:12 +0100 In a wetland on the south coast of England, archaeologists dug up one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever found in Britain, which is around 3500 years old 2452861-extremely-rare-bronze-age-wooden-tool-found-in-english-trench|2452861 The mystery of the missing La Ni帽a continues 鈥 and we don't know why /article/2452742-the-mystery-of-the-missing-la-nina-continues-and-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:00:19 +0100 A climate-cooling La Ni帽a pattern was expected to develop in the Pacific Ocean months ago, but forecasters now say it won't appear until November 2452742-the-mystery-of-the-missing-la-nina-continues-and-we-dont-know-why|2452742 Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century /article/2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 A type of mathematical problem that was previously impossible to solve can now be successfully analysed with artificial intelligence 2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century|2452780 Amateur sleuth finds largest known prime number with 41 million digits /article/2452686-amateur-sleuth-finds-largest-known-prime-number-with-41-million-digits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:49:46 +0100 The largest prime number is now 16 million digits longer than the previous record found in 2018, thanks to an amateur hunter and his large collection of high-power graphics cards 2452686-amateur-sleuth-finds-largest-known-prime-number-with-41-million-digits|2452686 Morphing red blood cells help bats hibernate - and we could do it too /article/2452774-morphing-red-blood-cells-help-bats-hibernate-and-we-could-do-it-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:00:56 +0100 Animals that hibernate need a way to keep their blood flowing as their body temperature drops, and it seems that the mechanical properties of red blood cells may be key 2452774-morphing-red-blood-cells-help-bats-hibernate-and-we-could-do-it-too|2452774 Can sensor technology stop a wildfire before it starts? /article/2451036-can-sensor-technology-stop-a-wildfire-before-it-starts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:00:34 +0100 The US Department of Homeland Security is trialling chemical sensors that detect the first whiff of smoke in the air and alert fire crews while a potential blaze is still smouldering 2451036-can-sensor-technology-stop-a-wildfire-before-it-starts|2451036 I've been boosting my ego with a sycophant AI and it can't be healthy /article/2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:16 +0100 Google鈥檚 NotebookLM tool is billed as an AI-powered research assistant and can even turn your text history into a jovial fake podcast. But it could also tempt you into narcissism and nostalgia, says Jacob Aron 2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy|2452746 What the US election will mean for AI, climate action and abortion /article/2452716-what-the-us-election-will-mean-for-ai-climate-action-and-abortion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:18:36 +0100 The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, combats the climate crisis and decides on access to abortion 2452716-what-the-us-election-will-mean-for-ai-climate-action-and-abortion|2452716 Preserved tracks suggest non-avian dinosaurs used their wings to run /article/2452672-preserved-tracks-suggest-non-avian-dinosaurs-used-their-wings-to-run/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:00:21 +0100 Not all winged dinosaurs were necessarily capable of full flight, but this anatomical feature may have enabled them to travel further by flapping or gliding 2452672-preserved-tracks-suggest-non-avian-dinosaurs-used-their-wings-to-run|2452672 Take control of your brain's master switch to optimise how you think /article/mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The discovery that a small blue blob of neurons, the locus coeruleus, controls your mode of thinking suggests ways to increase learning, creativity, focus and alertness mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think|2450798 Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery /article/2452524-many-iron-age-swords-may-be-tainted-by-modern-forgery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:00:39 +0100 Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age 鈥 but modern forgers glue together elements from different weapons, making it difficult for researchers to study the ancient technology 2452524-many-iron-age-swords-may-be-tainted-by-modern-forgery|2452524 What to expect at the COP16 biodiversity summit /article/2452575-what-to-expect-at-the-cop16-biodiversity-summit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:44:43 +0100 Countries are convening in Colombia to聽debate聽how they will achieve wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and how they plan to pay for it 2452575-what-to-expect-at-the-cop16-biodiversity-summit|2452575 Hornets can hold their alcohol like no other animal on Earth /article/2452557-hornets-can-hold-their-alcohol-like-no-other-animal-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:00:35 +0100 The oriental hornet shows no ill effects 鈥 or behavioural changes 鈥 when it spends a week drinking an 80 per cent alcohol solution 2452557-hornets-can-hold-their-alcohol-like-no-other-animal-on-earth|2452557 The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern /article/2452341-the-laws-of-physics-appear-to-follow-a-mysterious-mathematical-pattern/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:07:29 +0100 The symbols and mathematical operations used in the laws of physics follow a pattern that could reveal something fundamental about the universe 2452341-the-laws-of-physics-appear-to-follow-a-mysterious-mathematical-pattern|2452341 Simple plan could raise the billions needed to stem biodiversity loss /article/2452598-simple-plan-could-raise-the-billions-needed-to-stem-biodiversity-loss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:51 +0100 A 1 per cent levy on global retail sales would plug a funding gap of $200 billion when it comes to saving nature. Can COP16 get the world to agree to this ambitious proposal? 2452598-simple-plan-could-raise-the-billions-needed-to-stem-biodiversity-loss|2452598 Mathematicians have found a new way to identify prime numbers /article/2452501-mathematicians-have-found-a-new-way-to-identify-prime-numbers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:21:55 +0100 The first breakthrough in finding prime numbers for over 25 years has mathematicians celebrating, with hopes that the techniques behind the new proof could further advance other areas of maths 2452501-mathematicians-have-found-a-new-way-to-identify-prime-numbers|2452501 How the maths of queuing can make lines more efficient /article/mg26435130-500-how-the-maths-of-queuing-can-make-lines-more-efficient/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 From shops to ride-share apps, queuing is everywhere. Peter Rowlett explains how the maths behind queuing can help us spend less time in line mg26435130-500-how-the-maths-of-queuing-can-make-lines-more-efficient|2451557 The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists? /article/mg26435130-300-the-free-energy-principle-can-one-idea-explain-why-everything-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0100 What life is and how the mind works fall within the compass of one bold concept. But critics say that by attempting to explain everything, it may end up explaining nothing mg26435130-300-the-free-energy-principle-can-one-idea-explain-why-everything-exists|2451554 Understated sci-fi drama traverses themes of immigration and identity /article/mg26435130-200-understated-sci-fi-drama-traverses-themes-of-immigration-and-identity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Moin Hussain's debut feature film Sky Peals sees a man discover his father may be from outer space. Part sci-fi, part family drama, part coming-of-age tale, it is odd and otherworldly mg26435130-200-understated-sci-fi-drama-traverses-themes-of-immigration-and-identity|2451553 The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation /article/mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Netflix鈥檚聽Ancient Apocalypse聽peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation|2451556 Why frenemies, or love-hate relationships, are so bad for your health /article/mg26435131-800-why-frenemies-or-love-hate-relationships-are-so-bad-for-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Friends who blow hot and cold put more strain on your physical and mental health than enemies. Here's how to spot them and handle them mg26435131-800-why-frenemies-or-love-hate-relationships-are-so-bad-for-your-health|2451725 Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once /article/2452289-indestructible-quantum-rifts-can-exist-in-two-places-at-once/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:00:39 +0100 Researchers used a collection of charged atoms to create a quantum superposition of an exotic type of defect 2452289-indestructible-quantum-rifts-can-exist-in-two-places-at-once|2452289 Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats鈥 memory /article/2452399-boosting-brainwaves-in-sleep-improves-rats-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:00:59 +0100 Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they sleep. If we can boost these brainwaves in people, it could help treat memory impairments in those with dementia 2452399-boosting-brainwaves-in-sleep-improves-rats-memory|2452399 Folklore uncovers a tsunami that rocked Hawaii hundreds of years ago /article/2452463-folklore-uncovers-a-tsunami-that-rocked-hawaii-hundreds-of-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:00:44 +0100 A story passed down in folklore led scientists to evidence of an 8-metre tsunami that hit an island in Hawaii hundreds of years ago 2452463-folklore-uncovers-a-tsunami-that-rocked-hawaii-hundreds-of-years-ago|2452463 Writing backwards can trick an AI into providing a bomb recipe /article/2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:22:57 +0100 AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output, but a range of jailbreaks have been found to evade them. Now researchers show that writing backwards can trick AI models into revealing bomb-making instructions. 2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe|2450838 Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller /article/2452440-listening-to-music-after-surgery-seems-to-be-an-effective-painkiller/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:00:08 +0100 People who listen to music after having surgery report lower levels of pain and require less morphine than those who don't 2452440-listening-to-music-after-surgery-seems-to-be-an-effective-painkiller|2452440 We are finally improving prostate cancer diagnoses - here's how /article/mg26335040-300-we-are-finally-improving-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-heres-how/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of prostate cancer are surging alarmingly around the world. Thankfully, we are developing more accurate tests that can catch the condition early mg26335040-300-we-are-finally-improving-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-heres-how|2443325 How a simple physics experiment could reveal the 鈥渄ark dimension鈥 /article/mg26334993-000-how-a-simple-physics-experiment-could-reveal-the-dark-dimension/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:50:00 +0100 Could the universe's missing matter be hiding in a "dark" extra dimension? We now have simple ways to test this outlandish idea - and the existence of extra dimensions more generally mg26334993-000-how-a-simple-physics-experiment-could-reveal-the-dark-dimension|2438874 De-extinction company claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome /article/2452196-de-extinction-company-claims-it-has-nearly-complete-thylacine-genome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:00:25 +0100 Colossal, a US firm that is aiming to revive lost species such as the woolly mammoth, says it now has a near-complete genome of the extinct thylacine 2452196-de-extinction-company-claims-it-has-nearly-complete-thylacine-genome|2452196 All the action from New 精东传媒 Live 鈥 in photographs /article/mg26435133-900-all-the-action-from-new-scientist-live-in-photographs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Our three-day festival of science, discoveries and innovation, with talks by names from Alice Roberts to Venki Ramakrishnan, took place from 12-14 October. Here's a taste of the fun in pictures mg26435133-900-all-the-action-from-new-scientist-live-in-photographs|2451893 We're starting to understand what being bullied does to the brain /article/2452266-were-starting-to-understand-what-being-bullied-does-to-the-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:50:17 +0100 Being bullied when young seems to alter your brain structure for years to come - with different changes seen in males and females 2452266-were-starting-to-understand-what-being-bullied-does-to-the-brain|2452266 These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world /article/2452302-these-stunning-photos-celebrate-the-intricacy-of-the-microscopic-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:00:42 +0100 A mouse's tumours, scales from a butterfly's wings and a smiling cross-section of a bracken fern are some of the incredible images from the Nikon Small World photography competition 2452302-these-stunning-photos-celebrate-the-intricacy-of-the-microscopic-world|2452302 Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls /article/2451504-invasive-snake-is-surviving-in-britain-by-living-in-attics-and-walls/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:00:52 +0100 Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps 2451504-invasive-snake-is-surviving-in-britain-by-living-in-attics-and-walls|2451504 Separating the "woo" from the work of manifesting in two new books /article/mg26435131-400-separating-the-woo-from-the-work-of-manifesting-in-two-new-books/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Neurosurgeon James Doty and neuroscientist Sabina Brennan ask if there is any real science in manifesting in their new books mg26435131-400-separating-the-woo-from-the-work-of-manifesting-in-two-new-books|2451710 What does it mean to 鈥渓ook鈥 at a black hole? /article/mg26435130-100-what-does-it-mean-to-look-at-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 General relativity teaches us that observing a black hole is all a question of perspective 鈥 and technique, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26435130-100-what-does-it-mean-to-look-at-a-black-hole|2451552