New ¾«¶«´«Ã½ - Home / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2529039-a-quantum-state-that-lasts-forever-may-finally-be-within-our-grasp/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:05 +0100 Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is frozen forever might not be impossible. If we can tame it, it could unlock whole new types of matter 2529039-a-quantum-state-that-lasts-forever-may-finally-be-within-our-grasp|2529039 /article/2531003-carl-sagans-the-demon-haunted-world-is-still-supremely-relevant-today/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:29 +0100 Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first published in 1995, remains an essential read for anyone who considers themselves a critical thinker, says Leah Crane 2531003-carl-sagans-the-demon-haunted-world-is-still-supremely-relevant-today|2531003 /article/2530639-complex-life-on-earth-may-last-500-million-years-longer-than-expected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:26 +0100 As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life more complex than a microbe – but that might take longer than we thought 2530639-complex-life-on-earth-may-last-500-million-years-longer-than-expected|2530639 /article/mg27036000-200-new-scientist-recommends-an-excellent-look-at-the-future-of-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to do about it, finds Tom Knowles mg27036000-200-new-scientist-recommends-an-excellent-look-at-the-future-of-work|2530239 /article/2530818-ancient-monument-marked-summer-solstice-centuries-before-stonehenge/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:01:16 +0100 Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice 2530818-ancient-monument-marked-summer-solstice-centuries-before-stonehenge|2530818 /article/2530733-cervical-cancer-deaths-have-plummeted-thanks-to-hpv-vaccine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:30:22 +0100 We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and now we have the first evidence it prevents deaths too 2530733-cervical-cancer-deaths-have-plummeted-thanks-to-hpv-vaccine|2530733 /article/2530657-chilling-the-body-with-drugs-could-limit-brain-damage-from-stroke/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:00:21 +0100 Putting brain cells into a hibernation-like state via drugs that cool down core body temperature may help to preserve them following a stroke 2530657-chilling-the-body-with-drugs-could-limit-brain-damage-from-stroke|2530657 /article/2530606-oldest-known-plague-outbreak-killed-hunter-gatherer-children/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:53 +0100 DNA evidence shows that plague bacteria devastated a community in Siberia more than 5000 years ago, challenging the idea that there were no major disease outbreaks before the advent of farming and large settlements 2530606-oldest-known-plague-outbreak-killed-hunter-gatherer-children|2530606 /article/2530749-pigeons-lock-their-eyes-in-place-when-they-are-flying/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:11 +0100 Bird-mounted headsets and backpacks have revealed the surprising things pigeons do with their eyes when on the wing 2530749-pigeons-lock-their-eyes-in-place-when-they-are-flying|2530749 /article/2527946-our-brains-have-their-first-thoughts-surprisingly-early-in-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:01 +0100 By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious awareness 2527946-our-brains-have-their-first-thoughts-surprisingly-early-in-life|2527946 /article/2530700-autism-and-adhd-are-on-the-rise-due-to-widening-diagnostic-criteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0100 A study of 140,000 people suggests that a broadening of the diagnostic criteria for autism and ADHD explains the sharp rise in diagnoses, but that doesn't mean too many people are being told they are autistic or have ADHD 2530700-autism-and-adhd-are-on-the-rise-due-to-widening-diagnostic-criteria|2530700 /article/2530459-autism-may-have-two-distinct-subtypes-that-vary-by-brain-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:42 +0100 Evidence is mounting that there are distinct subtypes of autism, and now, scientists have found that the condition can vary according to the strength of people's brain connections 2530459-autism-may-have-two-distinct-subtypes-that-vary-by-brain-activity|2530459 /article/2529259-the-secrets-to-keeping-your-brain-sharp-in-old-age/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:00:58 +0100 Neuroscientist Emily Rogalski studies superagers – people in their 80s or 90s with unusually keen memories, whose lifestyles suggest ways to slow cognitive decline 2529259-the-secrets-to-keeping-your-brain-sharp-in-old-age|2529259 /article/2530536-walking-shark-found-in-papua-new-guinea-is-new-to-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:41 +0100 Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins to move across reef flats, and its limited range means it may be at high risk of extinction 2530536-walking-shark-found-in-papua-new-guinea-is-new-to-science|2530536 /article/2530334-sperm-have-been-made-magnetic-to-allow-ivf-inside-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:35 +0100 IVF could be done inside the body using a revolutionary technique that reduces the invasiveness of the traditional fertility treatment 2530334-sperm-have-been-made-magnetic-to-allow-ivf-inside-the-body|2530334 /article/2530469-arctic-ocean-reaches-tipping-point-that-could-be-dire-for-marine-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:06:16 +0100 Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth, but this has depleted a crucial nutrient, which could severely affect animals higher up the food chain 2530469-arctic-ocean-reaches-tipping-point-that-could-be-dire-for-marine-life|2530469 /article/2530330-technology-is-changing-our-perspective-on-nature-at-every-scale/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:29 +0100 Inspired by Ariel Waldman’s docuseries Life Unearthed, columnist Annalee Newitz explores how microscopes, drones and specialised cameras are giving us an unprecedented view of nature from many different vantage points 2530330-technology-is-changing-our-perspective-on-nature-at-every-scale|2530330 /article/2529162-has-the-answer-to-lifes-origins-been-hiding-in-our-cells-all-along/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:51 +0100 The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how it got started 2529162-has-the-answer-to-lifes-origins-been-hiding-in-our-cells-all-along|2529162 /article/2530341-the-social-media-ban-is-an-experiment-heres-how-it-will-be-studied/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:59:29 +0100 ¾«¶«´«Ã½s have long grappled with how to measure the effect of social media on children. Now, the UK government has announced a total ban for everyone under 16, and researchers are rushing to design rigorous studies before it comes into effect 2530341-the-social-media-ban-is-an-experiment-heres-how-it-will-be-studied|2530341 /article/2530349-inside-the-start-up-aiming-for-a-giant-leap-in-robot-intelligence/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:50:40 +0100 Physical Intelligence is drawing on the broad knowledge of large language models to help robots understand instructions and learn to carry out any task independently 2530349-inside-the-start-up-aiming-for-a-giant-leap-in-robot-intelligence|2530349 /article/2530220-we-may-have-finally-solved-cosmologys-chicken-or-the-egg-problem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:57 +0100 Galaxies and their supermassive black holes evolve together, but which came first is an ongoing question. Now we may finally have an answer, says columnist Leah Crane 2530220-we-may-have-finally-solved-cosmologys-chicken-or-the-egg-problem|2530220 /article/2530326-are-useful-and-error-free-quantum-computers-only-two-years-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:37 +0100 Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering 2530326-are-useful-and-error-free-quantum-computers-only-two-years-away|2530326 /article/mg27035991-900-why-controversial-ideas-in-science-shouldnt-always-be-dismissed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Researchers suggesting that the keto diet could treat mental health conditions find themselves uncomfortably aligned with people like vaccine-sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr, but that is not a reason to reject the idea mg27035991-900-why-controversial-ideas-in-science-shouldnt-always-be-dismissed|2529673 /article/2527645-what-is-a-normal-memory-slowdown-and-when-should-i-worry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:35 +0100 Lapses in memory are a normal part of ageing but can also be signs of dementia. Here’s how to distinguish between typical brain ageing and cognitive decline 2527645-what-is-a-normal-memory-slowdown-and-when-should-i-worry|2527645 /article/2528588-understanding-anorexias-grip-on-the-brain-could-unlock-new-therapies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:41 +0100 One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years. Now we’re beginning to understand how the condition takes over the mind 2528588-understanding-anorexias-grip-on-the-brain-could-unlock-new-therapies|2528588 /article/mg27035990-400-sci-fi-horror-film-backrooms-is-a-triumph-for-its-20-year-old-director/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 With its origins in a creepy image posted on 4chan, Backrooms is an unusually potent big-screen experiment in fear and perception, says Davide Abbatescianni mg27035990-400-sci-fi-horror-film-backrooms-is-a-triumph-for-its-20-year-old-director|2529360 /article/2527870-hundreds-of-new-moons-are-revealing-our-solar-systems-violent-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:31 +0100 The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming into view, revealing hints of a surprising past – and the origin of Saturn's rings 2527870-hundreds-of-new-moons-are-revealing-our-solar-systems-violent-history|2527870 /article/2530237-the-relationship-recession-is-even-bigger-for-gen-z-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:00:59 +0100 We know that members of Gen Z are less likely to be in a steady relationship than millennials were at their age, but previous research missed out an important factor that actually widens the relationship recession 2530237-the-relationship-recession-is-even-bigger-for-gen-z-than-we-thought|2530237 /article/2530304-killer-robots-are-here-we-must-finally-decide-whether-to-accept-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:55:05 +0100 We can no longer ignore the growing threat of fully autonomous weapons. The world must either act to ban them or accept that they are the future of war 2530304-killer-robots-are-here-we-must-finally-decide-whether-to-accept-them|2530304 /article/2530202-el-nino-has-started-and-the-weather-could-get-weird/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:38:04 +0100 Global weather agencies have declared that El Niño has begun, and models show it is more likely than not to be a "super" El Niño. The climate pattern boosts extreme weather around the world, and could lead to record temperatures 2530202-el-nino-has-started-and-the-weather-could-get-weird|2530202 /article/2529973-quantum-computer-quickly-mines-cryptocurrency-while-using-less-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:40 +0100 A superconducting quantum computer is part of a network that is mining an experimental cryptocurrency called Quip, and it is able to do it faster and with better energy efficiency than conventional machines 2529973-quantum-computer-quickly-mines-cryptocurrency-while-using-less-energy|2529973 /article/2528249-art-and-nature-come-together-in-stunning-new-henry-moore-exhibition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:52 +0100 A visit to Kew Gardens’ exhibit of the sculptor’s work is a fascinating insight into how he was inspired by nature 2528249-art-and-nature-come-together-in-stunning-new-henry-moore-exhibition|2528249 /article/mg27035990-100-striking-photos-show-how-sands-are-encroaching-on-oases-in-the-sahara/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 A photo essay from Tommy Trenchard explores efforts to protect the fragile ecosystems of oases in Chad mg27035990-100-striking-photos-show-how-sands-are-encroaching-on-oases-in-the-sahara|2529357 /article/2530034-how-to-sparkle-in-conversation-with-strangers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:50 +0100 In the face of loneliness, many people are turning to AI chatbots for companionship – but research shows it can’t replace human connection. Columnist David Robson explores how beneficial it can be to talk to strangers, with evidence-based tips on how to get the conversation flowing 2530034-how-to-sparkle-in-conversation-with-strangers|2530034 /article/2530094-first-working-nuclear-clock-heralds-a-new-era-in-timekeeping/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:09 +0100 A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually beat the accuracy of today’s best atomic clocks 2530094-first-working-nuclear-clock-heralds-a-new-era-in-timekeeping|2530094 /article/2530122-global-map-reveals-the-vast-scale-of-underground-fungal-networks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:59 +0100 Our soils are teeming with networks of fungi, and we're starting to understand how important they are 2530122-global-map-reveals-the-vast-scale-of-underground-fungal-networks|2530122 /article/2530108-have-we-finally-worked-out-how-venus-flytraps-snap-shut/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:51 +0100 It was widely thought that the movement of water through Venus flytrap cells caused the trap to close, but detailed experiments have led scientists to propose an alternative mechanism 2530108-have-we-finally-worked-out-how-venus-flytraps-snap-shut|2530108 /article/2530049-forgotten-pollutants-cause-15-per-cent-of-global-warming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:16 +0100 So-called indirect greenhouse gases, including carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, aren’t covered by climate policies even though they heat the planet 2530049-forgotten-pollutants-cause-15-per-cent-of-global-warming|2530049 /article/2529957-toy-universe-shows-that-time-could-be-a-quantum-illusion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:36 +0100 An experiment with a toy universe made up of extremely cold atoms shows how time can emerge from quantum interactions, instead of existing by default 2529957-toy-universe-shows-that-time-could-be-a-quantum-illusion|2529957 /article/2529871-dramatic-photo-of-ibis-being-guided-to-their-winter-homes-wins-award/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:09 +0100 Student Gunnar Hartmann wins Nature’s 2026 ¾«¶«´«Ã½ at Work photography competition for this shot of migrating northern bald ibis in Spain 2529871-dramatic-photo-of-ibis-being-guided-to-their-winter-homes-wins-award|2529871 /article/2529853-vaping-after-quitting-smoking-is-linked-to-lung-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:47 +0100 A study of 4.5 million people suggests that ex-smokers who take up vaping are more at risk of dying from lung cancer than people who quit without the use of e-cigarettes 2529853-vaping-after-quitting-smoking-is-linked-to-lung-cancer|2529853 /article/mg27035990-200-new-scientist-recommends-a-brilliant-take-on-the-evolution-of-birds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, finds Michael Marshall mg27035990-200-new-scientist-recommends-a-brilliant-take-on-the-evolution-of-birds|2529358 /article/mg27035991-800-think-you-have-a-good-sense-of-humour-so-do-most-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback is alarmed by a study that explored how funny people think they are, and discovered certain traits in those who rate themselves the most humorous mg27035991-800-think-you-have-a-good-sense-of-humour-so-do-most-people|2529469 /article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:23 +0100 A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New ¾«¶«´«Ã½ that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties 2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time|2529849 /article/2529929-wolves-seen-hunting-european-bison-in-rare-camera-trap-recording/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:39:59 +0100 Europe’s largest land animal, the bison, is thought to be relatively unthreatened by predators, but footage from BiaÅ‚owieża Primaeval Forest in Poland shows it does face attacks from wolves 2529929-wolves-seen-hunting-european-bison-in-rare-camera-trap-recording|2529929 /article/2529864-millions-of-fossil-whale-bones-found-in-deep-ocean-necropolis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:37 +0100 Researchers diving 7 kilometres deep in a crewed submersible have discovered a vast collection of whale bones, including fossils up to 5 million years old and species new to science 2529864-millions-of-fossil-whale-bones-found-in-deep-ocean-necropolis|2529864 /article/2529589-a-nuclear-war-between-india-and-pakistan-could-destroy-the-ozone-layer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:28:35 +0100 Climate models suggest a small nuclear war in the tropics would do even more damage to the ozone layer than a larger nuclear war in more northerly latitudes, increasing exposure to dangerous ultraviolet radiation all over the world 2529589-a-nuclear-war-between-india-and-pakistan-could-destroy-the-ozone-layer|2529589 /article/2529338-a-waymo-nearly-hit-me-but-im-still-optimistic-about-driverless-cars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:37:43 +0100 A near miss with a Waymo while cycling through London hasn't changed my optimistic stance on driverless cars, but we can't ever let our guard down, says Matthew Sparkes 2529338-a-waymo-nearly-hit-me-but-im-still-optimistic-about-driverless-cars|2529338 /article/2529267-robots-are-about-to-overtake-armed-soldiers-as-the-deciders-of-war/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:55 +0100 Uncrewed ground vehicles have already been tested for defending the front line by the Ukrainian military. Despite their limitations, these remotely controlled robots could be the deciding factor in many conflicts 2529267-robots-are-about-to-overtake-armed-soldiers-as-the-deciders-of-war|2529267 /article/2529799-iron-age-britons-may-have-removed-the-brains-of-the-dead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:01:51 +0100 Scrape marks inside a skull and sharpened limb bones in a set of remains found in Scotland may be evidence of unusual Iron Age funerary rituals 2529799-iron-age-britons-may-have-removed-the-brains-of-the-dead|2529799 /article/2529635-frozen-squirrel-scat-preserves-ancient-dna-from-hundreds-of-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:33 +0100 A complex ecosystem of woolly mammoths, bison, horses and big cats has been elucidated by studying the faeces of small rodents that probably ate the bigger animals 2529635-frozen-squirrel-scat-preserves-ancient-dna-from-hundreds-of-species|2529635 /article/2528456-the-last-ditch-plan-to-save-coral-reefs-from-utter-destruction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:22 +0100 Bleaching has devastated reefs around the world, raising fears of an irreversible shift. Yet new interventions have revealed that corals can be remarkably resilient if we can give them enough help to recover 2528456-the-last-ditch-plan-to-save-coral-reefs-from-utter-destruction|2528456 /article/2529183-why-we-should-all-take-quantum-physics-extremely-personally/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:45 +0100 Physics is considered a cold, hard science – but it will transform your life if you view it with a bit more subjectivity, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan 2529183-why-we-should-all-take-quantum-physics-extremely-personally|2529183 /article/2529145-a-cosmic-case-of-mistaken-identity-that-can-only-be-solved-right-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:32 +0100 Brown dwarfs are somewhere between the size of a planet and a star, so how could we have potentially mistaken two of them for distant galaxies? Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein argues that solving this cosmic mix-up is particularly possible now, as galaxy research has never been stronger 2529145-a-cosmic-case-of-mistaken-identity-that-can-only-be-solved-right-now|2529145 /article/2529627-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact-site-stayed-hot-for-millions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:01:59 +0100 Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the collision created a vast underground ecosystem filled with hot water that sheltered microbial life 2529627-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact-site-stayed-hot-for-millions-of-years|2529627 /article/2529403-unpicking-endometriosis-reveals-how-it-affects-more-than-the-pelvis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:22 +0100 Endometriosis is usually thought of as a gynaecological condition, but a huge study shows it has links with cholesterol levels, inflammation and an altered microbiome 2529403-unpicking-endometriosis-reveals-how-it-affects-more-than-the-pelvis|2529403 /article/2529553-you-dont-need-to-worry-about-recursive-self-improving-ai-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:14:51 +0100 Anthropic has warned that recursive-self-improving AI could be on the horizon, but the truth is the company is more immediately concerned with marketing itself for a blockbuster initial public offering on the stock market, says Matthew Sparkes 2529553-you-dont-need-to-worry-about-recursive-self-improving-ai-yet|2529553 /article/2529312-what-really-happened-when-ancient-humans-migrated-out-of-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:38 +0100 The out-of-Africa migration, in which ancient humans went on to inhabit every other continent except Antarctica, may not have been one moment in time, but a long and slow process. Columnist Michael Marshall examines how archaeologists are rethinking this critical part of our history 2529312-what-really-happened-when-ancient-humans-migrated-out-of-africa|2529312 /article/2529590-wildlife-thrives-in-solar-farm-built-on-restored-peatland/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:11 +0100 A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted peatland in Germany, suggesting that combining energy generation with habitat restoration could benefit biodiversity, the climate and the economy 2529590-wildlife-thrives-in-solar-farm-built-on-restored-peatland|2529590 /article/2529562-can-apple-and-google-stop-children-from-sharing-explicit-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:02:52 +0100 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned tech firms, including Apple and Google, that they must voluntarily implement tools to stop children sharing explicit images, but experts warn this is easier said than done 2529562-can-apple-and-google-stop-children-from-sharing-explicit-images|2529562 /article/2529526-half-the-worlds-reservoirs-could-be-clogged-up-with-dirt-by-2060/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:05:57 +0100 Each decade the world is losing over 7 per cent of its freshwater storage capacity to sediment build-up, according to an analysis of over half a million reservoirs 2529526-half-the-worlds-reservoirs-could-be-clogged-up-with-dirt-by-2060|2529526 /article/2529507-you-could-get-some-of-the-benefits-of-sleep-without-having-to-nod-off/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:38:02 +0100 Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to test the approach on people 2529507-you-could-get-some-of-the-benefits-of-sleep-without-having-to-nod-off|2529507 /article/2529355-are-we-getting-to-the-point-where-its-safe-to-gene-edit-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:11:08 +0100 A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of CRISPR to gene-edit human embryos, but a major issue remains unsolved 2529355-are-we-getting-to-the-point-where-its-safe-to-gene-edit-babies|2529355 /article/2529138-the-maths-meme-that-has-been-distracting-mathematicians-for-a-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:46 +0100 A seemingly simple set of rules kicks off a kind of mathematical magic trick, which has kept great minds busy since the 1930s. Columnist Jacob Aron explores the origins of the Collatz conjecture, why it is so addictive to mathematicians and whether AI could help us solve it once and for all 2529138-the-maths-meme-that-has-been-distracting-mathematicians-for-a-century|2529138 /article/mg27035982-500-superintelligent-machines-may-well-need-us-after-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Despite AI's dizzying improvements in mathematical ability, its successes show just how integral human mathematicians are to the scientific process mg27035982-500-superintelligent-machines-may-well-need-us-after-all|2528808 /article/2528873-explore-the-mind-bending-and-paradoxical-art-of-m-c-escher/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:32 +0100 A new retrospective of the artist beloved by mathematicians opens this week. Get up close to the art with our interactive story 2528873-explore-the-mind-bending-and-paradoxical-art-of-m-c-escher|2528873 /article/2529420-cuts-to-us-ocean-programme-will-hinder-monitoring-of-el-nino-and-amoc/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:16:15 +0100 ¾«¶«´«Ã½s warn that the Trump administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean-sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic 2529420-cuts-to-us-ocean-programme-will-hinder-monitoring-of-el-nino-and-amoc|2529420 /article/2529279-a-chromosome-from-a-frozen-rat-has-been-resurrected-inside-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:52:40 +0100 Mice that contain cells with an added rat chromosome have been created by scientists. The next step is to try this with frozen elephant tissue – and if that works, the team will try it with frozen mammoths 2529279-a-chromosome-from-a-frozen-rat-has-been-resurrected-inside-mice|2529279 /article/mg27035982-200-alice-roberts-we-are-fundamentally-at-the-end-of-the-day-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Why do we have big brains? Or walk on two legs? Biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts talks human exceptionalism, evolution and her new book Humans with Michael Marshall mg27035982-200-alice-roberts-we-are-fundamentally-at-the-end-of-the-day-animals|2528642 /article/2529078-mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-suggests-the-amoc-is-weakening/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:15 +0100 A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm water "conveyor belt" in the Atlantic is slowing down 2529078-mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-suggests-the-amoc-is-weakening|2529078 /article/2526727-why-you-need-to-future-proof-your-brain-in-middle-age-and-how-to-start/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:00:03 +0100 Ages 40 to 65 see a period of turmoil in the brain that has previously been overlooked. But identifying problems during this time can protect your cognitive health for decades to come 2526727-why-you-need-to-future-proof-your-brain-in-middle-age-and-how-to-start|2526727 /article/2527617-hearing-loss-is-bad-for-the-whole-body-but-new-treatments-are-coming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:31 +0100 From dementia to heart attacks, hearing loss has been linked to a wide range of effects across the body, and the condition is on the rise. Fortunately, we're learning how best to safeguard this crucial sense and how we might be able to reverse the damage 2527617-hearing-loss-is-bad-for-the-whole-body-but-new-treatments-are-coming|2527617 /article/2526650-a-golden-age-of-maths-is-dawning-and-mathematicians-are-freaking-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:40 +0100 Mathematicians are stunned at the progress AI is making in solving advanced problems, leaving some questioning whether there will still be room for humans 2526650-a-golden-age-of-maths-is-dawning-and-mathematicians-are-freaking-out|2526650 /article/2527761-flood-of-ai-garbage-is-pushing-open-source-developers-to-the-limit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:21:45 +0100 The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn out and quit 2527761-flood-of-ai-garbage-is-pushing-open-source-developers-to-the-limit|2527761 /article/2527505-everyone-is-lying-to-you-for-money-is-a-must-watch-expose-of-crypto/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:37 +0100 Actor Ben McKenzie explores the world of crypto in an entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from calling out those who have promoted the currency 2527505-everyone-is-lying-to-you-for-money-is-a-must-watch-expose-of-crypto|2527505 /article/2529220-becoming-a-parent-may-make-you-love-your-partner-less/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:21 +0100 Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable 2529220-becoming-a-parent-may-make-you-love-your-partner-less|2529220 /article/2528940-how-rachel-carsons-silent-spring-changed-the-world-in-1962/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:58 +0100 Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published – and remains as crucial a read today, finds Rowan Hooper 2528940-how-rachel-carsons-silent-spring-changed-the-world-in-1962|2528940 /article/2529026-the-looming-el-nino-could-be-bad-but-much-worse-is-to-come/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:37 +0100 Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching 2529026-the-looming-el-nino-could-be-bad-but-much-worse-is-to-come|2529026 /article/2529005-stonehenges-altar-stone-probably-wasnt-transported-by-a-glacier/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:04 +0100 A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge southwards from north-east Scotland, but this scenario appears unlikely 2529005-stonehenges-altar-stone-probably-wasnt-transported-by-a-glacier|2529005 /article/mg27035982-000-new-scientist-recommends-a-deep-dive-into-our-organs-by-giulia-enders/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, she’s listening to what our other organs are telling us mg27035982-000-new-scientist-recommends-a-deep-dive-into-our-organs-by-giulia-enders|2528640 /article/mg27035973-300-is-there-a-word-for-the-wiki-page-for-the-ship-of-theseus-paradox/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Feedback has been flooded with answers (both correct and inspired) after wondering if there is a word for something that is an exemplar of the thing it describes. mg27035973-300-is-there-a-word-for-the-wiki-page-for-the-ship-of-theseus-paradox|2527851 /article/2528962-earth-has-a-mysterious-triple-symmetry-that-may-influence-its-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:31 +0100 A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity – and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes 2528962-earth-has-a-mysterious-triple-symmetry-that-may-influence-its-climate|2528962 /article/2529017-ditch-the-niceties-in-ai-prompts-to-save-energy-use-say-researchers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:16 +0100 A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts more concise 2529017-ditch-the-niceties-in-ai-prompts-to-save-energy-use-say-researchers|2529017 /article/2528922-atom-based-quantum-computers-are-catching-up-in-the-race-to-usefulness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0100 A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long computations, an important prerequisite for becoming truly useful 2528922-atom-based-quantum-computers-are-catching-up-in-the-race-to-usefulness|2528922 /article/2528945-keto-diet-shows-real-promise-for-anorexia-recovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:20 +0100 Restricting carbohydrates may sound like an unlikely approach to treating anorexia, but following a ketogenic diet was linked to recovery in nearly 75 per cent of people with the eating disorder in a small trial 2528945-keto-diet-shows-real-promise-for-anorexia-recovery|2528945 /article/2528789-otzis-frozen-remains-may-harbour-metabolically-active-microbes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:01 +0100 Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that lived in his gut when he was alive, as well as cold-tolerant fungi that colonised his body after death 2528789-otzis-frozen-remains-may-harbour-metabolically-active-microbes|2528789 /article/2528422-how-the-electromagnetic-spectrum-opened-our-eyes-to-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100 Our understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum goes back to Isaac Newton, but astronomers are still finding new ways to employ it. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores how much these invisible waves can reveal to us about the cosmos – and whether they might show us that we’re not alone 2528422-how-the-electromagnetic-spectrum-opened-our-eyes-to-the-universe|2528422 /article/2528852-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-june-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:30:52 +0100 The most exciting popular science reads this month explore everything from symbiosis to hormones, while Alice Roberts takes on an editor-in-chief role in her latest book 2528852-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-june-2026|2528852 /article/2528586-hidden-store-of-manganese-may-have-helped-earth-get-its-oxygen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:23 +0100 Computer simulations have uncovered a new manganese compound that could exist deep in Earth’s mantle and may be connected to the process that gave our atmosphere oxygen 2528586-hidden-store-of-manganese-may-have-helped-earth-get-its-oxygen|2528586 /article/2528690-new-scientist-recommends-togetherness-a-radical-new-view-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:30:29 +0100 An exploration of how biological cooperation underpins all life - and why we’ve overlooked its power until now - makes thrilling reading, finds Penny Sarchet 2528690-new-scientist-recommends-togetherness-a-radical-new-view-of-life|2528690 /article/2528738-transformative-pancreatic-cancer-drug-doubles-survival-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:11:12 +0100 People with advanced pancreatic cancer taking an experimental daily pill lived nearly twice as long as those receiving chemotherapy infusions 2528738-transformative-pancreatic-cancer-drug-doubles-survival-time|2528738 /article/2528529-how-human-error-became-a-weapon-against-large-language-models/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:31 +0100 Alan Turing proposed a test for machine intelligence: could a computer convince a human it was human? We have begun conducting the same test on ourselves, writes Max Moser 2528529-how-human-error-became-a-weapon-against-large-language-models|2528529 /article/2528418-do-turmeric-and-curcumin-have-any-actual-health-benefits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:14:40 +0100 Turmeric is heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can be risky 2528418-do-turmeric-and-curcumin-have-any-actual-health-benefits|2528418 /article/2528511-huge-study-of-alzheimers-genetics-identifies-new-drug-targets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:24 +0100 Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimer’s, along with changes in activity in crucial cells that disappear as dementia progresses 2528511-huge-study-of-alzheimers-genetics-identifies-new-drug-targets|2528511 /article/mg27035972-000-capitalism-has-warped-our-understanding-of-ecology-and-lifes-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 The ideas of survival of the fittest and winning at all costs are closely entwinned with Darwinism, but they shouldn’t be. A rethink from a more communal perspective is in order mg27035972-000-capitalism-has-warped-our-understanding-of-ecology-and-lifes-origins|2527830 /article/2528409-geoengineering-can-thicken-arctic-sea-ice-but-for-how-long/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:38 +0100 Two companies are aiming to preserve Arctic ice by pumping water onto the sheet and letting it freeze, but only one of the trials found that this delayed melting in the summer 2528409-geoengineering-can-thicken-arctic-sea-ice-but-for-how-long|2528409 /article/2528235-pancreatic-cancer-halted-by-virus-injection-in-three-patients/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:56 +0100 A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in an initial safety trial, raising hopes that it may help to beat the deadly condition 2528235-pancreatic-cancer-halted-by-virus-injection-in-three-patients|2528235 /article/2526959-how-a-radical-new-view-of-life-could-reveal-its-origin-and-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 May 2026 17:00:56 +0100 We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new picture of how life on Earth – and elsewhere – may have begun 2526959-how-a-radical-new-view-of-life-could-reveal-its-origin-and-aliens|2526959 /article/2527224-embryos-made-without-sperm-or-eggs-reveal-why-many-pregnancies-fail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 May 2026 17:00:58 +0100 Embryo organoids made from stem cells are enabling scientists to recreate early pregnancy in the lab, unlocking treatments for infertility, miscarriage and pre-eclampsia 2527224-embryos-made-without-sperm-or-eggs-reveal-why-many-pregnancies-fail|2527224 /article/2528164-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-june-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:57 +0100 There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison 2528164-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-june-2026|2528164