New 精东传媒 - News / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /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=news 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 /article/2454326-lakes-are-losing-winter-ice-cover-at-an-astonishing-rate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2454221-chimpanzees-will-never-randomly-type-the-complete-works-of-shakespeare/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2454084-cancer-atlas-reveals-how-tumours-evolve-inside-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2453767-quantum-batteries-could-give-off-more-energy-than-they-store/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2453356-quantum-schrodingers-cat-survives-for-a-stunning-23-minutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2453703-clean-energy-rollout-means-chinas-emissions-may-have-peaked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2453314-meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2453548-weird-microbes-could-help-rewrite-the-origin-of-multicellular-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2453195-electric-skin-patch-could-keep-wounds-free-of-infection/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452737-neuroscientist-finds-her-brain-shrinks-while-taking-birth-control/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2453017-a-supernova-may-have-cleaned-up-our-solar-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2453040-nuclear-waste-tanker-pilots-futuristic-aluminium-sail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2452663-all-your-questions-about-marburg-virus-answered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2452861-extremely-rare-bronze-age-wooden-tool-found-in-english-trench/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2451036-can-sensor-technology-stop-a-wildfire-before-it-starts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452524-many-iron-age-swords-may-be-tainted-by-modern-forgery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2452575-what-to-expect-at-the-cop16-biodiversity-summit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452501-mathematicians-have-found-a-new-way-to-identify-prime-numbers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2452289-indestructible-quantum-rifts-can-exist-in-two-places-at-once/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /article/2452399-boosting-brainwaves-in-sleep-improves-rats-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452196-de-extinction-company-claims-it-has-nearly-complete-thylacine-genome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452302-these-stunning-photos-celebrate-the-intricacy-of-the-microscopic-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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 /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=news 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 /article/2452232-more-evidence-that-limiting-social-media-wont-boost-your-well-being/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:00:59 +0100 People who went from using social media for at least 2 hours a day to just 30 minutes a day reported no improvement to their sleep or emotional well-being 2452232-more-evidence-that-limiting-social-media-wont-boost-your-well-being|2452232 /article/2452138-the-first-brown-dwarf-ever-found-was-the-strangest-now-we-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:00:36 +0100 The first 鈥渇ailed star鈥� ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New observations show that it is unusually massive because it isn鈥檛 a single star after all 2452138-the-first-brown-dwarf-ever-found-was-the-strangest-now-we-know-why|2452138 /article/2452045-quantum-theory-is-challenging-long-standing-ideas-about-entropy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:15:49 +0100 A mathematical study finds that three definitions of what it means for entropy to increase, which have previously been considered equivalent, can produce different results in the quantum realm 2452045-quantum-theory-is-challenging-long-standing-ideas-about-entropy|2452045 /article/2452327-motor-made-from-bacteria-parts-is-one-of-the-smallest-ever-built/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:00:11 +0100 The natural motors that power tail-like appendages in bacteria seem to have a single evolutionary origin, allowing parts from different species to be combined to create a tiny new engine 2452327-motor-made-from-bacteria-parts-is-one-of-the-smallest-ever-built|2452327 /article/2452261-why-farming-fish-is-more-unsustainable-than-catching-them-in-the-wild/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:00:32 +0100 Producing a kilogram of farmed salmon may require 4 or 5 kilograms of wild fish, which isn't a sustainable approach to feeding the world's growing population 2452261-why-farming-fish-is-more-unsustainable-than-catching-them-in-the-wild|2452261 /article/2452155-dolphins-breathe-in-microplastics-and-it-could-be-damaging-their-lungs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:00:02 +0100 Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have tiny bits of plastic in their breath, and this is probably a worldwide problem 2452155-dolphins-breathe-in-microplastics-and-it-could-be-damaging-their-lungs|2452155 /article/2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:57:35 +0100 While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software developers 2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists|2452255 /article/2452099-first-breathtaking-images-from-euclid-telescopes-map-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:59:06 +0100 The Euclid space telescope's massive 鈥渃osmic atlas鈥� promises to shed light on fundamental questions in physics and cosmology 2452099-first-breathtaking-images-from-euclid-telescopes-map-of-the-universe|2452099 /article/2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:01:05 +0100 Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies 2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g|2451769 /article/2451897-risk-of-peanut-allergies-from-air-on-planes-has-been-overblown/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:30:42 +0100 Filters on commercial flights seem to stop peanut particles from circulating around aircraft, making the risk of a serious allergic reaction from inhaling the allergens very low 2451897-risk-of-peanut-allergies-from-air-on-planes-has-been-overblown|2451897 /article/2451874-male-mice-flee-to-female-mice-to-de-escalate-fights/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:00:46 +0100 During a fight between two male mice, one will often run to a female mouse to distract their aggressor, a bait-and-switch strategy that could help abate social conflicts 2451874-male-mice-flee-to-female-mice-to-de-escalate-fights|2451874 /article/2451644-puppies-as-young-as-6-weeks-old-know-to-ask-people-for-help/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:00:13 +0100 Puppies that are raised in someone's home seem to benefit from that extra human interaction, by asking for help at a younger age than those brought up in kennels 2451644-puppies-as-young-as-6-weeks-old-know-to-ask-people-for-help|2451644 /article/2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:29:46 +0100 A simulator for the process of scientific discovery shows that AI models still fall short of human scientists and engineers in coming up with hypotheses and carrying out experiments on their own 2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now|2451863 /article/2451789-seven-newly-named-frog-species-make-whistles-that-sound-like-star-trek/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:00:24 +0100 A group of frogs from Madagascar have mating calls that sound like Star Trek sound effects 鈥� now their species names honour captains from the series 2451789-seven-newly-named-frog-species-make-whistles-that-sound-like-star-trek|2451789 /article/2451852-warmer-winters-mean-worlds-highest-places-may-store-less-carbon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:00:41 +0100 At high altitudes, global warming is having its strongest effect on winter temperatures 鈥� and that might mean soils there store less carbon than we expected 2451852-warmer-winters-mean-worlds-highest-places-may-store-less-carbon|2451852 /article/2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:54 +0100 A new way to store numbers in computers can dynamically prioritise accuracy or range, depending on need, allowing software to quickly switch between very large and small numbers 2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate|2451034 /article/2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:51:03 +0100 A 6000-kilogram spacecraft will embark on a six-year journey to Jupiter to explore whether its icy moon Europa has the conditions to support life 2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability|2451702 /article/2451483-how-the-evolution-of-citrus-is-inextricably-linked-with-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:00:11 +0100 Millions of years ago, our ancestors lost a gene for producing vitamin C and got a taste for citrus. Since then, we've cultivated the tangy fruits into global staples like sweet oranges and sour lemons 2451483-how-the-evolution-of-citrus-is-inextricably-linked-with-our-own|2451483 /article/2451525-gravity-may-explain-why-neanderthals-failed-to-adopt-advanced-weaponry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:00:32 +0100 Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them 鈥� and an experiment involving a 9-metre-tall platform may explain why 2451525-gravity-may-explain-why-neanderthals-failed-to-adopt-advanced-weaponry|2451525 /article/2451657-hospital-hit-by-hurricane-milton-gets-system-to-grab-water-from-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:40:46 +0100 Systems that can harvest water from moisture in the atmosphere could offer a valuable water source in the wake of disasters 2451657-hospital-hit-by-hurricane-milton-gets-system-to-grab-water-from-air|2451657 /article/2451477-stool-test-could-provide-a-simpler-way-to-diagnose-endometriosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:00:43 +0100 A chemical produced by gut bacteria could be the basis for a non-invasive test for endometriosis 鈥� and mouse experiments suggest it might also help treat the condition 2451477-stool-test-could-provide-a-simpler-way-to-diagnose-endometriosis|2451477 /article/2451606-france-slashed-bird-flu-outbreaks-by-vaccinating-ducks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:23:24 +0100 A vaccination campaign targeting ducks, the farm birds most at risk of getting and spreading bird flu, succeeded in greatly reducing outbreaks of the virus on poultry farms in France 2451606-france-slashed-bird-flu-outbreaks-by-vaccinating-ducks|2451606 /article/2451133-starship-when-will-spacexs-next-chopstick-test-flight-go-ahead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:30:26 +0100 SpaceX claims the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket will happen 鈥渨ithin days鈥�, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet approved the launch 2451133-starship-when-will-spacexs-next-chopstick-test-flight-go-ahead|2451133 /article/2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:36:22 +0100 Autonomous taxis are already operating on US streets, while Elon Musk has spent years promising a self-driving car and failing to deliver. The newly announced Tesla Cybercab is unlikely to change that 2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future|2451547 /article/2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:15:40 +0100 The UK government's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius surprisingly threatens the extinction of millions of website addresses ending in ".io", and no one is quite sure what will happen next 2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands|2451215 /article/2451369-tiniest-ruler-ever-measures-distances-as-small-as-an-atoms-width/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:00:44 +0100 A new technique uses glowing molecules, laser light and microscopes to measure distances as minuscule as 0.1 nanometres 鈥� the width of a typical atom 2451369-tiniest-ruler-ever-measures-distances-as-small-as-an-atoms-width|2451369 /article/2451401-there-could-be-30000-species-of-earthworms-wriggling-around-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:00:46 +0100 Nearly 6000 species and subspecies of earthworms have been identified by scientists 鈥� but the true number could top 30,000 2451401-there-could-be-30000-species-of-earthworms-wriggling-around-the-world|2451401 /article/2451445-earth-may-be-about-to-pass-through-the-ion-tail-of-a-comet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:46:16 +0100 The ion tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could appear as a blue streak across the northern hemisphere sky during October, in a rare event thought to happen only every few decades 2451445-earth-may-be-about-to-pass-through-the-ion-tail-of-a-comet|2451445 /article/2451207-extreme-hurricane-season-is-here-and-it-is-fuelled-by-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:30:21 +0100 Hurricanes have kept forecasters guessing this year, but with the arrival of intense storms like Helene and Milton it is clear that warming ocean waters are having an effect on the weather 2451207-extreme-hurricane-season-is-here-and-it-is-fuelled-by-climate-change|2451207 /article/2450758-certain-quantum-systems-may-be-able-to-defy-entropys-effects-forever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:00:26 +0100 A mathematical proof shows that some quantum states can resist nature鈥檚 tendency to disorder 鈥� but only under very specific conditions 2450758-certain-quantum-systems-may-be-able-to-defy-entropys-effects-forever|2450758 /article/2451390-living-microbes-found-deep-inside-2-billion-year-old-rock/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:44:56 +0100 Ancient volcanic rock from South Africa has been found to harbour primitive bacteria, which may shed light on some of the earliest forms of life on Earth 2451390-living-microbes-found-deep-inside-2-billion-year-old-rock|2451390 /article/2451337-do-the-2024-nobel-prizes-show-that-ai-is-the-future-of-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:51 +0100 Two of the three science Nobel prizes in 2024 have been won by people working in AI, but does this mean that AI models are now vital for science? 2451337-do-the-2024-nobel-prizes-show-that-ai-is-the-future-of-science|2451337 /article/2451366-how-hurricanes-like-milton-spawn-tornadoes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:30:23 +0100 Hurricanes often produce tornadoes that add to the destructive power of the storm 鈥� and climate change may make such tornadoes more common 2451366-how-hurricanes-like-milton-spawn-tornadoes|2451366 /article/2451209-weight-loss-drugs-lower-impulse-to-eat-and-perhaps-to-exercise-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:02 +0100 Popular weight-loss medications including Ozempic and Wegovy contain a drug that seems to decrease cravings for food and drugs 鈥� and now there鈥檚 evidence that it might make exercise less rewarding, too 2451209-weight-loss-drugs-lower-impulse-to-eat-and-perhaps-to-exercise-too|2451209 /article/2451317-your-brain-has-individual-neurons-that-respond-to-the-smell-of-bananas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:00:19 +0100 The discovery that certain smells can be linked to specific neurons is helping us understand how the brain encodes concepts 2451317-your-brain-has-individual-neurons-that-respond-to-the-smell-of-bananas|2451317 /article/2451285-once-we-pass-1-5c-of-global-warming-there-is-no-going-back/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:00:13 +0100 We might not be able to cool the world down again after overshooting the 1.5掳C warming limit 鈥� and even if we can, a lot of irreversible damage will have been done 2451285-once-we-pass-1-5c-of-global-warming-there-is-no-going-back|2451285 /article/2450989-this-test-could-reveal-whether-gravity-is-subject-to-quantum-weirdness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:00:55 +0100 If gravity is a truly quantum entity, something as simple as measuring the strength of an object鈥檚 gravitational field should change its quantum state 2450989-this-test-could-reveal-whether-gravity-is-subject-to-quantum-weirdness|2450989 /article/2451239-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-for-mastering-structures-of-proteins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:58:41 +0100 David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for research on predicting protein structures and designing new proteins 2451239-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-for-mastering-structures-of-proteins|2451239