• Forests' vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere, an overlooked consequence of climate change
  • Mathematicians are chasing a number that may reveal the edge of maths
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in on a number that may mark the edge of this bizarre abyss
  • Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three specific times in our lives. Might it be possible to stay younger for longer?
  • Did something just hit Saturn? Astronomers are racing to find out
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems one astronomer may have caught the moment of impact and the hunt is on for other images to verify the discovery
  • Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds
  • AI could be about to completely change the way we do mathematics
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job, and...
  • 'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens
    Monday, July 7, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species
  • Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
    Saturday, July 5, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer
  • Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth remained hot for millions of years
  • Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The growth of domestic solar installations opens the possibility of hackers targeting their smart inverter devices as a way to cause widespread power-system failures
  • We finally understand why quasicrystals can exist
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Not quite crystals and not quite a glass, quasicrystals are an oddity whose properties are not well understood – but now we know how they can remain stable
  • Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research
  • Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewriting that view
  • Carbon-offset schemes aren't prepared for forests to burn
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Forest-based carbon-offset projects need a buffer to guarantee their climate benefits will last – but they may not have nearly enough in reserve
  • The 14 best science and tech documentaries of 2025 so far
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    From David Attenborough to Hannah Fry via Bryan Johnson, our TV columnist Bethan Ackerley selects her favourite science and technology documentaries of the year to date
  • Energy drinks could cause less dental damage with a simple addition
    Friday, July 4, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The acidity of drinks like Red Bull can erode dental enamel, but a lab experiment suggests this could be avoided via calcium fortification
  • 3D printing could enable a long-term treatment for type 1 diabetes
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Small, 3D-printed devices, designed to be implanted directly under the skin, could allow people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin
  • Quantum computers are surprisingly random – but that's a good thing
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    While randomising a deck of cards gets more difficult as you add more cards, it turns out that the same isn't true for the qubits of quantum computers, which may prove surprisingly useful
  • Do we grow new brain cells as adults? The answer seems to be yes
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children
  • How vaccine recommendations have changed in the US
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in June to stop recommending certain kinds of flu vaccines, a notable shift in vaccine guidance
  • Weird 'harmless' microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer
  • When rainforests died, the planet caught fire: New clues from Earth’s greatest extinction
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Evolutionary Biology News -- ScienceDaily
    When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth’s biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO₂ rocketed, and a five-million-year heatwave...
  • Prehistoric Spanish people transported 2-tonne stone by boat
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the monument’s builders must have had advanced seafaring technology
  • Nighttime light exposure linked to heart disease in largest study yet
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Light exposure at night may disrupt our body's internal clocks, or circadian rhythms, that keep physiological processes ticking along
  • The foolproof way to win any lottery, according to maths
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    How can you guarantee a huge payout from any lottery? Take a cue from combinatorics, and perhaps gather a few wealthy pals, says Jacob Aron
  • Bioplastic habitats on Mars could be built from algae
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same algae, setting the stage for a self-sustaining system to build habitats on the planet
  • Emojis give your friends a better impression of you
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Red heart or thumbs up? Sending emojis to close friends makes them see you as more attentive and likeable than text-only messages do – no matter which emojis you use
  • Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 years ago, showing that Neanderthal culinary skills were surprisingly sophisticated
  • Fresh understanding of how mouths heal may lead to a 'scar-free world'
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    We have now learned why wounds in our mouth don't scar, which could lead to treatments that prevent such blemishes on the skin
  • The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Australia has offered a lifeline to the people of Tuvalu, whose island is threatened by rising sea levels. But the deal comes with strings attached – and there will be millions more climate migrants in need of refuge by 2050
  • Can a microbe in soil alter your brain chemistry to improve your mood?
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Many claims are being made about Mycobacterium vaccae, a microbe that is found naturally in soil. James Wong sees if they stand up
  • Meet the storm chasers on the hunt for extreme hail
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    These dramatic images show the researchers out to understand the storms that produce the biggest hail
  • The best science fiction books of 2025 so far
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H. Wilson picks her favourites
  • Could hormone implants allow us to boost focus, endurance and libido?
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to the 2030s, when hormone implants enabled users to boost everything from pain tolerance to libidos, writes Rowan Hooper
  • Can AI make novels better? Not if these attempts are anything to go by
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Feedback is horrified to see AI's attempts at reworking classic novels, and is concerned that the computers might not quite understand the point of literature
  • The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Beware the tech leaders making grandiose statements about artificial intelligence. They have lost sight of reality, says Philip Ball
  • The best popular science books of 2025 so far
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The downsides of diagnosis and an epic trek following a Slovenian wolf are among our culture editor's top popular science books of the year to date, featuring a range of authors from Robert MacFarlane to Suzanne O'Sullivan
  • New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar navigation
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the galaxy – a technique that could be useful for interstellar missions
  • Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    A key milk protein for making cheese and yoghurt has been produced in bacteria for the first time, paving the way for better tasting but more sustainable animal-free products
  • An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for the first time
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at connections with Mesopotamia
  • You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar
  • Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in the coming months
  • Stunning image of a supernova reveals a dead star that exploded twice
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars go boom twice in the blink of an eye
  • Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a fish sauce, often known as garum, eaten throughout the Roman Empire
  • Breaking the laws of thermal radiation could make better solar cells
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    It is possible to make a material absorb more radiation than it has to re-emit, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient
  • A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant blow to efforts to track – and stop – methane emissions
  • Where does time actually come from?
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
  • Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards finally figuring it out
  • A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans
  • Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster than expected
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from New Scientist - Evolution
    Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss of inland ice sheets and severe impacts on wildlife
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