New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410573-tiny-t-rex-fossils-may-be-distinct-species-but-not-everyone-agrees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:01:03 +0000 Palaeontologists can’t agree on whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species that lived alongside them 2410573-tiny-t-rex-fossils-may-be-distinct-species-but-not-everyone-agrees|2410573 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410511-extreme-close-up-of-jupiters-moon-io-captured-by-juno-spacecraft/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:09:26 +0000 NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Io on 30 December and took one of our best pictures yet of this moon of Jupiter 2410511-extreme-close-up-of-jupiters-moon-io-captured-by-juno-spacecraft|2410511 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134722-300-why-do-people-get-postnatal-anxiety-and-how-can-we-treat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000 The birth of a child is a happy time for most, but overwhelming anxiety can take hold for some parents. Why does this happen and what can we do about it? mg26134722-300-why-do-people-get-postnatal-anxiety-and-how-can-we-treat-it|2410318 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410467-vast-submerged-area-near-australia-may-once-have-hosted-500000-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:13:45 +0000 An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing that large numbers of people could have lived there until it was inundated by rising seas 2410467-vast-submerged-area-near-australia-may-once-have-hosted-500000-people|2410467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408616-get-ready-to-see-a-total-solar-eclipse-in-2024-heres-how/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:00:19 +0000 The moon will cover the sun on 8 April 2024 for people in parts of the US, Canada and Mexico, creating an experience unlike any other 2408616-get-ready-to-see-a-total-solar-eclipse-in-2024-heres-how|2408616 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-100-vera-c-rubin-observatory-will-start-scanning-the-night-sky-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 A massive telescope in Chile is set to begin operations in 2024, and once it is up and running the pictures will be extraordinary mg26034712-100-vera-c-rubin-observatory-will-start-scanning-the-night-sky-in-2024|2409528 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410196-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-january-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:00:10 +0000 From Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds to Tlotlo Tsamaase’s Womb City and Ali Millar’s Ava Anna Ada, January’s sci-fi will chase the New Year blues away 2410196-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-january-2024|2410196 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410096-probiotics-help-treat-recurring-urinary-tract-infections/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:00:31 +0000 Taking a vaginal probiotic, either on its own or with an oral probiotic, for four months reduced the incidence of urinary tract infections in women with a history of recurring UTIs 2410096-probiotics-help-treat-recurring-urinary-tract-infections|2410096 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406405-in-2024-the-hera-mission-will-revisit-the-asteroid-punched-by-nasa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:00:19 +0000 NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the European Space Agency is sending the Hera mission to investigate the collision’s aftermath 2406405-in-2024-the-hera-mission-will-revisit-the-asteroid-punched-by-nasa|2406405 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-700-international-fleet-of-spacecraft-is-heading-to-the-moon-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 More than 10 missions are heading to the moon in 2024, with orbiters, landers, rovers and even crewed spacecraft making the trip and paving the way for future exploration mg26034712-700-international-fleet-of-spacecraft-is-heading-to-the-moon-in-2024|2409534 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409186-ai-learns-to-recognise-objects-with-the-efficiency-of-a-newborn-chick/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:00:24 +0000 Shortly after hatching, chicks quickly learn to recognise moving objects with only a few examples – now AIs can do the same 2409186-ai-learns-to-recognise-objects-with-the-efficiency-of-a-newborn-chick|2409186 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-200-2024-will-break-the-extreme-temperature-records-set-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The elements that conspired to make 2023 so unusually warm are likely to push the dial even further in 2024, with meteorologists already warning about extreme heat mg26034712-200-2024-will-break-the-extreme-temperature-records-set-in-2023|2409529 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034711-600-what-2024-will-look-like-from-moon-missions-to-cop29/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 While 2024 will see more of 2023’s defining features, from record-breaking temperatures to advances in artificial intelligence, the year could also usher in a new space age and even a whole new epoch mg26034711-600-what-2024-will-look-like-from-moon-missions-to-cop29|2409502 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408996-encryption-upgrade-in-2024-will-keep-data-safe-from-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:01 +0000 We probably don't need to worry about quantum computers being able to break encryption in 2024, but cryptographers are planning a security upgrade just in case 2408996-encryption-upgrade-in-2024-will-keep-data-safe-from-quantum-computers|2408996 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034710-400-think-small-for-attainable-new-years-resolutions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Making ambitious goals for the year ahead can set you up for disappointment, so try embracing the concept of kaizen instead, says David Robson mg26034710-400-think-small-for-attainable-new-years-resolutions|2408814 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034711-800-why-tending-your-oral-microbiome-is-the-secret-to-a-long-healthy-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 There are untold legions of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in your mouth. It now seems we can stave off conditions from Alzheimer's disease to cancer by keeping them in a healthy balance mg26034711-800-why-tending-your-oral-microbiome-is-the-secret-to-a-long-healthy-life|2409504 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034711-900-europa-clipper-will-launch-to-jupiter-in-2024-to-explore-its-icy-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Jupiter's moon Europa is thought to be one of the best places to look for life beyond Earth, thanks to its subsurface ocean, and in 2024 NASA is launching a mission to take a close look mg26034711-900-europa-clipper-will-launch-to-jupiter-in-2024-to-explore-its-icy-moon|2409526 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409497-aloe-vera-plants-turned-into-energy-storing-supercapacitors/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:00:25 +0000 A battery-like device known as a supercapacitor can be created from different parts of aloe vera plants – and it can be used to make living plants power lights 2409497-aloe-vera-plants-turned-into-energy-storing-supercapacitors|2409497 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-400-premature-babies-could-be-treated-with-an-artificial-uterus-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Premature lambs continued developing when placed in a sac-like artificial uterus. Off the back of this, US officials are hinting that the first in-human trial could soon be underway mg26034712-400-premature-babies-could-be-treated-with-an-artificial-uterus-in-2024|2409531 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034710-300-have-we-found-filaments-of-pure-energy-unleashed-during-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 Puzzling ancient galaxies and oddly shaped clusters suggest we have glimpsed cosmic strings travelling at the speed of light – and with them clues to a deeper theory of reality mg26034710-300-have-we-found-filaments-of-pure-energy-unleashed-during-the-big-bang|2408813 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410170-the-13-best-sci-fi-series-and-science-shows-to-look-forward-to-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Fallout, 3 Body Problem and the final series of Andor should air in 2024, alongside BBC nature documentaries and gritty TV dramas like Toxic Town, says Bethan Ackerley 2410170-the-13-best-sci-fi-series-and-science-shows-to-look-forward-to-in-2024|2410170 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034710-200-hannah-ritchie-eco-anxiety-on-its-own-is-not-that-useful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Climate change and biodiversity loss may seem like insurmountable problems, but data scientist Hannah Ritchie is cautiously optimistic we can solve them mg26034710-200-hannah-ritchie-eco-anxiety-on-its-own-is-not-that-useful|2408812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408516-headset-delivers-electric-current-to-ease-depression-at-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:00:09 +0000 A headset that can be worn at home relieves symptoms of depression to a similar degree as antidepressants 2408516-headset-delivers-electric-current-to-ease-depression-at-home|2408516 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-500-ai-firms-will-face-copyright-infringement-lawsuits-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Tech giants are gearing up for a series of potentially bitter legal battles over claims they used copyrighted material in training the latest generation of artificial intelligence mg26034712-500-ai-firms-will-face-copyright-infringement-lawsuits-in-2024|2409532 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409964-quantum-state-of-matter-made-with-dipolar-molecules-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:00:10 +0000 A quantum state of matter comprising molecules with opposite charges at each end has been made for the first time. It could help probe our understanding of the quantum properties of exotic materials 2409964-quantum-state-of-matter-made-with-dipolar-molecules-for-first-time|2409964 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408609-2024-could-finally-see-greenhouse-gas-emissions-start-to-decline/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:00:18 +0000 If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 could see total carbon emissions begin to fall 2408609-2024-could-finally-see-greenhouse-gas-emissions-start-to-decline|2408609 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409699-human-cells-have-a-resonant-frequency-and-its-just-barely-audible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Dec 2023 07:00:31 +0000 Like a tuning fork, living human cells have frequencies at which they naturally vibrate – and now we have estimates for what some of them are 2409699-human-cells-have-a-resonant-frequency-and-its-just-barely-audible|2409699 https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-see-a-dazzling-collection-of-the-years-best-northern-lights-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 This spectacular selection of images is taken from the winners of the Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition, run by Capture the Atlas 0-see-a-dazzling-collection-of-the-years-best-northern-lights-pictures|2409797 https://www.newscientist.com/article/12-12-extraordinary-science-fiction-books-to-watch-out-for-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 From a new Adrian Tchaikovsky novel to pandemic echoes in Haruki Murakami's The City and its Uncertain Walls (fingers crossed we get an English translation), there is loads of excellent science fiction reading ahead next year, says Sally Adee 12-12-extraordinary-science-fiction-books-to-watch-out-for-in-2024|2410167 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408634-crispr-engineered-viruses-could-render-other-viruses-harmless/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:00:49 +0000 A virus engineered using CRISPR technology spread its DNA to other viruses in mice, causing them to become harmless 2408634-crispr-engineered-viruses-could-render-other-viruses-harmless|2408634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409679-much-of-north-america-may-face-electricity-shortages-starting-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:00:42 +0000 Over the next several years, many regions of the US and Canada may struggle to ensure a reliable electricity supply amid soaring energy demand from the tech industry and electrification of buildings and vehicles 2409679-much-of-north-america-may-face-electricity-shortages-starting-in-2024|2409679 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409000-peoples-speed-of-sight-varies-and-this-may-explain-sporting-prowess/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:00:52 +0000 There is significant variation in people’s ability to visually track fast-moving objects, which might explain why they have superior abilities in some sports 2409000-peoples-speed-of-sight-varies-and-this-may-explain-sporting-prowess|2409000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-800-the-weird-tale-of-california-forever-a-tech-billionaire-instant-city/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 A group of Silicon Valley investors wants to see a brand new community for 50,000 people rise out of the dirt north of San Francisco. It's really not a good idea, says Annalee Newitz mg26034712-800-the-weird-tale-of-california-forever-a-tech-billionaire-instant-city|2409535 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409468-radio-bursts-from-space-are-exhibiting-a-strange-sad-trombone-effect/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:00:54 +0000 Astronomers have spotted a set of 35 mysterious flashes of radio waves from space that seem to show a strange phenomenon of decreasing frequency that has never been seen before 2409468-radio-bursts-from-space-are-exhibiting-a-strange-sad-trombone-effect|2409468 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409232-springs-made-from-rusty-metallic-glass-could-power-nanorobots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:00:50 +0000 Most metals oxidise, or rust, when exposed to air, which normally weakens them, but a kind of metallic glass instead gets more springy 2409232-springs-made-from-rusty-metallic-glass-could-power-nanorobots|2409232 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034711-500-celebrating-new-year-with-the-otorhinolaryngology-crew/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback enjoys 16 years of adventures - including pyrotechnics - on New Year’s Eve in the otorhinolaryngology department of a single hospital mg26034711-500-celebrating-new-year-with-the-otorhinolaryngology-crew|2409525 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396876-europe-plans-to-build-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:00:52 +0000 Europe will get its first exascale supercomputer next year, called JUPITER, and it should allow simulations that are currently possible only on a few machines worldwide 2396876-europe-plans-to-build-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer-in-2024|2396876 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403246-japan-is-sending-a-rover-to-marss-moon-phobos-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:00:19 +0000 The Martian Moons eXploration mission is slated to launch for Phobos in September 2024 – once it gets there, it will drop off a rover, pick up some samples and head home 2403246-japan-is-sending-a-rover-to-marss-moon-phobos-in-2024|2403246 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034711-700-is-artificial-intelligence-about-to-free-us-from-the-curse-of-babel/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Artificial intelligence will make it easier than ever to communicate across linguistic borders. But is this a good thing, asks linguist Philip Seargeant mg26034711-700-is-artificial-intelligence-about-to-free-us-from-the-curse-of-babel|2409503 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-600-we-might-officially-enter-the-anthropocene-epoch-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Scientific bodies are due to make an official decision in the coming year about whether to declare a new geochronological unit precipitated by the impact of humans on Earth mg26034712-600-we-might-officially-enter-the-anthropocene-epoch-in-2024|2409533 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394880-mathematicians-found-a-guaranteed-way-to-win-the-lottery-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:00:47 +0000 A pair of mathematicians studied the UK National Lottery and figured out a combination of 27 tickets that guarantees you will always win, but they tell New Scientist they don't bother to play 2394880-mathematicians-found-a-guaranteed-way-to-win-the-lottery-in-2023|2394880 https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-20-non-fiction-and-popular-science-books-to-look-forward-to-in-2024/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Why is gravity still a puzzle? Do humans make pandemics? 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The discovery has inspired both fan art and music 2405381-an-ancient-whale-claimed-the-title-of-heaviest-animal-ever-in-2023|2405381 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-400-15-mind-bending-scientific-riddles-to-enjoy-solving-with-your-family/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 In 2028, a crystallographer will join an abolitionist and a fire god. Where are they? If you enjoy stretching your mental muscle, try this and 14 other cryptic puzzles for size mg26034691-400-15-mind-bending-scientific-riddles-to-enjoy-solving-with-your-family|2407669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408830-dark-stars-may-be-waiting-in-a-mirror-universe-for-us-to-discover-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:00:10 +0000 Physicists have proposed that a mirror universe alongside our own might explain dark matter ­– and we might be able to see traces of its stars 2408830-dark-stars-may-be-waiting-in-a-mirror-universe-for-us-to-discover-them|2408830 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034694-200-six-of-the-most-amazing-space-pictures-from-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 This year saw an extraordinary number of awe-inspiring images of objects in space, thanks in part to the James Webb Space Telescope. Here are the ones that dazzled us most and why they are important mg26034694-200-six-of-the-most-amazing-space-pictures-from-2023|2407978 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2407617-decades-old-mathematical-mystery-about-the-game-of-life-finally-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 25 Dec 2023 08:00:33 +0000 A mathematical game governed by simple rules throws up patterns of seemingly infinite complexity – and now a question that has puzzled hobbyists for decades has a solution 2407617-decades-old-mathematical-mystery-about-the-game-of-life-finally-solved|2407617 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034694-000-cancer-in-young-people-is-rising-and-2023-saw-a-plan-to-figure-out-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Most people with cancer are over 50, but the past few decades have seen a rise in diagnoses for younger people. This year, the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK made finding out why one of their top priorities mg26034694-000-cancer-in-young-people-is-rising-and-2023-saw-a-plan-to-figure-out-why|2407976 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-000-the-unlikely-extremophiles-lurking-in-your-kitchen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 To discover new extreme-loving microbes, there’s no need to travel to the ends of the Earth. New Scientist goes in search of the unexpected inhabitants of your kitchen gadgets mg26034692-000-the-unlikely-extremophiles-lurking-in-your-kitchen|2407675 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405911-china-started-drilling-ultra-deep-holes-in-2023-in-a-hunt-for-oil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:00:05 +0000 A drilling project in the Taklamakan desert is aiming to reach more than 11,000 metres below Earth’s surface as China explores the deep earth for resources 2405911-china-started-drilling-ultra-deep-holes-in-2023-in-a-hunt-for-oil|2405911 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406622-the-best-robot-photos-of-2023-from-fashion-shows-to-hollywood-strikes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:02:08 +0000 This year, robots could be seen making drinks in cafes, performing at Paris Fashion Week and even joining screenwriters on the Hollywood picket line 2406622-the-best-robot-photos-of-2023-from-fashion-shows-to-hollywood-strikes|2406622 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-300-how-to-use-flavour-bridging-to-cook-a-bizarre-but-tasty-holiday-meal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Scientists have discovered 'flavour bridges' are key to unlikely – but delicious – food combinations. We tested the idea by creating a festive meal like nothing you've tasted before mg26034692-300-how-to-use-flavour-bridging-to-cook-a-bizarre-but-tasty-holiday-meal|2407678 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409208-vibrating-pill-may-help-with-obesity-by-making-your-stomach-feel-full/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:00:24 +0000 Swallowing a pill fitted with a vibrating motor resulted in pigs eating less, suggesting a possible new approach for treating obesity 2409208-vibrating-pill-may-help-with-obesity-by-making-your-stomach-feel-full|2409208 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409952-reindeer-can-chew-their-food-and-sleep-at-the-same-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:51 +0000 The first study to capture brainwaves from reindeer shows that they take small naps throughout the day while chewing 2409952-reindeer-can-chew-their-food-and-sleep-at-the-same-time|2409952 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406198-nfts-died-a-slow-painful-death-in-2023-as-most-are-now-worthless/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:00:49 +0000 Non-fungible tokens promised to revolutionise the concept of ownership using the blockchain technology behind bitcoin, but the market seems to have all but collapsed 2406198-nfts-died-a-slow-painful-death-in-2023-as-most-are-now-worthless|2406198 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2407998-test-your-brain-with-this-fiendish-set-of-museum-themed-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:42 +0000 Work your way through the exhibits of a mysterious museum, solving brain-twisting puzzles as you go. Then add your answers together to find the overall solution 2407998-test-your-brain-with-this-fiendish-set-of-museum-themed-puzzles|2407998 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408674-dead-spacecraft-are-seeding-the-upper-atmosphere-with-metal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:00:55 +0000 The stratosphere seems to be full of aluminium particles and other metals that come from spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere, and those particles could mess up polar clouds 2408674-dead-spacecraft-are-seeding-the-upper-atmosphere-with-metal|2408674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409711-better-weather-forecasts-could-help-billions-adapt-to-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:00:15 +0000 A worldwide collaboration among meteorology services is trying to fill in the huge gaps in weather observations in countries vulnerable to climate change 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the researchers' claims 2409980-sweater-that-mimics-polar-bear-fur-may-keep-you-warm-in-extreme-cold|2409980 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409313-liquid-magnet-propellers-could-be-a-safer-way-to-power-boats/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:00:12 +0000 Sharp metal propellers can harm wildlife, so an alternative made using ferrofluid could be a better approach, if it can be tweaked to work at higher speeds 2409313-liquid-magnet-propellers-could-be-a-safer-way-to-power-boats|2409313 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2410032-the-microbes-that-give-cheddar-cheese-its-distinct-flavour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:00:52 +0000 Cheddar cheese's distinct but often subtle flavour comes down to interactions between different bacteria, which cheese-makers could utilise to create a specific taste 2410032-the-microbes-that-give-cheddar-cheese-its-distinct-flavour|2410032 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409483-nasa-sends-cat-video-31-million-kilometres-through-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:33:04 +0000 The record for long-distance laser messaging has been broken with a high-resolution video of Taters the cat chasing a red laser dot – it was transmitted over 31 million kilometres 2409483-nasa-sends-cat-video-31-million-kilometres-through-space|2409483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408573-the-best-animal-photos-of-2023-from-hyenas-to-southern-stingrays/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:00:59 +0000 Our favourite wildlife shots of the year feature an inquisitive hyena pup, a colourful sea slug and a fruit bat being swabbed for science 2408573-the-best-animal-photos-of-2023-from-hyenas-to-southern-stingrays|2408573 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2407727-girls-brains-aged-unusually-rapidly-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:00:21 +0000 Adolescents’ brains underwent accelerated ageing during the covid-19 pandemic, and the effect was more pronounced in girls than in boys 2407727-girls-brains-aged-unusually-rapidly-during-the-covid-19-pandemic|2407727 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409706-ai-discovers-new-class-of-antibiotics-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:00:56 +0000 Artificial intelligence helped screen millions of chemical compounds to find a class of antibiotics capable of killing two different types of drug-resistant bacteria 2409706-ai-discovers-new-class-of-antibiotics-to-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria|2409706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034690-300-covid-19-emergency-ended-in-2023-but-the-virus-still-lingers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 On 5 May, the World Health Organization declared that the coronavirus was no longer classified as a "public health emergency of international concern", its highest alert level, but the virus is still evolving mg26034690-300-covid-19-emergency-ended-in-2023-but-the-virus-still-lingers|2407649 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409067-quantum-physicists-just-got-more-certain-about-quantum-uncertainty/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:00:44 +0000 An extension of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which places limits on how precisely you can measure the properties of quantum objects, has found that it really isn't possible to cheat the laws of quantum physics 2409067-quantum-physicists-just-got-more-certain-about-quantum-uncertainty|2409067 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-800-strange-alien-worlds-suggest-earth-could-survive-the-death-of-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We thought there was no chance our world could survive the fiery death of the sun in another 5 billion years. Now sightings of strange "orphan planets" might force us to rewrite the story mg26034691-800-strange-alien-worlds-suggest-earth-could-survive-the-death-of-the-sun|2407673 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408955-the-science-of-why-spending-time-in-nature-is-just-so-good-for-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:32:22 +0000 Getting outside to garden or walk in a park is good for your body – it’s exercise and you can get some vitamin D from the sun – but it’s also important for your self-esteem and mood 2408955-the-science-of-why-spending-time-in-nature-is-just-so-good-for-us|2408955 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409581-vegans-who-avoid-ultra-processed-food-risk-being-protein-deficient/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:00:46 +0000 Two relatively recent dietary trends – veganism and concerns about highly processed foods – may be in conflict with each other 2409581-vegans-who-avoid-ultra-processed-food-risk-being-protein-deficient|2409581 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409123-the-development-of-embryos-may-be-less-shaped-by-genes-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:00:43 +0000 The chemical reactions in cells appear to shape an embryo's development, possibly overriding the effect of genes 2409123-the-development-of-embryos-may-be-less-shaped-by-genes-than-we-thought|2409123 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408702-the-laws-of-physics-were-broken-in-2023-by-sperm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:53 +0000 New Scientist's most popular story of the year was about the discovery that sperm break Isaac Newton's third law of motion 2408702-the-laws-of-physics-were-broken-in-2023-by-sperm|2408702 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034690-600-wegovy-and-ozempic-made-2023-a-revolutionary-year-for-weight-loss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The success of semaglutide mimic drugs in helping people lose weight saw demand rocket in 2023, with manufacturers struggling to keep up - 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Here are four of the best examples and how you can try them at home mg26034691-900-make-these-four-classic-cocktails-and-become-a-fluid-dynamics-expert|2407674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409147-google-wants-to-solve-tricky-physics-problems-with-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:00:31 +0000 Quantum computers could become more useful now researchers at Google have designed an algorithm that can translate complex physical problems into the language of quantum physics 2409147-google-wants-to-solve-tricky-physics-problems-with-quantum-computers|2409147 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034690-200-lk-99-superconductor-mania-swept-the-internet-for-a-few-weeks-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The promise of a material that could revolutionise the way we use electricity captured imaginations on social media, which also helped researchers quickly determine that LK-99 wasn't what it seemed mg26034690-200-lk-99-superconductor-mania-swept-the-internet-for-a-few-weeks-in-2023|2407648 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2408873-clinical-grade-ai-stress-detector-doesnt-work-study-suggests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:00:45 +0000 An AI-powered test that claimed to be “clinical grade” listens for signs of stress in people’s voices. 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Fox’s insight into living with Parkinson’s disease, our TV columnist Bethan Ackerley picks the year’s best science documentaries 2409280-the-12-best-science-documentaries-of-2023|2409280 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409344-chimpanzees-recognise-photos-of-friends-they-havent-seen-for-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:00:13 +0000 Bonobos and chimps in zoos remember individuals they lived with more than 20 years ago, showing a long-term social memory comparable to that of humans 2409344-chimpanzees-recognise-photos-of-friends-they-havent-seen-for-decades|2409344 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409202-we-may-have-found-a-crater-on-jupiters-moon-io-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:00:23 +0000 Jupiter’s moon Io is so volcanically active that any impact craters are rapidly covered up, but an amateur astronomer may have finally spotted the first one ever seen there 2409202-we-may-have-found-a-crater-on-jupiters-moon-io-for-the-first-time|2409202 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2409175-inside-the-secretive-cannabis-lab-that-makes-futuristic-weed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:00:49 +0000 In the final episode of our three-part podcast series, Christie Taylor peers into efforts to grow cannabis compounds in labs and explores the problems with pot’s environmental footprint 2409175-inside-the-secretive-cannabis-lab-that-makes-futuristic-weed|2409175