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Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all...
The origin of complex eukaryotic cells, of the type found in all plants and animals, is shrouded in ...
Concerns raised over AI trained on 57 million NHS ...
The makers of an AI model called Foresight say it could help predict disease or hospitalisation rate...
England has just given the thumbs up to gene-edite...
A UK parliamentary committee has greenlit gene-edited plants. This is great news, as it will boost f...
Nothing is stronger than quantum connections – and...
The mathematics of graphs has helped reveal a principle that limits the strength of quantum correlat...
Why physicists keep trying to get rid of space-tim...
Physicists are trying to ditch the concept of space-time – the supposed fabric of physical reality. ...
A clean energy source may be lurking beneath mount...
As the search for geologic hydrogen - a potential clean source of energy beneath the ground - contin...
Chronic pain could be eased by learning to regulat...
A type of cognitive behavioural therapy that focuses on mindfulness and tolerating distress has show...
What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the n...
25 years ago, a $1 million reward was promised to anyone who could solve one of seven incredibly har...
Landslide rescuers to get help from rapid analysis...
Being able to quickly pinpoint the location of events such as landslides and pyroclastic flows will ...
Shingles vaccine linked with lower risk of many co...
Shingles is associated with an increased chance of health problems like strokes and heart attacks, b...
US government is using AI for unprecedented social...
Under the Trump administration, multiple US government agencies are using AI and other tools to broa...
Psychedelics may boost mental health by dampening ...
Psychedelic drugs like MDMA and psilocybin may help treat depression, anxiety and other mental healt...
How to harness your emotions for a happier, calmer...
From anger to envy, research is revealing how to shift your mental state and put bad feelings to goo...
Quantum computers don’t always need more qubits – ...
To create useful randomness in a quantum computer, you could add more quantum bits, but using quantu...
Ireland's iconic megalithic tombs may have had an ...
Tombs that are scattered across Ireland may have helped bring ancient societies together for feastin...
The world, the universe and us: We're relaunching ...
After 300 episodes of New Scientist Weekly, it's time for a refresh. Our flagship podcast has a new ...
Disastrous back-to-back heatwaves and droughts sur...
Regions from Ukraine to Mongolia are seeing a spike in paired heatwave-drought events as climate cha...
Tiny rewards can protect the grid from a surge in ...
As the number of electric vehicles increases, their increased demand could strain the grid – but sma...
