New Scientist
How could we give boring blobby galaxies a new, ex...
Galaxies could do with a few more arms or some decorative designs – on this episode of Dead Planets ...
Underwater data centres could be destroyed by loud...
Underwater data centres being installed off the coasts of China, the US and Europe could be disrupte...
Mystery of 'impossible' star resolved by three-bod...
A white dwarf star orbiting a sun-like star was thought to be impossibly small, but now astronomers ...
Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Nea...
Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruse...
ChatGPT got an upgrade to make it seem more human
OpenAI's new ChatGPT model, called GPT-4o, provides more human-like interactions through a voice mod...
Ultrasound therapy could treat lung condition link...
Mice benefitted from ultrasound therapy for a rare lung condition – the treatment might work for com...
Sticky oil sprayed onto plants offers alternative ...
A sticky liquid made from vegetable oil could be sprayed onto plants to catch small pests such as th...
How an audacious sonic survey could help revive da...
The world’s largest "ecoacoustic" survey, listening to Costa Rican rainforests, could pave the way f...
Edible gel prevents and treats alcohol intoxicatio...
Mice given unlimited access to alcohol recovered faster after consuming a gel based on a milk protei...
Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long dis...
Outrunning prey over long distances is an efficient method of hunting for humans, and it was widely ...
Having more children protects parents’ brains from...
The brains of adults who have raised children appear younger later in life. Child-rearing seemed to ...
Watch a Möbius strip robot move and climb when hit...
When light strikes a soft robot made from a twisted strip of hydrogel sheets, it moves in a predicta...
Pigs seem less stressed if their barn is scented w...
If a lavender scent is sprayed into pig pens three times a day, the animals show less aggressive beh...
Does using the internet make us happier or sadder?...
A study of more than 2 million people in 168 countries suggests that having access to the internet i...
Doughnut-shaped swirls of laser light can be used ...
Ultra-fast pulses of laser light can be shaped into vortices similar to smoke rings – when chained t...
How to see tonight's northern lights – the stronge...
A rare geomagnetic storm not seen for nearly 20 years could cause a stunning aurora borealis on 10 a...
Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced ali...
Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities of energy from their star usin...
Heavy or painful menstrual periods are linked to w...
Heavy, prolonged or painful menstrual periods are associated with more days off school and scoring w...
