Pigeons are usually the preferred prey of peregrine falcons in London, but during the covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the falcons caught more sta..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361108-lockdown-forced-londons-peregrine-falcons-to-eat-more-parakeets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An algal bloom caused mass deaths of fish and other animals in the river Oder in Germany and Poland in 2022, and scientists warn there is a ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360642-huge-ecological-disaster-in-river-oder-last-year-could-repeat-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Fat gets a bad rap, but it is key to making enjoyable foods like confit pork. You can also use the confit method for parsnips, says Sam Wong
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734273-200-how-to-use-the-science-of-fat-to-make-delicious-confit-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died in hospital after catching bird flu. Her father has tested positive for the virus responsible, but ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361276-bird-flu-death-what-will-happen-next-and-is-there-a-vaccine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Two volunteers sign up for euthanasia to help a research project when evidence of consciousness after death emerges. The idea’s great, but t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360459-next-exit-film-review-new-tale-of-the-afterlife-takes-a-wrong-turn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A digital perspective tweak improves how people judge distance in images and doing this in video games and CGI movies could make them feel m..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360848-video-games-have-been-getting-perspective-wrong-but-now-theres-a-fix/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Doing high-intensity interval training is safe for people having cardiac rehabilitation and increases their cardiorespiratory fitness faster..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360394-hiit-is-safe-for-people-with-heart-problems-and-boosts-their-fitness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Officials reported that thousands of fish died within days of the chemical spill caused by a derailed train, potentially due to contaminatio..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361346-ohio-train-derailment-killed-more-than-40000-aquatic-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Patches of intestinal tissue grown from the cells of mice contract similarly to the muscles in the digestive tract. If the same patches can ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360581-intestine-cell-transplant-may-one-day-help-ease-digestive-issues/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A small patch worn on the throat can pick up even silently mouthed speech and broadcast it, which could help some people who are unable to s..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360405-tiny-throat-mic-can-detect-and-broadcast-silently-mouthed-words/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations a..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360485-cool-photographs-capture-new-geopolitics-of-the-melting-arctic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

African elephants in captivity reacted to the smell of relatives they had not seen for years by flapping their ears and making rumbling soun..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361067-elephants-may-remember-the-smell-of-a-relatives-dung-for-12-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Researchers were surprised when a young male cougar living in Washington state swam to a nearby island. They now suspect other local cougars..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360954-island-hopping-cougars-swim-kilometres-through-icy-water-off-us-coast/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, involved an overheated wheel bearing, say US government investigators
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361101-ohio-train-derailment-investigators-outline-facts-of-the-accident/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Freight trains as long as 8 kilometres transport goods in the US, but in light of recent derailments, some are asking if current safety guid..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360956-us-freight-trains-are-getting-longer-is-that-safe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Ynys Enlli, located 3 kilometres off the coast of Wales and also known as Bardsey Island, is now officially one of the best places in the wo..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361033-welsh-island-ynys-enlli-becomes-europes-first-dark-sky-sanctuary/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Researchers injected a leech with gel that transforms into a soft electrode, letting them control its muscle contractions – this gel could e..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360968-gel-injected-into-living-animals-turns-into-an-electrode/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Mice that fasted for 24 hours had more inflammation and were more likely to die from a bacterial infection than mice on a regular eating sch..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360963-fasting-for-24-hours-could-weaken-the-immune-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Law-makers must act like speculative fiction authors and try to foresee how technology will change our world, says writer Ray Nayler
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734273-100-governments-should-use-speculative-fiction-tools-to-predict-the-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A tour round the world's oldest trees is a brilliant idea for a book, but its delivery can be pretty uneven
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360452-elderflora-review-a-history-of-ancient-trees-is-excellent-in-parts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A 600-metre-wide patch of mangrove forest can reduce the water level during a tropical storm by 2.8 metres, according to modelling of the Pe..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360682-mangroves-near-chinese-cities-can-reduce-storm-surges-by-over-2-metres/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The UK's 200,000 kilometres of waterway are in crisis. New Scientist's Save Britain's Rivers campaign reveals how crucial they are for the n..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734263-800-why-rivers-are-important-for-everything-from-biodiversity-to-wellbeing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Your cells crackle with electric signals that guide embryonic development and heal wounds. If we can learn to tweak this “bioelectric code”,..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360290-the-amazing-ways-electricity-in-your-body-shapes-you-and-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Galaxies spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope seem far too massive to have formed so early on in the universe’s history, which could be..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360662-huge-young-galaxies-seen-by-jwst-may-upend-our-models-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A site in France briefly occupied by modern humans is littered with stone points that were probably used as arrowheads, showing that bows an..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360535-some-of-the-earliest-modern-humans-in-europe-used-bows-and-arrows/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Historically dry and hot weather in Argentina and neighbouring countries is being driven by the La Niña weather system and exacerbated by cl..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360929-rare-triple-dip-la-nina-is-mostly-to-blame-for-south-americas-drought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Injections that block an inflammatory protein halved the size of endometriosis lesions in macaques. The treatment is now being tested in peo..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360657-endometriosis-could-be-controlled-with-monthly-antibody-injections/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The finding reinforces advice that people with the condition should take good care of their teeth and gums
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360670-rheumatoid-arthritis-flare-ups-linked-to-gum-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

With the recent news that the ChatGPT AI can pass a theory of mind test, how far away are we from an artificial intelligence that fully unde
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-500-understanding-human-intentions-will-be-the-next-big-breakthrough-in-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The congealed mat of yeast and bacteria cells that forms on top of the brewed drink kombucha could be used to make light, cheap and flexible..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358806-kombucha-cultures-can-be-turned-into-flexible-electric-circuit-boards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Certain bacteria have been linked with a loss of collagen, the protein that gives youthful skin a smooth appearance. Better understanding th..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360531-your-skin-microbiome-may-influence-the-wrinkles-you-develop-with-age/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Trees with fungal infections produce odours that attract bark beetles, which burrow into the bark and can devastate entire forests
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360221-bark-beetles-use-the-smell-of-fungus-to-pick-the-best-trees-to-infest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Pollution isn’t always easy to spot, but public data and some visual clues can give an idea of whether rivers are in a good ecological state..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360466-how-can-you-tell-if-a-river-in-the-uk-is-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An analysis of satellite images taken since the year 2000 found that hundreds of the most populous coastal cities have added land, which is ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360044-coastal-cities-have-added-2500-squares-kilometres-of-land-since-2000/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Nearly two dozen whales have been beached on the US Atlantic coast in the past three months – some were struck by boats while others may hav..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360641-why-are-so-many-whales-getting-stranded-on-us-beaches/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Two people with upper body paralysis caused by stroke partially regained arm movements after receiving electrical stimulation of neurons in ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360198-spinal-cord-stimulation-helps-people-with-stroke-regain-arm-movement/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

While testing Mars rover sensors in the Atacama desert, researchers inadvertently found a variety of unclassifiable microorganisms called “t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360225-mars-rover-sensors-may-not-be-sensitive-enough-to-find-signs-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A new breed of collider, called plasma wakefield accelerators, can study fundamental physics in new ways by doing something the Large Hadron..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360299-the-cern-particle-accelerator-that-will-breathe-new-life-into-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Fertility declines with age in most female mammals, but naked mole rats can develop new eggs as adults, enabling them to remain fertile thro..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360377-naked-mole-rats-reveal-biological-secrets-of-lifelong-fertility/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An artificial intelligence can identify sites of Mesopotamian remains with 80 per cent accuracy – it could help archaeologists quickly work ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360350-ai-spots-mesopotamian-archaeological-sites-in-satellite-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Quantum computers can currently only run small programs but a trick for reducing a quantum program's size could boost their power for runnin..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360033-quantum-computers-could-run-programs-that-should-be-too-big-for-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

High-rise cities on two or three reclaimed islands up to 6 metres above sea level could secure the long-term future of the Maldives in the f..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360385-artificial-urban-islands-could-supply-homes-in-maldives-as-waters-rise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A man has no signs of an active HIV infection after receiving stem cells from a donor who is resistant to the virus
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360130-third-person-cured-of-hiv-after-receiving-stem-cell-cancer-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Two people with upper body paralysis due to stroke partially regained arm movements after electrical stimulation of neurons in the spinal co..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360198-spinal-cord-stimulation-let-2-people-with-paralysis-move-their-arms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Many animals enter into long monogamous relationships to raise offspring, but we know they can break up – and new research suggests global w..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734270-200-how-climate-change-is-forcing-animals-that-mate-for-life-to-break-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The memory of a “blind” artificial intelligence that has been crossing a room contains information that can help another AI reach a destinat..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360323-ai-with-no-visual-sensors-generates-an-internal-map-to-finds-its-way/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Scans show that the spine and ribs of Tiktaalik, one of the first fish to crawl on land, had features that are more like those of early land..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360024-spine-of-early-crawling-fish-was-becoming-more-like-a-land-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

You can contribute to a worldwide map of ocean microplastic pollution by conducting a scientific survey on your local beach, says Layal Live..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-600-help-to-create-a-global-map-of-ocean-microplastic-pollution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Apple TV+'s compelling new science-fiction offering is a retro-futurist piece, more 20th-century US social drama than technofest
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-300-hello-tomorrow-review-selling-holiday-homes-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

US president Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time about the objects recently shot out of the sky above North America. In a press..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360048-joe-biden-outlines-plans-to-catalogue-unidentified-aerial-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home