Roof-mounted heat pumps and heat-harvesting showers are among the green home technologies being put through their paces in a research facili..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359951-green-home-designs-put-to-the-test-in-giant-climate-controlled-chamber/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Moves by Google, Microsoft and Baidu to bring AI chatbots into their search engines may bring big advantages, but they could also damage man..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360135-how-ai-chatbots-in-search-engines-will-completely-change-the-internet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In a wise and challenging book, Dasha Kiper focuses on the forgotten people caring for those living with dementia
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360189-travellers-to-unimaginable-lands-review-the-true-toll-of-dementia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Comet 108P/Ciffreo was spotted in 1985 hurtling through space alongside a strange blob of dust, and now astronomers have finally figured out..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360065-a-weird-comet-is-travelling-through-space-with-a-dust-blob-it-made/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Fifteen turtles have been stranded in the UK and Ireland since November, a high number attributed to stormy weather in the US and Caribbean
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359995-turtles-stranded-on-uk-beaches-after-storms-send-them-off-course/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Astronaut Cady Coleman playing duets with her Earth-bound son is among the moving and candid moments from The Longest Goodbye, Ido Mizrahy's..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734262-200-the-longest-goodbye-review-a-poignant-documentary-on-space-psychology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A modelling study suggests that the proportion of cases involving pneumonia-causing bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has increased..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359982-covid-19-pandemic-tied-to-antibiotic-resistance-in-pneumonia-bacterium/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

People in the US who purchased a gun during the pandemic were more likely to support extreme political beliefs and engage in violent behavio..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359876-rise-in-us-gun-sales-during-the-pandemic-linked-to-extremist-beliefs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A telecommunications museum in Seattle, with a working exchange from the 1940s, shows how telephones brought us together – but also tore us ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-100-a-message-for-today-from-last-centurys-vast-telephone-exchanges/?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-us-will-catalogue-unidentified-flying-objects-says-biden/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

As we speed towards a mysterious new bubble of interstellar space, new insights are revealing its exotic chemistry, strange waves and vast b..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359129-were-hurtling-into-a-new-region-of-interstellar-space-what-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In theory, it’s possible to live well while using energy at a rate of just 2000 watts – a quarter of the average for people in the US. Our e..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734251-200-the-truth-behind-how-to-reduce-your-energy-use-and-still-live-well/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

To hide from predators, the larvae of some crustaceans camouflage their dark eyes with photonic glass that reflects light of the same colour..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359921-prawn-larvae-conceal-their-eyes-with-reflectors-to-hide-from-predators/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A modelling study suggests that the proportion of cases involving pneumonia-causing bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has increased..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359982-covid-19-pandemic-linked-to-antibiotic-resistance-in-some-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A single undulating wave can bounce a droplet of water up and down for up to an hour and a half. Researchers made the discovery by accident ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359065-strange-water-wave-can-bounce-a-droplet-thousands-of-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A seed carrier made from wood screws itself into the ground when exposed to water. It could be useful for projects to replant forests from t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359807-artificial-seed-casing-made-from-wood-buries-itself-when-wet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An F-16 fighter jet controlled by AI has taken off, taken part in aerial fights against other aircraft and landed without human help
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359616-fully-autonomous-f-16-fighter-jet-takes-part-in-simulated-dogfights/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying te..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359905-marburg-virus-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-disease-outbreak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

After a train carrying hazardous chemicals partially derailed and set fire in Ohio on 3 February, questions are being asked about what could..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359895-ohio-chemical-spill-what-could-have-caused-the-train-to-derail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

From Mexico to Canada, mountain plants are moving upslope to cooler elevations. In some mountain ranges, the upward climb is as fast as 112 ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359595-plants-are-spreading-up-mountains-faster-than-thought-in-north-america/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Listening to a recording of yourself speaking can be unnerving – but headphones that alter the sound can make your voice seem more familiar ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359758-bone-conduction-headphones-make-your-own-voice-sound-less-weird/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In Montreal, Canada, the diversity of wild bee species has fallen in areas where honeybee colonies have proliferated
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359738-rise-in-urban-beekeeping-may-be-crowding-out-native-bee-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Ultrasound has been used to direct microbots made from bubbles through the brain of a mouse as they are tracked, and the technology might on..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359802-microbots-tracked-while-navigating-through-a-living-mouses-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Interstellar space may seem like unbroken nothingness, but thanks partly to the Voyager probes, we're getting many new insights into this re..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359129-interstellar-space-the-mysterious-realm-beyond-our-heliosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Observations of galaxy growth can be explained if the black holes at their centre contain dark energy, pointing to a possible role in the un..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359827-dark-energy-may-have-been-hiding-in-the-cores-of-black-holes-all-along/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Comprehending that other people might think differently from you is a form of intelligence known as theory of mind – what does it mean that
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359418-chatgpt-ai-passes-test-designed-to-show-theory-of-mind-in-children/?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-how-rivers-are-vital-for-everything-from-biodiversity-to-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Bird flu is infecting wild birds and poultry around the world. If it were to crossover into humans, some antiviral drugs are available but i..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359516-how-prepared-is-the-world-for-a-pandemic-of-bird-flu-in-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

For artificial intelligence to move to the next level, it needs to understand the goals and beliefs of others – a skill once thought to be o..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-500-meet-the-socially-savvy-ais-beginning-to-understand-human-intentions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A train derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio, releasing hazardous chemicals into the air, soil and water – and raising concerns about he..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359528-ohio-train-derailment-what-we-know-about-the-toxic-chemical-spill/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Flapping-wing drones camouflaged with the bodies of taxidermy birds could help study flocks of wild birds or enable military spy missions, b..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359062-stuffed-dead-birds-made-into-drones-could-spy-on-animals-or-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

People in romantic relationships in 45 countries were asked how strongly they agreed with statements such as “just seeing my partner excites..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358203-couples-are-most-in-love-in-hungary-according-to-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An analysis of carbon emissions caused by gas and electric cooking and heating in 25 countries finds that the climate-friendly choice depend..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359445-is-it-greener-to-use-gas-or-electricity-to-heat-your-home-and-cook/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A male contraceptive that immobilises sperm for 2 hours prevented pregnancy in mice and resulted in no adverse side effects
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359261-male-birth-control-drug-is-100-per-cent-effective-in-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The wheat contains less of the amino acid asparagine, which produces the potentially carcinogenic compound acrylamide when cooked at high te..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359412-gene-edited-wheat-reduces-levels-of-cancer-risk-chemical-when-cooked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Detailed three-dimensional virtual cities can be quickly created by an artificial intelligence, which could be useful for making virtual rea..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358993-ai-generates-virtual-3d-cities-that-extend-infinitely-in-any-direction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

More than 600 sea lions have been found dead or dying on Peruvian beaches this year in the first mass mortality event of wild mammals from b..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359206-researchers-cannot-rule-out-bird-flu-spreading-between-sea-lions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Researchers calculate that alternative farming practices could turn staple crop production into a carbon sink and boost crop yields in China..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359007-china-can-make-staple-crops-carbon-negative-by-adding-biochar-to-soil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A spate of shootdowns involving balloons and other flying objects over North America comes as the US military is becoming more sensitive to ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359263-unidentified-objects-whats-behind-the-rise-in-aerial-shootdowns/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A review of studies on mycorrhizal fungi finds there is insufficient evidence for the popular idea that trees communicate and share resource..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359207-do-trees-communicate-via-a-wood-wide-web-the-evidence-is-lacking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Four mysterious objects, including a suspected spy balloon and three that are unidentified beyond being described as cylindrical or octagona..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359091-four-flying-objects-shot-down-by-us-jets-what-we-know-so-far/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

After being captured and released by researchers, seven species of Australian marsupial, including bandicoots and bettongs, learned to flee ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358950-bandicoots-can-be-trained-to-flee-predators-more-quickly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Massive flows of snow down mountain slopes can clear out dense forest and make way for shrubs and smaller trees, allowing a more diverse ran..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2359230-avalanches-create-habitats-for-a-wider-range-of-birds-in-the-alps/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Military interest in balloon surveillance had been increasing even before a Chinese-launched balloon wandered across the continental US
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358944-china-uk-and-us-are-all-boosting-their-spy-balloon-programs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Vaginal microbiome transplants are helping treat bacterial vaginosis and shedding light on the importance of this intimate ecosystem in wome..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-400-why-the-vaginal-microbiome-may-be-key-to-treating-bacterial-vaginosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A Swiss vision of a low-energy society set a goal that is irresistibly simple: consume energy at a rate of just 2000 watts. It’s a great way..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734253-100-the-2000-watt-energy-saving-challenge-may-be-hard-but-its-worthwhile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Make your garden more enticing for wildlife with a few log piles, says Clare Wilson, and you may glimpse some stunning beetles
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734251-400-how-a-log-pile-in-your-garden-can-be-a-haven-for-wildlife/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Military interest in balloon surveillance had been increasing even before a Chinese-launched balloon wandered across the continental US
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358944-how-high-tech-spy-balloons-became-so-popular-for-aerial-surveillance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In Marvel's Midnight Suns, you are in charge of a team of superheroes who fight villains but also hang out. Who wouldn't want to go fishing ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734251-100-marvels-midnight-suns-review-meet-your-heroes-in-new-strategy-game/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Military interest in balloon surveillance had been increasing even before a Chinese-launched balloon wandered across the continental US
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358944-militaries-are-boosting-spending-on-high-tech-surveillance-balloons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home