Around of a fifth of global methane emissions come from rotting landfills. Satellites have now spotted some particularly large emitters
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2333207-half-of-buenos-airess-methane-emissions-may-come-from-one-landfill/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Despite having no nerves or muscles, sea sponges slowly contract to squeeze sand and debris out of the openings they feed through
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332970-sponges-can-sneeze-and-other-sea-creatures-eat-their-mucus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Many dwarf galaxies torn up by the gravity of nearby objects may not have any dark matter, which doesn't line up with our understanding of t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332963-shredded-dwarf-galaxies-may-lack-dark-matter-to-hold-them-together/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Birds, fish and insects in England are already under strain from extremely dry conditions, but an expected lengthy drought will hit wildlife..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332965-how-englands-looming-drought-will-hit-the-countrys-wildlife-hard/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A robot equipped with AI image recognition can identify and map rubbish on the seafloor to help prioritise clean-up operations towards the m..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2331946-underwater-robot-scans-seabed-to-seek-out-the-most-harmful-pollution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

When a beaked whale carcass washed up near her home, part of a mass stranding around the region, Mhairi Killin was inspired to launch an art..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533990-300-on-sonorous-seas-review-what-a-dead-whale-can-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

From the exceedingly big to the unfathomably small, cosmologists are trying to unravel a bizarre set of figures that may reveal what happens..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533992-700-5-mind-bending-numbers-that-could-reveal-the-secrets-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Metal-making practices described in a 2300-year-old text called the Kaogong Ji are more sophisticated than anyone realised
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332880-secrets-of-an-ancient-chinese-recipe-for-bronze-finally-deciphered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A soft rubber robot smaller than a postage stamp and controlled by electromagnetic forces can swim, jump and rotate – and could be used to d..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332773-tiny-electromagnetic-robot-runs-fast-and-re-forms-after-being-squished/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A proposal to make better use of fallen leaves and dead trees in urban areas in the US could cut carbon emissions, though it may not be prac..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332869-recycling-dead-trees-could-cut-carbon-emissions-in-us-cities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

US investigators have carried out an unprecedented number of heat-related workplace inspections this summer, while federal and state governm..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332951-us-government-ramps-up-effort-to-put-in-place-too-hot-to-work-rules/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Similarly to marmots, a brown bat species (Eptesicus fuscus) expresses reduced ageing biomarkers while hibernating
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332877-bats-show-fewer-signs-of-ageing-while-they-are-hibernating/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A new species of creamy-yellow isopod was hiding in plain sight in Japan’s Enoshima Aquarium. It was first found in the Gulf of Mexico and m
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332947-giant-yellow-crustacean-in-an-aquarium-turns-out-to-be-new-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Nearly half of the lightning strikes in northern California over the past three decades occurred on days with little to no rain, sparking so..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332755-dry-lightning-sparked-the-most-destructive-wildfires-in-california/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The US senate just passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes the largest climate spending package in US history. How big of
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332499-what-does-the-inflation-reduction-act-mean-for-us-carbon-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Regions of repetitive DNA sequence called telomeres cap our chromosomes, with shorter telomeres being linked to Alzheimer's disease, cancer ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332605-exceeding-weekly-alcohol-recommendations-linked-to-short-chromosomes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Meat, fish and cheese top the list of food products with the biggest environmental impact, in new research that points the way to widespread..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332392-these-are-the-uk-supermarket-items-with-the-worst-environmental-impact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Redrawing the geological timeline of Earth’s first billion years is casting new light on whether life emerged on land or in the oceans
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533990-800-what-earths-mysterious-infancy-tells-us-about-the-origins-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An electrical device that can send and receive chemical signals from neurons could be used in brain-machine interfaces
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332554-artificial-neuron-swaps-dopamine-with-rat-brain-cells-like-a-real-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Researchers have found more than a thousand ways ten climate hazards could aggravate transmissible diseases, from flooding to heatwaves
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332366-climate-change-impacts-are-making-most-infectious-diseases-worse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In a laboratory experiment, a strong T-cell response against the coronaviruses that cause common cold-like symptoms was linked to greater co..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332719-immunity-for-common-cold-coronaviruses-may-ward-off-severe-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A scientist at the Chernobyl nuclear plant says that Russian troops occupying the Zaporizhzya nuclear plant are risking its safety, with rep..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332528-russian-shelling-at-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-risks-another-chernobyl/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

LEDs made from perovskite, a titanium and calcium crystal, are a potential alternative to silicon-based ones, but until now haven't been abl..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332703-soap-molecule-could-help-make-alternative-led-tech-commercially-viable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Artificial intelligence has turned its power on deciphering the complex structures of proteins, the substances behind many vital processes i..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533983-100-untangling-lifes-molecular-mysteries-using-ai-is-a-welcome-advance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

It might sound daunting, but fermentation can be used to make hot sauces packed with flavourful compounds, says Sam Wong
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533984-200-how-to-make-a-delicious-chilli-hot-sauce-by-harnessing-fermentation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An analysis of the 200 largest fossil fuel companies suggests that just 10 shareholders could influence the fate of nearly half of the world..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332390-10-finance-firms-effectively-own-half-of-all-future-carbon-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An intriguing documentary about the life and adventures of Ranulph Fiennes, one of the last hero-explorers of our time, packs an altogether ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-300-explorer-review-the-amazing-story-of-adventurer-ranulph-fiennes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Smart finger uses sensors to detect substances such as glass, silicon and wood with more than 90 per cent accuracy, which could be useful fo..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332479-artificial-finger-can-identify-what-common-material-things-are-made-of/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

News of a $190 million cryptocurrency theft emerged this week, despite cryptocurrencies being designed to be unhackable. Here's the low-down..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2331943-if-cryptocurrencies-are-unhackable-how-do-they-keep-getting-stolen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The US senate is set to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which would include the largest climate spending package in US history. Ho
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332499-what-will-the-inflation-reduction-act-mean-for-us-carbon-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Our hominin ancestors wiped out many land-living turtle and tortoise species starting around 5 million years ago, an analysis of the fossil ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332326-early-humans-may-have-wiped-out-many-turtles-millions-of-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The Santa Marta sabrewing, an emerald green hummingbird, has been officially documented for only the second time since it was discovered in ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332431-hummingbird-that-was-feared-extinct-is-spotted-in-colombian-mountains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Scary movies really get under our skin, but why is this the case and how do film-makers know what will scare us? A new book has some interes..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-100-nightmare-fuel-review-the-psychology-that-underpins-horror-films/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

To identify oral and throat cancer, lesions have to be big enough for doctors to see. A saliva test could enable much earlier diagnosis
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332216-home-screening-test-for-oral-or-throat-cancer-has-90-per-cent-accuracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Mice containing rat cells have produced rat sperm thanks to a modification technique that could be useful for conserving endangered species ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332016-mice-produce-rat-sperm-with-technique-that-could-help-conservation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Researchers estimated the prevalence of long covid using survey data from the Netherlands in the early stages of the pandemic
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332333-one-in-8-people-got-long-covid-after-infection-early-in-the-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Space-time isn't expanding into anything because general relativity is what we call a background independent theory. Chanda Prescod-Weinstei..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533980-800-why-general-relativity-is-known-as-a-background-independent-theory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A modelling study suggests that between 5 and 47 per cent of high-risk men who have sex with men would need to be vaccinated to stop the ong..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332300-vaccinating-less-than-half-of-high-risk-men-may-stop-monkeypox-spread/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The climate-warming pollution from wildfires in the first half of 2022 in the EU and UK has been on a par with the annual emissions of Cyprus
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332298-european-wildfires-have-released-a-record-amount-of-carbon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Using just a handful of quantum bits, researchers have used a quantum computer to simulate an infinite line of electron-like particles. The ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332201-quantum-computer-can-simulate-infinitely-many-chaotic-particles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The Reef Company, backed by IBM and Microsoft, hopes to offset carbon emissions and support coastal economies by restoring coral reef ecosys..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332268-start-up-plans-2500-artificial-coral-reefs-to-fight-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Changing Escherichia coli's genetic code may enable the recoded bacterium to be grown in large vats for drug production, without the risk of..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332242-e-coli-that-is-recoded-to-be-virus-resistant-may-aid-drug-production/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The challenge of reintroducing near-extinct species to countries that have been affected by conflict adds complexity to Millie Kerr's rewild..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-000-wilder-review-a-compelling-look-at-how-lost-species-are-restored/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

CRISPR gene editing has been used to try to prevent a genetic disorder in dogs for the first time, in this case a common condition called hi..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2331969-labrador-dogs-gene-edited-and-cloned-to-prevent-inherited-hip-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Use of an artificial blood substitute can reverse cell damage caused by lack of oxygen and could make more organs available for transplants,..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2331983-blood-substitute-repairs-damaged-organs-hours-after-heart-stops/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Raindrops trigger a predatory diving board that cannonballs insects into a pool of digestive fluids
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332117-pitcher-plants-use-raindrop-impacts-to-fling-insects-into-their-trap/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Much of the world’s first writing, carved into clay tablets, remains undeciphered. Now AI is helping us piece together this ancient Mesopota..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-400-how-the-secrets-of-ancient-cuneiform-texts-are-being-revealed-by-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Two glittering galaxies 275 million light years away smash together and spur star formation in an amazing new image from the James Webb Spac..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332158-jwst-has-caught-two-galaxies-smashing-together-and-sparking-starbursts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Signals, such as putting your hand over your heart to signify empathy or thumbs up to show you agree, seem to improve people’s experience of..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332006-using-hand-gestures-can-improve-your-experience-of-video-calls/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An earbud uses artificial intelligence to interpret commands someone mouths without speaking by tracking changes in the shape of their ear c..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2332193-experimental-earphone-can-hear-commands-user-is-silently-mouthing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home