In an approximate 11-year cycle, the sun blasts out charged particles and magnetised plasma that can distort Earth’s magnetic field, which m..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324402-solar-storms-may-cause-up-to-5500-heart-related-deaths-in-a-given-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Physicists have long sought to marry general relativity and quantum mechanics – now some reckon experiments that probe the way each theory t..
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Last August, rain fell for the first time at the peak of Greenland’s ice sheet, but this had little impact on ice melt compared with other e..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324892-feedback-loop-in-greenland-amplified-ice-melt-from-warm-weather/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The universe might meet its end in a big freeze, a big crunch, or a big rip. But whether time ends with the demise of the cosmos depends on ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433911-400-will-time-ever-end-the-answer-lies-in-the-death-throes-of-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Our species' unique awareness of our own mortality can create a nagging sense that we are wasting our time – but leaning into the fact that ..
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After analysing a symptom-tracking app, researchers found 4.5 per cent of users who were infected when the omicron variant was dominant had ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324932-long-covid-risk-with-omicron-variant-may-be-half-what-it-is-with-delta/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A new hack called Hertzbleed can read snippets of data from computer chips remotely and could leave cryptography algorithms vulnerable to at..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324748-what-is-the-hertzbleed-computer-chip-hack-and-should-you-be-worried/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

I thought my Mediterranean-style diet was helping the planet, but while it has reduced my carbon footprint, it is harming Earth's biodiversi..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433910-100-eating-green-means-considering-biodiversity-as-well-as-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Meteorite analysis hints that early Mars got important volatile elements like hydrogen and oxygen from meteorite collisions rather than a cl..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324850-ancient-meteorite-upends-our-ideas-of-how-mars-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Felt time can speed up and slow down, depending on circumstances, because our perception of duration is intrinsically linked to the mental s..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433910-800-why-does-time-fly-or-drag-how-emotions-warp-our-temporal-perceptions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy equivalent to 2 million tonnes of TNT – th..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324399-enormous-impact-flash-seen-lighting-up-jupiters-atmosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The most advanced atomic clocks don’t just tell time – they could soon get so ludicrously accurate that they could be used for detecting gra..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433911-000-jun-ye-interview-what-use-is-the-worlds-most-accurate-clock/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

El Salvador has invested heavily in bitcoin and related infrastructure in a bold plan to build its economy around the cryptocurrency, but no..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324810-what-will-the-crypto-crash-mean-for-bitcoin-nation-el-salvador/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Panarea, a volcanic island near Sicily, Italy, is the site of plenty of underwater volcanic activity – which has now been documented as part..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324800-incredible-photos-reveal-underwater-volcanic-activity-near-sicily/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The US may restrict the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes because of potential harm to teenagers. But evidence suggests vaping is much less dan..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324582-vaping-v-smoking-why-the-fda-may-limit-access-to-flavoured-vapes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A new online atlas can predict how life expectancy is affected by contracting one of 1800 diseases – although the tool may work well only fo..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324919-online-tool-predicts-impact-on-your-life-expectancy-from-1800-diseases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Yet another covid-19 wave is beginning in Australia, the US and parts of Europe, with some evidence suggesting the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron sub..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324374-how-big-a-covid-19-wave-could-omicron-subvariants-ba-4-and-ba-5-cause/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Pumpkin toadlets are only 1 centimetre long – and the minuscule size of their balance organs might explain why they jump so haphazardly
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324600-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-frogs-are-very-clumsy-jumpers-and-now-we-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta in Jezero crater for signs of life
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324448-mars-looks-more-vivid-than-ever-in-new-photos-from-perseverance-rover/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

People who are usually physically active had increased antibody levels if they exercised around the time they received their flu shot
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324377-exercising-before-or-after-a-flu-vaccine-may-make-it-work-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

DNA from plague bacteria has been identified in graves from 1338 in Kyrgyzstan, and these pathogens appear to be the ancestors of those that..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324597-origin-of-black-death-finally-found-in-bacteria-from-kyrgyzstan-graves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A robotic game of cat and mouse shows how neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain could allow small robots to make decisions without using ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324603-watch-a-robot-cat-chase-a-robot-mouse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

But BP suffered reputational damage from the 2010 oil spill in the long run, compared to a simulated version of the firm where the disaster ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324039-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-did-no-harm-to-bps-long-term-share-value/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The US military is funding research to develop "Reefense" structures that rapidly recruit oysters and coral for defence against storm surges
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324618-us-military-wants-to-build-fake-reefs-to-protect-bases-from-storms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Lac-Phe, an altered form of an amino acid produced by mice and humans after exercise, can help obese mice lose weight by suppressing their a..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324591-appetite-suppressing-molecule-helps-obese-mice-lose-weight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Yet another covid-19 wave is beginning in Australia, the US and parts of Europe, with some evidence suggesting the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron sub..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324374-how-big-a-covid-wave-could-omicron-subvariants-ba-4-and-ba-5-cause/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta in Jezero crater for signs of life
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324448-mars-looks-more-vivid-than-ever-in-new-photo-from-perseverance-rover/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The nature of time is a tricky notion to pin down. But whether it is a fundamental part of our universe or just an illusion has huge implica..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433910-500-what-is-time-the-mysterious-essence-of-the-fourth-dimension/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it can trap heat from the sun
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324367-emissions-from-rocket-launches-could-affect-earths-weather-systems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

China’s Chang’e 5 mission landed on the moon in 2020 and sent back samples of dust and rocks, which have been found to contain water – but n..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324090-moon-rocks-collected-by-the-change-5-mission-have-water-in-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

When cats lick and chew catnip or silver vine plants, higher levels of insect-repelling iridoid chemicals are released
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324316-when-cats-chew-catnip-it-releases-mosquito-repelling-chemicals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Alan Turing first proposed a test for machine intelligence in 1950, but now researchers at Google and their partners have created a suite of..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323685-google-wants-to-challenge-ai-with-200-tasks-to-replace-the-turing-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The toad-headed agama can unfold colourful skin flaps at the corners of its mouth to produce a vibrant display, but a study suggests this be..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323983-lizard-unfurls-its-face-like-a-flower-as-a-way-to-scare-off-predators/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An animal rights group says that an elephant in the Bronx Zoo in New York is so intelligent she should be granted legal personhood, but a co..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324383-why-has-a-court-decided-not-to-grant-happy-the-elephant-personhood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Hundreds of genetic variants may influence your risk of becoming severely ill with covid-19, a discovery that could lead to more targeted tr..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324296-severe-covid-19-symptoms-linked-to-more-than-1300-genetic-variants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The UK may invest in its own space plans if Brexit-related issues continue to prevent full involvement in the European Union’s programmes
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324165-uk-may-go-it-alone-in-orbit-after-brexit-shutout-from-eu-space-plans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The UK may invest in its own space plans if Brexit-related issues continue to prevent full involvement in the European Union’s programmes
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324165-uk-may-go-it-alone-in-orbit-after-brexit-shut-out-from-eu-space-plans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Lyme disease is becoming increasingly common across the world, with warming temperatures one possible culprit for ticks spreading to new reg..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324075-more-than-1-in-7-people-worldwide-have-had-lyme-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A 2000-generation experiment with bacteria suggests existing variation makes a smaller contribution to evolution than we had thought
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323985-bacteria-bred-for-2000-generations-settle-long-term-evolution-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An AI tool has spotted subtle evidence of changes in flint tools that indicate ancient humans had cooking fires at a 1-million-year-old arch..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323899-ai-finds-hidden-evidence-of-ancient-human-fires-1-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Some smokers lose their cravings after experiencing damage to specific parts of the brain, suggesting these areas form a network that someho..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324001-parts-of-the-brain-form-a-circuit-that-may-fuel-smoking-addiction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A robotic arm with an attached microphone learned to locate objects in a bag based on the sound they make, including a ring of keys and a ba..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323894-robot-can-find-keys-in-a-bag-just-by-listening-as-it-rummages-around/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A major policy paper fails to address big health and environmental issues it was supposed to tackle, such as how to enable the diet changes ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323954-england-food-strategy-ducks-big-questions-on-health-and-environment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Blake Lemoine, an engineer at Google, has claimed that the firm's LaMDA artificial intelligence is sentient, but the expert consensus is tha..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323905-has-googles-lamda-artificial-intelligence-really-achieved-sentience/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The European Space Agency has released a new tranche of data from its Gaia space observatory, and it could help us rewind the path of stars ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323908-gaia-telescopes-new-map-of-the-milky-way-will-let-us-rewind-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Tests in mice show that it is possible to switch off a gene in liver cells for at least 220 days, which should lower cholesterol and cut the..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323740-one-epigenome-editing-injection-could-cut-cholesterol-level-for-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Our grey matter can be over 2°C warmer than the rest of our body, with the highest temperatures reached by women’s brains in the second half..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323824-brains-can-be-hotter-than-the-rest-of-our-bodies-especially-in-women/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Since this time last year, many more countries and large companies have now pledged to reduce their net emissions to zero, but the details o..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323884-a-third-of-the-worlds-largest-companies-now-have-net-zero-targets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Political action won't come fast enough to keep the world to a temperature rise of 1.5°C, but being open about this failure should spur us t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433903-000-admitting-we-may-fail-to-hit-1-5c-can-help-us-tackle-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The reasons bread goes stale are more complex than we thought. But we do know enough to make a loaf that really keeps, finds Sam Wong
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433904-000-how-science-can-help-you-bake-a-loaf-of-bread-that-stays-softer-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home