Feedback looks into misdirected amplexus in anurans, the metaphysics of farts, and the company which produced 35 miles of Swiss roll a week
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433864-500-evidence-finally-collated-of-toads-mating-with-things-they-shouldnt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Animal minds are extraordinarily diverse, but a new attempt to categorise them aims to reveal the distinct nature of intelligence in everyth..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433861-300-the-grand-plan-to-create-a-periodic-table-of-all-animal-intelligence/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Television often portrays researchers as lab coat-wearing weirdos who hate social interactions, but the name of the game is collaboration pl..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433860-600-the-lab-coat-and-lone-genius-sciences-most-infuriating-stereotypes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Blue-green algae, a type of cyanobacteria, set in a container on a windowsill powered a computer continuously for six months using photosynt..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319584-computer-powered-by-colony-of-blue-green-algae-has-run-for-six-months/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A mask that can make it easier or harder to breathe by controlling your air supply adds more realism to virtual reality
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319349-virtual-reality-mask-adds-realism-by-making-it-harder-to-breathe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Neutrinos from the early universe have never been detected directly but a device that uses the atom-thick material graphene might be able to..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319558-a-tiny-graphene-device-could-detect-neutrinos-from-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A type of Streptomyces bacterium that lives in soil forms multicellular structures in which some bacterial cells have specialised roles, lik..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319127-a-soil-bacterium-forms-multicellular-organisms-with-specialised-roles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Viruses sequenced from century-old lung samples in German and Austrian museums have shed light on how flu can change over time
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319490-deadly-1918-flu-pandemic-may-be-source-of-modern-milder-seasonal-virus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Pre-pubescent children who become infertile because of cancer treatment may be able to make sperm after reimplanting frozen testicular tissu..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319298-rat-testicle-cells-make-sperm-after-being-frozen-for-23-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The shape of a city can influence the amount of rainfall it gets, because circular cities are better at mixing air fronts together
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319455-circular-cities-experience-more-rain-than-square-or-triangular-ones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-easing-zero-covid-may-cause-1-5-million-deaths-in-china/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The connective tissue that surrounds your muscles and organs, known as fascia, has always been ignored – but new insights suggest it holds t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433861-200-fascia-the-long-overlooked-tissue-that-shapes-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Genetic analysis has previously hinted that there are several species of Amazon river dolphin, and now differences in skull shape have added..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319426-amazon-river-dolphin-may-actually-be-multiple-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A thought experiment called Maxwell’s demon, long hypothesised to break the laws of physics, could be made using simple electronic devices a..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319156-maxwells-demon-experiment-could-be-made-real-without-breaking-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A sufficiently advanced alien civilisation would be able to arrange the orbits of the planets in its star system in a pattern that could nev..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319218-aliens-could-say-hello-by-arranging-planets-in-prime-number-pattern/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Temporarily passing the threshold does not mean the world has missed the Paris Agreement’s goal, but it shows we are getting very close
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319222-we-have-48-chance-of-breaching-1-5c-target-by-2026-says-met-office/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A controller called the AirRacket shoots out a burst of compressed air to produce strong forces similar to those produced when striking a ba..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319199-virtual-tennis-racket-uses-air-jet-to-recreate-feel-of-hitting-a-ball/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the potential rolling back of abortion protections in the US, people are reass..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319262-roe-v-wade-are-period-tracking-apps-still-safe-to-use-in-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Camera traps in Slovenia have recorded golden jackals eating deer recently killed by Eurasian lynx in the first sign of conflict between the..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319166-jackals-seen-stealing-kills-from-lynx-as-they-expand-range-in-europe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The area cleared in April almost doubled, from 579 square kilometres in April last year to 1012 square kilometres, despite a pledge to halt ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319326-amazon-deforestation-in-april-was-the-worst-in-modern-records/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Backed by Alphabet and Meta, Frontier is a $925 million approach borrowed from vaccine creation that hopes to boost embryonic companies taki..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319096-inside-big-techs-925-million-plan-to-speed-up-carbon-removal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

India is no stranger to high temperatures but they don't normally occur in March and April, when many people aren't used to dealing with ext..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319383-indias-extreme-heatwaves-show-the-need-to-adapt-to-a-warming-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A chemical computer can now be programmed to solve concrete problems. The way it performs calculations is closer to a brain than a tradition..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319242-chemical-computer-can-be-programmed-to-solve-hard-problems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

For the first time, researchers have recorded mammals mimicking the sounds of stinging insects as a survival mechanism: mouse-eared bats buz..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319148-bats-buzz-like-bees-and-hornets-to-scare-off-hungry-owls/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Without investigating all the possible health impacts from the pandemic, we will remain at risk of further nasty ambushes like the hepatitis..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433852-400-child-hepatitis-outbreak-shows-the-pandemic-can-still-surprise-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Since omicron became the dominant coronavirus variant, reinfections are on the rise – but it is unclear how long people can expect to be pro..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319177-how-quickly-can-you-catch-covid-19-again-if-you-have-already-had-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The Central African Republic has become the second country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender, but experiences in El Salvador, the ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319136-will-bitcoin-succeed-in-the-central-african-republic-probably-not/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Comb through observations from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to help find new planets, says Layal Liverpool
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433854-200-search-starlight-to-help-astronomers-discover-new-exoplanets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Epithelial cells in the gut continue to be active in mice even after an irritant or infection clears, which may be the source of chronic gut..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319142-irritable-bowel-syndrome-may-be-caused-by-overreacting-gut-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

People from societally advantaged groups think equality-promoting policies will affect them negatively, even if they would actually benefit
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319115-privileged-people-misjudge-effects-of-pro-equality-policies-on-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A new estimate by the World Health Organization suggests that deaths from the pandemic are much higher than official figures – but that is b..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319118-why-is-it-hard-to-count-the-number-of-deaths-caused-by-the-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Oliver Langmead’s science fiction novel Glitterati starts out as a comedy stuffed with buffoonery and self-inflicted miseries you can chortl..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433851-900-glitterati-review-compelling-sci-fi-satire-with-hints-of-black-mirror/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

This still from The Boat People, a film shot in the Philippines following five children as they travel by sea, collecting objects, is one of..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433851-400-remarkable-images-bring-waters-myriad-meanings-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Lunar soil collected by the Chang’e 5 rover has been analysed, revealing it could be used to help generate oxygen and fuel on the moon
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318988-chinese-rover-finds-lunar-soil-could-make-oxygen-and-fuel-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

When enticed by the smell of buttered popcorn, food-deprived nematodes are more willing to cross a toxic copper barrier to reach the smell o..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2319019-hungry-worms-will-risk-being-hurt-if-it-helps-them-reach-a-meal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

High-tech genetic sequencing has found the brain cells connected to the movement disorder, which could lead to new treatments
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318862-brain-cells-that-are-linked-to-parkinsons-disease-finally-identified/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The 10 remaining vaquitas have enough genetic diversity to rebuild their species, but only if there is a dramatic reduction of illegal fishi..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318899-vaquitas-could-breed-their-way-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

This lo-fi role-playing game set aboard a decaying space station sees you play as a Sleeper, a human mind in a robot body. Multiple storylin..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318969-citizen-sleeper-review-a-cyberpunk-rpg-with-an-emotional-core/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A technique borrowed from ancient "magic mirrors" uses liquid crystals to conceal images from all but the exactly the right kind of light
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318938-secret-images-hidden-in-mirrors-and-windows-using-liquid-crystals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation and carbon emissions 56 per cent by 2050
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318472-swapping-fifth-of-meat-for-microbial-protein-could-halve-deforestation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Ice streams in Antarctica carry ice from the continent’s centre to the ocean, and there appears to be a huge amount of water buried beneath ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318951-vast-reservoir-of-water-discovered-under-the-ice-in-antarctica/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Taking anti-vaccine arguments to the extreme makes unvaccinated people in the US - but not the UK - more likely to say they will get covid-1..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318563-anti-vaccine-views-may-soften-after-people-hear-extreme-implications/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A terrific book by Sam Knight about a bizarre, real-life attempt to collect people's premonitions is beautifully written, but goes too easy ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433851-600-the-premonitions-bureau-review-a-1960s-hunt-for-paranormal-powers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

It may soon be possible to diagnose people with aphantasia, the inability to picture images in their head, using a simple test
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318746-simple-webcam-test-could-show-whether-you-lack-a-minds-eye/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Outlawing adverts that push high-carbon products such as SUVs would be a simple win for regulators looking to take climate action, says Andr..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433851-200-it-worked-with-cigarettes-lets-ban-ads-for-climate-wrecking-products/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A drug called semaglutide has seen incredible results in trials to help people lose weight and might herald a new approach to treating chron..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433852-200-a-new-weight-loss-drug-could-be-used-to-prevent-obesity-will-it-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-pandemic-has-killed-nearly-15-million-people-says-who/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

As details emerge about what online dating will involve for the next generation, Feedback also ponders how a solar eclipse can be unplanned,..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433852-300-how-to-date-in-the-metaverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Clouds of foam containing toxic chemicals are floating through a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Bogotá, and residents say they it is maki..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318923-toxic-foam-from-polluted-rivers-causes-health-problems-in-colombia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Compared with capturing the CO2 released by burning bioenergy crops, planting forests will lock away more carbon while also causing much les..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318650-planting-trees-rather-than-bioenergy-crops-sucks-more-co2-from-the-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home