Delivering low-amplitude, high-frequency ultrasound waves could fragment a kidney stone more quickly than existing high-amplitude, low-frequ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313658-burst-of-ultrasound-waves-can-break-up-kidney-stones-in-10-minutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union came up with a new way to classify planets that famously saw Pluto downgraded. Now a new row h..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313682-astronomers-still-cant-agree-on-what-counts-as-a-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A scintillating piece of research into the traits we associate with boring people, plus Feedback’s take on whether there are more doors or w..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333792-800-academics-discover-we-find-boring-people-boring-and-dont-like-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Hesitancy around electric cars has shifted from 'range anxiety' to 'charging anxiety', but alongside more charging points there also needs t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313593-fix-the-planet-newsletter-solving-charging-anxiety-for-electric-cars/?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-covid-caused-5-6-of-deaths-in-england-last-month/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

With 90 detections now under our belt, gravitational waves are solving riddles about the evolution of galaxies and missing black holes – and..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333783-100-how-a-new-kind-of-gravitational-wave-will-reveal-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A vital part of our bodies is often ignored by exercise regimes. But we can all benefit from taking better care of our pelvic floors - here'..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333794-000-why-everyone-needs-to-give-their-pelvic-floor-a-workout/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A true-crime series on IMDb TV takes a slightly too po-faced look into a theft from an invertebrate zoo where things weren't quite as they s..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333790-300-bug-out-review-a-50000-insect-heist-gets-the-tiger-king-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/tuberculosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Handling soft fruit is challenging for robots, but a machine-learning system was able to conquer the task by imitating how a person does it
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313365-watch-a-robot-peel-a-banana-without-crushing-it-into-oblivion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Modern science wasn’t invented in Europe but came about as part of a global exchange. Addressing this can help improve the current lack of d..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333792-500-we-must-recognise-sciences-unsung-global-pioneers-to-alter-its-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The invasion of Ukraine is first and foremost a humanitarian catastrophe, but the environmental consequences of Putin's war will also be dir..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333790-100-russian-tanks-are-devastating-an-idyllic-ukrainian-wetland-wilderness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Our mastery of language presents many mysteries, not least where grammar comes from and how children learn to speak so effortlessly. Now res..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333792-600-how-language-evolved-a-new-idea-suggests-its-all-just-a-game/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

We don’t know what causes strange bright features on the moon called lunar swirls, but a new analysis has discovered surprising hints that t..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313206-strange-swirls-on-the-moon-may-be-created-by-dips-in-the-surface/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Existing flexible screens are either too power-hungry, fragile or expensive to be used in most electronic devices, but a new material could ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313043-stretchy-light-emitting-plastic-could-be-used-in-wearable-screens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Two clinically available drugs have shown promise in restoring the regenerative capacity of mouse lung cells, suggesting they could be used ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313386-drugs-seem-to-help-regenerate-mouse-lungs-damaged-by-cigarette-smoke/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A new type of therapy aims to exploit immunity gained from childhood tetanus vaccinations to make the immune system attack hard-to-treat pan..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313208-pancreatic-cancer-treated-in-mice-by-loading-tumour-cells-with-tetanus/?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-study-reveals-social-changes-2-years-on-from-lockdown/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Dennis Sullivan, an influential mathematician who helped found rational homotopy theory, has been recognised by the Abel prize committee
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313215-mathematician-wins-abel-prize-for-research-on-transforming-shapes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A daily pill drastically reduced sperm counts in mice with no side effects, but many male contraceptives have previously failed in human tri..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313115-male-contraceptive-pill-is-safe-and-effective-in-tests-in-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

With Russian oil and gas politically toxic, Western nations are scrambling for replacement sources of energy. The immediate future will be d..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313010-how-the-war-in-ukraine-will-change-the-way-the-world-uses-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The heat comes as Arctic sea ice has settled at its 10th lowest winter maximum on record, at just under 15 million square kilometres
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313053-arctic-and-antarctic-see-extreme-heat-and-historically-low-sea-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A review has found plenty of evidence of wild and captive animals contracting diseases from close-contact with humans
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313147-humans-have-spread-diseases-to-other-animals-many-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Eating lettuce containing a hormone that boosts bone formation might help astronauts from losing bone mass in space – and might even help tr..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312908-bone-boosting-lettuce-could-help-mars-astronauts-stay-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Around the world, human-animal conflict is rife in our cities. Yet despite the problems some animals cause, we can't help but love them.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313071-wild-wild-life-newsletter-the-worlds-most-controversial-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Global cases of covid-19 are climbing sharply again, and China in particular faces a potential disaster if it fails to contain its biggest o..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312875-another-global-wave-of-covid-19-is-beginning-before-the-last-one-ended/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A plant-based extract could be a non-toxic and sustainable alternative to polyacrylamide for removing microplastic pollution from water
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312969-goo-made-from-okra-can-filter-microplastics-out-of-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An attack on a Ukrainian chemical plant released toxic ammonia, forcing locals to stay indoors. Analysts suggest Russia may carry out more s..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313126-is-russia-getting-ready-to-use-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Astronomers have taken clearest images yet of "odd radio circles" – mysterious radio waves a million light years across – and they all seem ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313145-odd-radio-circles-in-space-may-come-from-black-holes-at-their-centres/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Scientists estimate there are just 100 to 1000 breeding pairs of New Caledonia storm petrels, which have been identified on the South Pacifi..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313152-seabird-discovered-by-science-this-year-may-be-critically-endangered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The threats of cyberwarfare and online disinformation loom over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but even in this online age, war is still life..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333783-400-the-internet-is-a-key-battleground-for-truth-about-the-ukraine-war/?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-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-treats-covid-for-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Black holes may not destroy all information about what they were originally made of, according to a new set of quantum calculations, which w..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312882-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-may-finally-have-a-solution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Fluctuations in Earth’s magnetic field that repeat every seven years can be used to probe the inner workings of our planet
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312917-tiny-magnetic-waves-have-been-discovered-in-earths-core/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A hallmark of top-tier modernist cuisine, spherification is nevertheless something you can try in your own kitchen. It's time to conquer you..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333783-200-how-to-perform-the-culinary-technique-of-spherification-at-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Nematode worms can distinguish between the molecules released by healthy and cancerous cells, and could one day be used in a cancer-detectio..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312854-microscopic-worms-on-a-chip-could-be-trained-to-sniff-out-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Known for their long legs and striking bright pink feathers, a flamingo's diet has a big impact on their colour.
https://www.newscientist.com/question/why-are-flamingos-pink/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

After bouncing back from one viral threat, rabbits are being sucker-punched by a second killer disease – and these unsung eco-warriors need ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333780-800-rabbits-face-a-fresh-onslaught-akin-to-myxomatosis-can-they-survive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

In an analysis of nearly 30,000 websites, 94.7 per cent had at least one potential violation of European laws requiring users' consent to st..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312820-nearly-all-websites-may-breach-gdpr-legislation-around-data-usage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
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Flamingos prefer their habitats "just so", and the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico ticks all the boxes, as revealed by Claudio Contreras Koob's ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333780-200-beautiful-new-photos-of-flamingos-thriving-in-mexicos-wetlands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Rudolph Herzog’s documentary swerves the usual space experts to give an unexpected view of humanity’s efforts to live among the stars, says ..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333780-700-last-exit-space-review-an-unusual-take-on-the-race-to-colonise-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

An abridged collection of weird things Feedback learned at New Scientist Live, plus an odorous new unit for clean energy and astonishing inv..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333783-300-radioactive-gummy-bears-renewable-trams-and-moon-geese/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The relatively high intelligence of octopuses may be due in part to high numbers of microRNAs that could let them generate more types of neu..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312467-octopus-brains-may-have-become-complex-the-same-way-human-brains-did/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Right now, very few of us have a say in how humans get to space or what we do there. That has to change, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333780-100-we-mustnt-let-the-billionaire-rocket-men-decide-what-happens-in-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

A thin material sent nerve-like signals to an alloy fibre in an artificial eye model, causing the eye's pupil to dilate and contract in resp..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312754-bionic-eye-that-mimics-how-pupils-respond-to-light-may-improve-vision/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Science minister George Freeman says he will not write a cheque for pioneering plans to beam energy down from a solar array in orbit but the..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312713-uk-government-backs-plan-to-harvest-solar-power-from-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Living for likes and subscribers can be a poisoned chalice or a dream come true, according to Get Rich or Lie Trying by journalist Symeon Br..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333780-500-get-rich-or-lie-trying-review-a-pacy-scroll-through-influencer-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Ozone levels above the mid-southern hemisphere dropped 13 per cent after Australia’s worst fires on record due to chemical reactions trigger..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312483-the-ozone-layer-was-damaged-by-australias-black-summer-megafires/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The final draft of legislation designed to protect people from "harmful content" online goes before Parliament today, but critics warn it is..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312584-online-safety-bill-will-uks-new-law-protect-people-from-harm-online/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home