New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405908-we-can-trigger-positive-tipping-points-to-cut-carbon-emissions-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:01:41 +0000 Governments should be aiming to trigger technological, economic and social tipping points that accelerate climate action, according to a major report 2405908-we-can-trigger-positive-tipping-points-to-cut-carbon-emissions-faster|2405908 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406661-locusts-spun-in-a-centrifuge-develop-extra-strong-exoskeletons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:01:24 +0000 Spinning locusts in a centrifuge to mimic hypergravity seems to cause their exoskeletons to adapt, giving them stiffer legs – but too much gravity and they simply died 2406661-locusts-spun-in-a-centrifuge-develop-extra-strong-exoskeletons|2406661 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406034-major-climate-tipping-points-could-be-triggered-within-a-decade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:01:05 +0000 We are getting close to triggering irreversible changes that will have catastrophic effects worldwide, according to a major report on tipping points in Earth’s systems 2406034-major-climate-tipping-points-could-be-triggered-within-a-decade|2406034 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406477-why-reports-that-western-civilisation-will-soon-collapse-are-premature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:15:00 +0000 A scientific analysis of history reveals that societies are becoming more resilient to collapse – and shows how to successfully navigate crises, says complexity scientist Peter Turchin 2406477-why-reports-that-western-civilisation-will-soon-collapse-are-premature|2406477 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405812-2023-saw-thrilling-space-missions-and-new-cosmic-mysteries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:55 +0000 The past year gave us thrilling missions to Jupiter and the moon, stunning images that captured the universe like it’s never been seen before, and a few tanatalising cosmic mysteries 2405812-2023-saw-thrilling-space-missions-and-new-cosmic-mysteries|2405812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406420-drug-prevents-fentanyl-overdose-for-a-month-in-monkeys/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:25 +0000 A single dose of a novel antibody medication can bind to fentanyl and prevent the opioid from triggering potentially life-threatening symptoms, research in monkeys suggests 2406420-drug-prevents-fentanyl-overdose-for-a-month-in-monkeys|2406420 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406146-removing-zombie-like-cells-may-help-treat-multiple-sclerosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:00:33 +0000 Senolytic drugs can clear away worn and damaged “zombie” immune cells that are resistant to dying, which may help treat multiple sclerosis, according to research in mice 2406146-removing-zombie-like-cells-may-help-treat-multiple-sclerosis|2406146 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406255-brain-implant-could-ease-the-effects-of-a-traumatic-injury-years-later/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:00:59 +0000 A device that was implanted into the brains of people with traumatic brain injuries substantially improved their cognitive function a year later, a small study suggests 2406255-brain-implant-could-ease-the-effects-of-a-traumatic-injury-years-later|2406255 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406286-ai-can-tell-which-chateau-bordeaux-wines-come-from-with-100-accuracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:36 +0000 A machine-learning algorithm was able to tell which estate 80 Bordeaux red wines came from with 100 per cent accuracy by assessing their chemical signatures 2406286-ai-can-tell-which-chateau-bordeaux-wines-come-from-with-100-accuracy|2406286 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631571-800-inside-the-secret-chocolate-garden-built-to-avert-a-cocoa-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:00:00 +0000 Pests and disease threaten our supply of cocoa beans, but in a field outside London biologists are working to prevent a chocolate meltdown. We paid a visit mg23631571-800-inside-the-secret-chocolate-garden-built-to-avert-a-cocoa-crisis|2156571 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406351-pregnant-megamouth-shark-washed-up-on-beach-is-first-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:06:49 +0000 A female megamouth shark was found in the Philippines with one pup alongside her and six fetuses inside her body 2406351-pregnant-megamouth-shark-washed-up-on-beach-is-first-ever-seen|2406351 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406216-shipwrecks-are-havens-for-wildlife-in-areas-threatened-by-fishing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:00:27 +0000 In areas of the sea affected by bottom trawling, marine life is more abundant in and around shipwrecks, suggesting they should be considered important conservation sites 2406216-shipwrecks-are-havens-for-wildlife-in-areas-threatened-by-fishing|2406216 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406318-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-hit-another-all-time-high/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:01:38 +0000 Despite urgent calls to slash fossil fuel use to meet climate targets, the Global Carbon Budget report shows that 2023 emissions will be about 1.1 per cent higher than last year 2406318-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-hit-another-all-time-high|2406318 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406229-the-roboticist-who-wants-to-bring-ai-into-contact-with-the-real-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Artificial intelligence may never reach its full potential without a body to interact with the physical world. Roboticist Josh Bongard says that the push for “embodied AI” is suggesting a rethink of what it means to design intelligent robots 2406229-the-roboticist-who-wants-to-bring-ai-into-contact-with-the-real-world|2406229 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405830-chinas-first-underwater-data-centre-is-being-installed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:00:57 +0000 To hold and cool computer servers, China has installed a 1300-tonne watertight cabin on the shallow seafloor – it is the first of 100 planned for an underwater data centre 2405830-chinas-first-underwater-data-centre-is-being-installed|2405830 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405789-ibms-condor-quantum-computer-has-more-than-1000-qubits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:00:02 +0000 IBM has revealed two quantum computers. One is the second largest ever made and the other produces fewer errors than any quantum computer the company has built so far 2405789-ibms-condor-quantum-computer-has-more-than-1000-qubits|2405789 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405589-rare-gene-variants-can-change-your-height-by-up-to-7-centimetres/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:00:20 +0000 Gene variants that have an unusally large effect on some people's heights have been discovered by analysing the genomes of more than 300,000 individuals 2405589-rare-gene-variants-can-change-your-height-by-up-to-7-centimetres|2405589 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830520-500-farting-the-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:00:00 +0000 The most insidious consequences of the festive meal are a lot more interesting than you think mg22830520-500-farting-the-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask|2070236 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034673-200-governments-must-stay-in-it-for-the-long-haul-on-long-covid-research/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:10:00 +0000 Lingering symptoms after a covid-19 infection remain a problem for millions of people. Nations need to renew efforts to find treatments for them and help prevent yet more cases mg26034673-200-governments-must-stay-in-it-for-the-long-haul-on-long-covid-research|2405421 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405868-ultrasound-can-push-vaccines-into-the-body-without-needles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:20 +0000 Vaccinations could be made less painful by treating skin with a vaccine-laden liquid and using ultrasound to push it into the body 2405868-ultrasound-can-push-vaccines-into-the-body-without-needles|2405868 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034671-000-how-to-perfectly-wrap-gifts-of-all-shapes-and-sizes-using-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Reduce wastage and enjoy deeply satisfying neat folds by applying a little geometry to your gift-wrapping, says Katie Steckles mg26034671-000-how-to-perfectly-wrap-gifts-of-all-shapes-and-sizes-using-maths|2404892 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432610-700-reindeers-real-superpowers-could-help-us-beat-depression-and-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000 So what if Rudolph can’t really fly? He and the herd have some truly amazing evolutionary adaptations that could inspire new treatments for human diseases mg24432610-700-reindeers-real-superpowers-could-help-us-beat-depression-and-cancer|2227519 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-800-long-covid-what-we-now-know-about-its-causes-and-possible-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Almost four years after the first cases emerged, we are accumulating evidence about the physiology behind this complex condition – from microclots to viral persistence mg26034670-800-long-covid-what-we-now-know-about-its-causes-and-possible-treatments|2404890 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-600-the-13-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 From a dystopian future with Naomi Alderman to climate fiction with Christopher Priest, this is New Scientist's guide to the best science fiction of the year mg26034670-600-the-13-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-2023|2404888 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Space dust is constantly falling to Earth, sprinkling rooftops with beautiful particles unchanged since the birth of the solar system. To find some, start with a sieve – and be patient mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters|2262923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406120-largest-stream-of-stars-ever-found-could-teach-us-about-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 02 Dec 2023 07:00:58 +0000 The newfound Giant Coma Stream of stars stretches nearly 1.7 million light years across the cosmos, and it could have holes blasted through it by clumps of dark matter 2406120-largest-stream-of-stars-ever-found-could-teach-us-about-dark-matter|2406120 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-700-the-wonder-particle-how-axions-could-solve-more-than-just-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Physicists are coming to realise that hypothetical particles called axions could explain not only dark matter, but dark energy too, and more besides. Now there is fresh impetus to detect them mg26034670-700-the-wonder-particle-how-axions-could-solve-more-than-just-dark-matter|2404889 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-900-how-counting-the-true-cost-of-cheap-food-could-make-a-better-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:30:00 +0000 What we pay for food and other goods doesn’t reflect the environmental and social damage they cause. But a radical new approach to economics could change that mg26034670-900-how-counting-the-true-cost-of-cheap-food-could-make-a-better-world|2404891 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406098-how-big-a-problem-are-methane-and-other-non-co2-greenhouse-gases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:36:07 +0000 Carbon dioxide is the dominant driver of climate change, but countries convening at COP28 are expected to make agreements to reduce methane and other often overlooked greenhouse gases 2406098-how-big-a-problem-are-methane-and-other-non-co2-greenhouse-gases|2406098 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397586-why-does-weed-give-you-the-munchies-heres-what-the-science-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:00:17 +0000 There may be several reasons why cannabis encourages people to eat, including the fact that the psychoactive compound in the drug affects the neurons that control hunger 2397586-why-does-weed-give-you-the-munchies-heres-what-the-science-says|2397586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405706-passing-star-could-fling-earth-out-past-pluto-into-the-oort-cloud/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:11:15 +0000 If another star passed close to our solar system, there is a small chance that Earth could crash into another planet, get stolen by the interloping star or even be sent hurtling towards the Oort cloud 2405706-passing-star-could-fling-earth-out-past-pluto-into-the-oort-cloud|2405706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405680-gpt-4-developer-tool-can-be-exploited-for-misuse-with-no-easy-fix/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:33:53 +0000 OpenAI’s developer tool for its GPT-4 large language model can be misused to trick the AI into providing information to aid would-be terrorists, and fixing the problem won’t be easy 2405680-gpt-4-developer-tool-can-be-exploited-for-misuse-with-no-easy-fix|2405680 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405946-painkillers-seem-to-work-better-if-you-have-unpleasant-side-effects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:29:50 +0000 People found a nasal spray painkiller more effective when it caused a slight burning sensation. This suggests that deliberately increasing some drugs' unwanted side effects could enhance their therapeutic benefits 2405946-painkillers-seem-to-work-better-if-you-have-unpleasant-side-effects|2405946 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402401-vaping-vs-edibles-how-does-the-way-we-use-cannabis-alter-its-effects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:20 +0000 Edibles, vapes and joints all contain the same psychoactive compounds, but the effects they have on the body vary 2402401-vaping-vs-edibles-how-does-the-way-we-use-cannabis-alter-its-effects|2402401 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405833-how-will-we-actually-know-when-we-pass-1-5c-of-warming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:37:50 +0000 It looks likely that the world will pass 1.5°C of warming in the 2030s, but current climate definitions would only make this failure official 10 years later, which could waste time in bringing temperatures back down 2405833-how-will-we-actually-know-when-we-pass-1-5c-of-warming|2405833 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405887-world-must-prepare-for-frequent-and-severe-droughts-report-warns/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:55 +0000 With climate change driving more intense dry spells, the world must invest in early warning systems and measures to conserve water, a UN report says 2405887-world-must-prepare-for-frequent-and-severe-droughts-report-warns|2405887 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405778-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-december-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:30:55 +0000 A novelisation of Zack Snyder’s film Rebel Moon, a new Star Wars novel and the much-anticipated second spy thriller from Terry Hayes are among the great science fiction reads out in December 2405778-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-december-2023|2405778 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405815-robot-eel-reveals-how-the-strange-fish-swim-so-efficiently/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:00:45 +0000 Tests with an eel-inspired robot show that the unusual fish may swim most efficiently by reducing their speed 2405815-robot-eel-reveals-how-the-strange-fish-swim-so-efficiently|2405815 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405884-see-a-forgotten-meteor-shower-caused-by-a-dead-comet-this-weekend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:53:19 +0000 The Andromedid meteor shower is normally a quiet affair, but very occasionally it puts on an intense show - which may happen on 2 December 2405884-see-a-forgotten-meteor-shower-caused-by-a-dead-comet-this-weekend|2405884 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-200-picturing-life-in-the-dust-bowl-remains-of-the-once-mighty-aral-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Photographer Kristina Varaksina has documented the lot of people living near what was once the fourth-largest freshwater lake in the world, the Aral Sea, much of which has become a barren desert mg26034670-200-picturing-life-in-the-dust-bowl-remains-of-the-once-mighty-aral-sea|2404874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22430001-400-man-vs-sherry-trifle-can-i-eat-myself-drunk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:00:00 +0000 What happens if you try to get mashed on potatoes and sauced on sauce? It's a sobering insight into what really happens to the booze we cook with mg22430001-400-man-vs-sherry-trifle-can-i-eat-myself-drunk|2014238 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405114-marmosets-swap-brain-cells-with-their-siblings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:00:02 +0000 Most marmosets have non-identical twins or triplets, which exchange blood cells while in the uterus - and now it seems they also swap certain brain cells 2405114-marmosets-swap-brain-cells-with-their-siblings|2405114 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-500-the-best-science-picture-books-for-your-coffee-table-in-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 From the glorious Wildlife Photographer of the Year tome to a breathtaking collection of images captured from the International Space Station, this is New Scientist's pick of the best photography books of the year mg26034670-500-the-best-science-picture-books-for-your-coffee-table-in-2023|2404887 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405859-cop28-energy-transition-may-cut-oil-producing-states-revenue-by-60/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:01:37 +0000 Without more international support, the transition away from fossil fuels could have disastrous effects for low-income countries reliant on their oil and gas industries 2405859-cop28-energy-transition-may-cut-oil-producing-states-revenue-by-60|2405859 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405730-bottlenose-dolphins-can-sense-electric-fields-with-their-snouts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 30 Nov 2023 23:00:29 +0000 Like platypuses and some sharks, bottlenose dolphins have an electric sense which they may use to navigate and search for food 2405730-bottlenose-dolphins-can-sense-electric-fields-with-their-snouts|2405730 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405721-chinstrap-penguins-take-thousands-of-very-short-naps-every-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:00:53 +0000 While incubating their eggs, chinstrap penguins need to stay vigilant for predators – so they only sleep for a few seconds at a time 2405721-chinstrap-penguins-take-thousands-of-very-short-naps-every-day|2405721 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405788-dna-repair-has-been-captured-in-a-step-by-step-molecular-movie/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:00:41 +0000 Researchers have worked out how a protein called photolyase repairs DNA using light, and their discoveries could guide the development of light-based manufacturing technologies 2405788-dna-repair-has-been-captured-in-a-step-by-step-molecular-movie|2405788 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405683-tiny-star-found-harbouring-a-huge-planet-that-shouldnt-exist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:00:03 +0000 An enormous planet has been spotted orbiting a small star, and it could not have formed under either of our existing models of the birth of planets 2405683-tiny-star-found-harbouring-a-huge-planet-that-shouldnt-exist|2405683 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404233-cop28-countries-agree-on-how-to-fund-climate-loss-and-damage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:00:01 +0000 The COP28 climate summit in Dubai opened with an agreement on key details of a long-awaited fund to help low-income countries pay for climate-related damages, but how much money will flow is still unclear 2404233-cop28-countries-agree-on-how-to-fund-climate-loss-and-damage|2404233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032061-100-green-christmas-how-to-have-an-ethical-and-guilt-free-festive-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:00:00 +0000 If you celebrate Christmas, it doesn't have to be a feast of rampant consumerism and devastating gluttony. 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which could be a problem now, as human activity is disrupting and degrading soil 2405369-ancient-life-thrived-after-supercontinents-trapped-nutrient-rich-soil|2405369 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404929-crystal-hunting-deepmind-ai-could-help-discover-new-wonder-materials/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:41 +0000 We know of around 48,000 inorganic crystal structures, which provide materials with a range of properties. 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Is the technology a planetary saviour or a risky bet? 2405228-will-carbon-dioxide-removal-tech-help-or-hinder-climate-targets|2405228 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2405068-the-ancient-origins-of-cannabis-and-our-changing-attitudes-towards-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:19:17 +0000 Cannabis attitudes are undergoing a seismic shift but what do really know about the drug? 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2404871-why-its-healthy-for-older-people-to-be-slightly-overweight|2404871 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404969-h1n2-swine-flu-uks-first-human-case-recovers-after-mild-illness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:58:16 +0000 Infected person has made full recovery but officials are investigating where they caught the virus and whether they may have passed it to other people 2404969-h1n2-swine-flu-uks-first-human-case-recovers-after-mild-illness|2404969 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404911-insect-eye-compass-can-navigate-by-the-sun-even-on-a-cloudy-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:34:59 +0000 By mimicking how some insects use polarised light to navigate, a light-detecting compass can tell where magnetic north is even if clouds are covering the sun 2404911-insect-eye-compass-can-navigate-by-the-sun-even-on-a-cloudy-day|2404911 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034663-100-our-hunt-for-alien-life-needs-solid-guidelines-for-clear-cut-success/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 A proposed framework to assess and communicate the credibility of detections of extraterrestrial life is vital to deliver results we can all believe in mg26034663-100-our-hunt-for-alien-life-needs-solid-guidelines-for-clear-cut-success|2404239 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404728-the-future-of-language-review-powerful-tech-will-change-everything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:00:13 +0000 AI and a raft of revolutionary technologies are poised to transform how we communicate, says a new book by Philip Seargeant. Vijaysree Venkatraman explores the implications 2404728-the-future-of-language-review-powerful-tech-will-change-everything|2404728 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404358-ai-can-figure-out-sewing-patterns-from-a-single-photo-of-clothing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:00:45 +0000 Creating a sewing pattern from an existing garment can be a time-consuming task, but now an artificial intelligence model can do the job from a photo 2404358-ai-can-figure-out-sewing-patterns-from-a-single-photo-of-clothing|2404358 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-800-how-did-paranthropus-the-last-of-the-ape-people-survive-for-so-long/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that lived on in a world dominated by big-brained early humans. Recent archaeological discoveries, like stone tools, are revealing how they lived mg26034660-800-how-did-paranthropus-the-last-of-the-ape-people-survive-for-so-long|2403707 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034661-000-how-to-spot-this-years-geminid-meteor-shower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The peak of the spectacular Geminids meteor shower is on the night of 14 and 15 December, but the shower is active from 4 December, says Abigail Beall mg26034661-000-how-to-spot-this-years-geminid-meteor-shower|2403709 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-700-for-all-mankind-season-four-review-space-race-drama-still-a-winner/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 This alternate history saga is as riveting as ever, but with added gravitas as it tackles questions also facing us in our world – such as how to convince people to act for future generations, says Bethan Ackerley mg26034660-700-for-all-mankind-season-four-review-space-race-drama-still-a-winner|2403706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034663-000-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-by-hacking-your-brainwaves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Wearable technology that stimulates the brain to make you sleep more deeply promises to revolutionise your slumber – can it really lead to a better night’s rest? mg26034663-000-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-by-hacking-your-brainwaves|2403970 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401854-ais-can-trick-each-other-into-doing-things-they-arent-supposed-to/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:00:21 +0000 Many artificial intelligence models available to the public are designed to refuse harmful or illegal requests, but it turns out that AIs are very good at convincing each other to break the rules 2401854-ais-can-trick-each-other-into-doing-things-they-arent-supposed-to|2401854 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404079-strange-way-black-holes-lose-energy-could-help-solve-cosmic-puzzle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:00:09 +0000 The spin of black holes may be harnessed by their magnetic fields, which release hundreds of millions of times the energy of the sun and could power their enormous jets 2404079-strange-way-black-holes-lose-energy-could-help-solve-cosmic-puzzle|2404079 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404603-a-mysterious-incredibly-energetic-cosmic-ray-has-smashed-into-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:00:26 +0000 A cosmic ray dubbed Amaterasu is the second most powerful one we have ever seen, beaten only by the "Oh-My-God particle". Both have baffled astronomers and defy explanation 2404603-a-mysterious-incredibly-energetic-cosmic-ray-has-smashed-into-earth|2404603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2402423-people-feel-more-creative-after-using-cannabis-they-arent/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:00:32 +0000 There is no strong evidence that taking cannabis improves our ingenuity, although it does make users feel more creative 2402423-people-feel-more-creative-after-using-cannabis-they-arent|2402423 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404025-cyborg-jellyfish-have-a-swimming-cap-and-electric-propulsion-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:00:22 +0000 Equipping jellyfish with artificial aids can boost their speed and could allow them to carry ocean sensors 2404025-cyborg-jellyfish-have-a-swimming-cap-and-electric-propulsion-system|2404025 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-200-see-a-very-special-spruce-the-tree-of-life-in-washington-state/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Anna Beeke's shot of this huge spruce, which has become a landmark on the Pacific shoreline, is part of a stunning new book of photographs highlighting trees and woodlands around the world mg26034660-200-see-a-very-special-spruce-the-tree-of-life-in-washington-state|2403692 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404169-squishy-inflatable-tubes-could-make-programmable-soft-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:00:05 +0000 Soft elastic tubes that change shape in predictable ways when filled with air could be used for making robotic grippers 2404169-squishy-inflatable-tubes-could-make-programmable-soft-robots|2404169 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-500-troubled-by-faith-review-how-delusion-marked-psychologys-beginnings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 How did people with irrational beliefs fare in psychology's early days? Owen Davies's new book has great insights mg26034660-500-troubled-by-faith-review-how-delusion-marked-psychologys-beginnings|2403704 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404369-did-homo-naledi-bury-its-dead-debate-rages-over-human-relative/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:50:42 +0000 Studies earlier this year claimed that the extinct hominin Homo naledi buried its dead and produced rock art, but other researchers say the evidence is “non-existent” 2404369-did-homo-naledi-bury-its-dead-debate-rages-over-human-relative|2404369 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404643-pneumonia-in-china-everything-we-know-so-far-about-mystery-illness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:32:13 +0000 Unexplained pneumonia cases among children in China may be a result of common respiratory infections rebounding after the country's strict covid-19 lockdowns   2404643-pneumonia-in-china-everything-we-know-so-far-about-mystery-illness|2404643 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403999-trust-and-safety-the-most-important-tech-job-youve-never-heard-of/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 Trust and safety teams at tech firms are all too easy to overlook, but the rise of propaganda and online harassment makes them vitally important, says Annalee Newitz 2403999-trust-and-safety-the-most-important-tech-job-youve-never-heard-of|2403999 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404431-breathtaking-images-from-environmental-photographer-of-the-year-awards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:01:42 +0000 Winning entries in this year’s Environmental Photographer of the Year competition highlight humanity’s efforts to reduce our impact on the climate and adapt to a changing world 2404431-breathtaking-images-from-environmental-photographer-of-the-year-awards|2404431 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2404048-ai-cleaning-robot-can-tidy-up-clothes-in-a-messy-bedroom/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:00:08 +0000 Cameras and a grasping arm help this robot pick up a pile of discarded clothes and put them in a laundry basket 2404048-ai-cleaning-robot-can-tidy-up-clothes-in-a-messy-bedroom|2404048