New Scientist - Features 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/2406477-why-reports-that-western-civilisation-will-soon-collapse-are-premature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features 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/mg22830520-700-the-ultimate-guide-to-stacking-the-dishwasher/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:00:00 +0000 A dishwasher is supposed to make life easy, if only we could agree how to load it. It’s time to settle the argument mg22830520-700-the-ultimate-guide-to-stacking-the-dishwasher|2070256 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=features 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/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=features 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/mg22830520-500-farting-the-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features 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/mg24432610-700-reindeers-real-superpowers-could-help-us-beat-depression-and-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features 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=features 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/mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features 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/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=features 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=features 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/mg22430001-400-man-vs-sherry-trifle-can-i-eat-myself-drunk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features 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/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=features 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/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=features 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/mg26034660-100-how-excited-should-we-be-by-signs-of-life-spotted-on-alien-worlds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We keep spotting molecular “biosignatures” in the atmospheres of planets beyond Earth, but it isn't clear if any of them can provide definitive evidence that we’re not alone mg26034660-100-how-excited-should-we-be-by-signs-of-life-spotted-on-alien-worlds|2403602 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034650-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-acne-are-bringing-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We are finally working out what happens to the skin and gut microbiome when someone gets acne, giving us new targets for treatments mg26034650-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-acne-are-bringing-new-treatments|2402292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/10-forget-the-amazon-are-these-the-most-remarkable-rivers-in-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 When most people are asked to name a river, they often reach for the Amazon or Nile, but these aren’t the only remarkable rivers out there. Here are 10 more from around the world – and solar system 10-forget-the-amazon-are-these-the-most-remarkable-rivers-in-the-world|2402386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034650-500-the-archaeological-finds-that-show-art-is-far-older-than-our-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 We used to trace the origins of art to Stone Age Europe. Now we have evidence of artistic sensibility in earlier hominins, from Neanderthals to Homo erectus and beyond mg26034650-500-the-archaeological-finds-that-show-art-is-far-older-than-our-species|2402586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034650-700-how-ai-avatars-of-the-deceased-could-transform-the-way-we-grieve/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Companies are now offering chatbots that appear to come from beyond the veil. But psychologists say this "grief tech" may interfere with the patterns of brain activity through which we adapt to loss mg26034650-700-how-ai-avatars-of-the-deceased-could-transform-the-way-we-grieve|2402588 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 We instinctively know that relaxing feels good, but we are now figuring out what it does to the brain and uncovering the best ways to unwind to maximise its benefits mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better|2389301 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-300-a-second-big-bang-the-radical-idea-rewriting-dark-matters-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 The enduring mystery of dark matter has led some physicists to propose that it was forged in a distinct moment of cosmic creation, potentially transforming our view of the early universe mg26034640-300-a-second-big-bang-the-radical-idea-rewriting-dark-matters-origins|2401121 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-400-sweeteners-the-bitter-truth-about-low-calorie-sugar-substitutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Low-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame have become common in all our diets. With concerns over their health impacts, should you turn to new plant-based alternatives to get your sweet hit? mg26034640-400-sweeteners-the-bitter-truth-about-low-calorie-sugar-substitutes|2401122 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-500-the-surprising-life-and-avoidable-demise-of-earths-remarkable-oases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 The antiquity, stability and weird chemistry of oases have made them cradles of evolution, yet humanity's need for water is putting these unique habitats in peril mg26034640-500-the-surprising-life-and-avoidable-demise-of-earths-remarkable-oases|2401123 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-800-we-may-finally-know-how-cognitive-reserve-protects-against-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Why does mental effort lead to a more resilient brain that can withstand dementia and decline? We are now discovering the mechanisms behind this cognitive reserve, opening up new ways to boost it mg26034610-800-we-may-finally-know-how-cognitive-reserve-protects-against-alzheimers|2397664 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400841-the-cannabis-of-the-future-might-not-come-from-plants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:00:34 +0000 We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make new therapeutic compounds with a lower environmental cost 2400841-the-cannabis-of-the-future-might-not-come-from-plants|2400841 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Conventional measures like blood pressure and body mass index only tell you so much. Testing your microbiome and metabolites, or even discovering your “immune grade”, can offer a clearer picture of your health mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up|2400129 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034632-500-with-privacy-concerns-rising-can-we-teach-ai-chatbots-to-forget/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 The way AI systems work means that we can’t easily delete what they have learned. Now, researchers are seeking ways to remove sensitive information without having to retrain them from scratch mg26034632-500-with-privacy-concerns-rising-can-we-teach-ai-chatbots-to-forget|2400372 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034631-300-how-we-will-discover-the-mysterious-origins-of-life-once-and-for-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Seventy years ago, three discoveries propelled our understanding of how life on Earth began. But has the biggest clue to life's origins been staring biologists in the face all along? mg26034631-300-how-we-will-discover-the-mysterious-origins-of-life-once-and-for-all|2400130 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934500-200-which-dietary-supplements-actually-work-and-which-should-you-take/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0100 From vitamin D to turmeric extracts and probiotics, nutritional supplements are a booming industry. But what is the evidence behind the claimed benefits? mg25934500-200-which-dietary-supplements-actually-work-and-which-should-you-take|2385183 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses|2371467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934511-100-how-working-out-your-ageotype-could-help-you-live-healthier-for-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Your body is ageing down one of four - or more - possible pathways. Figuring out your "ageotype" could help you zero in on the things you can do to stay healthier for longer mg25934511-100-how-working-out-your-ageotype-could-help-you-live-healthier-for-longer|2386358 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034621-500-is-space-time-quantum-six-ways-to-unpick-the-fabric-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 One of the biggest questions in physics asks whether space-time is classical or quantum in nature. From slow neutrinos to quantum foam, these experiments are hoping to finally answer it mg26034621-500-is-space-time-quantum-six-ways-to-unpick-the-fabric-of-the-universe|2399123 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398937-your-ultimate-guide-to-ultra-processed-food-how-bad-is-it-really/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:04:00 +0100 Highly processed foods, from pizza to bread, are said to be seriously bad for your health. Here is a digestible guide to what the evidence says, to help you make sense of the conflicting claims 2398937-your-ultimate-guide-to-ultra-processed-food-how-bad-is-it-really|2398937 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034621-600-how-countries-can-go-fossil-fuel-free-with-wind-and-solar-superpowers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 South Australia is a renewable energy champion and now plans a truly fossil fuel-free grid. How did it make such a remarkable turnaround, and can the rest of the world follow suit? mg26034621-600-how-countries-can-go-fossil-fuel-free-with-wind-and-solar-superpowers|2399124 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395303-how-the-microbiome-changes-our-idea-of-what-it-means-to-be-human/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 The microbes living on and in you can change your mood, your mind and your health - challenging our ideas about human nature 2395303-how-the-microbiome-changes-our-idea-of-what-it-means-to-be-human|2395303 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399292-the-physicist-trying-to-create-space-time-from-scratch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Monika Schleier-Smith is testing the idea that space-time emerges, like a hologram, from quantum interactions by attempting to make it in the lab 2399292-the-physicist-trying-to-create-space-time-from-scratch|2399292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:55:00 +0100 Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now it is in clinical trials as a powerful new tool for treating all sorts of medical conditions mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer|2377905 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034611-000-seven-wonders-of-the-milky-way-an-astronomers-guide-to-the-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Join us on an exhilarating tour of the Milky Way’s most spectacular sights – from a monstrous black hole and a river of dark matter to a diamond planet, primordial stars and a cosmic hall of mirrors mg26034611-000-seven-wonders-of-the-milky-way-an-astronomers-guide-to-the-galaxy|2397666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732913-000-how-changing-the-way-you-sit-could-add-years-to-your-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0100 Our bodies evolved to take rest breaks, but sitting on chairs and couches can cause long-term damage. Here’s how to change the way you sit and boost your health mg24732913-000-how-changing-the-way-you-sit-could-add-years-to-your-life|2248881 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-100-the-trees-in-our-cities-are-dying-a-sick-microbiome-may-be-to-blame/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0100 Efforts to expand urban green spaces are undermined by street trees dying prematurely. Restoring their root microbiomes could help them live longer mg26034610-100-the-trees-in-our-cities-are-dying-a-sick-microbiome-may-be-to-blame|2397476 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-700-the-quantum-experiment-that-could-help-find-evidence-of-the-multiverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Scars of collisions with other universes could show up in radiation from the big bang. A new experiment aims to mimic these collisions and help us look for them mg26034600-700-the-quantum-experiment-that-could-help-find-evidence-of-the-multiverse|2396600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-100-microgreens-the-surprising-truth-about-this-trendy-new-superfood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Microgreens are an increasingly popular hobby, and have gained a reputation as the superheroes of the nutrition world - are they actually good for you? mg26034600-100-microgreens-the-surprising-truth-about-this-trendy-new-superfood|2396186 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 North America will see an annular solar eclipse on 14 October and a total eclipse in April 2024. Scientists are preparing to use these spectacles to study our star's mysterious corona mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun|2395283 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-200-the-desire-for-legacy-is-a-mental-glitch-but-we-can-use-it-for-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The strange drive to be remembered after death may result from a cognitive glitch, but it could help solve big problems from climate change to inequality mg26034600-200-the-desire-for-legacy-is-a-mental-glitch-but-we-can-use-it-for-good|2396187 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395305-the-best-way-to-care-for-your-microbiome-to-keep-it-healthy-as-you-age/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 From diet, to stress, sleep and your social life, there are plenty of ways to keep the microbiome working and boost health at any age 2395305-the-best-way-to-care-for-your-microbiome-to-keep-it-healthy-as-you-age|2395305 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-600-the-food-and-drink-that-really-can-boost-your-immune-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 Whether it is immune-boosting smoothies or bacteria-laden yogurts, there is a whole world of products that claim to improve your immune system – but these are the ones that actually work mg25734243-600-the-food-and-drink-that-really-can-boost-your-immune-system|2357140 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 New blood tests can reveal whether your immune system is fighting fit by looking at the balance of different immune cells, but there may be a simpler way of gauging your immune health mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong|2357135 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395375-how-does-the-microbiome-affect-diseases-like-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 The microbiome has been linked to diseases including Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome and more - which could lead to new treatments   2395375-how-does-the-microbiome-affect-diseases-like-chronic-fatigue-syndrome|2395375 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395371-where-does-your-gut-microbiome-really-come-from-and-does-it-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 We are told our gut microbiomes are set from birth with babies born by C-section missing out, but factors later in life seem to be just as important   2395371-where-does-your-gut-microbiome-really-come-from-and-does-it-matter|2395371 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395352-can-probiotics-and-supplements-really-improve-your-gut-microbiome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 From probiotics to faecal transplants, here's what you need to know about products and remedies that promise to restore the health of your gut microbes 2395352-can-probiotics-and-supplements-really-improve-your-gut-microbiome|2395352 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395382-how-your-microbiome-is-shaped-by-your-friends-family-lovers-and-pets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 We used to think the microbiome was mainly formed when we were babies but who you choose to live with later in life will shape the inhabitants of your gut 2395382-how-your-microbiome-is-shaped-by-your-friends-family-lovers-and-pets|2395382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-500-how-mrna-is-transforming-the-way-we-treat-illnesses-from-flu-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0100 The mRNA technique used in covid-19 vaccines recruits our bodies to make their own medicines. That could revolutionise treatments for all manner of conditions – and make personalised therapies cheaper and easier mg25133562-500-how-mrna-is-transforming-the-way-we-treat-illnesses-from-flu-to-cancer|2293394 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-100-how-to-reach-net-zero-five-times-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:10:00 +0100 Outdated economic theories and a poor grasp of worst-case scenarios are behind our failure to curb carbon emissions, says climate policy expert Simon Sharpe – but it’s not too late to change tack mg25934580-100-how-to-reach-net-zero-five-times-faster|2393614 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-900-free-will-can-neuroscience-reveal-if-your-choices-are-yours-to-make/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Philosophers have wrestled with the question of whether we are truly free to decide on our actions for centuries. Now, insights from genetics, neuroscience and evolutionary biology are shedding fresh light on the issue mg25934580-900-free-will-can-neuroscience-reveal-if-your-choices-are-yours-to-make|2394168 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments|2393615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394424-how-we-get-high-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-endocannabinoid-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:00:42 +0100 The endocannabinoid system that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health. Now we’re finally starting to understand why – and what that means for devising new treatments 2394424-how-we-get-high-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-endocannabinoid-system|2394424 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934570-800-dark-stars-have-we-finally-found-a-weird-sun-powered-by-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomers say they have spotted evidence of stars fuelled by the annihilation of dark matter particles. If true, it could solve the cosmic mystery of how supermassive black holes appeared so early mg25934570-800-dark-stars-have-we-finally-found-a-weird-sun-powered-by-dark-matter|2392545 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934570-900-how-scientists-are-cracking-historical-codes-to-reveal-lost-secrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Deciphering encrypted messages from centuries past is a painstaking process. But linguists and computer scientists are starting to automate it, with some sensational results mg25934570-900-how-scientists-are-cracking-historical-codes-to-reveal-lost-secrets|2392546 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934573-900-why-being-more-open-about-mental-health-could-be-making-us-feel-worse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The language of the therapy room is creeping into everyday life. Psychologist Lucy Foulkes says therapy speak and overpsychologising could do more harm than good mg25934573-900-why-being-more-open-about-mental-health-could-be-making-us-feel-worse|2392765 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934563-200-disinformation-wars-the-fight-against-fake-news-in-the-age-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Researchers and governments are finally battling back against the deluge of false information online, just as artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the problem mg25934563-200-disinformation-wars-the-fight-against-fake-news-in-the-age-of-ai|2391596 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934563-100-is-cbd-a-wonder-drug-or-waste-of-money-heres-what-the-evidence-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Claims about the health benefits of cannabidiol have outpaced credible research, but CBD does show some real promise mg25934563-100-is-cbd-a-wonder-drug-or-waste-of-money-heres-what-the-evidence-says|2391595 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934560-100-can-massive-solar-power-expansion-regenerate-the-uss-iconic-prairies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Renewable energy development is transforming the US countryside. It could be a chance to restore the iconic prairies if rural opposition can be overcome mg25934560-100-can-massive-solar-power-expansion-regenerate-the-uss-iconic-prairies|2391195 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2367423-the-quantum-world-a-concise-guide-to-the-particles-that-make-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Get to grips with the deepest layer of reality we know of with our inventory of the subatomic realm, from known particles like quarks and the Higgs boson to hypotheticals including the fifth force and strings in 11 dimensions 2367423-the-quantum-world-a-concise-guide-to-the-particles-that-make-reality|2367423 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734220-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-depression-are-bringing-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression, we are starting to understand some of its mysteries and develop better treatments mg25734220-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-depression-are-bringing-new-treatments|2354675 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634130-100-roger-penrose-consciousness-must-be-beyond-computable-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:41:00 +0000 The mathematician shares his latest theories on quantum consciousness, the structure of the universe and how to communicate with civilisations from other cosmological aeons mg25634130-100-roger-penrose-consciousness-must-be-beyond-computable-physics|2346668 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933160-800-low-carb-diets-an-easy-way-to-lose-weight-or-recipe-for-heart-attack/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 More people are cutting carbs and filling up on fat and protein to lose weight or get healthier – despite warnings about this boosting cholesterol. New Scientist investigates the true risks of low-carb life mg24933160-800-low-carb-diets-an-easy-way-to-lose-weight-or-recipe-for-heart-attack|2264080 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934550-100-the-ultimate-guide-to-hydration-and-what-you-really-should-be-drinking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Plain water, coffee or milk? Sports or energy drinks? Our ideas about what we ought to be drinking, and how much, are confounded by half-truths. Here's what the science says mg25934550-100-the-ultimate-guide-to-hydration-and-what-you-really-should-be-drinking|2390357 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934553-700-six-ways-we-could-finally-find-new-physics-beyond-the-standard-model/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Leading physicists explain how they think we will discover the new particles or forces that would complete one of science's greatest unfinished masterpieces mg25934553-700-six-ways-we-could-finally-find-new-physics-beyond-the-standard-model|2390618 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934553-600-a-brief-history-of-the-standard-model-our-theory-of-almost-everything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Our amazing picture of the particles and forces that make reality took decades of invention and experiment to piece together mg25934553-600-a-brief-history-of-the-standard-model-our-theory-of-almost-everything|2390617 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533930-400-a-longevity-diet-that-hacks-cell-ageing-could-add-years-to-your-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0100 A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat mg25533930-400-a-longevity-diet-that-hacks-cell-ageing-could-add-years-to-your-life|2326149 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834420-100-the-uncomfortable-reality-of-life-on-earth-after-we-breach-1-5c/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Passing 1.5°C of global warming isn't just a political disaster, it will have dire consequences for us all, as those living on the front line already know mg25834420-100-the-uncomfortable-reality-of-life-on-earth-after-we-breach-1-5c|2376657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934553-500-an-alternative-way-to-picture-the-standard-model-of-particle-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 The classic depiction of the fundamental constituents of matter fails to accurately represent their relationships and what is missing – here’s how to do better mg25934553-500-an-alternative-way-to-picture-the-standard-model-of-particle-physics|2390616 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934540-900-the-untold-story-of-the-curiously-controversial-homo-floresiensis-dig/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0100 The discovery of Homo floresiensis revolutionised the study of human evolution, but it was rocked by accusations of theft. Twenty years on, here's the full story behind the episode mg25934540-900-the-untold-story-of-the-curiously-controversial-homo-floresiensis-dig|2389302 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934541-000-how-the-juice-mission-will-look-for-habitability-on-jupiters-moons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 ESA’s JUICE mission will help us better understand whether Jupiter’s icy moons are habitable. But we need to be open to their unexpected secrets, says principal investigator Michele Dougherty mg25934541-000-how-the-juice-mission-will-look-for-habitability-on-jupiters-moons|2389303 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934484-800-revealed-what-your-thoughts-look-like-and-how-they-compare-to-others/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100 We finally have a grasp on the many different ways of thinking and how your inner mindscape affects your experience of reality mg25934484-800-revealed-what-your-thoughts-look-like-and-how-they-compare-to-others|2383273 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2339328-we-are-finally-waking-up-to-the-causes-of-insomnia-and-how-to-treat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:00:25 +0100 Millions of people struggle with insomnia, but the sleep disorder is now a solvable problem – and the most effective therapy might involve your smartphone rather than sleeping pills 2339328-we-are-finally-waking-up-to-the-causes-of-insomnia-and-how-to-treat-it|2339328 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934530-500-unravelling-the-secrets-of-the-vagus-nerve-will-revolutionise-medicine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Vagus nerve stimulation is used to treat conditions ranging from inflammation to migraine. Mapping the nerve's complex structure of more than 160,000 fibres could usher in a new era of precision treatments mg25934530-500-unravelling-the-secrets-of-the-vagus-nerve-will-revolutionise-medicine|2388223 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934530-400-how-we-broke-the-water-cycle-and-can-no-longer-rely-on-rain-to-fall/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 We thought Earth's water cycle was resilient to human meddling, but new analysis shows our supplies of water in plants and soil that are critical to generating rainfall are dangerously low. Here is what we must do to repair the damage mg25934530-400-how-we-broke-the-water-cycle-and-can-no-longer-rely-on-rain-to-fall|2388222 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934532-700-nowhere-to-hide-data-harvesters-came-for-your-privacy-and-found-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0100 The way your data is stored and shared is changing and your online activity can be used to categorise you in ways that drastically alter your life. There are ways to take back control mg25934532-700-nowhere-to-hide-data-harvesters-came-for-your-privacy-and-found-it|2388599 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934523-400-a-guide-to-cosmic-fireworks-from-stellar-flares-to-black-hole-beacons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Far from serene, the night sky is a riot of spectacular bangs and flashes that reveal the universe at its most extreme. Here, an astronomer explains the explosive physics behind them and what they tell us mg25934523-400-a-guide-to-cosmic-fireworks-from-stellar-flares-to-black-hole-beacons|2387470 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934521-000-gesture-is-a-uniquely-powerful-tool-heres-how-to-make-the-most-of-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Understand the surprising power of gesture and you could use it to boost your learning, improve your memory and influence others mg25934521-000-gesture-is-a-uniquely-powerful-tool-heres-how-to-make-the-most-of-it|2387279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934520-100-extreme-heat-inside-the-expedition-to-find-out-how-humans-can-adapt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Climate change means extreme heat will become the norm for millions across the world. We joined an experiment in the Saudi Arabian desert designed to find out what that means for our brains and bodies mg25934520-100-extreme-heat-inside-the-expedition-to-find-out-how-humans-can-adapt|2387142 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934500-100-something-strange-is-happening-in-the-pacific-and-we-must-find-out-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Unexpectedly, the eastern Pacific Ocean is cooling. If this “cold tongue” continues, it could reduce greenhouse gas warming by 30 per cent – but also bring megadrought to the US mg25934500-100-something-strange-is-happening-in-the-pacific-and-we-must-find-out-why|2385182 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934511-300-from-time-crystals-to-wormholes-when-is-a-quantum-simulation-real/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Physicists are using quantum computers to conjure various exotic phenomena and are claiming that their creations are truly real. The work is forcing us to ask challenging questions about the nature of quantum reality mg25934511-300-from-time-crystals-to-wormholes-when-is-a-quantum-simulation-real|2386360 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934510-200-sewage-crisis-the-truth-about-british-rivers-and-how-to-clean-them-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 There were at least 361,103 sewage spills into English rivers last year, but there are several things we can do to clean up the mess - as a society and from your own home mg25934510-200-sewage-crisis-the-truth-about-british-rivers-and-how-to-clean-them-up|2386309 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934501-400-does-space-time-remember-the-search-for-gravitational-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Detecting the permanent imprints left by colliding black holes would reveal a universe saturated with infinite symmetries – and narrow the possibilities for a theory of quantum gravity. mg25934501-400-does-space-time-remember-the-search-for-gravitational-memory|2385360 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384077-can-ai-ever-become-conscious-and-how-would-we-know-if-that-happens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 It sounds far-fetched, but researchers are trying to recreate subjective experience in AIs, even if disagreement over what consciousness is will make it difficult to test 2384077-can-ai-ever-become-conscious-and-how-would-we-know-if-that-happens|2384077 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934491-500-the-slippery-quest-to-invent-a-safer-more-effective-sunscreen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Concerns over chemical sunscreens harming coral reefs and maybe even our health are inspiring a new generation of sun lotions that would offer greater protection that endures mg25934491-500-the-slippery-quest-to-invent-a-safer-more-effective-sunscreen|2383938 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384085-the-biggest-scientific-challenges-that-ai-is-already-helping-to-crack/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 AI isn't just for chatbots – many companies are using it to tackle everything from protein folding and drug development to commercially viable nuclear fusion 2384085-the-biggest-scientific-challenges-that-ai-is-already-helping-to-crack|2384085 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384092-how-to-use-ai-to-make-your-life-simpler-cheaper-and-more-productive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 From helping you to craft the perfect email to providing personal training and meal planning, a whole host of generative AI tools are here to streamline your daily grind 2384092-how-to-use-ai-to-make-your-life-simpler-cheaper-and-more-productive|2384092 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834460-800-rethinking-reality-is-the-entire-universe-a-single-quantum-object/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0100 In the face of new evidence, physicists are starting to view the cosmos not as made up of disparate layers, but as a quantum whole linked by entanglement mg25834460-800-rethinking-reality-is-the-entire-universe-a-single-quantum-object|2380801 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634071-000-how-hacking-your-metabolism-can-help-you-burn-fat-and-prevent-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Hacking your metabolism to help your body burn fats and carbs more efficiently may be key to helping you lose weight, run for longer and reduce the risk of conditions like type two diabetes mg25634071-000-how-hacking-your-metabolism-can-help-you-burn-fat-and-prevent-disease|2340670 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384063-forget-human-extinction-these-are-the-real-risks-posed-by-ai-today/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Amid warnings that advanced AI could wipe out humanity, some experts insist we should be more worried about people using existing AIs to supercharge the spread of misinformation 2384063-forget-human-extinction-these-are-the-real-risks-posed-by-ai-today|2384063 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384034-what-generative-ai-really-means-for-the-economy-jobs-and-education/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Even with the capabilities they have today, the new generation of AIs will profoundly reshape the world, and your life, over the next decade. Here’s how 2384034-what-generative-ai-really-means-for-the-economy-jobs-and-education|2384034 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2384030-how-does-chatgpt-work-and-do-ai-powered-chatbots-think-like-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 The large language models behind the new chatbots are trained to predict which words are most likely to appear together – but “emergent abilities” suggest they might be doing more than that 2384030-how-does-chatgpt-work-and-do-ai-powered-chatbots-think-like-us|2384030 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934481-000-placenta-the-overlooked-organ-with-a-lifelong-impact-on-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The placenta is an incredible organ that we grow for a short period of time, yet it has a surprising long-term influence on our health. Researchers are now developing tools to spot placenta problems and improve the lives of future babies mg25934481-000-placenta-the-overlooked-organ-with-a-lifelong-impact-on-your-health|2382798 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934480-100-five-of-the-biggest-unanswered-questions-about-the-proton/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:55:00 +0100 There is a lot we don’t know about protons, the particles at the heart of the atom, from what they are made of to whether they live forever. Solving the mysteries surrounding them could transform our understanding of the universe. mg25934480-100-five-of-the-biggest-unanswered-questions-about-the-proton|2382615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934470-200-lifes-hidden-laws-the-arcane-rules-of-evolution-and-how-they-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100 A handful of “rules” govern how evolution shapes life on Earth, from island gigantism to colours shifting with latitude – and offer clues about how animals and plants might adapt to a warming world mg25934470-200-lifes-hidden-laws-the-arcane-rules-of-evolution-and-how-they-work|2381559 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934470-900-beyond-wegovy-could-the-next-wave-of-weight-loss-drugs-end-obesity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Wegovy and Ozempic have made headlines, but a new wave of more effective drugs like Mounjaro have the potential to end obesity altogether. How will they work and are they safe? mg25934470-900-beyond-wegovy-could-the-next-wave-of-weight-loss-drugs-end-obesity|2381690 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2379377-why-so-much-medical-care-is-years-out-of-date-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:00:54 +0100 It can take nearly two decades to update practices in healthcare. Closing this gap is the challenge of our time, says implementation scientist Rinad Beidas 2379377-why-so-much-medical-care-is-years-out-of-date-and-how-to-fix-it|2379377 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934471-000-one-of-chemistrys-most-crucial-concepts-is-in-crisis-can-we-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Our understanding of aromaticity, a concept that underpins life itself, has been thrown into chaos. But from the ashes have risen powerful new tools including supercharged solar cells and a Jekyll-and-Hyde material powered by "antiaromaticity" mg25934471-000-one-of-chemistrys-most-crucial-concepts-is-in-crisis-can-we-fix-it|2381691