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2022-06-11T12:00:11Z	**Physicists have made a quantum boomerang for the first time**
Hundreds of thousands of lithium atoms cooled to near absolute zero exhibit a strange quantum effect a bit like a boomerang ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323871-physicists-have-made-a-quantum-boomerang-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T00:01:03Z	**Brains can be hotter than the rest of our bodies, especially in women**
Our grey matter can be over 2°C warmer than the rest of our body, with the highest temperatures reached by women’s brains in the second half of the menstrual cycle ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323824-brains-can-be-hotter-than-the-rest-of-our-bodies-especially-in-women/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T09:35:50Z	**Gaia telescope’s new map of the Milky Way will let us rewind time**
The European Space Agency has released a new tranche of data from its Gaia space observatory, and it could help us rewind the path of stars to see the history of the Milky Way ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323908-gaia-telescopes-new-map-of-the-milky-way-will-let-us-rewind-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T08:00:25Z	**One epigenome-editing injection could cut cholesterol level for years**
Tests in mice show that it is possible to switch off a gene in liver cells for at least 220 days, which should lower cholesterol and cut the risk of heart disease ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323740-one-epigenome-editing-injection-could-cut-cholesterol-level-for-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T14:44:22Z	**England food strategy ducks big questions on health and environment**
A major policy paper fails to address big health and environmental issues it was supposed to tackle, such as how to enable the diet changes needed to reach net zero ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323954-england-food-strategy-ducks-big-questions-on-health-and-environment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T14:26:06Z	**Has Google's LaMDA artificial intelligence really achieved sentience?**
Blake Lemoine, an engineer at Google, has claimed that the firm's LaMDA artificial intelligence is sentient, but the expert consensus is that this is not the case ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323905-has-googles-lamda-artificial-intelligence-really-achieved-sentience/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T20:00:15Z	**AI finds hidden evidence of ancient human fires 1 million years ago**
An AI tool has spotted subtle evidence of changes in flint tools that indicate ancient humans had cooking fires at a 1-million-year-old archaeological site in Israel ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323899-ai-finds-hidden-evidence-of-ancient-human-fires-1-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-13T23:30:49Z	**More than 1 in 7 people worldwide have had Lyme disease**
Lyme disease is becoming increasingly common across the world, with warming temperatures one possible culprit for ticks spreading to new regions ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324075-more-than-1-in-7-people-worldwide-have-had-lyme-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T13:26:12Z	**UK may go it alone in orbit after Brexit shut-out from EU space plans**
The UK may invest in its own space plans if Brexit-related issues continue to prevent full involvement in the European Union’s programmes ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324165-uk-may-go-it-alone-in-orbit-after-brexit-shut-out-from-eu-space-plans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T12:00:13Z	**Bacteria bred for 2000 generations settle long-term evolution mystery**
A 2000-generation experiment with bacteria suggests existing variation makes a smaller contribution to evolution than we had thought ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323985-bacteria-bred-for-2000-generations-settle-long-term-evolution-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T16:00:47Z	**Severe covid-19 symptoms linked to more than 1300 genetic variants**
Hundreds of genetic variants may influence your risk of becoming severely ill with covid-19, a discovery that could lead to more targeted treatments or even tests that assess a person's likelihood of complications ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324296-severe-covid-19-symptoms-linked-to-more-than-1300-genetic-variants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T16:26:24Z	**When cats chew catnip it releases mosquito-repelling chemicals**
When cats lick and chew catnip or silver vine plants, higher levels of insect-repelling iridoid chemicals are released ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324316-when-cats-chew-catnip-it-releases-mosquito-repelling-chemicals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T16:00:18Z	**Moon rocks collected by the Chang’e 5 mission have water in them**
China’s Chang’e 5 mission landed on the moon in 2020 and sent back samples of dust and rocks, which have been found to contain water – but not very much of it ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324090-moon-rocks-collected-by-the-change-5-mission-have-water-in-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T19:14:46Z	**Why has a court decided not to grant Happy the elephant personhood?**
An animal rights group says that an elephant in the Bronx Zoo in New York is so intelligent she should be granted legal personhood, but a court has now issued a ruling saying otherwise ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324383-why-has-a-court-decided-not-to-grant-happy-the-elephant-personhood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-14T18:00:45Z	**Google wants to challenge AI with 200 tasks to replace the Turing test**
Alan Turing first proposed a test for machine intelligence in 1950, but now researchers at Google and their partners have created a suite of 204 tests to replace it, covering subjects such as mathematics, linguistics and chess ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323685-google-wants-to-challenge-ai-with-200-tasks-to-replace-the-turing-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T12:00:00Z	**Could we ever go back in time? Relativity does not rule it out**
The physics thought to explain he the arrow of time is not as simple as you might think – and in traversable wormholes, Einstein’s theory of general relativity does in principle offer routes to the past ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433910-600-could-we-ever-go-back-in-time-relativity-does-not-rule-it-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T12:00:00Z	**How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories**
Recent studies suggest there is not one part of the brain dedicated to measuring duration, as there is for senses like taste and smell. Instead, the passage of time is tracked by a network of “time cells” ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433910-700-how-do-we-sense-time-the-brain-cells-that-order-our-memories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T12:00:00Z	**What is time? The mysterious essence of the fourth dimension**
The nature of time is a tricky notion to pin down. But whether it is a fundamental part of our universe or just an illusion has huge implications ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433910-500-what-is-time-the-mysterious-essence-of-the-fourth-dimension/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T11:41:03Z	**Mars looks more vivid than ever in new photo from Perseverance rover**
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta in Jezero crater for signs of life ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324448-mars-looks-more-vivid-than-ever-in-new-photo-from-perseverance-rover/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T10:58:59Z	**Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems**
Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it can trap heat from the sun ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324367-emissions-from-rocket-launches-could-affect-earths-weather-systems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T16:10:28Z	**Origin of Black Death finally found in bacteria from Kyrgyzstan graves**
DNA from plague bacteria has been identified in graves from 1338 in Kyrgyzstan, and these pathogens appear to be the ancestors of those that caused the Black Death ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324597-origin-of-black-death-finally-found-in-bacteria-from-kyrgyzstan-graves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T16:33:19Z	**US military wants to build fake reefs to protect bases from storms**
The US military is funding research to develop ‘Reefense’ structures that rapidly recruit oysters and coral for defence against storm surge ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324618-us-military-wants-to-build-fake-reefs-to-protect-bases-from-storms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T16:00:03Z	**Appetite-suppressing molecule helps obese mice lose weight**
Lac-Phe, an altered form of an amino acid produced by mice and humans after exercise, can help obese mice lose weight by suppressing their appetite ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324591-appetite-suppressing-molecule-helps-obese-mice-lose-weight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T19:30:01Z	**Watch a robot cat chase a robot mouse**
A robotic game of cat and mouse shows how neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain could allow small robots to make decisions without using too much power ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324603-watch-a-robot-cat-chase-a-robot-mouse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T19:20:48Z	**Tiny pumpkin toadlet frogs are very clumsy jumpers and now we know why**
Pumpkin toadlets are only 1 centimetre long – and the minuscule size of their balance organs might explain why they jump so haphazardly ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324600-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-frogs-are-very-clumsy-jumpers-and-now-we-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T19:10:22Z	**Deepwater Horizon oil spill did no harm to BP's long-term share value**
But BP suffered reputational damage from the 2010 oil spill in the long run, compared to a simulated version of the firm where the disaster never happened ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324039-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-did-no-harm-to-bps-long-term-share-value/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-15T19:00:53Z	**Exercising before or after a flu vaccine may make it work better**
People who are usually physically active had increased antibody levels if they exercised around the time they received their flu shot ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324377-exercising-before-or-after-a-flu-vaccine-may-make-it-work-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T10:36:44Z	**Children to get CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease in trial**
CRISPR gene-editing trials for treating beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease are being extended to include people under the age of 12 after positive results in older people ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324518-children-to-get-crispr-treatment-for-sickle-cell-disease-in-trial/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T10:00:24Z	**Global satellite map will help hunt down illegal fishing vessels**
Using computer-vision algorithms to crunch through satellite image and shipping location data has revealed areas where ships may be catching seafood illegally ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324588-global-satellite-map-will-help-hunt-down-illegal-fishing-vessels/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T08:00:08Z	**Working in virtual reality for a week made people less productive**
Volunteers who spent a working week in a virtual-reality environment have reported more anxiety, lower productivity and migraines – which could have big implications for the future of work ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323682-working-in-virtual-reality-for-a-week-made-people-less-productive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T15:00:40Z	**Enormous impact flash seen lighting up Jupiter’s atmosphere**
Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy equivalent to 2 million tonnes of TNT – the brightest such event since 1994 ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324399-enormous-impact-flash-seen-lighting-up-jupiters-atmosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T14:40:03Z	**Incredible photos reveal underwater volcanic activity near Sicily**
Panarea, a volcanic island near Sicily, Italy, is the site of plenty of underwater volcanic activity – which has now been documented as part of a decade-long photographic exploration of the oceans ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324800-incredible-photos-reveal-underwater-volcanic-activity-near-sicily/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T14:11:16Z	**What will the crypto crash mean for 'bitcoin nation' El Salvador?**
El Salvador has invested heavily in bitcoin and related infrastructure in a bold plan to build its economy around the cryptocurrency, but now its value has plummeted ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324810-what-will-the-crypto-crash-mean-for-bitcoin-nation-el-salvador/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T19:00:47Z	**Polar bears adapting to climate change by hunting on freshwater ice**
A group of several hundred polar bears in south-eastern Greenland often catch seals by waiting outside their prey's breathing holes on blocks of floating freshwater ice from glaciers, in an example of the animals adapting to a loss of sea ice driven by climate change ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324834-polar-bears-adapting-to-climate-change-by-hunting-on-freshwater-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T19:00:25Z	**Ancient meteorite upends our ideas of how Mars formed**
Meteorite analysis hints that early Mars got important volatile elements like hydrogen and oxygen from meteorite collisions rather than a cloud of gases ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324850-ancient-meteorite-upends-our-ideas-of-how-mars-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T19:00:13Z	**Online tool predicts impact on your life expectancy from 1800 diseases**
A new online atlas can predict how life expectancy is affected by contracting one of 1800 diseases – although the tool may work well only for people in Denmark ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324919-online-tool-predicts-impact-on-your-life-expectancy-from-1800-diseases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-16T17:00:23Z	**Vaping v smoking: Why the FDA may limit access to flavoured vapes**
The US may restrict the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes because of potential harm to teenagers. But evidence suggests vaping is much less dangerous than smoking and can help people quit – including adults who like an array of flavours ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324582-vaping-v-smoking-why-the-fda-may-limit-access-to-flavoured-vapes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-17T10:14:06Z	**How can we prevent AI from being racist, sexist and offensive?**
Artificial intelligences continue to exhibit the same biases and prejudices as humans because they are trained on what we create, but there are ways we can improve the situation ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2323367-how-can-we-prevent-ai-from-being-racist-sexist-and-offensive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-17T14:08:47Z	**Long covid risk with omicron variant may be half what it is with delta**
After analysing a symptom-tracking app, researchers found 4.5 per cent of users who were infected when the omicron variant was dominant had symptoms at least four weeks later, compared with 10.8 per cent of the users who probably caught delta ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324932-long-covid-risk-with-omicron-variant-may-be-half-what-it-is-with-delta/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-17T12:59:25Z	**Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year**
In an approximate 11-year cycle, the sun blasts out charged particles and magnetised plasma that can distort Earth’s magnetic field, which may disrupt our body clock and ultimately affect the heart ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324402-solar-storms-may-cause-up-to-5500-heart-related-deaths-in-a-given-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-17T19:00:26Z	**3D rabbit 'hologram' created by levitating screen using sound waves**
Sound waves can be used to keep an object hovering in the air, and a new technique works even in crowded spaces ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324931-3d-rabbit-hologram-created-by-levitating-screen-using-sound-waves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-17T17:26:59Z	**Quantum microphone works even better than a regular one**
By detecting tiny movements of particles of light, a quantum microphone has recorded human speech that is easier to understand than if it is captured by an equivalent classical version ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325051-quantum-microphone-works-even-better-than-a-regular-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-18T07:30:03Z	**The universe is surprisingly lopsided and we don't know why**
Two analyses of a million galaxies show that their distribution may not be symmetrical, which may mean that our understandings of gravity and the early universe are incorrect ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324946-the-universe-is-surprisingly-lopsided-and-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-18T12:00:34Z	**There are 6 types of people online who worry about the environment**
A massive analysis of Twitter has found that, when it comes to environmental concern, there are broadly six distinct personas, including smart alecs and technocrats. Which one are you? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324714-there-are-6-types-of-people-online-who-worry-about-the-environment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-19T07:00:39Z	**Physicists work out exactly when a fruit display will fall down**
Computer simulations reveal the precise conditions when removing an orange from a display would cause a fruit avalanche ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324940-physicists-work-out-exactly-when-a-fruit-display-will-fall-down/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-20T00:01:14Z	**UK bird flu research project launched to protect poultry and seabirds**
A UK government-backed project – FluMap – aims to help understand how bird flu is evolving and finding its way into poultry farms ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325036-uk-bird-flu-research-project-launched-to-protect-poultry-and-seabirds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-20T08:00:59Z	**Future of UK farming up for grabs ahead of government land use plan**
A fierce debate is taking place over the future of the UK farming, and how to feed people while fixing the biodiversity and climate crises ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324977-future-of-uk-farming-up-for-grabs-ahead-of-government-land-use-plan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-20T11:13:59Z	**COP15: Canada to replace China as venue for UN biodiversity summit**
The COP15 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be relocated to Montreal due to fears the Chinese government would postpone the event again ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325141-cop15-canada-to-replace-china-as-venue-for-un-biodiversity-summit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-20T16:00:13Z	**How much do food miles matter and should you buy local produce?**
Despite a study claiming that food-mile emissions are higher than previously thought, eating less animal produce remains much more important than how far your food travels ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325164-how-much-do-food-miles-matter-and-should-you-buy-local-produce/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-20T16:00:50Z	**Temporary graphene tattoos could continuously monitor blood pressure**
A temporary graphene tattoo that monitors blood pressure has been awarded the highest possible accuracy grading for such a monitoring device ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325029-temporary-graphene-tattoos-could-continuously-monitor-blood-pressure/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-20T19:00:01Z	**Melting ice could open up an Arctic Sea route not controlled by Russia**
The Russia-controlled Northern Sea Route is one of the only ways ships can sail through the Arctic. Melting sea ice could open passages around it by 2035 ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325111-melting-ice-could-open-up-an-arctic-sea-route-not-controlled-by-russia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-21T12:00:00Z	**Feryal Özel on what the first two pictures of black holes tell us**
Astronomer Feryal Özel is one of the pioneers of black hole photography. With two pictures in the album, she explains what we have learned about these gravitational monsters - and what comes next ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433920-600-feryal-ozel-on-what-the-first-two-pictures-of-black-holes-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-21T11:00:44Z	**Europe swelters as extreme heatwaves arrive unusually early this year**
Naming heatwaves, taking climate change adaptation seriously and cutting carbon emissions would help people cope with rising temperatures, says climate scientist Hannah Cloke ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325194-europe-swelters-as-extreme-heatwaves-arrive-unusually-early-this-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-21T07:56:27Z	**Teenagers with unhealthy lifestyles age faster than healthier peers**
Smoking, regularly drinking alcohol, doing little exercise and having a high BMI make teenagers age two to five weeks a year faster biologically, according to a large DNA study ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325125-teenagers-with-unhealthy-lifestyles-age-faster-than-healthier-peers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-21T15:11:13Z	**Campaigners propose food alliance to reduce climate impact of farming**
Food campaigners hope to persuade countries to join a sustainable farming alliance that could launch at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325171-campaigners-propose-food-alliance-to-reduce-climate-impact-of-farming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-21T18:00:00Z	**How climate change is knocking natural events wildly out of sync**
Climate change is throwing off the timing of key events in the natural world, from the flowering of plants to the migrations of birds and mammals. Now, ecologists are warning that this could spiral out of control and cause whole ecosystems to break down ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433920-500-how-climate-change-is-knocking-natural-events-wildly-out-of-sync/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-22T00:01:33Z	**UK’s earliest hand axes were made by ancient humans 560,000 years ago**
Stone tools found in Fordwich in Canterbury may have been made by an early human called Homo heidelbergensis ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325462-uks-earliest-hand-axes-were-made-by-ancient-humans-560000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-22T12:00:00Z	**Personalised cancer vaccines are finally beating hard to treat tumours**
Some cancers are being treated with vaccines tailored to the genetic make-up of an individual’s tumours, a strategy that is looking increasingly hopeful ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433920-400-personalised-cancer-vaccines-are-finally-beating-hard-to-treat-tumours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-22T11:26:56Z	**More than 950 killed in magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Afghanistan**
An earthquake near the city of Khōst in south-east Afghanistan has killed nearly a thousand people and injured hundreds ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325573-more-than-950-killed-in-magnitude-5-9-earthquake-in-afghanistan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-22T16:32:15Z	**Does your ability to stand on one leg predict your risk of dying soon?**
Some doctors say health checks for older people should include the “flamingo balance test”, asking people to stand on one leg for 10 seconds – but the connection between balance and health is unclear ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325621-does-your-ability-to-stand-on-one-leg-predict-your-risk-of-dying-soon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-22T16:00:41Z	**Breast cancer is more likely to spread during sleep**
Tumour cells appear to circulate in the blood more during the night, hinting that therapies should be targeted to maximise their impact at night ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325638-breast-cancer-is-more-likely-to-spread-during-sleep/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-22T16:00:33Z	**Elusive exotic matter called a tetraneutron possibly seen in the lab**
Twenty years ago, researchers saw hints of the existence of a type of exotic matter made of four neutrons. Now, researchers have found the clearest evidence it exists yet ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325671-elusive-exotic-matter-called-a-tetraneutron-possibly-seen-in-the-lab/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T09:00:24Z	**Alan Turing**
Alan Turing was one of the most influential British figures of the 20th century and often considered the father of modern computer science. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/people/alan-turing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T09:00:50Z	**Light delayed by seven years as it is bent around a galaxy cluster**
The light from a quasar was delayed by about 2458 days as the path it is travelling to us has been bent by the gravity from a cluster of galaxies ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325488-light-delayed-by-seven-years-as-it-is-bent-around-a-galaxy-cluster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T12:04:57Z	**Parasitic wasps released in orchards to control crop-eating stink bug**
A trial in Italy deployed a native wasp that lays eggs inside the eggs of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that feeds on apples and other crops ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325791-parasitic-wasps-released-in-orchards-to-control-crop-eating-stink-bug/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T16:30:46Z	**Small robots can't move by themselves but slide when they team up**
Little robots shaped like staples called "smarticles" can't move around on their own, but researchers have now found that they can randomly form structures with other robots to move about ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325768-small-robots-cant-move-by-themselves-but-slide-when-they-team-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T20:00:23Z	**75 per cent of the world's top websites allow bad passwords**
An analysis of 120 of the world's top-ranked English-language websites has found that many of them allow weak passwords, including those that can be easily guessed, such as “abc123456” and “P@$$w0rd” ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325880-75-per-cent-of-the-worlds-top-websites-allow-bad-passwords/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T19:00:54Z	**Largest known bacteria in the world are visible to the naked eye**
Most bacteria are just 2 micrometres long, but Thiomargarita magnifica is thousands of times bigger, and is unusually complex ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325909-largest-known-bacteria-in-the-world-are-visible-to-the-naked-eye/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T19:00:31Z	**Some turtles that live longer have a lower chance of dying each year**
In zoos and aquariums, some species of turtles and tortoises have a lower rate of ageing as they grow older ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325563-some-turtles-that-live-longer-have-a-lower-chance-of-dying-each-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T19:00:16Z	**We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report**
Social, political and technology inertia mean the Paris Agreement’s temperature target is likely to be missed ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325599-we-must-accept-we-wont-meet-1-5c-climate-target-says-report/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-23T17:33:15Z	**Polio: Should we be worried about virus found in London sewage?**
Poliovirus has been detected in London sewage samples, but no human cases have been reported so far ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325891-polio-should-we-be-worried-about-virus-found-in-london-sewage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T00:01:59Z	**UK's largest carbon capture project will turn CO2 into baking soda**
Tata Chemicals Europe plant at Northwich will eventually capture 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year for use in making sodium biocarbonate ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325858-uks-largest-carbon-capture-project-will-turn-co2-into-baking-soda/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T09:00:40Z	**Reddit moderators do $3.4 million worth of unpaid work each year**
Volunteers who maintain the standard of content on Reddit’s forums do 466 hours of work every day – labour that would cost 2.8 per cent of the firm’s revenue ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325828-reddit-moderators-do-3-4-million-worth-of-unpaid-work-each-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T12:22:31Z	**Amazon reviews saying candles are scentless may signal covid-19 cases**
A loss of smell is a key covid-19 symptom, with researchers finding a link between increasing coronavirus cases in the US and Amazon reviews complaining a scented candle is odourless ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325854-amazon-reviews-saying-candles-are-scentless-may-signal-covid-19-cases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T17:54:28Z	**AI-powered robot learned to make letters out of Play-Doh on its own**
A robot that learned to manipulate clay to make letters of the alphabet without any training could one day make dumplings for you ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325970-ai-powered-robot-learned-to-make-letters-out-of-play-doh-on-its-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T16:36:34Z	**Antibubbles have been made to last a record-breaking 13 hours**
Shaking antibubbles – droplets of liquid encased in a thin layer of air – prevents them from popping for several hours. These could be used in chemical engineering in the future ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325972-antibubbles-have-been-made-to-last-a-record-breaking-13-hours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T16:10:14Z	**Hummingbirds may be the world’s most colourful birds**
A study of 116 species of hummingbird suggests the group is collectively more colourful than any other type of bird ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326041-hummingbirds-may-be-the-worlds-most-colourful-birds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-24T16:03:02Z	**How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?**
With the number of confirmed cases exceeding 3500, the World Health Organization's emergency committee may declare it a public health emergency of international concern – its highest alert level – in the coming days ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326031-how-can-the-global-monkeypox-outbreak-be-controlled/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-25T07:00:20Z	**Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar**
A study of people with prediabetes shows that the same foods affect blood sugar levels very differently. The findings add to a growing body of evidence undermining the idea of a standard glycaemic index ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326018-glycaemic-index-is-a-poor-predictor-of-how-foods-raise-blood-sugar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-27T08:00:53Z	**Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be killed by pom-pom molecules**
Pom-pom-shaped molecules rip apart MRSA and other drug-resistant bacteria in minutes, are cheap and easy to make, and don’t lead to bacterial resistance ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325976-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-can-be-killed-by-pom-pom-molecules/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-27T11:53:02Z	**26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible**
After the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, abortion bans in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee won't include exceptions for cases of rape or incest ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326102-26-us-states-are-likely-to-ban-abortion-to-the-fullest-extent-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-27T16:00:46Z	**Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life**
Worlds that hold onto their dense primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium may stay warm enough to maintain liquid water on their surfaces, even without starlight ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326074-rogue-planets-with-weird-atmospheres-and-no-star-could-host-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-27T15:00:00Z	**Ten years after the Higgs discovery, what now for particle physics?**
After the Higgs, the Large Hadron Collider was expected to find other theorised particles. It didn’t, but particle physicists are optimistic about a new era of experiment-led exploration ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533930-500-ten-years-after-the-higgs-discovery-what-now-for-particle-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-27T17:38:47Z	**Artificially intelligent robot perpetuates racist and sexist prejudice**
Virtual robot run by artificial intelligence acts in a way that conforms to toxic stereotypes when asked to pick faces that belong to criminals or homemakers ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326129-artificially-intelligent-robot-perpetuates-racist-and-sexist-prejudice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-27T23:30:07Z	**Coming off methotrexate doubles antibody levels after covid-19 vaccine**
People with conditions like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis who took a two-week break from the immune-suppressing drug methotrexate saw their antibody levels double up to 12 weeks after their third covid-19 vaccine, compared with people who took the treatment as normal ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326185-coming-off-methotrexate-doubles-antibody-levels-after-covid-19-vaccine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T08:00:07Z	**Every heatwave occurring today is more intense due to climate change**
It's no longer important to use modelling to determine whether a heatwave was made more likely by climate change, say scientists, because all heatwaves today are climate change-related ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326163-every-heatwave-occurring-today-is-more-intense-due-to-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T10:41:58Z	**Covid-19: What are the risks of catching the virus multiple times?**
A study suggests people who catch covid-19 at least twice have double the risk of dying from any cause and are three times as likely to be hospitalised in the next six months, compared with people who test positive just once ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326274-covid-19-what-are-the-risks-of-catching-the-virus-multiple-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T15:00:00Z	**A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life**
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 ⌘ [Read more](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=home)
2022-06-28T14:36:45Z	**New-to-science toad species discovered on university campus in Peru**
For the second time in his life, researcher Rommel Rojas Zamora has identified a new species of toad on the campus of the university where he is working ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326267-new-to-science-toad-species-discovered-on-university-campus-in-peru/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T14:07:28Z	**UK and Germany could lower fuel and food prices by cutting biofuels**
The G7 group of nations reportedly rejected a proposal from the UK and Germany to lower biofuel production, but the two European nations could still go it alone ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326331-uk-and-germany-could-lower-fuel-and-food-prices-by-cutting-biofuels/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T13:36:56Z	**Update – NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon**
As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft to map the orbit of the planned Lunar Gateway space station has taken off from New Zealand ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2322569-update-nasas-capstone-spacecraft-is-on-its-way-to-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T20:00:26Z	**Tiny nanoturbine is an autonomous machine smaller than most bacteria**
A turbine only a few dozen nanometres in size made from DNA rotates in salty water without having to be pushed which makes it a tiny autonomous machine. It could be for speeding up chemical reactions or transporting particles inside cells ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326459-tiny-nanoturbine-is-an-autonomous-machine-smaller-than-most-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T19:40:19Z	**What overturning Roe v Wade means for life-saving abortion exemptions**
New laws that ban abortion in US states include exceptions for when the life of the parent is as risk. However, evidence from Texas suggests that clinicians will wait until the person is "on death’s door" before performing the procedure for fear of legal repercussions ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326501-what-overturning-roe-v-wade-means-for-life-saving-abortion-exemptions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T00:01:35Z	**'Shocking' failure to insulate homes means UK will miss carbon goals**
Independent Climate Change Committee criticises the UK government over energy efficiency and agriculture policies, but praises action on electric cars ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326333-shocking-failure-to-insulate-homes-means-uk-will-miss-carbon-goals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T00:01:29Z	**AI that detects chicken distress calls could improve farm conditions**
A deep learning model can pick out chicken distress calls from recordings taken at commercial farms, and could be used to improve chicken welfare ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326521-ai-that-detects-chicken-distress-calls-could-improve-farm-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-28T23:04:08Z	**Intermittent fasting linked to better gut and liver function in mice**
Limiting meals to an eight-hour window each day regulates the circadian rhythm of multiple organs in mice, potentially staving off chronic disease ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326530-intermittent-fasting-linked-to-better-gut-and-liver-function-in-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T09:00:12Z	**Acoustic levitation used to build complex structures in mid-air**
Sound waves have been used to build complex structures in mid-air out of floating components and droplets of glue, showing the approach may have engineering and medical applications ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326299-acoustic-levitation-used-to-build-complex-structures-in-mid-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T11:00:00Z	**What's next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?**
Scientists in China are considering how best to look after three children who were gene-edited as embryos in He Jiankui’s controversial experiment ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533930-700-whats-next-for-the-gene-edited-children-from-crispr-trial-in-china/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T16:00:30Z	**Hawks forward dive and then swoop up to hit the brakes before landing**
A diving manoeuvre used by raptors to slow down before landing on a branch could improve technology for flying and perching drones ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326535-hawks-forward-dive-and-then-swoop-up-to-hit-the-brakes-before-landing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T16:00:25Z	**We may have misunderstood how norovirus and other gut viruses spread**
Norovirus lives in the gut – but mouse studies suggest it may also survive in salivary glands, and the discovery implies there are additional measures we could take to limit infections ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326582-we-may-have-misunderstood-how-norovirus-and-other-gut-viruses-spread/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T15:00:00Z	**Can we beat climate change by geoengineering the oceans?**
Chemically altering the seas through iron fertilisation or alkalinity enhancement could be our best hope to suck vast amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere – but questions remain on whether it is worth the risk ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533930-600-can-we-beat-climate-change-by-geoengineering-the-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T19:00:12Z	**The headline tricks that make people share news stories on Facebook!?!**
Unusual punctuation in headlines makes people more likely to share news stories on Facebook, but phrases like “this will blow your mind” are a turn-off, finds a study ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326579-the-headline-tricks-that-make-people-share-news-stories-on-facebook/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T19:00:07Z	**Ghost DNA from hybrid coyotes could save endangered red wolves**
A hidden reservoir of red wolf DNA has been found in coyotes in southwestern Louisiana – and it could be used to help the endangered wolves grow their wild population ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326525-ghost-dna-from-hybrid-coyotes-could-save-endangered-red-wolves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-29T17:31:57Z	**Dogs are descended from two populations of ancient wolves**
Modern dogs have ancestry from wolves in Asia and Europe, according to a study analysing DNA from 72 ancient wolves going back 100,000 years ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326717-dogs-are-descended-from-two-populations-of-ancient-wolves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T12:00:41Z	**UK mushroom growing uses 100,000 m³ of peat a year – can we do better?**
Peat bogs are an important carbon store, so mushroom growers are searching for a way to grow their produce on other substrates ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326773-uk-mushroom-growing-uses-100000-m%25c2%25b3-of-peat-a-year-can-we-do-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T10:40:34Z	**Self-charging buoy could harness wave power to monitor the oceans**
A buoy powered by the movement of waves could be used to sense water levels for early flood warning systems or to check long-term water quality ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326731-self-charging-buoy-could-harness-wave-power-to-monitor-the-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T09:24:53Z	**Life expectancy of Native American peoples falls 4.7 years since 2019**
Amid the pandemic, the life expectancy of American Indian or Alaska Native people is thought to have fallen by nearly five years from 2019 to 2021, the biggest decline of any ethnic group in the US ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326667-life-expectancy-of-native-american-peoples-falls-4-7-years-since-2019/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T16:00:26Z	**Zika or dengue infections make you more appealing to mosquitoes**
Infection with Zika or dengue viruses affects the microbiome of the skin, ramping up production of compounds that entice mosquitoes. But treatment with a common acne medication may cancel out this effect ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326879-zika-or-dengue-infections-make-you-more-appealing-to-mosquitoes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T16:00:15Z	**AI predicts crime a week in advance with 90 per cent accuracy**
An artificial intelligence that scours crime data can predict the location of crimes in the coming week with up to 90 per cent accuracy, but there are concerns how systems like this can perpetuate bias ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326297-ai-predicts-crime-a-week-in-advance-with-90-per-cent-accuracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T19:00:19Z	**Implantable device blocks pain by chilling nerves inside the body**
An implant made from biodegradable materials chills nerves to 10°C, reducing pain signals sent to rats' brains, and can be absorbed into the body over time ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326580-implantable-device-blocks-pain-by-chilling-nerves-inside-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T19:00:10Z	**Why two-thirds of IVF embryos suddenly stop developing**
A new insight into why some IVF embryos go into "developmental arrest" could help researchers create treatments that coax them into growing normally ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326772-why-two-thirds-of-ivf-embryos-suddenly-stop-developing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-06-30T17:53:13Z	**What does the new US Supreme Court ruling mean for carbon emissions?**
In a major environmental case, the US Supreme Court has ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what you need to know ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326897-what-does-the-new-us-supreme-court-ruling-mean-for-carbon-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T07:00:33Z	**How to increase your chances of seeing a hedgehog in your garden**
Gardens are an important habitat for the Western European hedgehog in the UK. Here's what the science says about how to make your garden more hedgehog-friendly ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326280-how-to-increase-your-chances-of-seeing-a-hedgehog-in-your-garden/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T12:15:48Z	**40 per cent of people could live outside 'human climate niche' by 2100**
As many as 4 billion people could be living outside the optimal climate for humans by the end of the century if we hit 2.7°C of global warming. At 1.5°C of warming, half as many people would be affected ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/4-40-per-cent-of-people-could-live-outside-human-climate-niche-by-2100/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T12:00:04Z	**Mysterious staggering disease in cats down to previously unknown virus**
A previously unknown rustrela virus might be the cause of a staggering disease that affects cats in some parts of Europe ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326708-mysterious-staggering-disease-in-cats-down-to-previously-unknown-virus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T17:07:59Z	**Reclassification of Earth's minerals reveals 4000 more than we thought**
Some scientists suggest minerals should be reorganised by the methods that make them, which would increase the known number of minerals on Earth by 75 per cent ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326920-reclassification-of-earths-minerals-reveals-4000-more-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T15:50:14Z	**Molecular computer uses 10,000 times less energy than a normal one**
A chip-sized biocomputer uses molecules moving through a network of channels to solve problems. It uses much less energy per calculation than a traditional computer ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326750-molecular-computer-uses-10000-times-less-energy-than-a-normal-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T19:00:34Z	**‘Softer’ form of CRISPR may edit genes more accurately**
Gene editing with CRISPR can cause off-target mutations, but this seems to happen less often with an enzyme that cuts one of the strands of DNA instead of both ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326976-softer-form-of-crispr-may-edit-genes-more-accurately/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T19:00:10Z	**Dinosaurs’ ability to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet**
Being already adapted to polar climes could have enabled dinosaurs to survive cold winters in the end-Triassic extinction event when most other animals died out ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326956-dinosaurs-ability-to-survive-icy-cold-helped-them-dominate-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)
2022-07-01T18:55:34Z	**Quantum computer cools itself down by performing calculations**
As they warm up, quantum computers can slow down or stop working altogether. A new kind made with specially engineered diamonds cools as it calculates ⌘ [Read more](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326916-quantum-computer-cools-itself-down-by-performing-calculations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)