New Scientist - News 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/2510920-sinking-trees-in-arctic-ocean-could-remove-1-billion-tonnes-of-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:00:52 +0000 Cutting down boreal forest and sinking the felled trees in the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year – but it could come at a cost to the Arctic ecosystem 2510920-sinking-trees-in-arctic-ocean-could-remove-1-billion-tonnes-of-co2|2510920 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510937-nasa-is-performing-an-unprecedented-medical-evacuation-from-the-iss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:00:43 +0000 One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station is undergoing a “medical situation”, forcing NASA to bring the crew home early for the first time ever 2510937-nasa-is-performing-an-unprecedented-medical-evacuation-from-the-iss|2510937 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510874-microbiome-study-hints-that-fibre-could-be-linked-to-better-sleep/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:00:15 +0000 Evidence is mounting that specific gut bacteria are linked to sleep conditions, which may open the doors to dietary recommendations aiming to boost the quality of our slumbers 2510874-microbiome-study-hints-that-fibre-could-be-linked-to-better-sleep|2510874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510896-why-does-the-united-states-want-to-buy-greenland/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:36 +0000 The ice-covered island may be strategically important, but it's unclear that it could be a commercially viable source of minerals and oil in the near future 2510896-why-does-the-united-states-want-to-buy-greenland|2510896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509710-quantum-neural-network-may-be-able-to-cheat-the-uncertainty-principle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:02 +0000 Calculations show that injecting randomness into a quantum neural network could help it determine properties of quantum objects that are otherwise fundamentally hard to access 2509710-quantum-neural-network-may-be-able-to-cheat-the-uncertainty-principle|2509710 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510789-man-whose-gut-made-its-own-alcohol-gets-relief-from-faecal-transplant/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:00:54 +0000 A man with auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition in which gut microbes produce intoxicating levels of alcohol, has been successfully treated with faeces from a super donor 2510789-man-whose-gut-made-its-own-alcohol-gets-relief-from-faecal-transplant|2510789 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510842-knitted-satellite-launching-to-monitor-earths-surface-with-radar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:00:27 +0000 A standard industrial knitting machine has been modified to produce fabrics from tungsten wire coated in gold, which are used to form the dish on the CarbSAR satellite 2510842-knitted-satellite-launching-to-monitor-earths-surface-with-radar|2510842 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510702-city-sized-iceberg-has-turned-into-a-giant-swimming-pool/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:00:09 +0000 Satellite photos show meltwater on the surface of iceberg A23a collecting in an unusual way, which may be a sign that the huge berg is about to break apart 2510702-city-sized-iceberg-has-turned-into-a-giant-swimming-pool|2510702 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510731-tree-bark-microbiome-has-important-overlooked-role-in-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:00:18 +0000 Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species unknown to science, and they can either take up or emit gases that have a warming effect on the climate 2510731-tree-bark-microbiome-has-important-overlooked-role-in-climate|2510731 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509492-some-quantum-computers-might-need-more-power-than-supercomputers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:11 +0000 A preliminary analysis suggests that industrially useful quantum computers designs come with a broad spectrum of energy footprints, including some larger than the most powerful existing supercomputers 2509492-some-quantum-computers-might-need-more-power-than-supercomputers|2509492 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510396-hominin-fossils-from-morocco-may-be-close-ancestors-of-modern-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:00:50 +0000 The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans 2510396-hominin-fossils-from-morocco-may-be-close-ancestors-of-modern-humans|2510396 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510374-red-tattoo-ink-causes-man-to-lose-all-his-hair-and-stop-sweating/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:00:21 +0000 A man’s severe reaction to a tattoo, which made all his hair fall out and destroyed his sweat glands, has reignited concerns about the immune effects of some tattoo inks 2510374-red-tattoo-ink-causes-man-to-lose-all-his-hair-and-stop-sweating|2510374 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508261-passwords-will-be-on-the-way-out-in-2026-as-passkeys-take-over/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:00:46 +0000 The curse of having to remember easily hackable passwords may soon be over, as a new alternative is set to take over in 2026 2508261-passwords-will-be-on-the-way-out-in-2026-as-passkeys-take-over|2508261 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510492-exercise-may-relieve-depression-as-effectively-as-antidepressants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:00:25 +0000 A comprehensive review confirms the benefits of exercise for treating depression, even if the exact reasons remain unclear 2510492-exercise-may-relieve-depression-as-effectively-as-antidepressants|2510492 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510549-weight-regain-seems-to-occur-within-2-years-of-stopping-obesity-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:30:56 +0000 Drugs like Ozempic have transformed how we treat obesity, but a review of almost 40 studies shows it doesn't take long for people to regain weight if they come off them 2510549-weight-regain-seems-to-occur-within-2-years-of-stopping-obesity-drugs|2510549 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510462-hunting-with-poison-arrows-may-have-begun-60000-years-ago-in-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:00:14 +0000 A collection of arrow points excavated in South Africa has provided the oldest direct evidence of hunters deploying plant-based poisons on their weapons, a practice that has continued into modern times in some traditional cultures 2510462-hunting-with-poison-arrows-may-have-begun-60000-years-ago-in-africa|2510462 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510539-super-low-density-worlds-reveal-how-common-planetary-systems-form/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:00:33 +0000 Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one young star should help us understand how such systems form 2510539-super-low-density-worlds-reveal-how-common-planetary-systems-form|2510539 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510274-early-humans-may-have-begun-butchering-elephants-1-8-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:00:57 +0000 A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest known evidence of butchery of the giant herbivores 2510274-early-humans-may-have-begun-butchering-elephants-1-8-million-years-ago|2510274 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510065-ai-chatbots-miss-urgent-issues-in-queries-about-womens-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:00:34 +0000 AI models such as ChatGPT and Gemini fail to give adequate advice for 60 per cent of queries relating to women’s health in a test created by medical professionals 2510065-ai-chatbots-miss-urgent-issues-in-queries-about-womens-health|2510065 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510062-car-t-cell-therapy-makes-ageing-guts-heal-themselves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:00:11 +0000 Immune cells are most commonly engineered to kill cancers, but now, scientists have shown the technique makes the gut lining of older mice resemble that of younger mice, raising hopes that the same approach could work in people 2510062-car-t-cell-therapy-makes-ageing-guts-heal-themselves|2510062 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509909-jellyfish-sleep-about-as-much-as-humans-do-and-nap-like-us-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:00:30 +0000 The benefits of sleep may be more universal than we thought. We know it helps clear waste from the brain in humans, and now it seems that even creatures without brains like ours get similar benefits 2509909-jellyfish-sleep-about-as-much-as-humans-do-and-nap-like-us-too|2509909 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509494-the-first-commercial-space-stations-will-start-orbiting-earth-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:42 +0000 For nearly three decades, the International Space Station has been the only destination in low Earth orbit, but that will change this year. Could it be the start of a thriving economy in space? 2509494-the-first-commercial-space-stations-will-start-orbiting-earth-in-2026|2509494 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509789-us-will-need-both-carrots-and-sticks-to-reach-net-zero/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:22 +0000 Modelling suggests both carbon taxes and green subsidies will be necessary to decarbonise the US economy, but the inconsistent policies of successive presidents are the "worst case" scenario 2509789-us-will-need-both-carrots-and-sticks-to-reach-net-zero|2509789 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508106-bepicolombo-mission-will-start-to-unpick-mercurys-secrets-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:29 +0000 The BepiColombo mission has been on its way to Mercury since 2018 and will finally start orbiting the planet and taking X-ray images in the second half of 2026 2508106-bepicolombo-mission-will-start-to-unpick-mercurys-secrets-in-2026|2508106 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510205-northern-greenland-ice-dome-melted-before-and-could-melt-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:30:55 +0000 The Prudhoe ice dome disappeared during a warm period 7000 years ago. Global warming could cause similar temperatures by 2100, showing the Greenland ice sheet’s vulnerability 2510205-northern-greenland-ice-dome-melted-before-and-could-melt-again|2510205 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509277-rare-exoplanet-alignment-set-for-2026-but-we-are-likely-to-miss-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:00:38 +0000 An exosyzygy – an alignment of three celestial objects around another star – is predicted to happen later this year, but it seems likely that we won't see it happen 2509277-rare-exoplanet-alignment-set-for-2026-but-we-are-likely-to-miss-it|2509277 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509976-weird-clump-in-the-early-universe-is-piping-hot-and-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:00:51 +0000 A galaxy cluster in the early universe is 10 times hotter than it ought to be, which may reshape how we think these enormous structures formed 2509976-weird-clump-in-the-early-universe-is-piping-hot-and-we-dont-know-why|2509976 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509775-el-nino-was-linked-to-famines-in-europe-in-the-early-modern-period/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:19 +0000 A study of 160 European famines between 1500 and 1800 shows that El Niño weather events led to the onset of some famines and extended the duration of others 2509775-el-nino-was-linked-to-famines-in-europe-in-the-early-modern-period|2509775 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508922-2026-will-shed-light-on-whether-a-little-known-drug-helps-with-autism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:00:49 +0000 The US government is approving the drug leucovorin to address rising rates of autism, despite limited evidence that it works. This year, results from the largest trial yet should give more insight into its potential 2508922-2026-will-shed-light-on-whether-a-little-known-drug-helps-with-autism|2508922 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509266-ghostly-particles-might-just-break-our-understanding-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:00:49 +0000 An analysis of several experiments aimed at detecting the mysterious neutrino has identified a hint of a crack in the standard model of particle physics 2509266-ghostly-particles-might-just-break-our-understanding-of-the-universe|2509266 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509667-a-strange-kind-of-quantumness-may-be-key-to-quantum-computers-success/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:59 +0000 Researchers at Google have used their Willow quantum computer to demonstrate that "quantum contextuality" may be a crucial ingredient for its computational prowess 2509667-a-strange-kind-of-quantumness-may-be-key-to-quantum-computers-success|2509667 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505589-controversial-satellites-launching-in-2026-will-reflect-light-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:56 +0000 Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of reflective mirrors to produce "sunlight on demand", but researchers are sceptical about whether the reflected light will be enough to generate electricity 2505589-controversial-satellites-launching-in-2026-will-reflect-light-to-earth|2505589 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509929-was-our-earliest-ancestor-a-knuckle-dragger-or-did-it-walk-upright/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:00:36 +0000 Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a modern human? It's complicated 2509929-was-our-earliest-ancestor-a-knuckle-dragger-or-did-it-walk-upright|2509929 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504635-russia-us-nuclear-pact-is-about-to-end-and-we-wont-see-another/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:32 +0000 After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear weapons - but some are sceptical about whether the deal actually made the world safer 2504635-russia-us-nuclear-pact-is-about-to-end-and-we-wont-see-another|2504635 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509631-gargantuan-black-hole-may-be-a-remnant-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:00:18 +0000 Astronomers were puzzled by a black hole around 50 million times the mass of the sun with no stars, spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope – now simulations suggest it could be a primordial black hole, something we have never seen before 2509631-gargantuan-black-hole-may-be-a-remnant-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe|2509631 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509800-chess-can-be-made-fairer-by-rearranging-the-pieces/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:10 +0000 Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the complexity of the game to favour white, black or neither player 2509800-chess-can-be-made-fairer-by-rearranging-the-pieces|2509800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507549-the-cost-of-weight-loss-drugs-should-fall-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:12 +0000 The price of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy put them out of reach for most people with obesity, but new arrivals and expiring patents should change that this year 2507549-the-cost-of-weight-loss-drugs-should-fall-in-2026|2507549 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507675-murder-victim-discovered-to-have-two-sets-of-dna-due-to-rare-condition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:00:32 +0000 A woman's body has been found to consist of varying proportions of male and female cells because of an extremely rare form of chimerism 2507675-murder-victim-discovered-to-have-two-sets-of-dna-due-to-rare-condition|2507675 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509858-rare-saturn-sized-rogue-planet-is-first-to-have-its-mass-measured/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:40 +0000 Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based telescopes 2509858-rare-saturn-sized-rogue-planet-is-first-to-have-its-mass-measured|2509858 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506884-worlds-first-subsea-desalination-facility-will-start-running-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:28 +0000 Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that could cut the cost and energy used to make seawater drinkable 2506884-worlds-first-subsea-desalination-facility-will-start-running-in-2026|2506884 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505029-2026-mars-mission-will-set-out-to-solve-the-mystery-of-its-moons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:10 +0000 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will be launching the Martian Moons eXploration mission next year, which should finally tell us how Mars acquired the moons Phobos and Deimos 2505029-2026-mars-mission-will-set-out-to-solve-the-mystery-of-its-moons|2505029 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508531-the-weight-loss-drugs-on-trial-in-2026-may-trump-ozempic-and-zepbound/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:40 +0000 Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have transformed how we treat obesity, but more effective treatments could be down the road 2508531-the-weight-loss-drugs-on-trial-in-2026-may-trump-ozempic-and-zepbound|2508531 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508802-us-to-fire-up-small-reactors-in-2026-as-part-of-nuclear-renaissance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:00:10 +0000 Eleven companies are working towards an ambitious goal as part of the US Department of Energy's plan to fast-track the development of advanced nuclear reactor technologies 2508802-us-to-fire-up-small-reactors-in-2026-as-part-of-nuclear-renaissance|2508802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508645-could-2026-be-the-year-we-start-using-quantum-computers-for-chemistry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:00:30 +0000 Understanding the chemical properties of a molecule is an inherently quantum problem, making quantum computers a good tool for the job – and we may start seeing this take off in 2026 2508645-could-2026-be-the-year-we-start-using-quantum-computers-for-chemistry|2508645 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506852-eu-carbon-border-tax-will-force-others-to-cut-emissions-from-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:32 +0000 In 2026, the European Union will start charging a carbon-emissions-based tax on imported goods such as steel, cement and fertilisers – and countries including the UK are likely to follow 2506852-eu-carbon-border-tax-will-force-others-to-cut-emissions-from-2026|2506852 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509529-three-supermassive-black-holes-have-been-spotted-merging-into-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:27 +0000 Astronomers have found a system of three supermassive black holes, all actively feeding, that appear to be combining into a single system – a rare event that will help elucidate the physics of complex mergers 2509529-three-supermassive-black-holes-have-been-spotted-merging-into-one|2509529 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508723-well-learn-about-lsds-potential-for-treating-anxiety-in-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:46 +0000 Two later-stage trials investigating LSD for treating anxiety are due to conclude in 2026, which could lead to the drug being approved for the common mental health condition 2508723-well-learn-about-lsds-potential-for-treating-anxiety-in-2026|2508723 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508910-the-duo-kite-skiing-4000-kilometres-across-antarctica-for-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00:57 +0000 An explorer and a glaciologist are kite-skiing across Antarctica with a ground-penetrating radar to gather data that will help understand the past and future of the ice sheet 2508910-the-duo-kite-skiing-4000-kilometres-across-antarctica-for-science|2508910 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509810-star-that-seemed-to-vanish-more-than-130-years-ago-is-found-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:00:44 +0000 In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We may now know why 2509810-star-that-seemed-to-vanish-more-than-130-years-ago-is-found-again|2509810 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504572-physicists-stirred-up-controversy-with-scientific-cooking-tips-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:00:12 +0000 Cacio e pepe pasta and boiled eggs were the subjects of meticulous studies aiming to help cooks achieve perfection, but the reimagined recipes weren't always well-received 2504572-physicists-stirred-up-controversy-with-scientific-cooking-tips-in-2025|2504572 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504378-the-cassette-tape-made-a-comeback-in-2025-thanks-to-a-dna-upgrade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:38 +0000 With a storage capacity of 36 petabytes, a DNA-based cassette tape can hold every song every recorded, and it could be on the market within five years 2504378-the-cassette-tape-made-a-comeback-in-2025-thanks-to-a-dna-upgrade|2504378 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501142-the-best-and-most-ridiculous-robots-of-2025-in-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:00:19 +0000 Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from cooking shrimp to running half marathons 2501142-the-best-and-most-ridiculous-robots-of-2025-in-pictures|2501142 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508704-a-controversial-experiment-threatened-to-kill-the-multiverse-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:08 +0000 A photon was apparently detected in two places at once in a twist on the classic double-slit experiment, but many physicists didn't accept the results 2508704-a-controversial-experiment-threatened-to-kill-the-multiverse-in-2025|2508704 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509211-benefits-of-mrna-cancer-vaccines-could-exceed-75-billion-in-us-alone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:48 +0000 An analysis of ongoing trials suggests that mRNA cancer vaccines have the potential to deliver health benefits worth $75 billion each year in the US alone 2509211-benefits-of-mrna-cancer-vaccines-could-exceed-75-billion-in-us-alone|2509211 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502845-mathematicians-unified-key-laws-of-physics-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:00:38 +0000 It took 125 years, but in 2025 a team of mathematicians discovered the solution to a long-puzzling problem about the equations that govern the behaviour of particles in a fluid 2502845-mathematicians-unified-key-laws-of-physics-in-2025|2502845 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508876-human-plant-hybrid-cells-reveal-truth-about-dark-dna-in-our-genome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:24 +0000 It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been used to show this activity is mostly random noise 2508876-human-plant-hybrid-cells-reveal-truth-about-dark-dna-in-our-genome|2508876 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508932-inside-worlds-ultimate-x-ray-machine-before-it-becomes-more-powerful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:00:42 +0000 The Linac Coherent Light Source in California has been firing record-breaking X-ray pulses for years, but now it’s due for a shutdown and an upgrade. When it is turned back on, it will be even more powerful 2508932-inside-worlds-ultimate-x-ray-machine-before-it-becomes-more-powerful|2508932 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508083-microsoft-made-a-splash-with-a-controversial-quantum-computer-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:00:41 +0000 The Majorana 1 quantum computer was hailed as a significant breakthrough by Microsoft, but critics say the company has yet to prove it actually works despite a year of debate 2508083-microsoft-made-a-splash-with-a-controversial-quantum-computer-in-2025|2508083 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507465-mathematicians-spent-2025-exploring-the-edge-of-mathematics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:00:04 +0000 Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and in 2025 we came a step closer to finding it 2507465-mathematicians-spent-2025-exploring-the-edge-of-mathematics|2507465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:00:27 +0000 A village buried by a landslide, the world’s largest tidal bore and the aftermath of ferocious storms and wildfires appear in our pick of images from environment stories this year 2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs|2507156 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502714-was-2025-the-year-we-found-signs-of-past-life-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:00:39 +0000 Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to the biggest question in the universe, we will need to bring samples back to Earth 2502714-was-2025-the-year-we-found-signs-of-past-life-on-mars|2502714 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509259-spectacular-progress-has-been-made-towards-useful-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:07 +0000 At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" progress being made towards practical devices – but said that challenges remain 2509259-spectacular-progress-has-been-made-towards-useful-quantum-computers|2509259 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502978-a-ghostly-glow-was-seen-emanating-from-living-things-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:00:38 +0000 The detection of mercurial particles of light emanating from mice led to a flurry of interest in biophotons, a mysterious phenomenon that could have applications in agriculture 2502978-a-ghostly-glow-was-seen-emanating-from-living-things-in-2025|2502978 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507368-6-incredible-new-dinosaurs-we-discovered-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:00:37 +0000 Palaeontologists reported some remarkable dinosaur fossils this year, including a Velociraptor relative, a dome-headed pachycephalosaur and one of the most heavily armoured creatures that ever lived 2507368-6-incredible-new-dinosaurs-we-discovered-in-2025|2507368 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507677-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-microscope-went-big-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:00:04 +0000 A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for students and researchers with limited funding 2507677-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-microscope-went-big-in-2025|2507677 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507992-physicists-used-dark-photons-in-an-effort-to-rewrite-physics-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:00:45 +0000 A new theory of "dark photons" attempted to explain a centuries-old experiment in a new way this year, in an effort to change our understanding of the nature of light 2507992-physicists-used-dark-photons-in-an-effort-to-rewrite-physics-in-2025|2507992 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506938-the-most-amazing-archaeology-photos-and-discoveries-of-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:26 +0000 The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks of the year’s most striking findings about prehistoric humans 2506938-the-most-amazing-archaeology-photos-and-discoveries-of-2025|2506938 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500310-more-than-100-moons-were-discovered-in-our-own-solar-system-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:00:17 +0000 Astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus and hundreds of moons around Saturn over the past year, and there may be many more yet to be found 2500310-more-than-100-moons-were-discovered-in-our-own-solar-system-in-2025|2500310 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503062-alpine-communities-face-uncertain-future-after-2025-glacier-collapse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:00:59 +0000 Careful slope monitoring prevented mass casualties in the landslide at Blatten, Switzerland, this year, but mountain communities may face a growing risk of disasters 2503062-alpine-communities-face-uncertain-future-after-2025-glacier-collapse|2503062 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506398-the-best-space-pictures-of-2025-from-supernovae-to-moon-landings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:37 +0000 The year’s most memorable moments from astronomy and space exploration include a double-detonating supernova, a private moon landing and a stunning lunar eclipse 2506398-the-best-space-pictures-of-2025-from-supernovae-to-moon-landings|2506398 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504428-gene-therapy-for-huntingtons-disease-showed-great-promise-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:33 +0000 An experimental gene therapy seems to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease by about 75 per cent, and researchers are working to make its complicated delivery much more practical 2504428-gene-therapy-for-huntingtons-disease-showed-great-promise-in-2025|2504428 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508389-ivf-success-may-depend-on-how-long-men-abstain-from-ejaculation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:00:07 +0000 Ejaculating within 48 hours of providing a sperm sample for IVF seems to lead to greater success rates than abstaining from ejaculation for longer 2508389-ivf-success-may-depend-on-how-long-men-abstain-from-ejaculation|2508389 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509155-europas-thick-ice-may-hinder-the-search-for-life-in-its-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:00:33 +0000 The liquid ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa appears to be completely sealed off from the planet’s surface, which may reduce the chances of finding life there 2509155-europas-thick-ice-may-hinder-the-search-for-life-in-its-oceans|2509155 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504851-new-scientist-changed-the-uks-freedom-of-information-laws-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:00:28 +0000 By requesting copies of the then-UK technology secretary's ChatGPT logs, New Scientist set a precedent for how freedom of information laws apply to chatbot interactions, helping to hold governments to account 2504851-new-scientist-changed-the-uks-freedom-of-information-laws-in-2025|2504851 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507184-a-spectacular-showcase-of-animal-pictures-from-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:32 +0000 Our visual highlights from the animal world this year include a mouse caring for its companion, dolphins communicating in an unexpected way and a colossal squid caught on camera for the first time 2507184-a-spectacular-showcase-of-animal-pictures-from-2025|2507184 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503481-hopes-of-finding-aliens-were-raised-in-2025-but-quickly-faded/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:48 +0000 Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer scrutiny 2503481-hopes-of-finding-aliens-were-raised-in-2025-but-quickly-faded|2503481 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508512-black-hole-stars-really-do-exist-in-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:00:37 +0000 Mysterious ‘little red dots’ seen by the James Webb Space Telescope can be explained by a new kind of black hole enshrouded in an enormous ball of glowing gas 2508512-black-hole-stars-really-do-exist-in-the-early-universe|2508512 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509142-roman-soldiers-defending-hadrians-wall-had-intestinal-parasites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:47 +0000 Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can cause debilitating illness in humans 2509142-roman-soldiers-defending-hadrians-wall-had-intestinal-parasites|2509142 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509368-putting-data-centres-in-space-isnt-going-to-happen-any-time-soon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:42:35 +0000 From massive solar panels to the difficulty of staying cool - not to mention high-energy radiation - there are a lot of engineering problems that need to be solved before we can build data centres in space 2509368-putting-data-centres-in-space-isnt-going-to-happen-any-time-soon|2509368 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503806-the-us-beat-back-bird-flu-in-2025-but-the-battle-isnt-over/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:00:46 +0000 After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled it to end its public health emergency response months later 2503806-the-us-beat-back-bird-flu-in-2025-but-the-battle-isnt-over|2503806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500397-2025-was-the-year-of-online-safety-laws-but-do-they-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:27 +0000 New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal 2500397-2025-was-the-year-of-online-safety-laws-but-do-they-work|2500397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509261-high-achieving-adults-rarely-began-as-child-prodigies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:15 +0000 It's easy to assume that the most talented adults among us were once gifted children, but it turns out that talent during childhood is no guide to later success 2509261-high-achieving-adults-rarely-began-as-child-prodigies|2509261 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509086-two-asteroids-crashed-around-a-nearby-star-solving-a-cosmic-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:00:49 +0000 A pair of nascent planets have been caught smashing together around the nearby star Fomalhaut, and in doing so have solved the puzzle of its famous ‘planet’ 2509086-two-asteroids-crashed-around-a-nearby-star-solving-a-cosmic-mystery|2509086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509220-closure-of-us-institute-will-do-immense-harm-to-climate-research/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:52:58 +0000 The National Center for Atmospheric Research has played a leading role in providing data, modelling and supercomputing to researchers around the world – but the Trump administration is set to shut it down 2509220-closure-of-us-institute-will-do-immense-harm-to-climate-research|2509220 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509031-sitting-by-a-window-may-improve-blood-sugar-levels-for-type-2-diabetes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:55 +0000 Our cells follow 24-hour circadian rhythms that regulate our blood sugar levels and are heavily influenced by light exposure. Scientists have harnessed this to show that just sitting by a window improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes 2509031-sitting-by-a-window-may-improve-blood-sugar-levels-for-type-2-diabetes|2509031 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502472-chance-of-a-devastating-asteroid-impact-briefly-spiked-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:06 +0000 A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance of it impacting the planet 2502472-chance-of-a-devastating-asteroid-impact-briefly-spiked-in-2025|2502472 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508929-strange-lemon-shaped-exoplanet-defies-the-rules-of-planet-formation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:30:23 +0000 A distant world with carbon in its atmosphere and extraordinarily high temperatures is unlike any other planet we’ve seen, and it’s unclear how it could have formed 2508929-strange-lemon-shaped-exoplanet-defies-the-rules-of-planet-formation|2508929 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508898-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-seems-to-have-a-very-strong-genetic-element/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:00:46 +0000 The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago 2508898-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-seems-to-have-a-very-strong-genetic-element|2508898 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502834-people-saw-a-new-colour-for-the-first-time-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:25 +0000 Scientists found a way to let people perceive an intense blue-green hue unlike anything they had seen before – and the technique could help people with colour blindness 2502834-people-saw-a-new-colour-for-the-first-time-in-2025|2502834 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504459-chinas-carbon-emissions-may-have-started-to-fall-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:50 +0000 The world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide is on the cusp of a turning point that could herald the beginning of a global decline in fossil fuel use 2504459-chinas-carbon-emissions-may-have-started-to-fall-in-2025|2504459 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508752-crash-clock-says-satellites-in-orbit-are-three-days-from-disaster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:30:20 +0000 Satellites in orbit would begin to collide in a matter of days if they lost manoeuvrability during a solar storm or other outage 2508752-crash-clock-says-satellites-in-orbit-are-three-days-from-disaster|2508752 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508713-the-world-will-soon-be-losing-3000-glaciers-every-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:36 +0000 Under current climate policies, 79 per cent of the world’s glaciers will disappear by 2100, endangering the water supply for 2 billion people and raising sea levels dramatically 2508713-the-world-will-soon-be-losing-3000-glaciers-every-year|2508713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508627-saturns-rings-form-a-giant-dusty-doughnut-encircling-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:52 +0000 The rings of Saturn are normally thought to be flat, but measurements by the Cassini spacecraft show that some of their particles fly hundreds of thousands of kilometres above and below the thin main discs 2508627-saturns-rings-form-a-giant-dusty-doughnut-encircling-the-planet|2508627 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508607-your-period-may-make-sport-injuries-more-severe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:47 +0000 Professional football players who became injured while on their period took longer to recover than when injuries occurred at other times of their menstrual cycle 2508607-your-period-may-make-sport-injuries-more-severe|2508607 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502650-ai-firms-began-to-feel-the-legal-wrath-of-copyright-holders-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:32 +0000 Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way 2502650-ai-firms-began-to-feel-the-legal-wrath-of-copyright-holders-in-2025|2502650 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507293-how-green-hydrogen-could-power-industries-from-steel-making-to-farming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:06 +0000 Many industries are eyeing up hydrogen as a source of clean energy, but with supplies of green hydrogen limited, we should prioritise the areas where it could have the most positive impact on carbon emissions, say researchers 2507293-how-green-hydrogen-could-power-industries-from-steel-making-to-farming|2507293 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508572-some-arctic-warming-irreversible-even-if-we-cut-atmospheric-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:00:41 +0000 Efforts to lower the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may come too late to prevent long-term changes to the Arctic 2508572-some-arctic-warming-irreversible-even-if-we-cut-atmospheric-co2|2508572 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508093-mars-may-once-have-had-a-much-larger-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:00:49 +0000 There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas 2508093-mars-may-once-have-had-a-much-larger-moon|2508093 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507777-qubits-break-quantum-limit-to-encode-information-for-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:00:32 +0000 Controlling qubits with quantum superpositions allows them to dramatically violate a fundamental limit and encode information for about five times longer during quantum computations 2507777-qubits-break-quantum-limit-to-encode-information-for-longer|2507777 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2505223-de-extinction-was-big-news-in-2025-but-didnt-live-up-to-the-hype/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:42 +0000 Biologists poured cold water on Colossal Biosciences’ claim to have brought the dire wolf back from extinction, and some worry the overblown headlines will undermine conservation work 2505223-de-extinction-was-big-news-in-2025-but-didnt-live-up-to-the-hype|2505223