New Scientist - Features https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034711-800-why-tending-your-oral-microbiome-is-the-secret-to-a-long-healthy-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 There are untold legions of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in your mouth. It now seems we can stave off conditions from Alzheimer's disease to cancer by keeping them in a healthy balance mg26034711-800-why-tending-your-oral-microbiome-is-the-secret-to-a-long-healthy-life|2409504 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034710-300-have-we-found-filaments-of-pure-energy-unleashed-during-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 Puzzling ancient galaxies and oddly shaped clusters suggest we have glimpsed cosmic strings travelling at the speed of light – and with them clues to a deeper theory of reality mg26034710-300-have-we-found-filaments-of-pure-energy-unleashed-during-the-big-bang|2408813 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034710-200-hannah-ritchie-eco-anxiety-on-its-own-is-not-that-useful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Climate change and biodiversity loss may seem like insurmountable problems, but data scientist Hannah Ritchie is cautiously optimistic we can solve them mg26034710-200-hannah-ritchie-eco-anxiety-on-its-own-is-not-that-useful|2408812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2407821-read-new-scientists-five-best-long-reads-of-2023-for-free/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:00:54 +0000 As the year draws to an end, our editors have selected five of the most terrific features from the past 12 months. As a festive treat for you, they are all free to read until 1 January 2407821-read-new-scientists-five-best-long-reads-of-2023-for-free|2407821 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-400-15-mind-bending-scientific-riddles-to-enjoy-solving-with-your-family/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 In 2028, a crystallographer will join an abolitionist and a fire god. Where are they? If you enjoy stretching your mental muscle, try this and 14 other cryptic puzzles for size mg26034691-400-15-mind-bending-scientific-riddles-to-enjoy-solving-with-your-family|2407669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-000-the-unlikely-extremophiles-lurking-in-your-kitchen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 To discover new extreme-loving microbes, there’s no need to travel to the ends of the Earth. New Scientist goes in search of the unexpected inhabitants of your kitchen gadgets mg26034692-000-the-unlikely-extremophiles-lurking-in-your-kitchen|2407675 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-300-how-to-use-flavour-bridging-to-cook-a-bizarre-but-tasty-holiday-meal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Scientists have discovered 'flavour bridges' are key to unlikely – but delicious – food combinations. We tested the idea by creating a festive meal like nothing you've tasted before mg26034692-300-how-to-use-flavour-bridging-to-cook-a-bizarre-but-tasty-holiday-meal|2407678 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2407998-test-your-brain-with-this-fiendish-set-of-museum-themed-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:42 +0000 Work your way through the exhibits of a mysterious museum, solving brain-twisting puzzles as you go. Then add your answers together to find the overall solution 2407998-test-your-brain-with-this-fiendish-set-of-museum-themed-puzzles|2407998 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-800-strange-alien-worlds-suggest-earth-could-survive-the-death-of-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We thought there was no chance our world could survive the fiery death of the sun in another 5 billion years. Now sightings of strange "orphan planets" might force us to rewrite the story mg26034691-800-strange-alien-worlds-suggest-earth-could-survive-the-death-of-the-sun|2407673 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking 2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers|2406514 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-200-science-and-technologys-newest-words-and-what-they-tell-us-about-2023/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 From ageotypes to marsification and noctalgia, here are nine words that entered our vocabulary this year, expressing fresh concepts, emerging trends and hard-to-articulate emotions mg26034692-200-science-and-technologys-newest-words-and-what-they-tell-us-about-2023|2407677 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-900-make-these-four-classic-cocktails-and-become-a-fluid-dynamics-expert/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Delicious drinks can be the perfect miniature laboratory for demonstrating the weird physics of fluids. Here are four of the best examples and how you can try them at home mg26034691-900-make-these-four-classic-cocktails-and-become-a-fluid-dynamics-expert|2407674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-300-why-are-there-no-flightless-bats-were-closing-in-on-an-answer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 A careful look at the few bats that can walk on the ground – including the common vampire bat – is helping us understand why evolution has yet to produce a flightless bat mg26034691-300-why-are-there-no-flightless-bats-were-closing-in-on-an-answer|2407668 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034692-100-the-magnificent-medieval-map-that-made-cartography-into-a-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Some 550 years ago, a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro set out to create a world map. Rather than myth and religion, it was based on solid evidence for the first time mg26034692-100-the-magnificent-medieval-map-that-made-cartography-into-a-science|2407676 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-200-mystery-of-the-quantum-lentils-are-legumes-exchanging-secret-signals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 For 100 years, we have puzzled over the purpose of biophotons, low-level radiation emitted by all plants. Precision studies of lentils now hint that it could be a form of quantum communication mg26034691-200-mystery-of-the-quantum-lentils-are-legumes-exchanging-secret-signals|2407667 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-100-do-animals-dream-and-if-so-what-about/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:02:00 +0000 By studying the dream-like states of octopuses, pigeons and spiders, biologists hope to find out why dreaming evolved in the first place mg26034691-100-do-animals-dream-and-if-so-what-about|2407666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-700-inside-the-milk-bank-creating-infant-formula-for-orphaned-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 The world's largest frozen animal-milk bank creates custom formulas to help orphaned infants survive. Now it is working on even better versions to help some of the rarest species mg26034691-700-inside-the-milk-bank-creating-infant-formula-for-orphaned-animals|2407672 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-600-the-future-of-ai-the-5-possible-scenarios-from-utopia-to-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 How will the rise of artificial intelligence ultimately pan out for society? We sketch the most likely outcomes, including a world where AIs solve all our problems and another in which they wipe us out mg26034691-600-the-future-of-ai-the-5-possible-scenarios-from-utopia-to-extinction|2407671 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-500-arctic-cowboys-meet-the-people-wrangling-icebergs-for-drinking-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 It is now technically possible to capture icebergs, tow them to the equator and harvest them for drinking water. But what are the ecological risks? mg26034691-500-arctic-cowboys-meet-the-people-wrangling-icebergs-for-drinking-water|2407670 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231040-700-no-more-drama-the-game-theory-guide-to-a-happy-family-holiday/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0000 From who will host to the last piece of cake, ‘tis the season to bicker like wild animals. Have yourself a merrier little Christmas with some strategic thinking mg23231040-700-no-more-drama-the-game-theory-guide-to-a-happy-family-holiday|2115809 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25233653-800-kenneth-libbrecht-interview-a-grand-unified-theory-of-snowflakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000 Snowflakes can form in either a plate or column shape, but no one understood why – until physicist Kenneth Libbrecht investigated. His theory is the result of two decades making snow in the lab mg25233653-800-kenneth-libbrecht-interview-a-grand-unified-theory-of-snowflakes|2301397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231041-200-how-the-rules-of-long-lost-board-games-take-us-inside-ancient-minds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0000 Humans have faced off with grids, dice and pieces for millennia – figuring out the rules of long-lost board games can take us inside ancient minds mg23231041-200-how-the-rules-of-long-lost-board-games-take-us-inside-ancient-minds|2115817 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401611-how-strong-is-the-link-between-cannabis-and-schizophrenia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:00:59 +0000 Psychiatrist Deepak D’Souza says we are finally beginning to understand the relationship between cannabis use and schizophrenia, including which drug users are most at risk 2401611-how-strong-is-the-link-between-cannabis-and-schizophrenia|2401611 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432611-400-from-star-wars-to-hitchhikers-how-to-make-the-best-drinks-in-sci-fi/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000 New Scientist combines mixology with science fiction to produce recipes for the finest drinks in this – or any other – universe, from Bantha Milk to Ambrosia mg24432611-400-from-star-wars-to-hitchhikers-how-to-make-the-best-drinks-in-sci-fi|2227532 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231040-800-hangovers-what-science-says-about-why-you-feel-so-rough/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:00:00 +0000 Hair of the dog? Wine before beer? Why everything you know about hangovers, and how to cure them, is wrong – or unproven mg23231040-800-hangovers-what-science-says-about-why-you-feel-so-rough|2115810 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406477-why-reports-that-western-civilisation-will-soon-collapse-are-premature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:15:00 +0000 A scientific analysis of history reveals that societies are becoming more resilient to collapse – and shows how to successfully navigate crises, says complexity scientist Peter Turchin 2406477-why-reports-that-western-civilisation-will-soon-collapse-are-premature|2406477 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830520-700-the-ultimate-guide-to-stacking-the-dishwasher/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:00:00 +0000 A dishwasher is supposed to make life easy, if only we could agree how to load it. It’s time to settle the argument mg22830520-700-the-ultimate-guide-to-stacking-the-dishwasher|2070256 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631571-800-inside-the-secret-chocolate-garden-built-to-avert-a-cocoa-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:00:00 +0000 Pests and disease threaten our supply of cocoa beans, but in a field outside London biologists are working to prevent a chocolate meltdown. We paid a visit mg23631571-800-inside-the-secret-chocolate-garden-built-to-avert-a-cocoa-crisis|2156571 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406229-the-roboticist-who-wants-to-bring-ai-into-contact-with-the-real-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Artificial intelligence may never reach its full potential without a body to interact with the physical world. Roboticist Josh Bongard says that the push for “embodied AI” is suggesting a rethink of what it means to design intelligent robots 2406229-the-roboticist-who-wants-to-bring-ai-into-contact-with-the-real-world|2406229 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830520-500-farting-the-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:00:00 +0000 The most insidious consequences of the festive meal are a lot more interesting than you think mg22830520-500-farting-the-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask|2070236 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432610-700-reindeers-real-superpowers-could-help-us-beat-depression-and-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000 So what if Rudolph can’t really fly? He and the herd have some truly amazing evolutionary adaptations that could inspire new treatments for human diseases mg24432610-700-reindeers-real-superpowers-could-help-us-beat-depression-and-cancer|2227519 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-800-long-covid-what-we-now-know-about-its-causes-and-possible-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Almost four years after the first cases emerged, we are accumulating evidence about the physiology behind this complex condition – from microclots to viral persistence mg26034670-800-long-covid-what-we-now-know-about-its-causes-and-possible-treatments|2404890 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Space dust is constantly falling to Earth, sprinkling rooftops with beautiful particles unchanged since the birth of the solar system. To find some, start with a sieve – and be patient mg24833132-500-searching-for-stardust-how-to-find-micrometeorites-in-your-gutters|2262923 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-700-the-wonder-particle-how-axions-could-solve-more-than-just-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Physicists are coming to realise that hypothetical particles called axions could explain not only dark matter, but dark energy too, and more besides. Now there is fresh impetus to detect them mg26034670-700-the-wonder-particle-how-axions-could-solve-more-than-just-dark-matter|2404889 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-900-how-counting-the-true-cost-of-cheap-food-could-make-a-better-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:30:00 +0000 What we pay for food and other goods doesn’t reflect the environmental and social damage they cause. But a radical new approach to economics could change that mg26034670-900-how-counting-the-true-cost-of-cheap-food-could-make-a-better-world|2404891 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22430001-400-man-vs-sherry-trifle-can-i-eat-myself-drunk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:00:00 +0000 What happens if you try to get mashed on potatoes and sauced on sauce? It's a sobering insight into what really happens to the booze we cook with mg22430001-400-man-vs-sherry-trifle-can-i-eat-myself-drunk|2014238 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-800-how-did-paranthropus-the-last-of-the-ape-people-survive-for-so-long/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that lived on in a world dominated by big-brained early humans. Recent archaeological discoveries, like stone tools, are revealing how they lived mg26034660-800-how-did-paranthropus-the-last-of-the-ape-people-survive-for-so-long|2403707 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034663-000-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-by-hacking-your-brainwaves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Wearable technology that stimulates the brain to make you sleep more deeply promises to revolutionise your slumber – can it really lead to a better night’s rest? mg26034663-000-how-to-get-a-better-nights-sleep-by-hacking-your-brainwaves|2403970 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034660-100-how-excited-should-we-be-by-signs-of-life-spotted-on-alien-worlds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We keep spotting molecular “biosignatures” in the atmospheres of planets beyond Earth, but it isn't clear if any of them can provide definitive evidence that we’re not alone mg26034660-100-how-excited-should-we-be-by-signs-of-life-spotted-on-alien-worlds|2403602 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034650-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-acne-are-bringing-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 We are finally working out what happens to the skin and gut microbiome when someone gets acne, giving us new targets for treatments mg26034650-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-acne-are-bringing-new-treatments|2402292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/10-forget-the-amazon-are-these-the-most-remarkable-rivers-in-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 When most people are asked to name a river, they often reach for the Amazon or Nile, but these aren’t the only remarkable rivers out there. Here are 10 more from around the world – and solar system 10-forget-the-amazon-are-these-the-most-remarkable-rivers-in-the-world|2402386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034650-500-the-archaeological-finds-that-show-art-is-far-older-than-our-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 We used to trace the origins of art to Stone Age Europe. Now we have evidence of artistic sensibility in earlier hominins, from Neanderthals to Homo erectus and beyond mg26034650-500-the-archaeological-finds-that-show-art-is-far-older-than-our-species|2402586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034650-700-how-ai-avatars-of-the-deceased-could-transform-the-way-we-grieve/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Companies are now offering chatbots that appear to come from beyond the veil. But psychologists say this "grief tech" may interfere with the patterns of brain activity through which we adapt to loss mg26034650-700-how-ai-avatars-of-the-deceased-could-transform-the-way-we-grieve|2402588 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 We instinctively know that relaxing feels good, but we are now figuring out what it does to the brain and uncovering the best ways to unwind to maximise its benefits mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better|2389301 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-300-a-second-big-bang-the-radical-idea-rewriting-dark-matters-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 The enduring mystery of dark matter has led some physicists to propose that it was forged in a distinct moment of cosmic creation, potentially transforming our view of the early universe mg26034640-300-a-second-big-bang-the-radical-idea-rewriting-dark-matters-origins|2401121 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-400-sweeteners-the-bitter-truth-about-low-calorie-sugar-substitutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Low-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame have become common in all our diets. With concerns over their health impacts, should you turn to new plant-based alternatives to get your sweet hit? mg26034640-400-sweeteners-the-bitter-truth-about-low-calorie-sugar-substitutes|2401122 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034640-500-the-surprising-life-and-avoidable-demise-of-earths-remarkable-oases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 The antiquity, stability and weird chemistry of oases have made them cradles of evolution, yet humanity's need for water is putting these unique habitats in peril mg26034640-500-the-surprising-life-and-avoidable-demise-of-earths-remarkable-oases|2401123 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-800-we-may-finally-know-how-cognitive-reserve-protects-against-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Why does mental effort lead to a more resilient brain that can withstand dementia and decline? We are now discovering the mechanisms behind this cognitive reserve, opening up new ways to boost it mg26034610-800-we-may-finally-know-how-cognitive-reserve-protects-against-alzheimers|2397664 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2400841-the-cannabis-of-the-future-might-not-come-from-plants/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:00:34 +0000 We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make new therapeutic compounds with a lower environmental cost 2400841-the-cannabis-of-the-future-might-not-come-from-plants|2400841 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Conventional measures like blood pressure and body mass index only tell you so much. Testing your microbiome and metabolites, or even discovering your “immune grade”, can offer a clearer picture of your health mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up|2400129 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034632-500-with-privacy-concerns-rising-can-we-teach-ai-chatbots-to-forget/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 The way AI systems work means that we can’t easily delete what they have learned. Now, researchers are seeking ways to remove sensitive information without having to retrain them from scratch mg26034632-500-with-privacy-concerns-rising-can-we-teach-ai-chatbots-to-forget|2400372 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034631-300-how-we-will-discover-the-mysterious-origins-of-life-once-and-for-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Seventy years ago, three discoveries propelled our understanding of how life on Earth began. But has the biggest clue to life's origins been staring biologists in the face all along? mg26034631-300-how-we-will-discover-the-mysterious-origins-of-life-once-and-for-all|2400130 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934500-200-which-dietary-supplements-actually-work-and-which-should-you-take/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0100 From vitamin D to turmeric extracts and probiotics, nutritional supplements are a booming industry. But what is the evidence behind the claimed benefits? mg25934500-200-which-dietary-supplements-actually-work-and-which-should-you-take|2385183 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses|2371467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934511-100-how-working-out-your-ageotype-could-help-you-live-healthier-for-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Your body is ageing down one of four - or more - possible pathways. Figuring out your "ageotype" could help you zero in on the things you can do to stay healthier for longer mg25934511-100-how-working-out-your-ageotype-could-help-you-live-healthier-for-longer|2386358 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034621-500-is-space-time-quantum-six-ways-to-unpick-the-fabric-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 One of the biggest questions in physics asks whether space-time is classical or quantum in nature. From slow neutrinos to quantum foam, these experiments are hoping to finally answer it mg26034621-500-is-space-time-quantum-six-ways-to-unpick-the-fabric-of-the-universe|2399123 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398937-your-ultimate-guide-to-ultra-processed-food-how-bad-is-it-really/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:04:00 +0100 Highly processed foods, from pizza to bread, are said to be seriously bad for your health. Here is a digestible guide to what the evidence says, to help you make sense of the conflicting claims 2398937-your-ultimate-guide-to-ultra-processed-food-how-bad-is-it-really|2398937 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034621-600-how-countries-can-go-fossil-fuel-free-with-wind-and-solar-superpowers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 South Australia is a renewable energy champion and now plans a truly fossil fuel-free grid. How did it make such a remarkable turnaround, and can the rest of the world follow suit? mg26034621-600-how-countries-can-go-fossil-fuel-free-with-wind-and-solar-superpowers|2399124 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395303-how-the-microbiome-changes-our-idea-of-what-it-means-to-be-human/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 The microbes living on and in you can change your mood, your mind and your health - challenging our ideas about human nature 2395303-how-the-microbiome-changes-our-idea-of-what-it-means-to-be-human|2395303 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399292-the-physicist-trying-to-create-space-time-from-scratch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Monika Schleier-Smith is testing the idea that space-time emerges, like a hologram, from quantum interactions by attempting to make it in the lab 2399292-the-physicist-trying-to-create-space-time-from-scratch|2399292 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:55:00 +0100 Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now it is in clinical trials as a powerful new tool for treating all sorts of medical conditions mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer|2377905 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034611-000-seven-wonders-of-the-milky-way-an-astronomers-guide-to-the-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Join us on an exhilarating tour of the Milky Way’s most spectacular sights – from a monstrous black hole and a river of dark matter to a diamond planet, primordial stars and a cosmic hall of mirrors mg26034611-000-seven-wonders-of-the-milky-way-an-astronomers-guide-to-the-galaxy|2397666 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732913-000-how-changing-the-way-you-sit-could-add-years-to-your-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0100 Our bodies evolved to take rest breaks, but sitting on chairs and couches can cause long-term damage. Here’s how to change the way you sit and boost your health mg24732913-000-how-changing-the-way-you-sit-could-add-years-to-your-life|2248881 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-100-the-trees-in-our-cities-are-dying-a-sick-microbiome-may-be-to-blame/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0100 Efforts to expand urban green spaces are undermined by street trees dying prematurely. Restoring their root microbiomes could help them live longer mg26034610-100-the-trees-in-our-cities-are-dying-a-sick-microbiome-may-be-to-blame|2397476 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-700-the-quantum-experiment-that-could-help-find-evidence-of-the-multiverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Scars of collisions with other universes could show up in radiation from the big bang. A new experiment aims to mimic these collisions and help us look for them mg26034600-700-the-quantum-experiment-that-could-help-find-evidence-of-the-multiverse|2396600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-100-microgreens-the-surprising-truth-about-this-trendy-new-superfood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Microgreens are an increasingly popular hobby, and have gained a reputation as the superheroes of the nutrition world - are they actually good for you? mg26034600-100-microgreens-the-surprising-truth-about-this-trendy-new-superfood|2396186 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 North America will see an annular solar eclipse on 14 October and a total eclipse in April 2024. Scientists are preparing to use these spectacles to study our star's mysterious corona mg25934591-400-why-the-next-solar-eclipses-are-a-unique-chance-to-understand-the-sun|2395283 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-200-the-desire-for-legacy-is-a-mental-glitch-but-we-can-use-it-for-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The strange drive to be remembered after death may result from a cognitive glitch, but it could help solve big problems from climate change to inequality mg26034600-200-the-desire-for-legacy-is-a-mental-glitch-but-we-can-use-it-for-good|2396187 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395305-the-best-way-to-care-for-your-microbiome-to-keep-it-healthy-as-you-age/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 From diet, to stress, sleep and your social life, there are plenty of ways to keep the microbiome working and boost health at any age 2395305-the-best-way-to-care-for-your-microbiome-to-keep-it-healthy-as-you-age|2395305 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-600-the-food-and-drink-that-really-can-boost-your-immune-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 Whether it is immune-boosting smoothies or bacteria-laden yogurts, there is a whole world of products that claim to improve your immune system – but these are the ones that actually work mg25734243-600-the-food-and-drink-that-really-can-boost-your-immune-system|2357140 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 New blood tests can reveal whether your immune system is fighting fit by looking at the balance of different immune cells, but there may be a simpler way of gauging your immune health mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong|2357135 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395375-how-does-the-microbiome-affect-diseases-like-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 The microbiome has been linked to diseases including Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome and more - which could lead to new treatments   2395375-how-does-the-microbiome-affect-diseases-like-chronic-fatigue-syndrome|2395375 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395371-where-does-your-gut-microbiome-really-come-from-and-does-it-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 We are told our gut microbiomes are set from birth with babies born by C-section missing out, but factors later in life seem to be just as important   2395371-where-does-your-gut-microbiome-really-come-from-and-does-it-matter|2395371 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395352-can-probiotics-and-supplements-really-improve-your-gut-microbiome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 From probiotics to faecal transplants, here's what you need to know about products and remedies that promise to restore the health of your gut microbes 2395352-can-probiotics-and-supplements-really-improve-your-gut-microbiome|2395352 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2395382-how-your-microbiome-is-shaped-by-your-friends-family-lovers-and-pets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0100 We used to think the microbiome was mainly formed when we were babies but who you choose to live with later in life will shape the inhabitants of your gut 2395382-how-your-microbiome-is-shaped-by-your-friends-family-lovers-and-pets|2395382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-500-how-mrna-is-transforming-the-way-we-treat-illnesses-from-flu-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0100 The mRNA technique used in covid-19 vaccines recruits our bodies to make their own medicines. That could revolutionise treatments for all manner of conditions – and make personalised therapies cheaper and easier mg25133562-500-how-mrna-is-transforming-the-way-we-treat-illnesses-from-flu-to-cancer|2293394 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-100-how-to-reach-net-zero-five-times-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:10:00 +0100 Outdated economic theories and a poor grasp of worst-case scenarios are behind our failure to curb carbon emissions, says climate policy expert Simon Sharpe – but it’s not too late to change tack mg25934580-100-how-to-reach-net-zero-five-times-faster|2393614 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-900-free-will-can-neuroscience-reveal-if-your-choices-are-yours-to-make/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Philosophers have wrestled with the question of whether we are truly free to decide on our actions for centuries. Now, insights from genetics, neuroscience and evolutionary biology are shedding fresh light on the issue mg25934580-900-free-will-can-neuroscience-reveal-if-your-choices-are-yours-to-make|2394168 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments|2393615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394424-how-we-get-high-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-endocannabinoid-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:00:42 +0100 The endocannabinoid system that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health. Now we’re finally starting to understand why – and what that means for devising new treatments 2394424-how-we-get-high-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-endocannabinoid-system|2394424 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934570-800-dark-stars-have-we-finally-found-a-weird-sun-powered-by-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomers say they have spotted evidence of stars fuelled by the annihilation of dark matter particles. If true, it could solve the cosmic mystery of how supermassive black holes appeared so early mg25934570-800-dark-stars-have-we-finally-found-a-weird-sun-powered-by-dark-matter|2392545 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934570-900-how-scientists-are-cracking-historical-codes-to-reveal-lost-secrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Deciphering encrypted messages from centuries past is a painstaking process. But linguists and computer scientists are starting to automate it, with some sensational results mg25934570-900-how-scientists-are-cracking-historical-codes-to-reveal-lost-secrets|2392546 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934573-900-why-being-more-open-about-mental-health-could-be-making-us-feel-worse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The language of the therapy room is creeping into everyday life. Psychologist Lucy Foulkes says therapy speak and overpsychologising could do more harm than good mg25934573-900-why-being-more-open-about-mental-health-could-be-making-us-feel-worse|2392765 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934563-200-disinformation-wars-the-fight-against-fake-news-in-the-age-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Researchers and governments are finally battling back against the deluge of false information online, just as artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the problem mg25934563-200-disinformation-wars-the-fight-against-fake-news-in-the-age-of-ai|2391596 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934563-100-is-cbd-a-wonder-drug-or-waste-of-money-heres-what-the-evidence-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Claims about the health benefits of cannabidiol have outpaced credible research, but CBD does show some real promise mg25934563-100-is-cbd-a-wonder-drug-or-waste-of-money-heres-what-the-evidence-says|2391595 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934560-100-can-massive-solar-power-expansion-regenerate-the-uss-iconic-prairies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Renewable energy development is transforming the US countryside. It could be a chance to restore the iconic prairies if rural opposition can be overcome mg25934560-100-can-massive-solar-power-expansion-regenerate-the-uss-iconic-prairies|2391195 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2367423-the-quantum-world-a-concise-guide-to-the-particles-that-make-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Get to grips with the deepest layer of reality we know of with our inventory of the subatomic realm, from known particles like quarks and the Higgs boson to hypotheticals including the fifth force and strings in 11 dimensions 2367423-the-quantum-world-a-concise-guide-to-the-particles-that-make-reality|2367423 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734220-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-depression-are-bringing-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression, we are starting to understand some of its mysteries and develop better treatments mg25734220-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-depression-are-bringing-new-treatments|2354675 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634130-100-roger-penrose-consciousness-must-be-beyond-computable-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:41:00 +0000 The mathematician shares his latest theories on quantum consciousness, the structure of the universe and how to communicate with civilisations from other cosmological aeons mg25634130-100-roger-penrose-consciousness-must-be-beyond-computable-physics|2346668 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933160-800-low-carb-diets-an-easy-way-to-lose-weight-or-recipe-for-heart-attack/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 More people are cutting carbs and filling up on fat and protein to lose weight or get healthier – despite warnings about this boosting cholesterol. 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