Ā鶹“«Ć½ - News / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2529635-frozen-squirrel-scat-preserves-ancient-dna-from-hundreds-of-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:33 +0100 A complex ecosystem of woolly mammoths, bison, horses and big cats has been elucidated by studying the faeces of small rodents that probably ate the bigger animals 2529635-frozen-squirrel-scat-preserves-ancient-dna-from-hundreds-of-species|2529635 /article/2529627-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact-site-stayed-hot-for-millions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:01:59 +0100 Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the collision created a vast underground ecosystem filled with hot water that sheltered microbial life 2529627-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact-site-stayed-hot-for-millions-of-years|2529627 /article/2529403-unpicking-endometriosis-reveals-how-it-affects-more-than-the-pelvis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:22 +0100 Endometriosis is usually thought of as a gynaecological condition, but a huge study shows it has links with cholesterol levels, inflammation and an altered microbiome 2529403-unpicking-endometriosis-reveals-how-it-affects-more-than-the-pelvis|2529403 /article/2529590-wildlife-thrives-in-solar-farm-built-on-restored-peatland/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:11 +0100 A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted peatland in Germany, suggesting that combining energy generation with habitat restoration could benefit biodiversity, the climate and the economy 2529590-wildlife-thrives-in-solar-farm-built-on-restored-peatland|2529590 /article/2529562-can-apple-and-google-stop-children-from-sharing-explicit-images/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:02:52 +0100 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned tech firms, including Apple and Google, that they must voluntarily implement tools to stop children sharing explicit images, but experts warn this is easier said than done 2529562-can-apple-and-google-stop-children-from-sharing-explicit-images|2529562 /article/2529526-half-the-worlds-reservoirs-could-be-clogged-up-with-dirt-by-2060/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:05:57 +0100 Each decade the world is losing over 7 per cent of its freshwater storage capacity to sediment build-up, according to an analysis of over half a million reservoirs 2529526-half-the-worlds-reservoirs-could-be-clogged-up-with-dirt-by-2060|2529526 /article/2529507-you-could-get-some-of-the-benefits-of-sleep-without-having-to-nod-off/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:38:02 +0100 Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to test the approach on people 2529507-you-could-get-some-of-the-benefits-of-sleep-without-having-to-nod-off|2529507 /article/2529355-are-we-getting-to-the-point-where-its-safe-to-gene-edit-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:11:08 +0100 A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of CRISPR to gene-edit human embryos, but a major issue remains unsolved 2529355-are-we-getting-to-the-point-where-its-safe-to-gene-edit-babies|2529355 /article/2529420-cuts-to-us-ocean-programme-will-hinder-monitoring-of-el-nino-and-amoc/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:16:15 +0100 Scientists warn that the Trump administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean-sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic 2529420-cuts-to-us-ocean-programme-will-hinder-monitoring-of-el-nino-and-amoc|2529420 /article/2529279-a-chromosome-from-a-frozen-rat-has-been-resurrected-inside-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:52:40 +0100 Mice that contain cells with an added rat chromosome have been created by scientists. The next step is to try this with frozen elephant tissue – and if that works, the team will try it with frozen mammoths 2529279-a-chromosome-from-a-frozen-rat-has-been-resurrected-inside-mice|2529279 /article/2529078-mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-suggests-the-amoc-is-weakening/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:15 +0100 A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm water "conveyor belt" in the Atlantic is slowing down 2529078-mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-suggests-the-amoc-is-weakening|2529078 /article/2527761-flood-of-ai-garbage-is-pushing-open-source-developers-to-the-limit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:21:45 +0100 The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn out and quit 2527761-flood-of-ai-garbage-is-pushing-open-source-developers-to-the-limit|2527761 /article/2529220-becoming-a-parent-may-make-you-love-your-partner-less/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:21 +0100 Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable 2529220-becoming-a-parent-may-make-you-love-your-partner-less|2529220 /article/2529026-the-looming-el-nino-could-be-bad-but-much-worse-is-to-come/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:37 +0100 Global warming will amplify the impacts of El NiƱo events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching 2529026-the-looming-el-nino-could-be-bad-but-much-worse-is-to-come|2529026 /article/2529005-stonehenges-altar-stone-probably-wasnt-transported-by-a-glacier/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:04 +0100 A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge southwards from north-east Scotland, but this scenario appears unlikely 2529005-stonehenges-altar-stone-probably-wasnt-transported-by-a-glacier|2529005 /article/2528962-earth-has-a-mysterious-triple-symmetry-that-may-influence-its-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:31 +0100 A circle running along the 27Ā° east and 153Ā° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity ā€“ and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes 2528962-earth-has-a-mysterious-triple-symmetry-that-may-influence-its-climate|2528962 /article/2529017-ditch-the-niceties-in-ai-prompts-to-save-energy-use-say-researchers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:16 +0100 A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts more concise 2529017-ditch-the-niceties-in-ai-prompts-to-save-energy-use-say-researchers|2529017 /article/2528922-atom-based-quantum-computers-are-catching-up-in-the-race-to-usefulness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0100 A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long computations, an important prerequisite for becoming truly useful 2528922-atom-based-quantum-computers-are-catching-up-in-the-race-to-usefulness|2528922 /article/2528945-keto-diet-shows-real-promise-for-anorexia-recovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:20 +0100 Restricting carbohydrates may sound like an unlikely approach to treating anorexia, but following a ketogenic diet was linked to recovery in nearly 75 per cent of people with the eating disorder in a small trial 2528945-keto-diet-shows-real-promise-for-anorexia-recovery|2528945 /article/2528789-otzis-frozen-remains-may-harbour-metabolically-active-microbes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:01 +0100 Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that lived in his gut when he was alive, as well as cold-tolerant fungi that colonised his body after death 2528789-otzis-frozen-remains-may-harbour-metabolically-active-microbes|2528789 /article/2528586-hidden-store-of-manganese-may-have-helped-earth-get-its-oxygen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:23 +0100 Computer simulations have uncovered a new manganese compound that could exist deep in Earthā€™s mantle and may be connected to the process that gave our atmosphere oxygen 2528586-hidden-store-of-manganese-may-have-helped-earth-get-its-oxygen|2528586 /article/2528738-transformative-pancreatic-cancer-drug-doubles-survival-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:11:12 +0100 People with advanced pancreatic cancer taking an experimental daily pill lived nearly twice as long as those receiving chemotherapy infusions 2528738-transformative-pancreatic-cancer-drug-doubles-survival-time|2528738 /article/2528529-how-human-error-became-a-weapon-against-large-language-models/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:31 +0100 Alan Turing proposed a test for machine intelligence: could a computer convince a human it was human? We have begun conducting the same test on ourselves, writes Max Moser 2528529-how-human-error-became-a-weapon-against-large-language-models|2528529 /article/2528511-huge-study-of-alzheimers-genetics-identifies-new-drug-targets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:24 +0100 Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimerā€™s, along with changes in activity in crucial cells that disappear as dementia progresses 2528511-huge-study-of-alzheimers-genetics-identifies-new-drug-targets|2528511 /article/2528409-geoengineering-can-thicken-arctic-sea-ice-but-for-how-long/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:38 +0100 Two companies are aiming to preserve Arctic ice by pumping water onto the sheet and letting it freeze, but only one of the trials found that this delayed melting in the summer 2528409-geoengineering-can-thicken-arctic-sea-ice-but-for-how-long|2528409 /article/2528235-pancreatic-cancer-halted-by-virus-injection-in-three-patients/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:56 +0100 A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in an initial safety trial, raising hopes that it may help to beat the deadly condition 2528235-pancreatic-cancer-halted-by-virus-injection-in-three-patients|2528235 /article/2528339-photons-behave-very-strangely-if-you-try-to-cut-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:26 +0100 Particles of light cannot be divided into smaller particles, but if you try to snip off the end of one, instead of shortening it multiplies 2528339-photons-behave-very-strangely-if-you-try-to-cut-them|2528339 /article/2528327-glaciers-in-the-roof-of-the-world-have-suddenly-started-melting/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:19 +0100 Until recently, the Pamir mountains in central Asia have bucked the global melting trend, but in 2025, the regionā€™s glaciers experienced a massive loss of ice due to extreme heat 2528327-glaciers-in-the-roof-of-the-world-have-suddenly-started-melting|2528327 /article/2528468-aim-high-but-dont-shoot-for-the-moon-mathematicians-advise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 16:20:15 +0100 According to a mathematical model of how people weigh up different outcomes, the optimal strategy is to be ambitious, but not overly so 2528468-aim-high-but-dont-shoot-for-the-moon-mathematicians-advise|2528468 /article/2528415-horror-video-game-gets-its-creepiness-from-a-quantum-computer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:58 +0100 Quantum Backrooms is a horror game in which the player explores eerie rooms. The twist is that the rooms have been generated by a quantum computer 2528415-horror-video-game-gets-its-creepiness-from-a-quantum-computer|2528415 /article/2528281-mirror-life-scientists-clash-over-threat-of-lab-engineered-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:40 +0100 Bacteria created using mirror images of natural biomolecules would pose a grave threat to life on Earth, some researchers warn, but a new study suggests they would struggle to survive in the wild 2528281-mirror-life-scientists-clash-over-threat-of-lab-engineered-bacteria|2528281 /article/2528336-were-becoming-more-individualistic-and-its-affecting-our-love-lives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:48 +0100 We're increasingly prioritising our own needs over those of the wider community, which may be causing us to love our partners less intensely 2528336-were-becoming-more-individualistic-and-its-affecting-our-love-lives|2528336 /article/2528290-mathematical-ai-helps-researchers-crack-50-year-old-problem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:57 +0100 After an AI from OpenAI found a trick to solve an 80-year-old conjecture from Paul Erdős, mathematicians have borrowed the same technique to solve another important problem 2528290-mathematical-ai-helps-researchers-crack-50-year-old-problem|2528290 /article/2527807-first-quantum-grandfather-clock-could-probe-where-gravity-comes-from/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:31 +0100 Researchers have designed a quantum version of a pendulum clock. It could shed light on timekeeping in the quantum realm 2527807-first-quantum-grandfather-clock-could-probe-where-gravity-comes-from|2527807 /article/2528160-start-ups-are-racing-to-revolutionise-mathematics-with-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:09 +0100 AI start-ups with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding are hiring mathematicians and building AI systems that they hope will not only solve mathematics, but also build more intelligent AI 2528160-start-ups-are-racing-to-revolutionise-mathematics-with-ai|2528160 /article/2528140-3d-printed-lymph-nodes-could-widen-access-to-car-t-cell-therapy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:29 +0100 The cost of CAR T-cell therapy means that the highly effective cancer treatment is unavailable in many parts of the world. But a new way of making these cells could dramatically drive down the cost 2528140-3d-printed-lymph-nodes-could-widen-access-to-car-t-cell-therapy|2528140 /article/2528091-millions-of-planets-might-form-around-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:41 +0100 Massive amounts of dust swirl around active nuclei at the centres of galaxies, and these discs could give rise to vast numbers of rocky planets, some even the size of stars 2528091-millions-of-planets-might-form-around-supermassive-black-holes|2528091 /article/2527775-wealthy-people-with-environmental-ideals-are-the-biggest-emitters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:47 +0100 Among people of high socioeconomic status, love for nature corresponds with a bigger environmental footprint ā€“ and there's an obvious reason why 2527775-wealthy-people-with-environmental-ideals-are-the-biggest-emitters|2527775 /article/2528075-nasa-plans-a-base-on-the-moon-spanning-hundreds-of-square-kilometres/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 14:05:27 +0100 Three missions slated to launch this year will begin to search the lunar surface for a suitable base location 2528075-nasa-plans-a-base-on-the-moon-spanning-hundreds-of-square-kilometres|2528075 /article/2527765-we-may-finally-know-why-gold-stays-so-shiny/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:43 +0100 Gold is chemically inert and so doesn't tarnish, but exactly why had been a mystery 2527765-we-may-finally-know-why-gold-stays-so-shiny|2527765 /article/2527673-space-storms-could-switch-train-signals-and-cause-serious-accidents/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:52 +0100 Critical safety equipment in many train systems is vulnerable to disruption by space weather, which could lead to fatal accidents 2527673-space-storms-could-switch-train-signals-and-cause-serious-accidents|2527673 /article/2527886-earliest-use-of-anaesthetics-uncovered-in-chinese-doctors-tomb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 May 2026 12:24:28 +0100 Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant chemical, to alleviate pain during surgical procedures 2527886-earliest-use-of-anaesthetics-uncovered-in-chinese-doctors-tomb|2527886 /article/2527583-attack-on-irans-oil-released-as-much-pollution-as-a-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:08 +0100 Airstrikes on Tehran earlier this year emitted a plume containing almost 30,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide that reached Asian countries 2527583-attack-on-irans-oil-released-as-much-pollution-as-a-volcano|2527583 /article/2527768-mars-astronauts-may-do-laundry-by-blasting-clothes-with-a-plasma-beam/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:14 +0100 There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one: a bright purple jet of microbe-killing plasma 2527768-mars-astronauts-may-do-laundry-by-blasting-clothes-with-a-plasma-beam|2527768 /article/2527495-epic-dreaming-is-leaving-people-exhausted-and-distressed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:38 +0100 Some people experience vivid, incessant dreams that leave them feeling exhausted the next day, with researchers calling for this "epic dreaming" to be classed as a sleep disorder 2527495-epic-dreaming-is-leaving-people-exhausted-and-distressed|2527495 /article/2526378-womens-better-memories-may-delay-alzheimers-diagnosis-by-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:38 +0100 Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimerā€™s disease, making it harder to diagnose and preventing early treatment 2526378-womens-better-memories-may-delay-alzheimers-diagnosis-by-years|2526378 /article/2527597-mercury-may-have-gained-all-of-its-unexpected-water-in-a-single-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:04 +0100 Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the events that formed them over just one Mercurian day 2527597-mercury-may-have-gained-all-of-its-unexpected-water-in-a-single-day|2527597 /article/2527731-experimental-mrna-vaccine-may-protect-against-multiple-ebola-viruses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:37 +0100 Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis 2527731-experimental-mrna-vaccine-may-protect-against-multiple-ebola-viruses|2527731 /article/2527564-mathematicians-stunned-by-ais-biggest-breakthrough-in-mathematics-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 May 2026 17:13:12 +0100 Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erdős, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics 2527564-mathematicians-stunned-by-ais-biggest-breakthrough-in-mathematics-yet|2527564 /article/2527614-political-anger-affects-the-body-differently-to-other-forms-of-anger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:13 +0100 We all feel emotions like anger and disgust from time to time, but they seem to cause stronger bodily sensations when they're politically induced 2527614-political-anger-affects-the-body-differently-to-other-forms-of-anger|2527614 /article/2527469-australia-is-battling-its-largest-diphtheria-outbreak-in-living-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:25 +0100 Vaccine misinformation, nurse and doctor shortages and crowded living arrangements may be behind soaring rates of diphtheria in remote Indigenous communities in Australia 2527469-australia-is-battling-its-largest-diphtheria-outbreak-in-living-memory|2527469 /article/2527312-womens-body-temperature-rises-from-age-18-to-42-but-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:46 +0100 Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health 2527312-womens-body-temperature-rises-from-age-18-to-42-but-we-dont-know-why|2527312 /article/2527336-putting-co2-into-rocks-and-getting-hydrogen-out-is-climate-double-win/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:32 +0100 Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen 2527336-putting-co2-into-rocks-and-getting-hydrogen-out-is-climate-double-win|2527336 /article/2527282-we-may-finally-know-why-dinosaurs-like-t-rex-evolved-tiny-arms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 May 2026 01:01:19 +0100 Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful 2527282-we-may-finally-know-why-dinosaurs-like-t-rex-evolved-tiny-arms|2527282 /article/2527155-solar-farm-on-the-ocean-outperforms-land-based-solar-in-taiwan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 17:00:37 +0100 A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore 2527155-solar-farm-on-the-ocean-outperforms-land-based-solar-in-taiwan|2527155 /article/2526648-wind-assisted-cargo-ships-could-more-than-halve-shipping-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:13 +0100 If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated 2526648-wind-assisted-cargo-ships-could-more-than-halve-shipping-emissions|2526648 /article/2527152-colossal-claims-an-artificial-eggshell-will-help-it-bring-back-the-moa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 13:09:59 +0100 Colossal Biosciences, the company that says it resurrected the dire wolf, now says it has developed artificial eggshells so it can replicate the huge eggs of the moa. Independent experts say this isn't nearly enough to bring back these giant birds 2527152-colossal-claims-an-artificial-eggshell-will-help-it-bring-back-the-moa|2527152 /article/2526616-odd-butterfly-molecule-could-lead-to-new-parts-of-the-quantum-realm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:39 +0100 An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm 2526616-odd-butterfly-molecule-could-lead-to-new-parts-of-the-quantum-realm|2526616 /article/2527089-mystery-of-the-ancient-giant-stone-jars-of-laos-may-have-been-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 01:01:23 +0100 In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used 2527089-mystery-of-the-ancient-giant-stone-jars-of-laos-may-have-been-solved|2527089 /article/2526918-flotation-tanks-deployed-to-combat-ptsd-after-devastating-wildfires/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:00 +0100 Maui in Hawaii experienced some of the worst wildfires in US history in 2023. Amid concerns of a PTSD epidemic, flotation tanks are being deployed to the island to help restore people's mental health 2526918-flotation-tanks-deployed-to-combat-ptsd-after-devastating-wildfires|2526918 /article/2526751-what-is-love-even-a-meeting-on-the-subject-cant-find-the-answer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 17:00:19 +0100 Scientists recently gathered for a conference called Love, Actually and in Theory, but didn't settle on a definition of the topic at hand 2526751-what-is-love-even-a-meeting-on-the-subject-cant-find-the-answer|2526751 /article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:26 +0100 The floating ice shelf of worldā€™s widest glacier ā€“ Thwaites glacier in Antarctica ā€“ is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise 2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away|2526826 /article/2527072-the-ebola-emergency-shines-a-light-on-the-urgent-need-for-new-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 14:11:15 +0100 A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the acceleration of vaccine candidates against such infections 2527072-the-ebola-emergency-shines-a-light-on-the-urgent-need-for-new-vaccines|2527072 /article/2526726-your-body-clock-has-seasonal-rhythms-and-it-matters-for-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:51 +0100 We think of our body clock ticking over on a 24-hour cycle, but evidence is growing that it has seasonal rhythms, which could affect our response to vaccines 2526726-your-body-clock-has-seasonal-rhythms-and-it-matters-for-vaccines|2526726 /article/2526663-himalayan-wolf-dog-hybrids-emerge-as-a-threat-to-wolves-and-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:50 +0100 In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores 2526663-himalayan-wolf-dog-hybrids-emerge-as-a-threat-to-wolves-and-people|2526663 /article/2526197-first-test-of-co2-removal-with-green-sand-finds-no-harm-to-marine-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 16:41:05 +0100 Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms 2526197-first-test-of-co2-removal-with-green-sand-finds-no-harm-to-marine-life|2526197 /article/2526402-spacex-is-about-to-launch-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-in-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:23 +0100 A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028 2526402-spacex-is-about-to-launch-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-in-history|2526402 /article/2526785-cleaning-up-air-pollution-could-weaken-vital-amoc-ocean-current/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 15:40:36 +0100 Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further 2526785-cleaning-up-air-pollution-could-weaken-vital-amoc-ocean-current|2526785 /article/2526673-car-t-cell-therapy-bolstered-by-stiffening-up-cancer-cells-first/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:45 +0100 CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective 2526673-car-t-cell-therapy-bolstered-by-stiffening-up-cancer-cells-first|2526673 /article/2526201-vocal-fry-is-more-common-in-men-actually-find-scientists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 16:40:59 +0100 The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women ā€“ and some find irritating ā€“ is actually more common in men 2526201-vocal-fry-is-more-common-in-men-actually-find-scientists|2526201 /article/2526532-will-burying-dead-trees-after-a-wildfire-keep-their-carbon-locked-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:52 +0100 Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries 2526532-will-burying-dead-trees-after-a-wildfire-keep-their-carbon-locked-up|2526532 /article/2526626-rebooting-stem-cells-builds-aged-muscles-and-assists-injury-recovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:21 +0100 Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, donā€™t work as well as we get older, but giving them an artificial boost could rejuvenate them 2526626-rebooting-stem-cells-builds-aged-muscles-and-assists-injury-recovery|2526626 /article/2526620-melting-of-greenland-ice-sheet-could-release-methane-fire-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:24 +0100 Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum ā€“ and scientists warn it could happen again 2526620-melting-of-greenland-ice-sheet-could-release-methane-fire-ice|2526620 /article/2526440-neanderthals-treated-a-dental-cavity-by-drilling-into-the-tooth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:51 +0100 A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago 2526440-neanderthals-treated-a-dental-cavity-by-drilling-into-the-tooth|2526440 /article/2526362-arctic-fires-are-releasing-carbon-stored-for-thousands-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:20 +0100 A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over millennia, meaning higher CO2 emissions than assumed 2526362-arctic-fires-are-releasing-carbon-stored-for-thousands-of-years|2526362 /article/2526328-asteroid-set-to-fly-very-close-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 17:08:59 +0100 Asteroid 2026JH2 has enough mass to wipe out a city and will zoom past Earth next week 2526328-asteroid-set-to-fly-very-close-to-earth|2526328 /article/2526391-ancient-teeth-hint-at-links-between-denisovans-and-homo-erectus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:26 +0100 Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their relationships with other hominins 2526391-ancient-teeth-hint-at-links-between-denisovans-and-homo-erectus|2526391 /article/2525693-natural-sunscreen-found-in-fish-eggs-can-be-made-by-e-coli-factories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:04 +0100 Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could be developed as an alternative to existing sunscreen products that can harm marine life 2525693-natural-sunscreen-found-in-fish-eggs-can-be-made-by-e-coli-factories|2525693 /article/2526397-new-rules-confirm-public-has-a-right-to-see-how-uk-government-uses-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:25 +0100 Government departments and other public bodies in the UK must consider requests to release information about AI-produced content, regulators have confirmed. The move follows a successful request by Ā鶹“«Ć½ for the release of a minister's ChatGPT logs 2526397-new-rules-confirm-public-has-a-right-to-see-how-uk-government-uses-ai|2526397 /article/2525921-carbon-credits-are-flawed-but-they-can-still-help-save-forests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:42 +0100 Carbon credits bought by companies to offset their emissions really have reduced deforestation, but not by as much as credit developers claim, according to a rigorous analysis 2525921-carbon-credits-are-flawed-but-they-can-still-help-save-forests|2525921 /article/2526136-a-new-tectonic-plate-boundary-could-be-forming-in-southern-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:17 +0100 Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the Earthā€™s mantle, a sign of a rupture in the tectonic plates and the possible beginning of a new continental boundary 2526136-a-new-tectonic-plate-boundary-could-be-forming-in-southern-africa|2526136 /article/2526029-can-floating-data-centres-meet-ais-huge-energy-demand/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:13 +0100 A US start-up is putting autonomous data centres in the ocean, powered by wave energy, but experts warn that the harsh environment could make maintenance challenging 2526029-can-floating-data-centres-meet-ais-huge-energy-demand|2526029 /article/2525923-huge-study-of-ancient-british-dna-reveals-only-minor-roman-influence/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:50 +0100 Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the islandā€™s ancestry 2525923-huge-study-of-ancient-british-dna-reveals-only-minor-roman-influence|2525923 /article/2525802-tiny-metajets-could-use-light-to-steer-sails-for-interstellar-travel/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:11 +0100 Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system 2525802-tiny-metajets-could-use-light-to-steer-sails-for-interstellar-travel|2525802 /article/2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 15:08:55 +0100 Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to an increase in the rate of global warming 2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise|2525773 /article/2525888-a-vast-dam-across-the-bering-strait-could-stop-the-amoc-collapsing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:42 +0100 If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic intervention ā€“ building a 130-kilometre-wide dam between the US and Russia 2525888-a-vast-dam-across-the-bering-strait-could-stop-the-amoc-collapsing|2525888 /article/2525539-neanderthal-kneeprint-found-next-to-mysterious-stalagmite-circle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 11:11:57 +0100 An impression made in clay around 175,000 years ago could be a kneeprint left by one of the builders of a strange stalagmite circle found deep inside Bruniquel cave in south-west France 2525539-neanderthal-kneeprint-found-next-to-mysterious-stalagmite-circle|2525539 /article/2525984-us-government-releases-huge-batch-of-ufo-files/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 19:33:13 +0100 The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have been declassified, in the first of many drops to come 2525984-us-government-releases-huge-batch-of-ufo-files|2525984 /article/2525806-doubling-their-genomes-may-have-helped-plants-survive-mass-extinctions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 17:00:20 +0100 Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of environmental upheaval 2525806-doubling-their-genomes-may-have-helped-plants-survive-mass-extinctions|2525806 /article/2525884-fire-is-spreading-in-the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-after-drone-crash/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 16:07:48 +0100 A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land. Dry weather, strong winds and the presence of land mines are complicating efforts to bring the blaze under control 2525884-fire-is-spreading-in-the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-after-drone-crash|2525884 /article/2525847-slow-breathing-can-calm-the-mind-without-any-need-for-mindfulness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:13 +0100 How important is thinking about your breath for calming yourself down? We now know that slow breathing is effective even without conscious involvement 2525847-slow-breathing-can-calm-the-mind-without-any-need-for-mindfulness|2525847 /article/2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:01 +0100 Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older 2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages|2525632 /article/2525761-hantavirus-outbreak-will-not-cause-a-covid-style-pandemic-says-who/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:22 +0100 The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius and reassure the public that the risk of widespread transmission is low 2525761-hantavirus-outbreak-will-not-cause-a-covid-style-pandemic-says-who|2525761 /article/2525685-coffees-mood-boosting-effects-arent-just-down-to-caffeine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:49 +0100 A comprehensive study exploring coffeeā€™s physiological effects finds that some of its benefits are down to polyphenols and their influence on gut bacteria 2525685-coffees-mood-boosting-effects-arent-just-down-to-caffeine|2525685 /article/2525328-where-has-the-deadly-hantavirus-come-from-and-how-does-it-spread/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 05 May 2026 14:20:10 +0100 Three passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius have died due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness transmitted by rodents 2525328-where-has-the-deadly-hantavirus-come-from-and-how-does-it-spread|2525328 /article/2525386-pressure-from-individual-particles-measured-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 07:00:42 +0100 A device made using a tiny bead floating in a beam of light can measure extremely small pressures and could help find a mysterious kind of neutrino 2525386-pressure-from-individual-particles-measured-for-the-first-time|2525386 /article/2525520-dating-over-50-is-probably-on-the-rise-but-we-know-little-about-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:36 +0100 Research into dating has until now almost exclusively focused on younger people, but weā€™re finally beginning to investigate how romance changes in later life 2525520-dating-over-50-is-probably-on-the-rise-but-we-know-little-about-it|2525520 /article/2525361-bronze-age-britons-fashioned-copper-mining-tools-out-of-old-bones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:21 +0100 An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone persisted even after the advent of metal-working 2525361-bronze-age-britons-fashioned-copper-mining-tools-out-of-old-bones|2525361 /article/2525542-deforestation-could-trigger-amazon-tipping-point-in-the-2030s/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:19 +0100 At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread rainforest dieback with as little as 1.5Ā°C of global warming 2525542-deforestation-could-trigger-amazon-tipping-point-in-the-2030s|2525542 /article/2525438-huge-landslide-in-alaska-caused-481m-high-tsunami/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:01 +0100 When the slope of a mountain above Tracy Arm fjord, in Alaska, gave way on 10 August 2025, 64 million cubic metres of rock fell into the fjord, causing a 5.4 magnitude seismic event   2525438-huge-landslide-in-alaska-caused-481m-high-tsunami|2525438