New Scientist - Home 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/2397852-7-spooky-science-stories-that-will-have-you-hiding-behind-the-couch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 25 Oct 2023 02:28:41 +0100 To unmask the hidden science of Halloween, we've made these seven premium articles free to read for a week. Enjoy... if you dare! 2397852-7-spooky-science-stories-that-will-have-you-hiding-behind-the-couch|2397852 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399252-bird-flu-has-reached-antarctica-and-could-have-a-devastating-effect/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:56:52 +0100 A lethal form of bird flu has been discovered in the Antarctic region for the first time and it could kill many seals and whales as well as millions of birds 2399252-bird-flu-has-reached-antarctica-and-could-have-a-devastating-effect|2399252 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399064-ancient-river-valleys-discovered-beneath-antarctic-ice-sheet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:00:42 +0100 A better picture of the hidden landscape beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica could help us understand how the ice will respond to climate change 2399064-ancient-river-valleys-discovered-beneath-antarctic-ice-sheet|2399064 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=home 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/2399028-what-would-it-take-to-make-the-most-inhospitable-planet-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:31:24 +0100 Most of the planets discovered in the universe so far would be incredibly hostile for life, but Dead Planets Society is intent on creating one worse than any we’ve seen before 2399028-what-would-it-take-to-make-the-most-inhospitable-planet-for-life|2399028 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399246-record-breaking-quantum-computer-has-more-than-1000-qubits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:55:48 +0100 Atom Computing has created the first quantum computer to surpass 1000 qubits, which could improve the accuracy of the machines 2399246-record-breaking-quantum-computer-has-more-than-1000-qubits|2399246 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398691-vegan-cheese-made-from-fermented-peas-could-taste-more-like-dairy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:08 +0100 When a mixture of pea protein and sunflower oil is fermented with lactic acid-producing bacteria, it develops a firm texture and produces flavour compounds found in dairy cheese 2398691-vegan-cheese-made-from-fermented-peas-could-taste-more-like-dairy|2398691 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396033-on-the-hunt-for-thousands-of-salmon-that-escaped-icelandic-fish-farm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:54 +0100 Some 3500 salmon have escaped from a fish farm pen in Iceland and now the hunt is on to catch them before they hybridise with the local wild, genetically distinct salmon in the fjords 2396033-on-the-hunt-for-thousands-of-salmon-that-escaped-icelandic-fish-farm|2396033 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396334-marijuana-as-medicine-everything-you-need-to-know/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:00:25 +0100 Support for medical cannabis has skyrocketed in recent years, but when does it actually help? Here's what the evidence says about 20 conditions, including anxiety, cancer and insomnia 2396334-marijuana-as-medicine-everything-you-need-to-know|2396334 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398896-what-are-solid-state-batteries-and-why-do-we-need-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:54:42 +0100 Batteries containing solid electrolytes have many theoretical benefits, but a technique to manufacture them cheaply has been elusive 2398896-what-are-solid-state-batteries-and-why-do-we-need-them|2398896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398865-oddly-bright-burst-may-mean-space-is-more-transparent-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:57 +0100 A gamma ray burst seen last year was so powerful that cosmologists might have to update their models of the universe 2398865-oddly-bright-burst-may-mean-space-is-more-transparent-than-we-thought|2398865 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398914-stunning-image-of-how-signals-move-through-the-heart-wins-photo-prize/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:01:10 +0100 A computer-generated image mapping the thousands of muscle cells that make up the wall of the heart won top prize at the British Heart Foundation's annual Reflections of Research science photography competition 2398914-stunning-image-of-how-signals-move-through-the-heart-wins-photo-prize|2398914 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398832-deforestation-increased-in-2022-despite-pledges-to-save-forests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:01:01 +0100 The world is going “in the wrong direction” on forests, say campaigners. But some countries have reduced deforestation rates, and actions such as trade reform could yet turn the tide 2398832-deforestation-increased-in-2022-despite-pledges-to-save-forests|2398832 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399002-how-much-does-your-immune-system-weigh-now-we-have-an-answer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:00:35 +0100 An adult human's immune system is made up of more than 1 trillion cells. In total, it weighs around 1 kilogram, depending on the size of the person 2399002-how-much-does-your-immune-system-weigh-now-we-have-an-answer|2399002 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398656-gpt-4-gave-advice-on-planning-terrorist-attacks-when-asked-in-zulu/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:30:52 +0100 OpenAI’s GPT-4 advised on committing terrorism and financial fraud when requests were translated into languages it was less familiar with, like Zulu and Scots Gaelic 2398656-gpt-4-gave-advice-on-planning-terrorist-attacks-when-asked-in-zulu|2398656 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=home 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/2398913-extensive-melting-of-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-now-looks-unavoidable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:00:37 +0100 Ocean modelling suggests coastal cities around the world need to start preparing for several metres of sea level rise over the coming centuries 2398913-extensive-melting-of-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-now-looks-unavoidable|2398913 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398867-the-moon-is-40-million-years-older-than-we-thought-it-was/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:36 +0100 A new look at the age of zircon crystals in a lunar rock sample brought back by NASA's Apollo 17 mission in 1972 has revealed that the moon formed at least 4.46 billion years ago 2398867-the-moon-is-40-million-years-older-than-we-thought-it-was|2398867 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398322-how-to-see-the-orionid-meteor-shower-in-october-and-november/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:12:12 +0100 The Orionids are flashes of light that appear in the sky every year when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s comet. On 21 October they will be visible from almost anywhere in the world 2398322-how-to-see-the-orionid-meteor-shower-in-october-and-november|2398322 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=home 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/2398728-two-beguiling-books-show-how-mathematics-is-revolutionising-our-lives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:00:37 +0100 Enjoy Piero Martin’s The Seven Measures of the World, stories about measurement, and explore Four Ways of Thinking by David Sumpter, as he argues that maths can improve our lives 2398728-two-beguiling-books-show-how-mathematics-is-revolutionising-our-lives|2398728 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034613-500-how-mental-effort-can-build-a-cognitive-reserve-against-brain-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Some people whose brains show hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease display none of its symptoms. Now, finally, we are getting to the bottom of this mystery and how it might aid us in forestalling dementia mg26034613-500-how-mental-effort-can-build-a-cognitive-reserve-against-brain-ageing|2398226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397442-sperm-caught-breaking-newtons-third-law-of-motion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:00:31 +0100 Some biological cells swim freely in a way that apparently breaks one of Newton’s laws of motion – but only if they have strange elastic properties 2397442-sperm-caught-breaking-newtons-third-law-of-motion|2397442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034611-100-how-to-spot-the-constellation-aquila-and-its-deep-sky-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Use the night sky pattern known as the summer triangle to help you track down Aquila, the eagle, and its collection of open star clusters, says Abigail Beall mg26034611-100-how-to-spot-the-constellation-aquila-and-its-deep-sky-objects|2397667 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=home 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/2398539-a-blast-of-radio-waves-hit-earth-after-travelling-for-8-billion-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:11 +0100 A huge burst of energy that has been travelling for more than half the age of the universe is powerful enough to microwave a bowl of popcorn twice the size of the sun 2398539-a-blast-of-radio-waves-hit-earth-after-travelling-for-8-billion-years|2398539 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398764-legalising-marijuana-hasnt-been-the-quick-fix-the-us-hoped-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 21 Oct 2023 08:00:56 +0100 More than 20 US states have now legalised recreational cannabis, but the devastating effects of prohibition have yet to be overcome, says Zachary Siegel   2398764-legalising-marijuana-hasnt-been-the-quick-fix-the-us-hoped-for|2398764 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-700-cocoon-review-one-of-the-biggest-gaming-treats-of-the-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Interesting, mind-bending puzzles abound in Cocoon – some so clever they will make you gasp. With visuals reminiscent of H. R. Giger, don't miss out on this release, says Jacob Aron mg26034610-700-cocoon-review-one-of-the-biggest-gaming-treats-of-the-year|2397663 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=home 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/2398452-mysterious-rotation-trick-makes-magnets-float-in-the-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:13:04 +0100 A few years ago, researchers discovered that a rapidly rotating magnet will cause other nearby magnets to levitate, and they have now worked out why 2398452-mysterious-rotation-trick-makes-magnets-float-in-the-air|2398452 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398713-schools-cut-covid-19-sick-days-by-20-per-cent-using-hepa-air-filters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:00:11 +0100 The eagerly awaited finding comes from the first randomised trial of putting HEPA filter machines into classrooms 2398713-schools-cut-covid-19-sick-days-by-20-per-cent-using-hepa-air-filters|2398713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398708-humans-caught-more-diseases-after-we-domesticated-animals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:40:46 +0100 Analysis of DNA from human remains up to 37,000 years old shows that more infectious diseases jumped from animals to people after the dawn of farming 2398708-humans-caught-more-diseases-after-we-domesticated-animals|2398708 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398688-uks-fastest-supercomputer-will-be-built-in-a-car-park-in-bristol/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:53:16 +0100 Isambard-AI will contain about 5000 graphics processing units, making it 10 times as powerful as the UK’s current fastest computer, but it will have a humble home in a Bristol car park 2398688-uks-fastest-supercomputer-will-be-built-in-a-car-park-in-bristol|2398688 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398218-we-forget-details-when-our-brain-picks-the-wrong-thing-to-remember/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:00:19 +0100 Scientists have identified the brain mechanisms behind why we often misremember small details, such as an object's colour or location 2398218-we-forget-details-when-our-brain-picks-the-wrong-thing-to-remember|2398218 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398428-why-birds-eyes-can-be-blue-green-pink-or-orange/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:15 +0100 Among birds, eyes come in all sorts of colours – and it seems that this helps them compete for mating opportunities and intimidate rivals 2398428-why-birds-eyes-can-be-blue-green-pink-or-orange|2398428 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-200-intricate-photo-of-rats-retina-wins-nikon-small-world-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 See the inside of a rodent’s eye like never before, alongside other commended images from the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition mg26034610-200-intricate-photo-of-rats-retina-wins-nikon-small-world-competition|2397648 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397429-do-animals-know-that-sex-leads-to-babies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:00:38 +0100 The time delay between sex and offspring makes identifying the cause and effect a little complicated. Humans have language to explain how reproduction works, but for other animals it may be far less clear 2397429-do-animals-know-that-sex-leads-to-babies|2397429 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034610-500-blood-in-the-machine-review-going-back-to-the-luddites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 An eye-opening read from Brian Merchant traces today's collective rage against big tech back to the Luddite uprising mg26034610-500-blood-in-the-machine-review-going-back-to-the-luddites|2397661 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398085-tiniest-particle-accelerator-is-so-small-it-could-fit-into-a-pen-tip/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:00:08 +0100 A particle accelerator that measures just 0.2 mm in length uses laser light to accelerate electrons to speeds of a hundred thousand kilometres per second 2398085-tiniest-particle-accelerator-is-so-small-it-could-fit-into-a-pen-tip|2398085 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398608-warm-seas-blamed-for-the-disappearance-of-10-billion-snow-crabs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:57 +0100 The population of snow crabs in the Bering Sea has crashed since 2018, probably due to starvation as a result of a marine heatwave 2398608-warm-seas-blamed-for-the-disappearance-of-10-billion-snow-crabs|2398608 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398469-emergence-of-huge-cicada-generation-in-2021-led-to-a-caterpillar-boom/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:41 +0100 The emergence of 'Brood X' periodical cicadas in the US in 2021 gave birds a new food source, leading to knock-on effects throughout forest ecosystems 2398469-emergence-of-huge-cicada-generation-in-2021-led-to-a-caterpillar-boom|2398469 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398442-ibms-brain-inspired-chip-could-be-the-fastest-at-running-ai-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:00:28 +0100 An IBM chip that mimics the brain can run AI-powered image recognition algorithms 22 times faster than any commercial chip 2398442-ibms-brain-inspired-chip-could-be-the-fastest-at-running-ai-yet|2398442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398603-climate-change-will-prompt-expansion-of-farming-in-northern-wilderness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:00:45 +0100 As the world warms, vast areas of wilderness in Russia, Canada and Alaska will become more suitable for farming, threatening the local wildlife 2398603-climate-change-will-prompt-expansion-of-farming-in-northern-wilderness|2398603 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398149-hurricanes-are-growing-stronger-much-faster-than-they-did-in-the-1970s/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:00:09 +0100 An analysis of all tropical storms in the Atlantic between 1971 and 2020 has confirmed that hurricanes are intensifying more rapidly, giving people less time to prepare 2398149-hurricanes-are-growing-stronger-much-faster-than-they-did-in-the-1970s|2398149 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397720-bird-flu-now-sweeping-the-world-evolved-in-europe-and-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:00:10 +0100 For about 25 years, bird flu viruses typically originated in Asia – but the virus that began spreading in 2021 arose in Europe and Africa 2397720-bird-flu-now-sweeping-the-world-evolved-in-europe-and-africa|2397720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397929-why-i-wont-be-buying-sea-farmed-salmon-ever-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 I knew there were problems with salmon reared in captivity at sea, but after witnessing the damage inflicted by life in an ocean pen, I will be voting with my shopping trolley, says Graham Lawton 2397929-why-i-wont-be-buying-sea-farmed-salmon-ever-again|2397929 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398168-pepper-x-the-world-has-a-new-hottest-chilli/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:16:41 +0100 Pepper X scorches the previous record holder, the Carolina Reaper, by a million Scoville heat units 2398168-pepper-x-the-world-has-a-new-hottest-chilli|2398168 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398407-hundreds-of-chatbots-could-show-us-how-to-make-social-media-less-toxic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:54:03 +0100 A newsfeed algorithm designed to counteract political polarisation could be effective, according to a test involving hundreds of AI-generated users 2398407-hundreds-of-chatbots-could-show-us-how-to-make-social-media-less-toxic|2398407 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034613-400-lets-use-ai-to-rethink-education-instead-of-panicking-about-cheating/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 If we build and use AI effectively, we can create an education system where students are assessed on the quality and depth of their knowledge, rather than the content of an exam, says Okezue Bell mg26034613-400-lets-use-ai-to-rethink-education-instead-of-panicking-about-cheating|2397892 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=home 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/mg26034610-400-her-space-her-time-review-trailblazing-women-astronomers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 A disdain for misogyny past and present shines through in Shohini Ghose's rich history of women's underappreciated contributions to astronomy and physics mg26034610-400-her-space-her-time-review-trailblazing-women-astronomers|2397660 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397528-uks-global-ai-summit-must-provide-solutions-rather-than-suggestions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:00:50 +0100 Efforts to regulate artificial intelligence are gathering steam across the world, but some key ethical and controversial issues don’t seem to be getting enough attention 2397528-uks-global-ai-summit-must-provide-solutions-rather-than-suggestions|2397528 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398369-why-free-will-doesnt-exist-according-to-robert-sapolsky/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:39:23 +0100 It's hard to let go of the idea that free will exists, but neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says that society starts to look very different once you do 2398369-why-free-will-doesnt-exist-according-to-robert-sapolsky|2398369 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397616-strange-upward-lightning-shoots-out-x-rays-as-it-rises-to-the-clouds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:00:35 +0100 Tall buildings made from electrically conductive materials can send lightning bolts up into the heavens during a thunderstorm, and they generate X-rays at the same time 2397616-strange-upward-lightning-shoots-out-x-rays-as-it-rises-to-the-clouds|2397616 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398335-is-england-doing-enough-to-stop-covid-19-spreading-in-hospitals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:00:57 +0100 New figures confirm toll of the coronavirus on hospital patients during UK’s second wave, but it’s unclear what lessons this has for today 2398335-is-england-doing-enough-to-stop-covid-19-spreading-in-hospitals|2398335 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398268-energy-guzzling-data-centres-could-work-just-as-well-with-less-cooling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:00:25 +0100 Data centres consume a huge amount of energy, but researchers have found a simple fix - let the servers run much hotter than they do currently 2398268-energy-guzzling-data-centres-could-work-just-as-well-with-less-cooling|2398268 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397495-edible-and-delicious-chinese-mitten-crabs-are-invading-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:10:46 +0100 Numbers of invasive Chinese mitten crabs are believed to be growing in the UK, causing damage to river beds and competing with native wildlife 2397495-edible-and-delicious-chinese-mitten-crabs-are-invading-the-uk|2397495 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397628-working-with-robots-can-make-humans-put-in-less-effort/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:57:19 +0100 Robots that do their job reliably can cause humans who work alongside them to be less diligent because of a phenomenon called social loafing 2397628-working-with-robots-can-make-humans-put-in-less-effort|2397628 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398051-scientists-prefer-feedback-from-chatgpt-to-judgement-by-peers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:06 +0100 Scientific research must be reviewed by other scientists before it is published, but some researchers say they find feedback from ChatGPT more useful 2398051-scientists-prefer-feedback-from-chatgpt-to-judgement-by-peers|2398051 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397894-mega-penguins-these-are-the-largest-penguins-to-have-ever-lived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:00:57 +0100 No penguin alive today can compare with some of the extinct giants that once roamed the planet, including Kumimanu fordycei, Petradyptes stonehousei and Palaeeudyptes klekowskii 2397894-mega-penguins-these-are-the-largest-penguins-to-have-ever-lived|2397894 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397914-hitting-the-snooze-button-on-your-alarm-doesnt-make-you-more-tired/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:01:31 +0100 Snoozing your alarm doesn't make you sleepier, moodier or less cognitively sharp during the day than getting up straight away 2397914-hitting-the-snooze-button-on-your-alarm-doesnt-make-you-more-tired|2397914 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398073-why-the-gaza-water-crisis-is-decades-in-the-making/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:55:40 +0100 The UN says approximately 2 million people in Gaza may soon run out of water because Israel has shut off supplies. Here's why the region is so vulnerable to water crises 2398073-why-the-gaza-water-crisis-is-decades-in-the-making|2398073 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397855-scientists-can-communicate-with-people-while-they-are-asleep/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:00:25 +0100 This is the first such communication method to be established with people who are not lucid dreamers 2397855-scientists-can-communicate-with-people-while-they-are-asleep|2397855 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397961-people-around-europe-have-eaten-seaweed-for-thousands-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:00:51 +0100 Traces of algae on teeth found at archaeological sites suggest that seaweeds may have been a staple part of European diets from the Mesolithic until the Middle Ages 2397961-people-around-europe-have-eaten-seaweed-for-thousands-of-years|2397961 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398055-tiny-generator-uses-the-motion-of-molecules-to-produce-electricity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:00:16 +0100 Generating electricity from the movements of molecules in a fluid could one day power devices like tiny medical implants or household appliances 2398055-tiny-generator-uses-the-motion-of-molecules-to-produce-electricity|2398055 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=home 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/2397248-coin-flips-dont-truly-have-a-50-50-chance-of-being-heads-or-tails/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:22:10 +0100 Researchers who flipped coins 350,757 times have confirmed that the chance of landing the coin the same way up as it started is around 51 per cent 2397248-coin-flips-dont-truly-have-a-50-50-chance-of-being-heads-or-tails|2397248 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397874-stunning-photo-of-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io-is-our-best-in-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:52:13 +0100 NASA's Juno spacecraft has swooped close to Jupiter's moon Io, capturing this amazing photo of the surface – and even better ones will come soon 2397874-stunning-photo-of-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io-is-our-best-in-decades|2397874 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398017-largest-quake-ever-seen-on-mars-points-to-surprising-seismic-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:01:00 +0100 Mars is generally thought of as being geologically dead, but a huge marsquake measured by NASA's InSight lander suggests otherwise 2398017-largest-quake-ever-seen-on-mars-points-to-surprising-seismic-activity|2398017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397804-prize-winning-photos-highlight-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:00:07 +0100 A glacier under covers, a fish in danger of losing its home and threatened African penguins feature in the best entries to the Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition 2397804-prize-winning-photos-highlight-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-nature|2397804 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397622-dung-beetles-feeding-habits-can-be-used-to-track-endangered-lemurs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:00:09 +0100 Biologists identified DNA from six species of lemurs in the guts of dung beetles collected in Madagascar, demonstrating a possible way to monitor endangered wildlife 2397622-dung-beetles-feeding-habits-can-be-used-to-track-endangered-lemurs|2397622 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397254-could-nuclear-weapons-testing-resume-as-global-tensions-rise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:49:47 +0100 Only North Korea has detonated nuclear weapons during the 21st century, but recent indications suggest Russia, the US and China are preparing to resume tests 2397254-could-nuclear-weapons-testing-resume-as-global-tensions-rise|2397254 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397220-cannabis-has-a-shocking-environmental-cost-heres-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:00:51 +0100 Growing cannabis can consume astonishingly large amounts of electricity and water, as well as damage ecosystems, but it doesn't have to be that way 2397220-cannabis-has-a-shocking-environmental-cost-heres-how-to-fix-it|2397220 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397642-it-takes-just-108-milliseconds-for-our-brains-to-spot-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:00:28 +0100 When you look at an object, it takes just 108 to 116 milliseconds for your brain to decide if it is food     2397642-it-takes-just-108-milliseconds-for-our-brains-to-spot-food|2397642 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397725-pariss-bedbug-problem-is-probably-no-worse-than-other-major-cities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:21:08 +0100 An apparent resurgence of bedbugs has incited panic in France, but there is no scientific evidence of any increase in infestation rates this year 2397725-pariss-bedbug-problem-is-probably-no-worse-than-other-major-cities|2397725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397281-high-dose-vitamin-d-may-lower-your-risk-of-going-to-hospital/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:00:58 +0100 Taking a higher-than-recommended dose of vitamin D every day may reduce the risk of being hospitalised due to any cause, according to a relatively short, small study 2397281-high-dose-vitamin-d-may-lower-your-risk-of-going-to-hospital|2397281 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034603-000-how-to-balance-energy-hungry-ai-with-the-drive-towards-decarbonisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Just as the power sector looks set to reach peak carbon emissions, the rise of AI use brings a new pressure on our energy requirements mg26034603-000-how-to-balance-energy-hungry-ai-with-the-drive-towards-decarbonisation|2397021 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396510-mathematician-warns-us-spies-may-be-weakening-next-gen-encryption/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:55:58 +0100 Quantum computers may soon be able to crack encryption methods in use today, so plans are already under way to replace them with new, secure algorithms. Now it seems the US National Security Agency may be undermining that process 2396510-mathematician-warns-us-spies-may-be-weakening-next-gen-encryption|2396510 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397261-under-18s-who-drive-independently-develop-a-better-sense-of-direction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:00:59 +0100 People who drove by themselves before they turned 18 are better at navigating than those who first drove solo at an older age 2397261-under-18s-who-drive-independently-develop-a-better-sense-of-direction|2397261 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397389-ukrainian-ai-attack-drones-may-be-killing-without-human-oversight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:17 +0100 Ukraine is using drones equipped with artificial intelligence that can identify and attack targets without any human control, in the first battlefield use of autonomous weapons or "killer robots" 2397389-ukrainian-ai-attack-drones-may-be-killing-without-human-oversight|2397389 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=home 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/mg26034601-000-can-a-single-therapy-session-nudge-us-towards-better-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 A new book says that single-session interventions can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and disordered eating. David Robson explores a new approach mg26034601-000-can-a-single-therapy-session-nudge-us-towards-better-mental-health|2396603 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=home 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=home 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/2397436-what-ancient-earth-tells-us-about-surviving-the-climate-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:00:06 +0100 Climate scientist and author Michael Mann explains why it’s not too late to prevent the worst impacts of climate change 2397436-what-ancient-earth-tells-us-about-surviving-the-climate-crisis|2397436 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-500-julia-review-a-brilliant-devastating-sequel-to-nineteen-eighty-four/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Sandra Newman's sequel to the classic dystopian novel, told from the perspective of the woman at the original's heart, is doubleplusgood – not least because it reminds us how relevant George Orwell's dark vision of the future still is, says Sally Adee mg26034600-500-julia-review-a-brilliant-devastating-sequel-to-nineteen-eighty-four|2396588 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=home 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/2394269-how-to-spot-octobers-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-across-the-americas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:00:06 +0100 An annular solar eclipse, also known as a “ring of fire” eclipse because of the way the sun and moon line up, will be visible in the US, Central America and South America on 14 October 2394269-how-to-spot-octobers-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-across-the-americas|2394269 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397583-student-uses-ai-to-decipher-word-in-ancient-scroll-from-herculaneum/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:10:50 +0100 A computer science student has discovered the first decipherable word in unopened scrolls from Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2397583-student-uses-ai-to-decipher-word-in-ancient-scroll-from-herculaneum|2397583 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397492-dusting-and-vacuuming-reduce-wildfire-air-pollution-inside-homes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0100 Pollutants from wildfire smoke can remain inside homes for weeks, but vacuuming, mopping and dusting result in lower levels of volatile compounds in the air 2397492-dusting-and-vacuuming-reduce-wildfire-air-pollution-inside-homes|2397492 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397446-israels-demand-for-gaza-evacuation-will-lead-to-deaths-experts-warn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:45:24 +0100 As part of its ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israel has issued a warning for 1.1 million people to leave northern Gaza. The United Nations says such a rapid mass evacuation is impossible without "devastating humanitarian consequences" 2397446-israels-demand-for-gaza-evacuation-will-lead-to-deaths-experts-warn|2397446 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396724-win-12k-by-rediscovering-the-secret-phrases-that-secure-the-internet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:00:44 +0100 Five secret phrases used to create the encryption algorithms that secure everything from online banking to email have been lost to history - but now cryptographers are offering a bounty to rediscover them 2396724-win-12k-by-rediscovering-the-secret-phrases-that-secure-the-internet|2396724 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393924-ai-is-helping-mathematicians-build-a-periodic-table-of-shapes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:53 +0100 Atomic shapes are so simple that they can't be broken down any further. Mathematicians are trying to build a "periodic table" of these shapes, and they hope artificial intelligence can help 2393924-ai-is-helping-mathematicians-build-a-periodic-table-of-shapes|2393924 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397337-lessons-in-chemistry-review-tv-show-delivers-just-stay-with-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:39 +0100 When Lessons in Chemistry, the story of a woman scientist frustrated by the times she lives in, finally finds its stride, it is a reminder that things can come together with patience 2397337-lessons-in-chemistry-review-tv-show-delivers-just-stay-with-it|2397337 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034604-600-new-scientist-live-inside-the-worlds-best-science-and-tech-festival/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 From a huge revolving planet Mars to cuddles with a robot, as well as talks by Alice Roberts and Hamza Yassin, find out what went down at this year's New Scientist Live mg26034604-600-new-scientist-live-inside-the-worlds-best-science-and-tech-festival|2397037 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034600-300-extremely-online-review-a-vital-look-at-the-creator-economy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Taylor Lorenz goes behind the scenes of the multibillion-dollar influencer industry to trace its meteoric rise in this fascinating book mg26034600-300-extremely-online-review-a-vital-look-at-the-creator-economy|2396586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397291-early-humans-lived-in-ethiopian-highlands-2-million-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:57 +0100 A child’s jawbone found in Ethiopia is one of the earliest fossils identified as Homo erectus, and shows ancient hominins settled in high-altitude areas 2397291-early-humans-lived-in-ethiopian-highlands-2-million-years-ago|2397291 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397366-we-now-have-the-most-detailed-description-of-the-human-brain-ever/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:32 +0100 The tool, which charts the distribution of over a hundred different brain areas in genetic and cellular detail, may shed more light on neurological and mental health conditions 2397366-we-now-have-the-most-detailed-description-of-the-human-brain-ever|2397366 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397235-energy-efficient-transistor-could-allow-smartwatches-to-use-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:00:51 +0100 A prototype transistor built from molybdenum disulphide and carbon nanotubes rather than silicon could allow power-hungry AIs to run on smartwatches without rapidly draining the battery 2397235-energy-efficient-transistor-could-allow-smartwatches-to-use-ai|2397235 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397314-simple-blood-test-tweak-could-make-intensive-care-treatment-safer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:00:46 +0100 Taking less blood for intensive care tests reduces the risk of transfusions, which can cause allergic reactions or infections 2397314-simple-blood-test-tweak-could-make-intensive-care-treatment-safer|2397314