性视界传媒 - News / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2487733-why-bizarre-cold-war-hoverboats-are-making-a-comeback/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:56:11 +0100 Sea-skimming crafts 鈥� which fly just above the water 鈥� were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment. Now, China and the US are resurrecting the technology as a possible Pacific conflict looms 2487733-why-bizarre-cold-war-hoverboats-are-making-a-comeback|2487733 /article/2487742-fatal-genetic-disorder-treated-by-replacing-the-brains-immune-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:00:46 +0100 Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could also work for other neurological disorders like Alzheimer鈥檚 2487742-fatal-genetic-disorder-treated-by-replacing-the-brains-immune-cells|2487742 /article/2487370-inhaled-insulin-may-free-children-with-type-1-diabetes-from-injections/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:00:11 +0100 Inhaled insulin is effective for controlling blood sugar levels in children with diabetes, providing them with a faster-acting, needle-free option to manage their condition 2487370-inhaled-insulin-may-free-children-with-type-1-diabetes-from-injections|2487370 /article/2487736-astronomers-found-a-completely-new-type-of-plasma-wave-near-jupiter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:00:11 +0100 Observations from NASA鈥檚 Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter鈥檚 strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma can produce a truly novel kind of extraterrestrial wave near its poles 2487736-astronomers-found-a-completely-new-type-of-plasma-wave-near-jupiter|2487736 /article/2487747-peculiar-plant-could-help-us-reconstruct-ancient-earths-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:20 +0100 Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants 鈥� and this unique process provides valuable clues for understanding past and present ecosystems 2487747-peculiar-plant-could-help-us-reconstruct-ancient-earths-climate|2487747 /article/2487772-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-might-be-the-oldest-comet-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:33:13 +0100 Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion years old, almost twice the age of our sun 2487772-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-might-be-the-oldest-comet-ever-seen|2487772 /article/2487575-surgical-robots-take-step-towards-fully-autonomous-operations/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:00:30 +0100 An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder surgery on a dead pig, with minimal human assistance 2487575-surgical-robots-take-step-towards-fully-autonomous-operations|2487575 /article/2487710-antidepressant-withdrawal-symptoms-may-be-less-common-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:32:04 +0100 Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but now a review of the evidence suggests this isn't the case, at least for short-term use. 2487710-antidepressant-withdrawal-symptoms-may-be-less-common-than-we-thought|2487710 /article/2487669-exercise-helps-fight-cancer-and-we-may-finally-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:11 +0100 Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect may be due to the way working out changes the gut microbiome 2487669-exercise-helps-fight-cancer-and-we-may-finally-know-why|2487669 /article/2487702-oldest-proteins-yet-recovered-from-18-million-year-old-teeth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:04 +0100 The oldest protein fragments ever recovered have been extracted from fossilised teeth found in Kenya's Rift Valley, revealing the remains belonged to the ancient ancestors of rhinoceroses and elephants 2487702-oldest-proteins-yet-recovered-from-18-million-year-old-teeth|2487702 /article/2487550-colossals-plans-to-de-extinct-the-giant-moa-are-still-impossible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:08:13 +0100 After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to bring back nine species of the extinct moa bird 2487550-colossals-plans-to-de-extinct-the-giant-moa-are-still-impossible|2487550 /article/2487460-a-youthful-brain-and-immune-system-may-be-key-to-a-long-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:41 +0100 Maintaining good overall health is key to living a long life, but we may want to particularly focus on the state of our brain and immune system 2487460-a-youthful-brain-and-immune-system-may-be-key-to-a-long-life|2487460 /article/2487523-1500-deaths-in-the-recent-european-heatwave-were-due-to-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:52 +0100 We now have the ability to rapidly assess the death toll of climate change after extreme heat 鈥� a first-of-its-kind analysis has shown that it nearly tripled the death toll from the most recent European heatwave 2487523-1500-deaths-in-the-recent-european-heatwave-were-due-to-climate-change|2487523 /article/2487470-herpes-virus-could-soon-be-approved-to-treat-severe-skin-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:00:43 +0100 A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma 2487470-herpes-virus-could-soon-be-approved-to-treat-severe-skin-cancer|2487470 /article/2487055-the-truth-about-ivermectins-supposed-health-benefits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:12:59 +0100 Interest in the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic, but evidence for many of its supposed health claims are lacking 2487055-the-truth-about-ivermectins-supposed-health-benefits|2487055 /article/2487362-what-will-be-the-climate-fallout-from-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:06:21 +0100 The 鈥淥ne Big Beautiful Bill鈥� just signed by President Trump will slash support for clean energy, leaving the US far short of its Paris Agreement pledge 2487362-what-will-be-the-climate-fallout-from-trumps-big-beautiful-bill|2487362 /article/2487346-geoengineering-could-avoid-climate-tipping-points-but-not-if-we-delay/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:00:25 +0100 Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is done soon, a computer model suggests 2487346-geoengineering-could-avoid-climate-tipping-points-but-not-if-we-delay|2487346 /article/2487058-mathematicians-are-chasing-a-number-that-may-reveal-the-edge-of-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:00:21 +0100 Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in on a number that may mark the edge of this bizarre abyss 2487058-mathematicians-are-chasing-a-number-that-may-reveal-the-edge-of-maths|2487058 /article/2487069-forests-vanishing-snow-is-also-bad-news-for-carbon-storage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:00:38 +0100 The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere, an overlooked consequence of climate change 2487069-forests-vanishing-snow-is-also-bad-news-for-carbon-storage|2487069 /article/2487252-did-something-just-hit-saturn-astronomers-are-racing-to-find-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:10:12 +0100 Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems one astronomer may have caught the moment of impact and the hunt is on for other images to verify the discovery 2487252-did-something-just-hit-saturn-astronomers-are-racing-to-find-out|2487252 /article/2487026-vapour-sniffing-drug-detector-tested-at-the-us-mexico-border/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:49 +0100 Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog鈥檚 nose can pick up their traces in seconds 2487026-vapour-sniffing-drug-detector-tested-at-the-us-mexico-border|2487026 /article/2487198-ai-could-be-about-to-completely-change-the-way-we-do-mathematics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:33 +0100 Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job, and could change the face of maths research 2487198-ai-could-be-about-to-completely-change-the-way-we-do-mathematics|2487198 /article/2487213-hybrid-skull-may-have-been-a-child-of-neanderthal-and-homo-sapiens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:45:27 +0100 The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species 2487213-hybrid-skull-may-have-been-a-child-of-neanderthal-and-homo-sapiens|2487213 /article/2487119-fig-trees-may-benefit-climate-by-turning-carbon-dioxide-into-stone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sun, 06 Jul 2025 01:01:42 +0100 Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer 2487119-fig-trees-may-benefit-climate-by-turning-carbon-dioxide-into-stone|2487119 /article/2487187-ancient-mass-extinction-shows-how-earth-turned-into-a-super-greenhouse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:00:26 +0100 A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth remained hot for millions of years 2487187-ancient-mass-extinction-shows-how-earth-turned-into-a-super-greenhouse|2487187 /article/2487089-cyberattacks-could-exploit-home-solar-panels-to-disrupt-power-grids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:00:19 +0100 The growth of domestic solar installations opens the possibility of hackers targeting their smart inverter devices as a way to cause widespread power-system failures 2487089-cyberattacks-could-exploit-home-solar-panels-to-disrupt-power-grids|2487089 /article/2486903-we-finally-understand-why-quasicrystals-can-exist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:00:56 +0100 Not quite crystals and not quite a glass, quasicrystals are an oddity whose properties are not well understood 鈥� but now we know how they can remain stable 2486903-we-finally-understand-why-quasicrystals-can-exist|2486903 /article/2486900-quantum-enhanced-supercomputers-are-starting-to-do-chemistry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:00:58 +0100 Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research 2486900-quantum-enhanced-supercomputers-are-starting-to-do-chemistry|2486900 /article/2486915-meteorite-causes-rethink-of-how-and-when-our-solar-system-formed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:19:14 +0100 Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewriting that view 2486915-meteorite-causes-rethink-of-how-and-when-our-solar-system-formed|2486915 /article/2486843-carbon-offset-schemes-arent-prepared-for-forests-to-burn/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:00:48 +0100 Forest-based carbon-offset projects need a buffer to guarantee their climate benefits will last 鈥� but they may not have nearly enough in reserve 2486843-carbon-offset-schemes-arent-prepared-for-forests-to-burn|2486843 /article/2486560-energy-drinks-could-cause-less-dental-damage-with-a-simple-addition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:01 +0100 The acidity of drinks like Red Bull can erode dental enamel, but a lab experiment suggests this could be avoided via calcium fortification 2486560-energy-drinks-could-cause-less-dental-damage-with-a-simple-addition|2486560 /article/2486233-3d-printing-could-enable-a-long-term-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:00:07 +0100 Small, 3D-printed devices, designed to be implanted directly under the skin, could allow people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin 2486233-3d-printing-could-enable-a-long-term-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes|2486233 /article/2486991-quantum-computers-are-surprisingly-random-but-thats-a-good-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:00:12 +0100 While randomising a deck of cards gets more difficult as you add more cards, it turns out that the same isn't true for the qubits of quantum computers, which may prove surprisingly useful 2486991-quantum-computers-are-surprisingly-random-but-thats-a-good-thing|2486991 /article/2486985-do-we-grow-new-brain-cells-as-adults-the-answer-seems-to-be-yes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:00:08 +0100 Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children 2486985-do-we-grow-new-brain-cells-as-adults-the-answer-seems-to-be-yes|2486985 /article/2486659-how-vaccine-recommendations-have-changed-in-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:51:29 +0100 The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in June to stop recommending certain kinds of flu vaccines, a notable shift in vaccine guidance 2486659-how-vaccine-recommendations-have-changed-in-the-us|2486659 /article/2486826-weird-harmless-microbes-may-play-a-pivotal-role-in-colorectal-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:00:31 +0100 Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer 2486826-weird-harmless-microbes-may-play-a-pivotal-role-in-colorectal-cancer|2486826 /article/2486785-prehistoric-spanish-people-transported-2-tonne-stone-by-boat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:00:10 +0100 An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the monument鈥檚 builders must have had advanced seafaring technology 2486785-prehistoric-spanish-people-transported-2-tonne-stone-by-boat|2486785 /article/2486543-nighttime-light-exposure-linked-to-heart-disease-in-largest-study-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:08 +0100 Light exposure at night may disrupt our body's internal clocks, or circadian rhythms, that keep physiological processes ticking along 2486543-nighttime-light-exposure-linked-to-heart-disease-in-largest-study-yet|2486543 /article/2486621-the-foolproof-way-to-win-any-lottery-according-to-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:05 +0100 How can you guarantee a huge payout from any lottery? Take a cue from combinatorics, and perhaps gather a few wealthy pals, says Jacob Aron 2486621-the-foolproof-way-to-win-any-lottery-according-to-maths|2486621 /article/2486653-bioplastic-habitats-on-mars-could-be-built-from-algae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:00:55 +0100 A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same algae, setting the stage for a self-sustaining system to build habitats on the planet 2486653-bioplastic-habitats-on-mars-could-be-built-from-algae|2486653 /article/2486858-emojis-give-your-friends-a-better-impression-of-you/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:00:50 +0100 Red heart or thumbs up? Sending emojis to close friends makes them see you as more attentive and likeable than text-only messages do 鈥� no matter which emojis you use 2486858-emojis-give-your-friends-a-better-impression-of-you|2486858 /article/2486691-neanderthals-had-a-fat-factory-where-they-processed-bones-for-grease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:00:40 +0100 An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 years ago, showing that Neanderthal culinary skills were surprisingly sophisticated 2486691-neanderthals-had-a-fat-factory-where-they-processed-bones-for-grease|2486691 /article/2486794-fresh-understanding-of-how-mouths-heal-may-lead-to-a-scar-free-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:00:14 +0100 We have now learned why wounds in our mouth don't scar, which could lead to treatments that prevent such blemishes on the skin 2486794-fresh-understanding-of-how-mouths-heal-may-lead-to-a-scar-free-world|2486794 /article/2486823-new-horizons-images-enable-first-test-of-interstellar-navigation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:12:47 +0100 By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the galaxy 鈥� a technique that could be useful for interstellar missions 2486823-new-horizons-images-enable-first-test-of-interstellar-navigation|2486823 /article/2486509-vegan-cheese-could-be-about-to-get-a-lot-closer-to-the-real-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:00:55 +0100 A key milk protein for making cheese and yoghurt has been produced in bacteria for the first time, paving the way for better tasting but more sustainable animal-free products 2486509-vegan-cheese-could-be-about-to-get-a-lot-closer-to-the-real-thing|2486509 /article/2486737-an-ancient-egyptians-complete-genome-has-been-read-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:00:32 +0100 The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at connections with Mesopotamia 2486737-an-ancient-egyptians-complete-genome-has-been-read-for-the-first-time|2486737 /article/2486546-ancient-dna-reveals-make-up-of-roman-empires-favourite-sauce/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:01:00 +0100 Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a fish sauce, often known as garum, eaten throughout the Roman Empire 2486546-ancient-dna-reveals-make-up-of-roman-empires-favourite-sauce|2486546 /article/2486670-interstellar-comet-hurtling-through-solar-system-named-3i-atlas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:24:15 +0100 An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in the coming months 2486670-interstellar-comet-hurtling-through-solar-system-named-3i-atlas|2486670 /article/2486512-stunning-image-of-a-supernova-reveals-a-dead-star-that-exploded-twice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:52 +0100 Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars go boom twice in the blink of an eye 2486512-stunning-image-of-a-supernova-reveals-a-dead-star-that-exploded-twice|2486512 /article/2486355-where-does-time-actually-come-from/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:00:47 +0100 The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began 鈥� and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan 2486355-where-does-time-actually-come-from|2486355 /article/2486210-breaking-the-laws-of-thermal-radiation-could-make-better-solar-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:00:14 +0100 It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient 2486210-breaking-the-laws-of-thermal-radiation-could-make-better-solar-cells|2486210 /article/2486631-a-crucial-methane-tracking-satellite-has-died-in-orbit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:30:27 +0100 Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant blow to efforts to track 鈥� and stop 鈥� methane emissions 2486631-a-crucial-methane-tracking-satellite-has-died-in-orbit|2486631 /article/2486306-a-neanderthal-shaped-skull-may-explain-why-some-people-get-headaches/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:00:28 +0100 People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans 2486306-a-neanderthal-shaped-skull-may-explain-why-some-people-get-headaches|2486306 /article/2486426-shrinking-antarctic-sea-ice-is-warming-the-ocean-faster-than-expected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:30:42 +0100 Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years 鈥� the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss of inland ice sheets and severe impacts on wildlife 2486426-shrinking-antarctic-sea-ice-is-warming-the-ocean-faster-than-expected|2486426 /article/2486181-protocells-self-assembling-on-micrometeorites-hint-at-origins-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:20:36 +0100 Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells form could tell us something about the chances of life elsewhere 2486181-protocells-self-assembling-on-micrometeorites-hint-at-origins-of-life|2486181 /article/2486325-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-may-be-passed-on-via-chemical-tags-on-dna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:01:11 +0100 Eggs and embryos from people with polycystic ovary syndrome have altered patterns of so-called epigenetic tags, which could explain how the condition is inherited 2486325-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-may-be-passed-on-via-chemical-tags-on-dna|2486325 /article/2486372-typos-and-slang-spur-ai-to-discourage-seeking-medical-care/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:00:40 +0100 AI models change their medical recommendations when people ask them questions that include colourful language, typos, odd formatting and even gender-neutral pronouns 2486372-typos-and-slang-spur-ai-to-discourage-seeking-medical-care|2486372 /article/2486216-orcas-are-bringing-humans-gifts-what-does-it-mean/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:00:38 +0100 Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they have theory of mind and engage in altruism 鈥� even across species 2486216-orcas-are-bringing-humans-gifts-what-does-it-mean|2486216 /article/2486276-single-antiviral-shot-could-offer-better-protection-than-flu-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:00:44 +0100 A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people鈥檚 risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and should even be effective against new strains 2486276-single-antiviral-shot-could-offer-better-protection-than-flu-vaccines|2486276 /article/2486184-mathematicians-create-a-tetrahedron-that-always-lands-on-the-same-side/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:47:31 +0100 With the help of powerful computers, researchers discovered a four-sided shape that naturally rests on one side, and built a real-life version from carbon fibre and tungsten 2486184-mathematicians-create-a-tetrahedron-that-always-lands-on-the-same-side|2486184 /article/2486207-altered-gut-microbiome-linked-to-fertility-issues-in-people-with-pcos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:01:45 +0100 People with PCOS who struggle to conceive tend to have lower levels of a gut microbe that has been linked to endometrial function 2486207-altered-gut-microbiome-linked-to-fertility-issues-in-people-with-pcos|2486207 /article/2486079-x-ray-boosting-fabric-could-make-mammograms-less-painful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:00:00 +0100 A flexible fabric called X-Wear could replace some parts of medical scanners, which would make taking X-rays and CT scans far more comfortable and convenient 2486079-x-ray-boosting-fabric-could-make-mammograms-less-painful|2486079 /article/2486161-the-bold-plan-to-save-a-vital-ocean-current-with-giant-parachutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:30:11 +0100 Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation moving 鈥� but some experts are sceptical 2486161-the-bold-plan-to-save-a-vital-ocean-current-with-giant-parachutes|2486161 /article/2485959-these-rocks-are-probably-the-last-remains-of-earths-early-crust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:00:05 +0100 Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world鈥檚 oldest rocks 鈥� new measurements make a compelling case that it does 2485959-these-rocks-are-probably-the-last-remains-of-earths-early-crust|2485959 /article/2486081-mystery-fireball-spotted-plummeting-to-earth-over-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:09:37 +0100 There have been hundreds of reports of sightings of a 鈥渇ireball鈥� in the skies over the southern US 鈥� it may have been a meteor breaking up as it falls through Earth鈥檚 atmosphere 2486081-mystery-fireball-spotted-plummeting-to-earth-over-the-us|2486081 /article/2485999-ash-trees-are-rapidly-evolving-some-resistance-to-ash-dieback-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:00:47 +0100 DNA sequencing shows young trees are more likely to have gene variants that confer partial resistance to a fungus that has been wiping out ash trees across Europe 2485999-ash-trees-are-rapidly-evolving-some-resistance-to-ash-dieback-disease|2485999 /article/2486023-deep-sleep-seems-to-lead-to-more-eureka-moments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:00:23 +0100 After a nap, people who entered the second stage of sleep were more likely to spot a solution to a problem than those who slept lightly or not at all 2486023-deep-sleep-seems-to-lead-to-more-eureka-moments|2486023 /article/2485970-nearly-a-third-of-tuvaluans-have-applied-for-climate-migration-visa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:17:26 +0100 With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home 2485970-nearly-a-third-of-tuvaluans-have-applied-for-climate-migration-visa|2485970 /article/2485835-extreme-winter-weather-isnt-down-to-a-wavier-jet-stream/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:00:33 +0100 The recent erratic behaviour of the polar jet stream isn't out of the ordinary, researchers have found by compiling data from the past 125 years 2485835-extreme-winter-weather-isnt-down-to-a-wavier-jet-stream|2485835 /article/2485910-independent-estimate-of-gaza-deaths-is-higher-than-official-figures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:07:57 +0100 A study based on household surveys suggests that from October 2023 to January 2025, around 75,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths, while Gaza's health ministry estimates 46,000 for the same period 2485910-independent-estimate-of-gaza-deaths-is-higher-than-official-figures|2485910 /article/2485925-ancient-mammoth-tusk-boomerang-is-twice-as-old-as-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:00:31 +0100 A boomerang discovered in a Polish cave was originally dated as 18,000 years old, but it may have been contaminated by preservation materials. A new estimate suggests the mammoth-ivory artefact is 40,000 years old 2485925-ancient-mammoth-tusk-boomerang-is-twice-as-old-as-we-thought|2485925 /article/2485890-gastric-bypass-surgery-may-cut-the-risk-of-bowel-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:00:09 +0100 Weight-loss surgery seems to lower the risk of colorectal cancer by changing where bile acids enter the small intestine, raising the possibility of developing treatments that mimic these effects 2485890-gastric-bypass-surgery-may-cut-the-risk-of-bowel-cancer|2485890 /article/2485848-cancer-cells-steal-mitochondria-from-nerve-cells-to-fuel-their-spread/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:00:45 +0100 Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their spread, a discovery that could lead to new treatments 2485848-cancer-cells-steal-mitochondria-from-nerve-cells-to-fuel-their-spread|2485848 /article/2485759-heart-attacks-are-no-longer-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:40 +0100 Since 1970, heart attack deaths have fallen almost 90 per cent in the US, though deaths from chronic heart conditions have significantly risen 2485759-heart-attacks-are-no-longer-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us|2485759 /article/2485808-generation-alphas-coded-language-makes-online-bullying-hard-to-detect/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:48:58 +0100 Adults and AI models fail to recognise messages with harmful intent expressed with Gen Alpha slang or memes, raising concerns about youngsters鈥� online safety 2485808-generation-alphas-coded-language-makes-online-bullying-hard-to-detect|2485808 /article/2485569-small-and-speedy-dinosaur-recognised-as-a-new-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:01:25 +0100 Enigmacursor darted around North America in the Late Jurassic 145-150 million years ago and its skeleton is now on display in London鈥檚 Natural History Museum 2485569-small-and-speedy-dinosaur-recognised-as-a-new-species|2485569 /article/2485549-enigmatic-lizards-somehow-survived-near-chicxulub-asteroid-impact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:01:55 +0100 The night lizards may have been the only terrestrial vertebrates that survived in the region of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago, which led to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs 2485549-enigmatic-lizards-somehow-survived-near-chicxulub-asteroid-impact|2485549 /article/2485371-womens-pelvises-are-shrinking-how-is-that-changing-childbirth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:20:36 +0100 Over the past 150 years, the rise in Caesarean sections and changes in diet could have led to smaller pelvises among women 鈥� which may make vaginal birth more difficult but could also reduce common conditions associated with childbirth 2485371-womens-pelvises-are-shrinking-how-is-that-changing-childbirth|2485371 /article/2485720-leonardo-da-vincis-helicopter-design-could-make-drones-quieter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:00:46 +0100 A simulation of the "aerial screw" designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1480 suggests it would use less power than modern drone rotors to generate the same lift, and make less noise too 2485720-leonardo-da-vincis-helicopter-design-could-make-drones-quieter|2485720 /article/2485557-earth-is-more-sensitive-to-greenhouse-gases-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:49 +0100 Our climate seems to be more sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions than some researchers had hoped, meaning the world will have to up its decarbonisation efforts 2485557-earth-is-more-sensitive-to-greenhouse-gases-than-we-thought|2485557 /article/2485692-weird-line-of-galaxies-may-have-been-created-by-a-cosmic-bullet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:00:16 +0100 A high-speed crash between two dwarf galaxies might explain a unique feature in space 鈥� and provide useful information on dark matter 2485692-weird-line-of-galaxies-may-have-been-created-by-a-cosmic-bullet|2485692 /article/2485490-ancient-people-took-wallabies-to-indonesian-islands-in-canoes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:09 +0100 Humans established a wild population of brown forest wallabies in the Raja Ampat Islands thousands of years ago for their meat and fur in one of the earliest known species translocations 2485490-ancient-people-took-wallabies-to-indonesian-islands-in-canoes|2485490 /article/2485396-mice-with-two-fathers-have-their-own-offspring-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:00:04 +0100 We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting two sperm cells in an empty egg 2485396-mice-with-two-fathers-have-their-own-offspring-for-the-first-time|2485396 /article/2485526-vera-rubin-observatory-has-already-found-thousands-of-new-asteroids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:46:51 +0100 In just 10 hours of observing the night sky, the powerful new telescope detected more than 2000 new asteroids, including a few that will pass near Earth 2485526-vera-rubin-observatory-has-already-found-thousands-of-new-asteroids|2485526 /article/2485501-orcas-scrub-each-other-clean-with-bits-of-kelp/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:00:43 +0100 Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of tool use in marine animals 2485501-orcas-scrub-each-other-clean-with-bits-of-kelp|2485501 /article/2485408-stellar-flares-may-hamper-search-for-life-in-promising-star-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:53 +0100 Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make this challenging 2485408-stellar-flares-may-hamper-search-for-life-in-promising-star-system|2485408 /article/2485262-why-is-it-seemingly-impossible-to-stop-phone-thieves/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:00:58 +0100 The huge market for stolen smartphones means that thieves will continue to snatch them, but is there anything we can do to put a stop to this crime wave? 2485262-why-is-it-seemingly-impossible-to-stop-phone-thieves|2485262 /article/2485201-stunning-first-images-show-the-power-of-the-vera-c-rubin-observatory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:19 +0100 A powerful new telescope in Chile is set to transform astronomy, and its first pictures of stellar nurseries and galaxies have just been unveiled 2485201-stunning-first-images-show-the-power-of-the-vera-c-rubin-observatory|2485201 /article/2485267-nightmares-linked-to-faster-biological-ageing-and-early-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:01:11 +0100 Scary dreams disrupt our sleep and elevate our levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which may have serious consequences for our health over time 2485267-nightmares-linked-to-faster-biological-ageing-and-early-death|2485267 /article/2485354-sea-spiders-farm-methane-eating-bacteria-on-their-bodies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:02:03 +0100 Sea spiders living near deep-sea methane seeps appear to cultivate and eat bacteria on their exoskeletons 2485354-sea-spiders-farm-methane-eating-bacteria-on-their-bodies|2485354 /article/2485157-dead-nasa-satellite-unexpectedly-emits-powerful-radio-pulse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:23 +0100 Astronomers are puzzled by a strong burst of radio waves traced back to a NASA satellite that had been inactive since the 1960s 2485157-dead-nasa-satellite-unexpectedly-emits-powerful-radio-pulse|2485157 /article/2485126-could-israels-bombing-trigger-a-nuclear-accident-in-iran/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:21:15 +0100 Attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities have already triggered at least one internal radiation leak, but should we be concerned that Israeli bombing could cause a larger nuclear accident? 2485126-could-israels-bombing-trigger-a-nuclear-accident-in-iran|2485126 /article/2485098-your-passwords-have-probably-been-stolen-and-sold-on-the-dark-web/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:00:12 +0100 Technology reporter Matthew Sparkes thought his passwords and personal data were safe, but a tour of the murkier sides of the internet revealed otherwise 2485098-your-passwords-have-probably-been-stolen-and-sold-on-the-dark-web|2485098 /article/2484993-our-big-brains-may-have-evolved-because-of-placental-sex-hormones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 20 Jun 2025 01:01:58 +0100 Unlike other primates, humans are exposed to high levels of placental sex hormones in utero, which may have shaped our evolutionary brain development 2484993-our-big-brains-may-have-evolved-because-of-placental-sex-hormones|2484993 /article/2484893-your-brain-tracks-your-sleep-debt-and-now-we-may-know-how/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:00:12 +0100 A newly identified brain circuit in mice may explain why we sleep longer and deeper after being sleep deprived 鈥� and lead to new treatments for sleep conditions 2484893-your-brain-tracks-your-sleep-debt-and-now-we-may-know-how|2484893 /article/2485142-car-t-cell-therapy-could-be-made-in-the-body-of-someone-with-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:00:11 +0100 Treating types of cancer with CAR T-cell therapy is expensive and inconvenient, but a streamlined approach that creates the therapy within the body could make the intervention cheaper and easier 2485142-car-t-cell-therapy-could-be-made-in-the-body-of-someone-with-cancer|2485142 /article/2485015-offsetting-global-fossil-fuel-stores-by-planting-trees-is-impossible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:00:20 +0100 Trees would have to be planted on a vast proportion of global land mass to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from burning the world鈥檚 fossil fuel reserves 2485015-offsetting-global-fossil-fuel-stores-by-planting-trees-is-impossible|2485015 /article/2485003-could-natural-hydrogen-from-underground-help-the-uk-get-to-net-zero/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:00:02 +0100 Rocks in some parts of the UK have the potential to produce natural hydrogen, but it remains unclear whether the gas is present in economically viable quantities 2485003-could-natural-hydrogen-from-underground-help-the-uk-get-to-net-zero|2485003 /article/2484822-we-finally-know-what-the-face-of-a-denisovan-looked-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0100 A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence 鈥� so ancient humans once known solely from their DNA finally have a face 2484822-we-finally-know-what-the-face-of-a-denisovan-looked-like|2484822 /article/2484960-cold-sore-virus-immediately-reshapes-our-genome-to-boost-its-growth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:00:32 +0100 The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow 2484960-cold-sore-virus-immediately-reshapes-our-genome-to-boost-its-growth|2484960