91av - Features / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/mg26435201-700-exoplanet-plate-tectonics-a-new-frontier-in-the-hunt-for-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:35:00 +0000 Plate tectonics seems to be crucial for life on Earth, but we’ve never confirmed that it happens on other worlds - that may be about to change mg26435201-700-exoplanet-plate-tectonics-a-new-frontier-in-the-hunt-for-alien-life|2458487 /article/mg26435190-100-we-may-be-about-to-solve-the-greatest-riddle-of-electromagnetism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Physicists have long wondered why particles can only have an electric charge of +1, -2 or any whole number. Now we increasingly suspect that, actually, that's not true after all mg26435190-100-we-may-be-about-to-solve-the-greatest-riddle-of-electromagnetism|2457380 /article/mg26435193-700-the-radical-treatments-bringing-people-back-from-the-brink-of-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Reperfusion technologies that can reanimate human brains are raising the possibility that death could be a reversible condition, even hours after a cardiac arrest mg26435193-700-the-radical-treatments-bringing-people-back-from-the-brink-of-death|2457867 /article/mg26435190-500-how-a-unique-puppy-kindergarten-lab-put-the-science-into-dog-training/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:01:00 +0000 Most dogs aren't bred to feel at ease in our homes, but scientists studying puppy cognition have found ways you can help yours adapt mg26435190-500-how-a-unique-puppy-kindergarten-lab-put-the-science-into-dog-training|2457568 /article/mg26435180-100-extreme-heat-is-now-making-cities-unlivable-how-can-we-survive-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Unbearable heat in China’s megacities reveals the future many of us face, but also suggests ways we can adapt mg26435180-100-extreme-heat-is-now-making-cities-unlivable-how-can-we-survive-it|2456335 /article/mg26335052-000-the-surprising-science-of-coffee-and-its-effect-on-both-body-and-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The latest research on caffeine reveals why coffee and decaf can be so good for your health, but energy drinks can be lethal mg26335052-000-the-surprising-science-of-coffee-and-its-effect-on-both-body-and-mind|2444610 /article/mg26435180-800-the-universe-could-vanish-at-any-moment-why-hasnt-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 A cataclysmic quantum fluctuation could wipe out everything at any moment. The fact that we’re still here is revealing hidden cosmic realities mg26435180-800-the-universe-could-vanish-at-any-moment-why-hasnt-it|2456472 /article/mg26435170-700-why-we-now-think-the-myopia-epidemic-can-be-slowed-or-even-reversed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:05:00 +0000 Rates of near-sightedness are rising all over the world. But solutions to the epidemic are coming into focus and could be simpler than you think mg26435170-700-why-we-now-think-the-myopia-epidemic-can-be-slowed-or-even-reversed|2455462 /article/mg26435170-900-a-new-life-on-mars-expect-toxic-dust-bad-vibes-and-insects-for-lunch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 You might have heard about plans to establish a self‑sustaining city on Mars. Here’s what life would really be like on the Red Planet mg26435170-900-a-new-life-on-mars-expect-toxic-dust-bad-vibes-and-insects-for-lunch|2455464 /article/mg26435170-800-is-the-climate-change-food-crisis-even-worse-than-we-imagined/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Extreme weather and a growing population are driving a food security crisis. What can we do to break the vicious cycle of carbon emissions, climate change and soaring food costs – or is it already too late? mg26435170-800-is-the-climate-change-food-crisis-even-worse-than-we-imagined|2455463 /article/2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:10:00 +0000 The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions 2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it|2454587 /article/mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:55:00 +0000 From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to see if you could avoid a catastrophic impact mg26435160-600-if-an-asteroid-were-heading-towards-earth-could-you-avert-disaster|2454453 /article/mg26435164-200-before-the-stone-age-were-the-first-tools-made-from-plants-not-rocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age mg26435164-200-before-the-stone-age-were-the-first-tools-made-from-plants-not-rocks|2454771 /article/mg26435160-100-the-complete-guide-to-cooking-oils-and-how-they-affect-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 From seed oils to olive oil, we now have an overwhelming choice of what to cook with. Here’s how they all stack up, according to the scientific evidence mg26435160-100-the-complete-guide-to-cooking-oils-and-how-they-affect-your-health|2454359 /article/mg26435150-200-could-when-you-eat-be-as-important-as-what-you-eat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Peaks in appetite and metabolism driven by our body's inbuilt clocks mean that eating at the wrong time can have consequences for our health and waistline mg26435150-200-could-when-you-eat-be-as-important-as-what-you-eat|2453412 /article/mg26435150-800-are-fermented-foods-like-kimchi-really-that-good-for-your-gut/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 The health benefits of fermented food and drink have long been touted, but firm evidence in favour of kombucha, sauerkraut and kefir is surprisingly elusive mg26435150-800-are-fermented-foods-like-kimchi-really-that-good-for-your-gut|2453418 /article/mg26435150-400-the-surprising-truth-about-the-health-benefits-of-snacking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 We get about a quarter of our calories from snacks and new research shows that this isn't necessarily bad for us. Done right, snacking can boost our health mg26435150-400-the-surprising-truth-about-the-health-benefits-of-snacking|2453414 /article/mg26435150-700-is-personalised-nutrition-better-than-one-size-fits-all-diet-advice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Our metabolism's response to food is highly idiosyncratic and there are hints that tailoring our diet to these personal differences can deliver health benefits mg26435150-700-is-personalised-nutrition-better-than-one-size-fits-all-diet-advice|2453417 /article/mg26435150-500-the-surprisingly-simple-supernutrient-with-far-reaching-health-impacts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Most ingredients touted as the key to better health fail to live up to the hype but fibre bucks this trend, with benefits for the whole body, not just the gut mg26435150-500-the-surprisingly-simple-supernutrient-with-far-reaching-health-impacts|2453415 /article/mg26435150-300-can-we-really-balance-our-hormones-by-eating-certain-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Diets that claim to control excess oestrogen or stress hormones are all the rage on Instagram and TikTok. They could be good for us, just not for the reasons claimed mg26435150-300-can-we-really-balance-our-hormones-by-eating-certain-foods|2453413 /article/mg26435150-600-do-certain-foods-suppress-inflammation-and-help-you-live-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 Recent research shows that anti-inflammatory diets are not as faddish as they might sound, with the power to reduce the risk of heart attacks and some cancers mg26435150-600-do-certain-foods-suppress-inflammation-and-help-you-live-longer|2453416 /article/2453586-how-psychedelics-and-vr-could-reveal-how-we-become-immersed-in-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 An outlandish experiment searching for a brain network that tunes up and down the feeling of immersion is hoping to unlock the therapeutic effects of psychedelics 2453586-how-psychedelics-and-vr-could-reveal-how-we-become-immersed-in-reality|2453586 /article/mg26435141-700-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 New research into the moments between wakefulness and sleep could bring hope for insomniacs and even make us more creative problem-solvers mg26435141-700-fresh-insights-into-how-we-doze-off-may-help-tackle-sleep-conditions|2452629 /article/mg26435141-800-energy-expert-vaclav-smil-on-how-to-feed-the-world-without-trashing-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The systems we use to produce food have many problems, from horrifying waste to their dependence on fossil fuels. Vaclav Smil explains how to fix them mg26435141-800-energy-expert-vaclav-smil-on-how-to-feed-the-world-without-trashing-it|2452630 /article/mg26435140-700-solving-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-has-raised-new-mysteries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Physicists finally know whether black holes destroy the information contained in infalling matter. The problem is that the answer hasn’t lit the way to a new understanding of space-time mg26435140-700-solving-stephen-hawkings-black-hole-paradox-has-raised-new-mysteries|2452429 /article/2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking 2406514-how-bad-is-vaping-for-your-health-were-finally-getting-answers|2406514 /article/mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The discovery that a small blue blob of neurons, the locus coeruleus, controls your mode of thinking suggests ways to increase learning, creativity, focus and alertness mg26435122-900-take-control-of-your-brains-master-switch-to-optimise-how-you-think|2450798 /article/mg26435130-300-the-free-energy-principle-can-one-idea-explain-why-everything-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0100 What life is and how the mind works fall within the compass of one bold concept. But critics say that by attempting to explain everything, it may end up explaining nothing mg26435130-300-the-free-energy-principle-can-one-idea-explain-why-everything-exists|2451554 /article/mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation|2451556 /article/mg26435131-800-why-frenemies-or-love-hate-relationships-are-so-bad-for-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Friends who blow hot and cold put more strain on your physical and mental health than enemies. Here's how to spot them and handle them mg26435131-800-why-frenemies-or-love-hate-relationships-are-so-bad-for-your-health|2451725 /article/mg26335040-300-we-are-finally-improving-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-heres-how/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of prostate cancer are surging alarmingly around the world. Thankfully, we are developing more accurate tests that can catch the condition early mg26335040-300-we-are-finally-improving-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-heres-how|2443325 /article/mg26334993-000-how-a-simple-physics-experiment-could-reveal-the-dark-dimension/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:50:00 +0100 Could the universe's missing matter be hiding in a "dark" extra dimension? We now have simple ways to test this outlandish idea - and the existence of extra dimensions more generally mg26334993-000-how-a-simple-physics-experiment-could-reveal-the-dark-dimension|2438874 /article/mg26435120-800-a-cave-in-france-is-revealing-how-the-neanderthals-died-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Discoveries from the genomes of the last Neanderthals are rewriting the story of how our own species came to replace them mg26435120-800-a-cave-in-france-is-revealing-how-the-neanderthals-died-out|2450640 /article/mg26435120-900-the-physicist-who-argues-that-there-are-no-objective-laws-of-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Daniele Oriti’s pursuit of a theory of quantum gravity has led him to the startling conclusion that the laws of nature don’t exist independently of us – a perspective shift that could yield fresh breakthroughs mg26435120-900-the-physicist-who-argues-that-there-are-no-objective-laws-of-physics|2450641 /article/mg26335104-500-the-brain-has-its-own-microbiome-heres-what-it-means-for-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Neuroscientists have been surprised to discover that the human brain is teeming with microbes, and we are beginning to suspect they could play a role in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's mg26335104-500-the-brain-has-its-own-microbiome-heres-what-it-means-for-your-health|2449105 /article/mg26435110-700-why-we-avoid-effort-even-though-it-can-improve-our-well-being/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Understanding the “effort paradox” can help you reshape your relationship to exertion so that you commit to those hard but truly meaningful activities mg26435110-700-why-we-avoid-effort-even-though-it-can-improve-our-well-being|2449855 /article/mg26435112-500-how-to-rebuild-democracy-to-truly-harness-the-power-of-the-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Confidence in politics is falling around the world. Can scientific insights help us create a fairer, smarter foundation for government? mg26435112-500-how-to-rebuild-democracy-to-truly-harness-the-power-of-the-people|2449939 /article/mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 How did the supermassive black holes we’re now seeing in the early universe get so big so fast? Astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani is using sophisticated galaxy simulations to figure it out mg26435110-800-the-astrophysicist-unravelling-the-origins-of-supermassive-black-holes|2449856 /article/mg26335090-900-snoring-isnt-just-a-nuisance-its-dangerous-why-cant-we-treat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Snoring is often viewed as harmless, at least to the snorer, but we are now uncovering its potentially serious effects on cardiovascular health. And finding ways to stop is surprisingly challenging mg26335090-900-snoring-isnt-just-a-nuisance-its-dangerous-why-cant-we-treat-it|2447906 /article/mg26335082-600-a-fresh-understanding-of-ocd-is-opening-routes-to-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 We're finally pinning down the mechanisms that drive obsessive-compulsive disorder, revealing a complex combination of imbalanced brain networks, the immune system and even gut microbes mg26335082-600-a-fresh-understanding-of-ocd-is-opening-routes-to-new-treatments|2447086 /article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments|2393615 /article/2440422-the-remarkable-science-backed-ways-to-get-fit-as-fast-as-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:00:14 +0100 A better understanding of what happens to our bodies when we get fitter can unlock ways to speed up the journey – and it might be simpler than you think 2440422-the-remarkable-science-backed-ways-to-get-fit-as-fast-as-possible|2440422 /article/mg25533930-400-a-longevity-diet-that-hacks-cell-ageing-could-add-years-to-your-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0100 A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat mg25533930-400-a-longevity-diet-that-hacks-cell-ageing-could-add-years-to-your-life|2326149 /article/mg26335100-100-the-fascinating-truth-about-why-common-sense-isnt-really-that-common/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI mg26335100-100-the-fascinating-truth-about-why-common-sense-isnt-really-that-common|2448800 /article/mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe expanded at incredible speed after its birth mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began|2448991 /article/mg26335090-100-why-the-words-we-use-in-physics-obscure-the-true-nature-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks how to see things more clearly mg26335090-100-why-the-words-we-use-in-physics-obscure-the-true-nature-of-reality|2447889 /article/mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Artificial intelligence has more in common with ants than humans, says Neil Lawrence. Only by taking a more nuanced view of intelligence can we see how machines will truly transform society mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense|2447907 /article/mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs mg26335080-800-how-the-hidden-lives-of-dinosaurs-are-being-revealed-by-new-technology|2446906 /article/mg26335082-700-how-the-most-precise-clock-ever-could-change-our-view-of-the-cosmos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Forget atomic clocks. Nuclear clocks, which only drop a second every 300 billion years, can test whether nature's fundamental constants are constant after all mg26335082-700-how-the-most-precise-clock-ever-could-change-our-view-of-the-cosmos|2447087 /article/mg26335070-800-were-finally-solving-the-puzzle-of-how-clouds-will-affect-our-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Clouds can trap heat or reflect it away from Earth, making their impact on global warming extraordinarily hard to predict. Now, new ways of studying them are lifting the fog mg26335070-800-were-finally-solving-the-puzzle-of-how-clouds-will-affect-our-climate|2446011 /article/mg26335074-400-microglia-how-the-brains-immune-cells-may-be-causing-dementia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 They fight invaders, clear debris and tend neural connections, but sometimes microglia go rogue. Preventing this malfunction may offer new treatments for brain conditions including Alzheimer's mg26335074-400-microglia-how-the-brains-immune-cells-may-be-causing-dementia|2446238 /article/mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality|2446010 /article/mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have unexpected effects on the brain, opening up potential new ways to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and Alzheimer’s mg26234953-900-the-surprising-mental-health-and-brain-benefits-of-weight-loss-drugs|2435246 /article/2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:33 +0100 Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real 2445475-how-to-avoid-being-fooled-by-ai-generated-misinformation|2445475 /article/mg26335062-800-is-digital-technology-really-swaying-voters-and-undermining-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Many fear that voters are being manipulated by political campaigns that use Facebook ads, TikTok and YouTube videos, but research reveals a more surprising story mg26335062-800-is-digital-technology-really-swaying-voters-and-undermining-democracy|2445325 /article/mg26335060-900-how-a-new-kind-of-vaccine-could-lead-to-the-eradication-of-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Promising new vaccines are designed to be given to patients at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. If they perform well in clinical trials, they have the potential to one day rid society of dementia mg26335060-900-how-a-new-kind-of-vaccine-could-lead-to-the-eradication-of-alzheimers|2445110 /article/mg26335060-100-how-the-healing-powers-of-botany-can-reduce-anxiety-and-boost-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Surrounding ourselves with greenery can do wonders for our physical and mental wellbeing. Kathy Willis reveals just what kinds of plants are best for our brains and bodies, and why mg26335060-100-how-the-healing-powers-of-botany-can-reduce-anxiety-and-boost-health|2444990 /article/mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life mg26335050-600-why-nasa-is-sending-a-probe-to-europa-and-what-its-looking-for|2444438 /article/mg26335050-100-why-the-underground-home-of-the-worlds-weirdest-wildlife-is-in-danger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0100 Up to 100,000 extraordinary species, from spiders and beetles to salamanders and fish, live in subterranean caves and cracks. They aren’t as safe down there as we thought mg26335050-100-why-the-underground-home-of-the-worlds-weirdest-wildlife-is-in-danger|2444276 /article/mg26335040-100-how-climate-change-has-pushed-our-oceans-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:25:00 +0100 For decades, the oceans have absorbed much of the excess heat caused by greenhouse gases. The latest observations suggest they are reaching their limits, so how worried should we be? mg26335040-100-how-climate-change-has-pushed-our-oceans-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe|2443323 /article/mg26234851-700-the-new-evidence-that-explains-what-anxiety-really-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 What anxiety actually is has puzzled scientists for decades. Now we are starting to figure out how it may arise from miscommunication between the body and the brain mg26234851-700-the-new-evidence-that-explains-what-anxiety-really-is|2424802 /article/mg26234852-300-five-scientific-ways-to-help-reduce-feelings-of-anxiety/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0100 There are several evidence-backed ways of calming an anxious mind – from eating specific foods to adding certain exercises to your routine mg26234852-300-five-scientific-ways-to-help-reduce-feelings-of-anxiety|2424808 /article/mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100 We instinctively know that relaxing feels good, but we are now figuring out what it does to the brain and uncovering the best ways to unwind to maximise its benefits mg25934540-800-why-relaxation-is-as-important-as-sleep-and-six-ways-to-do-it-better|2389301 /article/mg26335040-200-why-overcoming-your-cynicism-could-be-key-to-a-healthier-happier-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Evidence suggests that cynicism is bad for your health. Neuroscientist Jamil Zaki describes the three ways to conquer your inner cynic to boost your well-being mg26335040-200-why-overcoming-your-cynicism-could-be-key-to-a-healthier-happier-life|2443324 /article/mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Conventional measures like blood pressure and body mass index only tell you so much. Testing your microbiome and metabolites, or even discovering your “immune grade”, can offer a clearer picture of your health mg26034631-200-are-you-truly-healthy-these-new-tests-provide-the-ultimate-check-up|2400129 /article/mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 New blood tests can reveal whether your immune system is fighting fit by looking at the balance of different immune cells, but there may be a simpler way of gauging your immune health mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong|2357135 /article/2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:33 +0100 From artificial retinas to ageing mice, here are five of the most promising results from research performed on the ISS – and what they might mean for humans on Earth and in space 2441857-five-of-the-most-important-international-space-station-experiments|2441857 /article/mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The International Space Station will burn up and splash down into the Pacific sometime around 2030. What could possibly go wrong? And will we ever see anything like the ISS again? mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth|2442744 /article/mg26335032-100-self-centred-spoiled-and-lonely-examining-the-only-child-stereotype/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 More and more parents are choosing to only have one child. Here’s what the evidence says about how growing up without siblings affects their personality traits and well-being mg26335032-100-self-centred-spoiled-and-lonely-examining-the-only-child-stereotype|2442743 /article/mg26335030-100-how-clues-in-honey-can-help-fight-our-biggest-biodiversity-challenges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0100 There are secrets aplenty in a pot of honey – from information about bees' "micro-bee-ota" to DNA from the environment – that can help us fight food fraud and even monitor shifts in climate mg26335030-100-how-clues-in-honey-can-help-fight-our-biggest-biodiversity-challenges|2442483 /article/mg26335023-000-what-made-us-human-the-fossils-redefining-our-evolutionary-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought mg26335023-000-what-made-us-human-the-fossils-redefining-our-evolutionary-origins|2441960 /article/mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The first generation of stars changed the course of cosmic history. Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we have a real chance of spotting them mg26335021-300-why-we-might-finally-be-about-to-see-the-first-stars-in-the-universe|2441804 /article/mg26335023-100-will-implants-that-meld-minds-with-machines-enhance-human-abilities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Devices that let people with paralysis walk and talk are rapidly improving. Some see a future in which we alter memories and download skills – but major challenges remain mg26335023-100-will-implants-that-meld-minds-with-machines-enhance-human-abilities|2441961 /article/mg26335011-800-why-slow-running-could-be-even-more-beneficial-than-running-fast/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0100 The slow-running movement, in which people meet for unhurried jogs, is booming – but don't be fooled into thinking that if there's no pain, there's no gain mg26335011-800-why-slow-running-could-be-even-more-beneficial-than-running-fast|2440623 /article/mg26335011-600-what-is-the-optimal-amount-of-exercise-and-how-much-is-too-much/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:35:00 +0100 When it comes to exercise, more isn't necessarily better – and we're now discovering the ideal dose for better health mg26335011-600-what-is-the-optimal-amount-of-exercise-and-how-much-is-too-much|2440621 /article/mg26335011-900-how-to-use-psychology-to-hack-your-mind-and-fall-in-love-with-exercise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0100 If the idea of exercise is more attractive than the reality, you aren't alone. But there are ways to train your motivation and develop better habits mg26335011-900-how-to-use-psychology-to-hack-your-mind-and-fall-in-love-with-exercise|2440624 /article/mg26335012-000-how-fast-do-we-get-out-of-shape-and-is-there-a-way-to-slow-the-loss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0100 When we take a break from exercise, it can feel like we quickly go back to square one. But this isn't the case, and there are various ways to minimise the decline mg26335012-000-how-fast-do-we-get-out-of-shape-and-is-there-a-way-to-slow-the-loss|2440625 /article/2440433-when-is-the-best-time-to-exercise-to-get-the-most-from-your-workout/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:00:14 +0100 There may be ways to work with your body’s natural daily and monthly cycles to get the maximum benefits from workouts and avoid injury 2440433-when-is-the-best-time-to-exercise-to-get-the-most-from-your-workout|2440433 /article/mg26335012-200-how-much-exercise-do-children-really-need-and-what-type/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Better fitness in children is linked to better cognition and health in later life, but the majority in the US and UK don't get nearly enough. Here's what parents can do mg26335012-200-how-much-exercise-do-children-really-need-and-what-type|2440627 /article/mg26335011-700-if-your-gym-instructor-is-an-ipad-what-is-lost-and-gained/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:30:00 +0100 When your gym class is online at home, you don't necessarily need to miss out on the benefits that come from exercising in-person with others mg26335011-700-if-your-gym-instructor-is-an-ipad-what-is-lost-and-gained|2440622 /article/mg26335000-100-why-midlife-is-the-perfect-time-to-take-control-of-your-future-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 The lifestyle choices you make in middle age play a particularly important role in how your brain ages mg26335000-100-why-midlife-is-the-perfect-time-to-take-control-of-your-future-health|2439435 /article/mg26335002-500-how-incredibly-simple-tech-can-supercharge-the-race-to-net-zero/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 To even out the intermittent power supply from wind and solar, we need to build vast energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and lifting weights mg26335002-500-how-incredibly-simple-tech-can-supercharge-the-race-to-net-zero|2439671 /article/mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before – and perhaps discover new physics mg26335000-600-the-physicist-who-wants-to-build-a-telescope-bigger-than-earth|2439501 /article/mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Recent fossil finds suggest that big brains weren't an evolutionary asset to our ancestors but evolved by accident – and are likely to shrink again in the near future mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future|2438736 /article/mg26334991-200-the-vital-viruses-that-shape-your-microbiome-and-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Your body is home to trillions of beneficial viruses crucial for a healthy microbiome. We may one day be able to tweak this "virome" to treat obesity and anxiety mg26334991-200-the-vital-viruses-that-shape-your-microbiome-and-your-health|2438737 /article/mg26334982-800-new-anti-ageing-vaccines-promise-to-prevent-diseases-like-alzheimers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 It may soon be possible to vaccinate ourselves against the diseases of old age, keeping our body and brain healthier for longer mg26334982-800-new-anti-ageing-vaccines-promise-to-prevent-diseases-like-alzheimers|2438006 /article/mg26334980-500-how-ghost-cities-in-the-amazon-are-rewriting-the-story-of-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Remote sensing, including lidar, reveals that the Amazon was once home to millions of people. The emerging picture of how they lived challenges ideas of human cultural evolution mg26334980-500-how-ghost-cities-in-the-amazon-are-rewriting-the-story-of-civilisation|2437794 /article/mg26334980-600-the-hacker-turned-politician-using-digital-tech-to-reimagine-democracy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Taiwan’s first ever minister of digital affairs has transformed politics, using online platforms and AI to give power to the country’s citizens – with lessons for us all mg26334980-600-the-hacker-turned-politician-using-digital-tech-to-reimagine-democracy|2437795 /article/mg26234971-300-we-are-closer-than-ever-to-finally-proving-the-multiverse-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0100 One hundred years ago, we discovered there were other galaxies beyond our own. Now, we might be on the verge of another discovery: that there are other universes mg26234971-300-we-are-closer-than-ever-to-finally-proving-the-multiverse-exists|2436689 /article/mg26234970-600-are-space-and-time-illusions-the-answer-could-lie-in-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Whether space and time are part of the universe or they emerge from quantum entanglement is one of the biggest questions in physics. And we are getting close to the truth mg26234970-600-are-space-and-time-illusions-the-answer-could-lie-in-black-holes|2436681 /article/mg26234971-200-the-universe-is-built-a-lot-like-a-giant-brain-so-is-it-conscious/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Research has found the universe is remarkably similar in structure to the human brain. But does this mean the cosmos has a consciousness of its own? mg26234971-200-the-universe-is-built-a-lot-like-a-giant-brain-so-is-it-conscious|2436688 /article/mg26234971-400-why-antibiotic-resistance-could-make-the-last-pandemic-look-minor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 People don't realise just how bad our antibiotic resistance problem is, says Jeanne Marrazzo, the top infectious disease specialist in the US mg26234971-400-why-antibiotic-resistance-could-make-the-last-pandemic-look-minor|2436690 /article/mg26234970-700-why-this-is-a-golden-age-for-life-to-thrive-across-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Almost all the stars that will ever exist have already been born, and they have been around long enough for life to evolve on planets that orbit them mg26234970-700-why-this-is-a-golden-age-for-life-to-thrive-across-the-universe|2436682 /article/mg26234971-600-is-it-possible-to-fully-understand-the-universe-while-living-in-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0100 Through science, we are striving for objective knowledge about the universe around us. But physicists increasingly believe achieving this will never be possible mg26234971-600-is-it-possible-to-fully-understand-the-universe-while-living-in-it|2436733 /article/mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:55:00 +0100 We may never know what lies beyond the boundaries of the observable universe, but the fabric of the cosmos can tell us whether the universe is infinite or not mg26234970-500-how-big-is-the-universe-the-shape-of-space-time-could-tell-us|2436680 /article/mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here's why you should take it as a source of comfort mg26234971-000-why-you-should-feel-comforted-not-scared-by-the-vastness-of-space|2436686 /article/mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0100 See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million light years in each direction mg26234970-900-this-mind-blowing-map-shows-earths-position-within-the-vast-universe|2436684 /article/mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100 Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets mg26234970-800-why-our-location-in-the-milky-way-is-perfect-for-finding-alien-life|2436683 /article/mg25934520-100-extreme-heat-inside-the-expedition-to-find-out-how-humans-can-adapt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Climate change means extreme heat will become the norm for millions across the world. We joined an experiment in the Saudi Arabian desert designed to find out what that means for our brains and bodies mg25934520-100-extreme-heat-inside-the-expedition-to-find-out-how-humans-can-adapt|2387142 /article/mg26234960-100-why-humanitys-survival-may-depend-on-us-becoming-a-tribe-of-billions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Tribalism can be toxic, yet we need more of it if we are to meet today’s global challenges, argues one anthropologist. His research reveals how to create a “teratribe” mg26234960-100-why-humanitys-survival-may-depend-on-us-becoming-a-tribe-of-billions|2435664