91av - Features 91av - Features / 91av - Features /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health /article/2485021-youve-been-sold-a-giant-myth-when-it-comes-to-improving-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:00:31 +0100 Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar 2485021-youve-been-sold-a-giant-myth-when-it-comes-to-improving-your-health|2485021 Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works /article/2484276-solving-the-250-year-old-puzzle-of-how-static-electricity-works/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:00:35 +0100 You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards finally figuring it out 2484276-solving-the-250-year-old-puzzle-of-how-static-electricity-works|2484276 The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world /article/2484740-the-remarkable-tale-of-how-humans-nearly-didnt-conquer-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:00:31 +0100 Over tens of thousands of years, waves of Homo sapiens set out across Europe and Asia, only for their societies and cultures to mysteriously vanish. At last, ancient DNA is revealing why 2484740-the-remarkable-tale-of-how-humans-nearly-didnt-conquer-the-world|2484740 The deep lessons quasiparticles teach us about the nature of reality /article/2483232-the-deep-lessons-quasiparticles-teach-us-about-the-nature-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:51 +0100 We have discovered legions of strange particles that seem to only have a ghostly existence inside materials. Even so, they are the basis of much modern technology - so are they actually real? 2483232-the-deep-lessons-quasiparticles-teach-us-about-the-nature-of-reality|2483232 How quantum superposition forces us to confront what is truly real /article/2483988-how-quantum-superposition-forces-us-to-confront-what-is-truly-real/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:58 +0100 What are quantum particles doing before we measure them? Getting to grips with this century-old debate takes us to the heart of whether there is an objective reality 2483988-how-quantum-superposition-forces-us-to-confront-what-is-truly-real|2483988 How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future /article/2483956-how-symbiosis-made-earth-what-it-is-and-why-its-key-to-our-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:37 +0100 Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more fully, we might be able to harness it to heal our planet too 2483956-how-symbiosis-made-earth-what-it-is-and-why-its-key-to-our-future|2483956 How the science of friendships can help make yours better /article/2484041-how-the-science-of-friendships-can-help-make-yours-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:32 +0100 From acquaintances to besties, our relationships fall on a wide continuum. Research into the ingredients for meaningful and lasting connections can help you strengthen them 2484041-how-the-science-of-friendships-can-help-make-yours-better|2484041 Why you should assume that even the simplest animals are conscious /article/2483940-why-you-should-assume-that-even-the-simplest-animals-are-conscious/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:15 +0100 There is mounting evidence that even surprisingly simple animals, like invertebrates, have a level of consciousness - but not in the way you might think 2483940-why-you-should-assume-that-even-the-simplest-animals-are-conscious|2483940 What is a mindset and can you cultivate a better one? /article/2483993-what-is-a-mindset-and-can-you-cultivate-a-better-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:12 +0100 Concepts like the “growth mindset” are much misunderstood. But learn to cultivate certain beliefs about your future potential, and evidence suggests it really can foster success and bring health benefits 2483993-what-is-a-mindset-and-can-you-cultivate-a-better-one|2483993 At last, we are discovering what quantum computers will be useful for /article/2484176-at-last-we-are-discovering-what-quantum-computers-will-be-useful-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:10 +0100 Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem. Yet it is becoming clearer that their near-term utility will be narrower 2484176-at-last-we-are-discovering-what-quantum-computers-will-be-useful-for|2484176 Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life? /article/2483986-why-are-the-physical-constants-of-the-universe-so-perfect-for-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:22 +0100 Conditions in our little pocket of the universe seem to be just right for life - and the much-debated anthropic principle forces us to wonder why 2483986-why-are-the-physical-constants-of-the-universe-so-perfect-for-life|2483986 How metaphysics probes hidden assumptions to make sense of reality /article/2484165-how-metaphysics-probes-hidden-assumptions-to-make-sense-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:20 +0100 All of us hold metaphysical beliefs, whether we realise it or not. Learning to question them is spurring progress on some of the hardest questions in physics 2484165-how-metaphysics-probes-hidden-assumptions-to-make-sense-of-reality|2484165 Why geoengineering is no longer a complete taboo for scientists /article/2483951-why-geoengineering-is-no-longer-a-complete-taboo-for-scientists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:26 +0100 Geoengineering comes in many forms and the risks and potential benefits vary widely. But many researchers now feel it’s time to investigate this controversial idea 2483951-why-geoengineering-is-no-longer-a-complete-taboo-for-scientists|2483951 Why physicists think geometry is the path to a theory of everything /article/2484119-why-physicists-think-geometry-is-the-path-to-a-theory-of-everything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:36 +0100 From four-dimensional hexagons to the mind-bending amplituhedron, geometrical shapes are wilder than we learn at school - and they are a crucial tool for understanding reality 2484119-why-physicists-think-geometry-is-the-path-to-a-theory-of-everything|2484119 Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why? /article/2484046-ancient-humans-only-evolved-language-once-but-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:26 +0100 There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication 2484046-ancient-humans-only-evolved-language-once-but-why|2484046 Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise /article/2482943-why-lyme-disease-and-other-tick-borne-conditions-are-on-the-rise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:00:49 +0100 Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry 2482943-why-lyme-disease-and-other-tick-borne-conditions-are-on-the-rise|2482943 The surprisingly big impact the small intestine has on your health /article/2483527-the-surprisingly-big-impact-the-small-intestine-has-on-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:00:46 +0100 The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in appetite, metabolism and the microbiome – and how to look after it better 2483527-the-surprisingly-big-impact-the-small-intestine-has-on-your-health|2483527 The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology /article/2482841-the-radical-idea-that-space-time-remembers-could-upend-cosmology/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:00:54 +0100 There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of "memory cells" that record the whole history of the universe. If true, it could explain the nature of dark matter and much more 2482841-the-radical-idea-that-space-time-remembers-could-upend-cosmology|2482841 The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread /article/2482360-the-chilling-discovery-that-nerve-cells-help-cancers-grow-and-spread/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:00:03 +0100 A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs like Botox and beta blockers 2482360-the-chilling-discovery-that-nerve-cells-help-cancers-grow-and-spread|2482360 Four science-based rules that will make your conversations flow /article/2483443-four-science-based-rules-that-will-make-your-conversations-flow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:00:24 +0100 If you struggle with small talk or find it hard to express yourself, research by psychologist Alison Wood Brooks and others will help you master the art of conversation 2483443-four-science-based-rules-that-will-make-your-conversations-flow|2483443 Tutankhamun was only a D-list pharaoh. So why was his tomb so opulent? /article/2482158-tutankhamun-was-only-a-d-list-pharaoh-so-why-was-his-tomb-so-opulent/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:00:04 +0100 He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is revealing the surprising reasons why he was given such a lavish send-off 2482158-tutankhamun-was-only-a-d-list-pharaoh-so-why-was-his-tomb-so-opulent|2482158 The man quietly spending $1 billion on climate action /article/2482525-the-man-quietly-spending-1-billion-on-climate-action/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:00:34 +0100 From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist helping to decide which climate change technologies hold the most promise 2482525-the-man-quietly-spending-1-billion-on-climate-action|2482525 Discovering the marvels of mucus is inspiring amazing new medicines /article/2481402-discovering-the-marvels-of-mucus-is-inspiring-amazing-new-medicines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:00:45 +0100 Mucus does far more than just act as a protective barrier. Emerging research reveals ways to harness its power and deliver treatments for everything from yeast infections to inflammatory bowel disease 2481402-discovering-the-marvels-of-mucus-is-inspiring-amazing-new-medicines|2481402 TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on /article/2481012-tbs-extraordinary-evolution-reveals-why-the-ancient-disease-lives-on/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:41 +0100 Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer 2481012-tbs-extraordinary-evolution-reveals-why-the-ancient-disease-lives-on|2481012 There’s growing evidence the big five mass extinctions never happened /article/2481371-theres-growing-evidence-the-big-five-mass-extinctions-never-happened/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:00:25 +0100 Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to reframe the current biodiversity crisis 2481371-theres-growing-evidence-the-big-five-mass-extinctions-never-happened|2481371 Can imagining a better future really make it come true? /article/2480659-can-imagining-a-better-future-really-make-it-come-true/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:42 +0100 Manifestation is easy to dismiss as unscientific nonsense. Certain techniques used in the practice, though, do work — just not in the magical way some people think, as neuroscientist Sabina Brennan elucidates 2480659-can-imagining-a-better-future-really-make-it-come-true|2480659 How visualisation sets you up for success by changing your cognition /article/2480780-how-visualisation-sets-you-up-for-success-by-changing-your-cognition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 May 2025 15:00:32 +0100 The vividness of your mind’s eye isn't fixed - and training it up is the secret tool of top athletes and businesspeople. Here’s how you can help develop yours 2480780-how-visualisation-sets-you-up-for-success-by-changing-your-cognition|2480780 The extremes of imagination reveal how our brains perceive reality /article/2480739-the-extremes-of-imagination-reveal-how-our-brains-perceive-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 19:00:17 +0100 The worlds inside our heads can be dramatically different. What does that reveal about how our minds shape our lives, asks cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman 2480739-the-extremes-of-imagination-reveal-how-our-brains-perceive-reality|2480739 The four types of imagination and how they create our worlds /article/2480349-the-four-types-of-imagination-and-how-they-create-our-worlds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 17:00:13 +0100 Your imagination isn't just one thing. The latest neuroscience is untangling just how diverse this faculty really is, says cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman 2480349-the-four-types-of-imagination-and-how-they-create-our-worlds|2480349 Your imagination doesn’t get worse as you age – but it does change /article/2480355-your-imagination-doesnt-get-worse-as-you-age-but-it-does-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 16:00:06 +0100 It’s natural to associate wild flights of fantasy with children and a more mundane internal world with adult life. The latest research, though, shows that isn't the whole picture 2480355-your-imagination-doesnt-get-worse-as-you-age-but-it-does-change|2480355 How your whole imagination is conjured up from three brain processes /article/2480674-how-your-whole-imagination-is-conjured-up-from-three-brain-processes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 28 May 2025 19:00:49 +0100 Understanding the neurological systems that produce the world inside your head can help you to harness its transformative power 2480674-how-your-whole-imagination-is-conjured-up-from-three-brain-processes|2480674 Five tests will help you understand the full scope of your imagination /article/2480799-five-tests-will-help-you-understand-the-full-scope-of-your-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 May 2025 21:00:25 +0100 Reckon you are highly imaginative? Or fear you are lacking in the creativity department? Put your presumptions to the test, with these challenges from cognitive neurologist, Adam Zeman 2480799-five-tests-will-help-you-understand-the-full-scope-of-your-imagination|2480799 How buried cables are revealing Earth’s interior in incredible detail /article/2478861-how-buried-cables-are-revealing-earths-interior-in-incredible-detail/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:22 +0100 The globe is criss-crossed by unused fibre-optic cables. Now, researchers are using them to defend against earthquakes and produce an unprecedented map of the underground world 2478861-how-buried-cables-are-revealing-earths-interior-in-incredible-detail|2478861 Why honing your sense of smell could keep you sharp as you age /article/2479542-why-honing-your-sense-of-smell-could-keep-you-sharp-as-you-age/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 May 2025 17:00:15 +0100 A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But restoring our most neglected sense might not only reduce cognitive decline – studies also show it could even reverse it 2479542-why-honing-your-sense-of-smell-could-keep-you-sharp-as-you-age|2479542 How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry /article/2479332-how-an-ancient-alchemy-technique-is-transforming-modern-chemistry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 20 May 2025 17:00:38 +0100 Today’s chemistry is a wet business, mostly done by mixing compounds in liquid solvents. But a push towards using dry powders instead is proving surprisingly effective 2479332-how-an-ancient-alchemy-technique-is-transforming-modern-chemistry|2479332 The bold attempt to solve the toughest mystery at the heart of physics /article/mg26635432-900-the-bold-attempt-to-solve-the-toughest-mystery-at-the-heart-of-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 12 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Finding out whether gravity – and therefore space-time itself – is quantum in nature has long been thought impossible. But innovative new ideas might be about to help answer this crucial question mg26635432-900-the-bold-attempt-to-solve-the-toughest-mystery-at-the-heart-of-physics|2479783 The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe /article/mg26635433-000-the-wild-idea-that-we-all-get-nutrients-from-the-air-that-we-breathe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 13 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Growing evidence suggests a source of nutrition might be right under our noses. But how important are such aeronutrients – and can we harness them to better treat deficiencies? mg26635433-000-the-wild-idea-that-we-all-get-nutrients-from-the-air-that-we-breathe|2479784 Surprising insights into the causes of PMDD promise better treatments /article/mg26635433-100-surprising-insights-into-the-causes-of-pmdd-promise-better-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Premenstrual dysphoric disorder can cause monthly cycles of rage, depression, anxiety and self-harm. Treatments are limited, but new ideas about the condition could change that mg26635433-100-surprising-insights-into-the-causes-of-pmdd-promise-better-treatments|2479785 What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out /article/mg26635421-000-what-are-microplastics-doing-to-your-brain-were-starting-to-find-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 May 2025 17:10:00 +0100 The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are revealing links to poor cognition and weird behaviour mg26635421-000-what-are-microplastics-doing-to-your-brain-were-starting-to-find-out|2478927 What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the nature of mathematics /article/mg26635420-900-what-7-fiendishly-hard-puzzles-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-mathematics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 25 years ago, a $1 million reward was promised to anyone who could solve one of seven incredibly hard maths riddles. With only one of them now solved, what will it take to crack the rest? mg26635420-900-what-7-fiendishly-hard-puzzles-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-mathematics|2478926 How to harness your emotions for a happier, calmer life /article/mg26635420-800-how-to-harness-your-emotions-for-a-happier-calmer-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 05 May 2025 17:00:00 +0100 From anger to envy, research is revealing how to shift your mental state and put bad feelings to good use – with benefits for longevity, relationships and mental health mg26635420-800-how-to-harness-your-emotions-for-a-happier-calmer-life|2478925 How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health /article/mg26635414-100-how-vanishing-y-chromosomes-could-help-explain-mens-ill-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts this can have on disease risk and life expectancy mg26635414-100-how-vanishing-y-chromosomes-could-help-explain-mens-ill-health|2478276 How a simple walk can bust stress, boost cognition and fight diseases /article/mg26635410-800-how-a-simple-walk-can-bust-stress-boost-cognition-and-fight-diseases/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:00 +0100 We all know that walking is good for us, but growing evidence reveals that the right hike can exponentially enhance the health benefits mg26635410-800-how-a-simple-walk-can-bust-stress-boost-cognition-and-fight-diseases|2478037 The 'impossible' particle hinting at the universe's biggest secrets /article/mg26635410-700-the-impossible-particle-hinting-at-the-universes-biggest-secrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Neutrinos have always been hard to explain – and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos mg26635410-700-the-impossible-particle-hinting-at-the-universes-biggest-secrets|2478036 Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began? /article/mg26635401-500-can-a-strange-state-of-matter-explain-what-life-is-and-how-it-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of evolution itself mg26635401-500-can-a-strange-state-of-matter-explain-what-life-is-and-how-it-began|2477153 How astonishing observatories could do big physics from the moon /article/mg26635401-600-how-astonishing-observatories-could-do-big-physics-from-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 As humanity prepares to return to the moon, scientists also have ideas for huge lunar experiments that could revolutionise astrophysics mg26635401-600-how-astonishing-observatories-could-do-big-physics-from-the-moon|2477154 A dramatic rethink of Parkinson’s offers new hope for treatment /article/mg26635401-400-a-dramatic-rethink-of-parkinsons-offers-new-hope-for-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this fresh understanding lead to much-needed new treatments? mg26635401-400-a-dramatic-rethink-of-parkinsons-offers-new-hope-for-treatment|2477152 Could the ancient Greeks have invented quantum theory? /article/2476049-could-the-ancient-greeks-have-invented-quantum-theory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:07 +0100 There were hints that the world may be quantum long before the development of quantum mechanics in 1925 – could we have come up with this revolutionary theory hundreds or even thousands of years earlier? 2476049-could-the-ancient-greeks-have-invented-quantum-theory|2476049 Carlo Rovelli on what we get wrong about the origins of quantum theory /article/mg26635393-000-carlo-rovelli-on-what-we-get-wrong-about-the-origins-of-quantum-theory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Conventional accounts of the birth of quantum theory often overlook the pivotal role of one of its luminaries – and this has led to a persistent misunderstanding of what it really means, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli mg26635393-000-carlo-rovelli-on-what-we-get-wrong-about-the-origins-of-quantum-theory|2476370 What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for? /article/mg26635393-100-what-exactly-would-a-full-scale-quantum-computer-be-useful-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 As quantum computers mature, they will be transformational. But there are good reasons why we don’t yet know exactly which problems they will excel at – and that makes them all the more exciting mg26635393-100-what-exactly-would-a-full-scale-quantum-computer-be-useful-for|2476371 What does quantum theory really tell us about the nature of reality? /article/mg26635393-200-what-does-quantum-theory-really-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 For 100 years, quantum theory has painted the subatomic world as strange beyond words. But bold new interpretations and experiments may help us to finally grasp its true meaning mg26635393-200-what-does-quantum-theory-really-tell-us-about-the-nature-of-reality|2476372 A timeline of the most important events in quantum mechanics /article/2476373-a-timeline-of-the-most-important-events-in-quantum-mechanics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Explore the key moments in the history of quantum theory, from the early ideas of Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg to the discovery of phenomena like superposition and entanglement – and today’s quantum computers 2476373-a-timeline-of-the-most-important-events-in-quantum-mechanics|2476373 Where exactly does the quantum world end and concrete reality begin? /article/2476051-where-exactly-does-the-quantum-world-end-and-concrete-reality-begin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:12 +0100 Quantum effects like superposition and entanglement have long been seen in single particles, but physicists are on a quest to find out just how big an object can be before it loses its quantumness 2476051-where-exactly-does-the-quantum-world-end-and-concrete-reality-begin|2476051 Inside the mouth-watering race to master lab-grown chocolate /article/mg26635391-200-inside-the-mouth-watering-race-to-master-lab-grown-chocolate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may even lead to tastier treats with more nutritional value mg26635391-200-inside-the-mouth-watering-race-to-master-lab-grown-chocolate|2476267 What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us /article/mg26635380-100-what-the-surprising-lives-of-solitary-animals-reveal-about-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0100 A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior mg26635380-100-what-the-surprising-lives-of-solitary-animals-reveal-about-us|2474981 We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind /article/mg26635382-000-were-finally-uncovering-fibres-remarkable-benefits-for-body-and-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:05:00 +0100 From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact throughout the body. Here's how to get your fill mg26635382-000-were-finally-uncovering-fibres-remarkable-benefits-for-body-and-mind|2475292 What the new science of magic reveals about perception and free will /article/mg26635380-200-what-the-new-science-of-magic-reveals-about-perception-and-free-will/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work mg26635380-200-what-the-new-science-of-magic-reveals-about-perception-and-free-will|2474982 The epic quest to redefine the second using the world's best clocks /article/mg26635372-500-the-epic-quest-to-redefine-the-second-using-the-worlds-best-clocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 A more precise definition of the second is crucial to all sorts of physical measurements – but to get there, scientists have to pack up their extraordinarily fragile optical clocks and take them on tour mg26635372-500-the-epic-quest-to-redefine-the-second-using-the-worlds-best-clocks|2474372 The animals revealing why human culture isn't as special as we thought /article/mg26635374-000-the-animals-revealing-why-human-culture-isnt-as-special-as-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Even animals with very small brains turn out to have cultural traditions, which poses a puzzler for biologists wondering what makes human culture unique mg26635374-000-the-animals-revealing-why-human-culture-isnt-as-special-as-we-thought|2474490 A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls /article/mg26635372-400-a-revolutionary-new-understanding-of-autism-in-girls/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100 By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed mg26635372-400-a-revolutionary-new-understanding-of-autism-in-girls|2474371 Microdosing weight-loss drugs is on the rise – but does it work? /article/mg26535364-200-microdosing-weight-loss-drugs-is-on-the-rise-but-does-it-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 There are many claims about the benefits of microdosing weight-loss drugs, from anti-inflammatory effects to extending longevity. Do any of them stack up? mg26535364-200-microdosing-weight-loss-drugs-is-on-the-rise-but-does-it-work|2473536 The unexpected impacts of a society transformed by weight-loss drugs /article/mg26535364-400-the-unexpected-impacts-of-a-society-transformed-by-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have the power to block the forces driving obesity, but the knock-on societal effects may not necessarily be so positive mg26535364-400-the-unexpected-impacts-of-a-society-transformed-by-weight-loss-drugs|2473538 What do GLP-1 drugs really tell us about the brain's reward system? /article/mg26535364-100-what-do-glp-1-drugs-really-tell-us-about-the-brains-reward-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Anecdotal reports suggest drugs like Ozempic may curb not just appetite but also impulsive or addictive behaviour, hinting at links between metabolic health and our brains mg26535364-100-what-do-glp-1-drugs-really-tell-us-about-the-brains-reward-system|2473535 GLP-1 drugs are only the start – the powerful drugs to expect next /article/mg26535364-500-glp-1-drugs-are-only-the-start-the-powerful-drugs-to-expect-next/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 The race is under way to make faster, cheaper and better GLP-1 drugs that will go beyond reducing obesity levels to treating some of our most difficult conditions mg26535364-500-glp-1-drugs-are-only-the-start-the-powerful-drugs-to-expect-next|2473539 Why exercise is more important than ever when taking weight-loss drugs /article/mg26535364-300-why-exercise-is-more-important-than-ever-when-taking-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 GLP-1 drugs have revolutionised the treatment of obesity, but the very reason they are effective is also why it's vital to prioritise exercise when taking them mg26535364-300-why-exercise-is-more-important-than-ever-when-taking-weight-loss-drugs|2473537 How a surprising twist on rewilding could help settle our carbon debt /article/mg26535360-800-how-a-surprising-twist-on-rewilding-could-help-settle-our-carbon-debt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 We’ve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back. Large animals like wolves, bison and whales may already be tackling the problem mg26535360-800-how-a-surprising-twist-on-rewilding-could-help-settle-our-carbon-debt|2473221 We’re finally learning how perimenopause profoundly changes the brain /article/2472159-were-finally-learning-how-perimenopause-profoundly-changes-the-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:00:35 +0000 The hormonal upheaval in the run-up to menopause can cause cognitive difficulties. But researchers are also finding that this can be a critical window for protecting long-term brain health 2472159-were-finally-learning-how-perimenopause-profoundly-changes-the-brain|2472159 Is our cosmos just a membrane on the edge of a far stranger reality? /article/mg26535353-900-is-our-cosmos-just-a-membrane-on-the-edge-of-a-far-stranger-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 String theory may be our best attempt at a theory of everything, except that it can't describe an expanding universe like ours. Now a radical new twist on the idea could finally fix that – but it requires us to completely reimagine reality mg26535353-900-is-our-cosmos-just-a-membrane-on-the-edge-of-a-far-stranger-reality|2472635 Psychology is revealing how to have a better relationship with money /article/mg26535354-000-psychology-is-revealing-how-to-have-a-better-relationship-with-money/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Money is a deeply emotive subject, our attitudes to it vary wildly and we are reluctant to bring it up in conversation. Could new research help us to be less weird about it? mg26535354-000-psychology-is-revealing-how-to-have-a-better-relationship-with-money|2472636 What the extraordinary medical know-how of wild animals can teach us /article/mg26535350-700-what-the-extraordinary-medical-know-how-of-wild-animals-can-teach-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Birds do it, chimps do it, even monarch butterflies do it – and by paying more attention to how animals self-medicate, we can find new treatments for ourselves mg26535350-700-what-the-extraordinary-medical-know-how-of-wild-animals-can-teach-us|2472358 A fresh understanding of tiredness reveals how to get your energy back /article/mg26535342-500-a-fresh-understanding-of-tiredness-reveals-how-to-get-your-energy-back/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Radical new insights from the science of interoception – how the body senses its internal state – explain the real reasons we feel tired all the time, and how to re-energise mg26535342-500-a-fresh-understanding-of-tiredness-reveals-how-to-get-your-energy-back|2471414 The epic scientific quest to reveal what makes folktales so compelling /article/mg26535340-600-the-epic-scientific-quest-to-reveal-what-makes-folktales-so-compelling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Linguists, psychologists and experts in cultural evolution are discovering why we tell stories, how ancient the oldest ones are and why some tales run and run mg26535340-600-the-epic-scientific-quest-to-reveal-what-makes-folktales-so-compelling|2471253 The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution /article/mg26535340-700-the-physicist-on-a-mission-to-spark-a-quantum-industrial-revolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Quantum fridges, batteries and clocks are brilliant inventions but still limited in power. Now physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is charting a path to take them to the next level mg26535340-700-the-physicist-on-a-mission-to-spark-a-quantum-industrial-revolution|2471254 The alarming rise of colorectal cancer diagnoses in people under 50 /article/mg26535332-200-the-alarming-rise-of-colorectal-cancer-diagnoses-in-people-under-50/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Colorectal cancers will soon be the number one cause of cancer death among people under 50. Could changes in lifestyle and environment be to blame? mg26535332-200-the-alarming-rise-of-colorectal-cancer-diagnoses-in-people-under-50|2470588 The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe's expansion /article/mg26535332-000-the-cosmic-landscape-of-time-that-explains-our-universes-expansion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 A strange new conception of how time warps across the universe does away with cosmology's most mysterious entity, dark energy mg26535332-000-the-cosmic-landscape-of-time-that-explains-our-universes-expansion|2470586 The critical computer systems still relying on decades-old code /article/mg26535330-100-the-critical-computer-systems-still-relying-on-decades-old-code/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Software used by banks and the space industry may still rely on archaic code. We went in search of the oldest code in use and asked, what happens when it glitches? mg26535330-100-the-critical-computer-systems-still-relying-on-decades-old-code|2470201 Why the world’s longevity hotspots may not be all they seem /article/2469784-why-the-worlds-longevity-hotspots-may-not-be-all-they-seem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:00:03 +0000 Blue zones, places home to an unusual number of centenarians, are looked to for their secrets to living healthier lives – but are they even real? 2469784-why-the-worlds-longevity-hotspots-may-not-be-all-they-seem|2469784 Permafrost mummies are unlocking the secrets of prehistory /article/mg26535320-900-permafrost-mummies-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-prehistory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The frozen remains of animals like mammoths, wolves and cave lions offer the most detailed picture yet of the last glacial period mg26535320-900-permafrost-mummies-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-prehistory|2469497 Inside the new therapies promising to finally beat autoimmune disease /article/mg26535322-100-inside-the-new-therapies-promising-to-finally-beat-autoimmune-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Type 1 diabetes, IBD, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease and lupus are all caused by the body attacking itself. But new therapies that reset the immune system could offer lasting help mg26535322-100-inside-the-new-therapies-promising-to-finally-beat-autoimmune-disease|2469672 The research that will help you not suck at digital communication /article/mg26535321-100-the-research-that-will-help-you-not-suck-at-digital-communication/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Should that meeting have been an email? Is it ever ok to send a voice note? Andrew Brodsky has studied the communication habits of 100,000 people and has the answers mg26535321-100-the-research-that-will-help-you-not-suck-at-digital-communication|2469499 The story of mirror life: From intriguing idea to unprecedented threat /article/2468253-the-story-of-mirror-life-from-intriguing-idea-to-unprecedented-threat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:00:06 +0000 Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be? 2468253-the-story-of-mirror-life-from-intriguing-idea-to-unprecedented-threat|2468253 From headaches to tics, how mass nocebo effects spread real symptoms /article/mg26535311-600-from-headaches-to-tics-how-mass-nocebo-effects-spread-real-symptoms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Social media is enabling health symptoms and mass psychogenic illnesses to spread quickly around the world. But by knowing how it happens, you can protect yourself mg26535311-600-from-headaches-to-tics-how-mass-nocebo-effects-spread-real-symptoms|2468504 When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang /article/mg26535310-900-when-did-time-begin-hint-it-wasnt-at-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 You may think that time started 13.8 billion years ago at the birth of the universe, but physicists with alternative definitions of time have other ideas mg26535310-900-when-did-time-begin-hint-it-wasnt-at-the-big-bang|2468497 We’re uncovering a radically different view of civilisation’s origins /article/mg26535311-400-were-uncovering-a-radically-different-view-of-civilisations-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 The discovery that farming might not have been the catalyst for civilisation means we must completely rethink the timeline of the first complex societies mg26535311-400-were-uncovering-a-radically-different-view-of-civilisations-origins|2468502 When did life begin on Earth? New evidence reveals a shocking story /article/mg26535311-100-when-did-life-begin-on-earth-new-evidence-reveals-a-shocking-story/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was hellishly hot and seemingly uninhabitable mg26535311-100-when-did-life-begin-on-earth-new-evidence-reveals-a-shocking-story|2468499 Why geologists can’t agree on when the Anthropocene Epoch began /article/mg26535311-500-why-geologists-cant-agree-on-when-the-anthropocene-epoch-began/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Nobody doubts that human activities have dramatically transformed Earth, so why has there been no official recognition of the Anthropocene? mg26535311-500-why-geologists-cant-agree-on-when-the-anthropocene-epoch-began|2468503 We are finally getting to grips with how plate tectonics started /article/mg26535311-200-we-are-finally-getting-to-grips-with-how-plate-tectonics-started/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. 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