91av - News / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2458514-when-and-where-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-really-begin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:00:45 +0000 Covid-19 emerged in 2019, but some questions are still unanswered as to its origins 2458514-when-and-where-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-really-begin|2458514 /article/2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:29:15 +0000 Users of the healthcare app Alan whose queries were answered by a medical AI reported high satisfaction levels, but one exchange included "potentially dangerous inaccuracies" 2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet|2458531 /article/2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:00:56 +0000 EEG recordings used in neurology could be made simpler by replacing the usual electrodes, wires and gels with a tattoo printed onto the scalp 2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity|2458409 /article/2458211-antarctica-is-in-crisis-and-we-are-scrambling-to-understand-its-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:00:09 +0000 The last two years have seen unprecedented falls in the levels of sea ice around Antarctica, which serves as a protective wall for the continent's huge ice sheets. Researchers are now racing to understand the global impact of what could happen next 2458211-antarctica-is-in-crisis-and-we-are-scrambling-to-understand-its-future|2458211 /article/2458249-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-how-organs-age-at-different-rates/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:00:08 +0000 Our organs don't seem to age at the same rate, which could mean healthy habits are particularly important at certain times of our lives 2458249-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-how-organs-age-at-different-rates|2458249 /article/2458421-heatwaves-are-surpassing-the-extremes-predicted-by-climate-models/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:53:35 +0000 Comparing historical heat extremes with climate simulations has revealed that in parts of the world the models are underestimating how extreme heatwaves are getting 2458421-heatwaves-are-surpassing-the-extremes-predicted-by-climate-models|2458421 /article/2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:04:52 +0000 Robotic equipment can implant electrodes into cockroaches and connect them to an electronic backpack, making it feasible to mass-produce biorobots for search missions 2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots|2458397 /article/2458237-ancient-footprints-show-how-early-human-species-lived-side-by-side/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00:53 +0000 Footprints preserved on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya seem to be from two ancient human species, showing they lived there at the same time about 1.5 million years ago 2458237-ancient-footprints-show-how-early-human-species-lived-side-by-side|2458237 /article/2458263-life-on-mars-could-be-surviving-in-an-area-deep-underground/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:01:47 +0000 The Acidalia Planitia region of the Red Planet might have all the requirements for methane-burping bacteria to exist beneath the surface 2458263-life-on-mars-could-be-surviving-in-an-area-deep-underground|2458263 /article/2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:00:01 +0000 Tiny robots designed to carry out environmental or industrial tasks could be powered by tricks involving surface tension 2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot|2457954 /article/2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:00:11 +0000 The content you see on social media is often determined by an algorithm - and it turns out that these algorithms can rapidly change your views 2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day|2458226 /article/2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:33:09 +0000 Determining when someone died based on their decomposing body is a subjective task, but artificial intelligence could bring some objectivity to the process 2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death|2457953 /article/2458070-a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:00:43 +0000 Feeling scared seems to reduce elevated levels of inflammation, which may help explain why some people enjoy a haunted attraction 2458070-a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-levels-of-inflammation-in-the-body|2458070 /article/2458133-bird-flu-may-be-adapting-to-become-more-infectious-to-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:20:21 +0000 Three people in North America without known animal exposures have tested positive for the bird flu virus H5N1, and samples from two of them suggest the virus is adapting to humans 2458133-bird-flu-may-be-adapting-to-become-more-infectious-to-humans|2458133 /article/2458149-ocean-acidification-is-reaching-deeper-waters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:15:05 +0000 Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk 2458149-ocean-acidification-is-reaching-deeper-waters|2458149 /article/2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Near Space Labs’s autonomous balloon fleet is already taking high-resolution images of the ground, and its range will expand to the entire continental US early next year 2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us|2457923 /article/2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:58:19 +0000 Russia’s new ballistic missile flies on a high arc out of Earth’s atmosphere and releases multiple high-speed projectiles, making it challenging but not impossible to intercept 2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile|2458117 /article/2458090-fossilised-droppings-tell-the-story-of-dinosaurs-rise-to-power/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:40 +0000 An analysis of hundreds of bromalites – fossilised faeces and vomit – shows how changes in diet enabled dinosaurs to take over the world in the early Jurassic 2458090-fossilised-droppings-tell-the-story-of-dinosaurs-rise-to-power|2458090 /article/2457910-orcas-have-begun-wearing-salmon-hats-again-and-we-may-soon-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:00:34 +0000 About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back 2457910-orcas-have-begun-wearing-salmon-hats-again-and-we-may-soon-know-why|2457910 /article/2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:06 +0000 Researchers have used lasers to encode information in diamonds, demonstrating record-breaking data density in an ultra-stable and long-lasting system 2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years|2457948 /article/2457329-how-safe-is-the-us-food-supply/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:39:27 +0000 Food in the US has a bad rap thanks to outbreaks caused by bacteria, plus processing, additives and food dyes, but the food supply is actually much less risky than people think 2457329-how-safe-is-the-us-food-supply|2457329 /article/2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:00:27 +0000 Today's huge AI models are composed of several billion numbers known as weights and changing just one of them can destroy their ability to function, leading to “gibberish” output 2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model|2456168 /article/2457733-forest-schools-dont-actually-boost-most-childrens-mental-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:04 +0000 Swapping classrooms for the woods doesn't appear to improve most children's mental health, but they may still enjoy it 2457733-forest-schools-dont-actually-boost-most-childrens-mental-health|2457733 /article/2456588-super-bright-black-holes-could-reveal-if-the-universe-is-pixelated/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:35:24 +0000 Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near the edges of unusually bright black holes 2456588-super-bright-black-holes-could-reveal-if-the-universe-is-pixelated|2456588 /article/2457816-salt-batteries-are-finally-shaping-up-thats-good-for-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:00:50 +0000 With lithium in short supply, sodium-ion batteries might offer cheap energy storage with less environmental impact 2457816-salt-batteries-are-finally-shaping-up-thats-good-for-the-planet|2457816 /article/2457800-what-will-it-take-to-solve-our-planets-plastic-pollution-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:20:20 +0000 Countries are meeting in South Korea this week to hash out the final details of a global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic pollution — here's what experts say it needs to include 2457800-what-will-it-take-to-solve-our-planets-plastic-pollution-crisis|2457800 /article/2457782-older-people-may-have-better-immunity-against-bird-flu-virus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:00:42 +0000 Most people born before 1968 have antibodies against flu viruses similar to the H5N1 strain circulating today, which might lower their risk of severe illness 2457782-older-people-may-have-better-immunity-against-bird-flu-virus|2457782 /article/2457314-this-start-up-is-removing-carbon-from-a-polluted-new-york-city-river/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:00:09 +0000 Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic are popping up all over the world – 91av visited one in New York City’s East river 2457314-this-start-up-is-removing-carbon-from-a-polluted-new-york-city-river|2457314 /article/2456378-why-gene-editors-want-to-treat-fetuses-when-they-are-still-in-the-womb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:00:03 +0000 Gene editing in the womb could be more effective than the same treatment after birth, as it is easier to deliver the necessary genetic machinery to fetal cells 2456378-why-gene-editors-want-to-treat-fetuses-when-they-are-still-in-the-womb|2456378 /article/2457711-anger-over-cop29-finance-deal-threatens-progress-on-carbon-cuts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:34:29 +0000 A reluctant deal finalised at the COP29 climate summit isn't generous enough to encourage nations to submit more ambitious climate plans, delegates warn 2457711-anger-over-cop29-finance-deal-threatens-progress-on-carbon-cuts|2457711 /article/2457391-exploding-interstellar-space-rocks-could-explain-mystery-radio-flashes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:00:19 +0000 Enigmatic phenomena called fast radio bursts might be caused by interstellar objects colliding with highly magnetised neutron stars 2457391-exploding-interstellar-space-rocks-could-explain-mystery-radio-flashes|2457391 /article/2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:39 +0000 IBM has bet big on a modular approach to building quantum computers, and now it has successfully linked two quantum chips together to operate as a single device, a key step towards that goal 2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time|2456542 /article/2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:55:25 +0000 Using GPT-4o, the model behind ChatGPT, researchers have replicated the personality and behaviour of more than 1000 people, in an effort to create an alternative to focus groups and polling 2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour|2457233 /article/2457551-hunter-gatherers-built-a-massive-fish-trap-in-belize-4000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:00:15 +0000 Earthen channels that span more than 640 kilometres show that pre-Mayan Mesoamericans built large-scale fish-trapping facilities earlier than previously thought 2457551-hunter-gatherers-built-a-massive-fish-trap-in-belize-4000-years-ago|2457551 /article/2457640-meteorite-crystals-show-evidence-of-hot-water-on-ancient-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:00:14 +0000 A rock that formed around 4.5 billion years ago on Mars before being blasted into space by a meteor strike and making its way to Earth contains telltale evidence that it was formed in the presence of hot water 2457640-meteorite-crystals-show-evidence-of-hot-water-on-ancient-mars|2457640 /article/2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 When deciding whether to let people await trial at home or in jail, US judges can use a risk score algorithm. But it often makes harsher recommendations than humans do 2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges|2456603 /article/2457490-bacteria-found-in-asteroid-sample-but-theyre-not-from-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:42:05 +0000 The unexpected discovery of microbial life in a piece of rock from an asteroid shows how hard it is to avoid contaminating samples brought back to Earth 2457490-bacteria-found-in-asteroid-sample-but-theyre-not-from-space|2457490 /article/2457077-crushed-rocks-outpace-giant-fans-in-race-to-remove-co2-from-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:26 +0000 New technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are growing in scale –though their effect on the climate remains negligible 2457077-crushed-rocks-outpace-giant-fans-in-race-to-remove-co2-from-air|2457077 /article/2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:51 +0000 There is no evidence that advertisers use covert recordings of conversations to target people with adverts, an accusation widely denied by the industry, and yet this belief persists 2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads|2457333 /article/2456786-what-to-know-about-creatine-the-gym-supplement-with-wide-benefits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:00:31 +0000 Creatine is commonly associated with athletes and bodybuilders, but the popular supplement seems to have broad benefits on everything from ageing to brain function 2456786-what-to-know-about-creatine-the-gym-supplement-with-wide-benefits|2456786 /article/2457464-chimpanzees-seem-to-get-more-technologically-advanced-through-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:00:26 +0000 Groups of wild chimpanzees with more complex tool-using behaviours tend to be genetically linked, providing evidence for cumulative culture in other apes 2457464-chimpanzees-seem-to-get-more-technologically-advanced-through-culture|2457464 /article/2457305-brainwave-experiment-shows-minke-whales-have-ultrasonic-hearing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:00:25 +0000 In the first hearing test of live baleen whales, the animals detected much higher frequency sounds than expected, forcing researchers to reconsider how these mammals respond to predators – and humans 2457305-brainwave-experiment-shows-minke-whales-have-ultrasonic-hearing|2457305 /article/2457260-worlds-thinnest-spaghetti-wont-please-gourmands-but-may-heal-wounds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:30:04 +0000 Spaghetti strands that are 200 times thinner than a human hair could be woven into bandages to help prevent infections 2457260-worlds-thinnest-spaghetti-wont-please-gourmands-but-may-heal-wounds|2457260 /article/2457519-common-chemical-in-drinking-water-hasnt-been-tested-for-safety/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:47:30 +0000 Chloramine is used as a disinfectant in drinking water systems from the US to Australia. Research now shows it breaks down into a compound that may have negative health impacts 2457519-common-chemical-in-drinking-water-hasnt-been-tested-for-safety|2457519 /video/2457478-icelands-reykjanes-volcanic-eruption-captured-in-stunning-drone-shots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:20:08 +0000 A new volcanic eruption has occurred on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the seventh this year 2457478-icelands-reykjanes-volcanic-eruption-captured-in-stunning-drone-shots|2457478 /article/2456589-a-sliver-of-lab-grown-wood-has-been-made-from-stem-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:30:14 +0000 Growing wood directly from stem cells could offer an alternative to cutting threatened hardwood trees, but it isn't clear if it has same properties as actual wood 2456589-a-sliver-of-lab-grown-wood-has-been-made-from-stem-cells|2456589 /article/2457090-worm-like-fossil-is-the-oldest-ancestor-of-spiders-and-crustaceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:41:50 +0000 Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and the earliest fossil evidence of the group now dates back 550 million years 2457090-worm-like-fossil-is-the-oldest-ancestor-of-spiders-and-crustaceans|2457090 /article/2457273-weve-taken-a-photo-of-a-star-in-another-galaxy-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:00:12 +0000 Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away 2457273-weve-taken-a-photo-of-a-star-in-another-galaxy-for-the-first-time|2457273 /article/2457336-nectar-loving-ethiopian-wolves-may-be-the-first-carnivore-pollinators/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:17:58 +0000 Endangered Ethiopian wolves feed on the nectar of red hot poker plants, and may transport pollen from flower to flower as they do so 2457336-nectar-loving-ethiopian-wolves-may-be-the-first-carnivore-pollinators|2457336 /article/2456661-robotic-pigeon-reveals-how-birds-fly-without-a-vertical-tail-fin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:00:43 +0000 A flying robot uses its bird-like tail to maintain stability in flight – a technique that could enable more aerodynamic aircraft designs that use less fuel 2456661-robotic-pigeon-reveals-how-birds-fly-without-a-vertical-tail-fin|2456661 /article/2456887-planet-10-times-the-size-of-earth-is-one-of-the-youngest-ever-found/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:52 +0000 A large planet has been spotted orbiting a dwarf star that is just 3 million years old, offering possible clues to how the worlds in our solar system came into being 2456887-planet-10-times-the-size-of-earth-is-one-of-the-youngest-ever-found|2456887 /article/2457207-google-deepmind-ai-can-expertly-fix-errors-in-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:23 +0000 Quantum computers could get a boost from artificial intelligence, thanks to a model created by Google DeepMind that cleans up quantum errors 2457207-google-deepmind-ai-can-expertly-fix-errors-in-quantum-computers|2457207 /article/2456985-quantum-computers-hit-a-crucial-milestone-for-error-free-calculation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:30:59 +0000 The largest number of logical qubits has been linked through quantum entanglement, which is a key step towards quantum computers that can detect and correct errors 2456985-quantum-computers-hit-a-crucial-milestone-for-error-free-calculation|2456985 /article/2456682-are-calories-on-menus-doing-more-harm-than-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:12:40 +0000 Many restaurants in countries such as England and the US now print calories on their menus, but some researchers question whether this is really tackling their obesity problem 2456682-are-calories-on-menus-doing-more-harm-than-good|2456682 /article/2457069-see-the-sun-revealed-in-stunning-glory-by-solar-orbiter-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:24 +0000 The best pictures we have of the sun yet have been delivered thanks to the Solar Orbiter spacecraft 2457069-see-the-sun-revealed-in-stunning-glory-by-solar-orbiter-pictures|2457069 /article/2456892-being-in-space-makes-it-harder-for-astronauts-to-think-quickly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:24 +0000 The effects of being in space can worsen an astronaut's working memory, processing speed and attention - which could be a problem for future missions 2456892-being-in-space-makes-it-harder-for-astronauts-to-think-quickly|2456892 /article/2456766-einsteins-theories-tested-on-the-largest-scale-ever-he-was-right/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:00:36 +0000 Analysis of millions of galaxies upholds Albert Einstein’s ideas about gravity and also offers tantalising new hints of how dark energy may have evolved 2456766-einsteins-theories-tested-on-the-largest-scale-ever-he-was-right|2456766 /article/2456779-worlds-new-fastest-supercomputer-is-built-to-simulate-nuclear-bombs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:17 +0000 The vast computational power of the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California will be used to support the US nuclear deterrent 2456779-worlds-new-fastest-supercomputer-is-built-to-simulate-nuclear-bombs|2456779 /article/2456877-heart-shaped-mollusc-has-windows-that-work-like-fibre-optics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:00:33 +0000 Tiny, solid windows in the shells of heart cockles let in light for the photosynthetic algae inside them – and they could show us how to make better fibre-optic cables 2456877-heart-shaped-mollusc-has-windows-that-work-like-fibre-optics|2456877 /article/2456796-a-giant-hornet-from-asia-has-appeared-in-europe-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:58:57 +0000 Four southern giant hornets have been identified in northern Spain, leading to concerns that the species could harm native insects if it becomes widespread 2456796-a-giant-hornet-from-asia-has-appeared-in-europe-for-the-first-time|2456796 /article/2456416-wild-cavefish-can-somehow-survive-with-almost-no-sleep-at-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:02 +0000 Several populations of Mexican tetra fish that live in darkness have independently evolved to need hardly any sleep, but the reason why is a mystery 2456416-wild-cavefish-can-somehow-survive-with-almost-no-sleep-at-all|2456416 /article/2456674-were-starting-to-understand-why-some-people-regain-weight-they-lost/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:36:16 +0000 Changes to the structure of DNA within fat cells may be why it is often so hard to keep weight off after you have lost it 2456674-were-starting-to-understand-why-some-people-regain-weight-they-lost|2456674 /article/2456653-ai-maths-assistant-could-help-solve-problems-that-humans-are-stuck-on/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:00:18 +0000 Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelligence, but a new tool developed by researchers at Meta may change that 2456653-ai-maths-assistant-could-help-solve-problems-that-humans-are-stuck-on|2456653 /article/2455476-starship-live-watch-musk-launch-sixth-starship-test-as-trump-attends/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:32:27 +0000 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket. It aims to conduct the launch at 4pm Central Time (10pm UK). Here’s everything we know so far 2455476-starship-live-watch-musk-launch-sixth-starship-test-as-trump-attends|2455476 /article/2456287-we-may-have-solved-the-mystery-of-what-froze-earths-inner-core/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:00:05 +0000 A supercomputer simulation of iron and carbon atoms in Earth’s inner core may explain how a molten ball at the centre of our planet froze solid 2456287-we-may-have-solved-the-mystery-of-what-froze-earths-inner-core|2456287 /article/2456433-quantum-time-crystals-could-be-used-to-store-energy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:59:47 +0000 The weird thermodynamics found in time crystals could be harnessed to store energy in a quantum battery-like device 2456433-quantum-time-crystals-could-be-used-to-store-energy|2456433 /article/2456548-countries-are-cheating-their-way-to-net-zero-by-overrelying-on-forests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:00:25 +0000 Leading researchers warn that relying on "passive" carbon sinks such as forests to absorb ongoing carbon emissions will doom the world to continued warming 2456548-countries-are-cheating-their-way-to-net-zero-by-overrelying-on-forests|2456548 /article/2456610-vital-atlantic-ocean-current-is-already-weakening-due-to-melting-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:28:51 +0000 A study modelling the impact of melting ice suggests scientists have underestimated the risk that an important ocean current will shut down and cause climate chaos 2456610-vital-atlantic-ocean-current-is-already-weakening-due-to-melting-ice|2456610 /article/2456451-evidence-is-growing-that-microbes-in-your-mouth-contribute-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:00:21 +0000 The oral microbiome is increasingly being linked to head and neck cancer, but we don't yet understand its exact role 2456451-evidence-is-growing-that-microbes-in-your-mouth-contribute-to-cancer|2456451 /article/2456043-exquisite-bird-fossil-provides-clues-to-the-evolution-of-avian-brains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:11 +0000 Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved fossil   2456043-exquisite-bird-fossil-provides-clues-to-the-evolution-of-avian-brains|2456043 /article/2456291-people-prefer-ai-generated-poems-to-shakespeare-and-dickinson/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:19 +0000 Readers give higher ratings to AI-generated poetry than the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson – perhaps because they often have more straightforward themes and simpler structure 2456291-people-prefer-ai-generated-poems-to-shakespeare-and-dickinson|2456291 /article/2456023-bizarre-test-shows-light-can-actually-cast-its-own-shadow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:00:52 +0000 With the help of a ruby cube and two laser beams, researchers made one ray of light cast a shadow when illuminated by the other 2456023-bizarre-test-shows-light-can-actually-cast-its-own-shadow|2456023 /article/2455790-how-a-single-gopher-restored-a-landscape-devastated-by-a-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:00:53 +0000 Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state 2455790-how-a-single-gopher-restored-a-landscape-devastated-by-a-volcano|2455790 /article/2456510-australia-wants-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-but-it-wont-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:00:12 +0000 Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good 2456510-australia-wants-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-but-it-wont-work|2456510 /article/2455818-how-we-misunderstood-what-the-lucy-fossil-reveals-about-ancient-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:00:39 +0000 It has been 50 years since archaeologists discovered Lucy, perhaps the most famous ancient hominin ever found. But the scientists who have studied her say that this fossil gave us a misleading image of the nature of her species 2455818-how-we-misunderstood-what-the-lucy-fossil-reveals-about-ancient-humans|2455818 /article/2455173-ai-models-work-together-faster-when-they-speak-their-own-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:00:06 +0000 Letting AI models communicate with each other in their internal mathematical language, rather than translating back and forth to English, could accelerate their task-solving abilities 2455173-ai-models-work-together-faster-when-they-speak-their-own-language|2455173 /article/2455806-theres-a-new-twist-on-the-famous-invisible-gorilla-psychology-study/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:00:04 +0000 A classic study found that people can fail to notice a gorilla when they are focusing on something else, but new experiments suggest this "inattentional blindness" might not tell the whole story 2455806-theres-a-new-twist-on-the-famous-invisible-gorilla-psychology-study|2455806 /article/2456488-satellites-spot-methane-leaks-but-super-emitters-dont-fix-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:00:28 +0000 Governments and companies almost never take action when satellites alert them about large methane leaks coming from oil and gas infrastructure 2456488-satellites-spot-methane-leaks-but-super-emitters-dont-fix-them|2456488 /article/2456438-cop29-host-azerbaijan-faces-climate-disaster-as-caspian-sea-dries-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:00:20 +0000 Water levels in the Caspian Sea are set to fall dramatically as the climate gets hotter, posing a major threat to economic activity and ecosystems in the region 2456438-cop29-host-azerbaijan-faces-climate-disaster-as-caspian-sea-dries-up|2456438 /article/2455919-a-200-year-old-mystery-about-newts-has-finally-been-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:00:01 +0000 A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to die before they hatch – now we know how this baffling evolutionary quirk came about 2455919-a-200-year-old-mystery-about-newts-has-finally-been-solved|2455919 /article/2456391-a-unique-pair-of-galactic-lenses-may-help-solve-a-cosmological-riddle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:07:15 +0000 Two massive galaxies are bending light from the same distant quasar, creating a so-called Einstein zigzag lens that could help astronomers pin down how quickly the universe is expanding 2456391-a-unique-pair-of-galactic-lenses-may-help-solve-a-cosmological-riddle|2456391 /article/2456202-plumes-of-pollution-from-big-factories-can-make-it-snow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:00:22 +0000 Satellite images reveal that when conditions are right, the pollution from industrial hotspots can cause snow to fall downwind and punch holes in clouds 2456202-plumes-of-pollution-from-big-factories-can-make-it-snow|2456202 /article/2456295-weight-loss-medications-may-also-ease-chronic-pain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:34:00 +0000 Popular semaglutide-based drugs used for weight loss may reduce chronic and acute pain, which could make them a promising alternative to opioids 2456295-weight-loss-medications-may-also-ease-chronic-pain|2456295 /article/2456395-twin-spacecraft-will-launch-to-create-an-artificial-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:48:22 +0000 The Proba-3 mission consists of two spacecraft that will fly in close formation to study the sun, with the shadow of one creating an artificial solar eclipse from the perspective of the other 2456395-twin-spacecraft-will-launch-to-create-an-artificial-solar-eclipse|2456395 /article/2455922-worlds-largest-coral-is-300-years-old-and-was-discovered-by-accident/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:01:23 +0000 The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries old 2455922-worlds-largest-coral-is-300-years-old-and-was-discovered-by-accident|2455922 /article/2454054-watch-autonomous-cars-do-doughnuts-and-drift-sideways-round-corners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:12 +0000 Driverless cars can now do doughnuts and drift like stunt drivers, skidding sideways around corners while maintaining control, which might help the cars recover from dangerous situations 2454054-watch-autonomous-cars-do-doughnuts-and-drift-sideways-round-corners|2454054 /article/2456063-mounting-evidence-points-to-air-pollution-as-a-cause-of-eczema/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:00:43 +0000 Air pollution has been linked to eczema before, and now a study of more than 280,000 people has strengthened the association 2456063-mounting-evidence-points-to-air-pollution-as-a-cause-of-eczema|2456063 /article/2456238-12000-year-old-stones-may-be-oldest-example-of-wheel-like-tools/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Dozens of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be early examples of spindle whorls, a rotating tool used in textile making that was a step towards inventing the wheel 2456238-12000-year-old-stones-may-be-oldest-example-of-wheel-like-tools|2456238 /article/2456025-sweeter-tomatoes-are-coming-soon-thanks-to-crispr-gene-editing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:37 +0000 Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields 2456025-sweeter-tomatoes-are-coming-soon-thanks-to-crispr-gene-editing|2456025 /article/2455986-millions-of-phones-create-most-complete-map-ever-of-the-ionosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that could improve GPS accuracy and help track space weather 2455986-millions-of-phones-create-most-complete-map-ever-of-the-ionosphere|2455986 /article/2455815-drought-fires-and-fossil-fuels-push-co2-emissions-to-a-record-high/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:01:07 +0000 An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land use change finds no sign emissions will peak this year 2455815-drought-fires-and-fossil-fuels-push-co2-emissions-to-a-record-high|2455815 /article/2455948-migratory-birds-can-use-earths-magnetic-field-like-a-gps/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:39 +0000 Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map 2455948-migratory-birds-can-use-earths-magnetic-field-like-a-gps|2455948 /article/2455892-google-street-view-helps-map-how-600000-trees-grow-down-to-the-limb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:32:34 +0000 AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions 2455892-google-street-view-helps-map-how-600000-trees-grow-down-to-the-limb|2455892 /article/2455747-next-mauna-loa-eruption-could-be-forecast-months-in-advance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:36 +0000 An analysis of crystals in lava from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa has revealed an unknown magma reservoir within the volcano, which could extend forecasts of eruptions from minutes to months 2455747-next-mauna-loa-eruption-could-be-forecast-months-in-advance|2455747 /article/2455713-this-robot-can-build-anything-you-ask-for-out-of-blocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:00:19 +0000 An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks 2455713-this-robot-can-build-anything-you-ask-for-out-of-blocks|2455713 /article/2455811-jets-of-liquid-bounce-off-hot-surfaces-without-ever-touching-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:51:32 +0000 Droplets of fluid have been known to hover above a hot surface, but a new experiment suggests the same can happen to tiny jets of liquid too 2455811-jets-of-liquid-bounce-off-hot-surfaces-without-ever-touching-them|2455811 /article/2455715-humanity-has-warmed-the-planet-by-1-5c-since-1700/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:49 +0000 Most assessments of global warming use 1850-1900 as a baseline, but researchers have now established a new pre-industrial reference by using Antarctic ice cores to estimate the average temperature before 1700 2455715-humanity-has-warmed-the-planet-by-1-5c-since-1700|2455715 /article/2455641-red-kites-and-buzzards-are-being-killed-by-misuse-of-rat-poisons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:33 +0000 Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison 2455641-red-kites-and-buzzards-are-being-killed-by-misuse-of-rat-poisons|2455641 /article/2455584-lights-on-surfboards-and-wetsuits-could-deter-shark-attacks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:42 +0000 Experiments show that illuminating the underside of a decoy seal reduces attacks by great white sharks, revealing a possible strategy to protect surfers and swimmers 2455584-lights-on-surfboards-and-wetsuits-could-deter-shark-attacks|2455584 /article/2455695-our-only-visit-to-uranus-came-at-an-unusual-time-for-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:33 +0000 Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, giving us our only up-close look at the planet – but unusual space weather just before the craft arrived has given us a misleading idea about the planet’s magnetic field 2455695-our-only-visit-to-uranus-came-at-an-unusual-time-for-the-planet|2455695