快猫短视频 - News / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2528327-glaciers-in-the-roof-of-the-world-have-suddenly-started-melting/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:19 +0100 Until recently, the Pamir mountains in central Asia have bucked the global melting trend, but in 2025, the region鈥檚 glaciers experienced a massive loss of ice due to extreme heat 2528327-glaciers-in-the-roof-of-the-world-have-suddenly-started-melting|2528327 /article/2528468-aim-high-but-dont-shoot-for-the-moon-mathematicians-advise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 16:20:15 +0100 According to a mathematical model of how people weigh up different outcomes, the optimal strategy is to be ambitious, but not overly so 2528468-aim-high-but-dont-shoot-for-the-moon-mathematicians-advise|2528468 /article/2528415-horror-video-game-gets-its-creepiness-from-a-quantum-computer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:58 +0100 Quantum Backrooms is a horror game in which the player explores eerie rooms. The twist is that the rooms have been generated by a quantum computer 2528415-horror-video-game-gets-its-creepiness-from-a-quantum-computer|2528415 /article/2528281-mirror-life-scientists-clash-over-threat-of-lab-engineered-bacteria/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:40 +0100 Bacteria created using mirror images of natural biomolecules would pose a grave threat to life on Earth, some researchers warn, but a new study suggests they would struggle to survive in the wild 2528281-mirror-life-scientists-clash-over-threat-of-lab-engineered-bacteria|2528281 /article/2528336-were-becoming-more-individualistic-and-its-affecting-our-love-lives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:48 +0100 We're increasingly prioritising our own needs over those of the wider community, which may be causing us to love our partners less intensely 2528336-were-becoming-more-individualistic-and-its-affecting-our-love-lives|2528336 /article/2528235-pancreatic-cancer-halted-by-virus-injection-in-three-patients/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:56 +0100 A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in an initial safety trial, raising hopes that it may help to beat the deadly condition 2528235-pancreatic-cancer-halted-by-virus-injection-in-three-patients|2528235 /article/2528290-mathematical-ai-helps-researchers-crack-50-year-old-problem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:57 +0100 After an AI from OpenAI found a trick to solve an 80-year-old conjecture from Paul Erd艖s, mathematicians have borrowed the same technique to solve another important problem 2528290-mathematical-ai-helps-researchers-crack-50-year-old-problem|2528290 /article/2527807-first-quantum-grandfather-clock-could-probe-where-gravity-comes-from/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:31 +0100 Researchers have designed a quantum version of a pendulum clock. It could shed light on timekeeping in the quantum realm 2527807-first-quantum-grandfather-clock-could-probe-where-gravity-comes-from|2527807 /article/2528160-start-ups-are-racing-to-revolutionise-mathematics-with-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:09 +0100 AI start-ups with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding are hiring mathematicians and building AI systems that they hope will not only solve mathematics, but also build more intelligent AI 2528160-start-ups-are-racing-to-revolutionise-mathematics-with-ai|2528160 /article/2528140-3d-printed-lymph-nodes-could-widen-access-to-car-t-cell-therapy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:29 +0100 The cost of CAR T-cell therapy means that the highly effective cancer treatment is unavailable in many parts of the world. But a new way of making these cells could dramatically drive down the cost 2528140-3d-printed-lymph-nodes-could-widen-access-to-car-t-cell-therapy|2528140 /article/2528091-millions-of-planets-might-form-around-supermassive-black-holes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:41 +0100 Massive amounts of dust swirl around active nuclei at the centres of galaxies, and these discs could give rise to vast numbers of rocky planets, some even the size of stars 2528091-millions-of-planets-might-form-around-supermassive-black-holes|2528091 /article/2527775-wealthy-people-with-environmental-ideals-are-the-biggest-emitters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:47 +0100 Among people of high socioeconomic status, love for nature corresponds with a bigger environmental footprint 鈥� and there's an obvious reason why 2527775-wealthy-people-with-environmental-ideals-are-the-biggest-emitters|2527775 /article/2528075-nasa-plans-a-base-on-the-moon-spanning-hundreds-of-square-kilometres/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 14:05:27 +0100 Three missions slated to launch this year will begin to search the lunar surface for a suitable base location 2528075-nasa-plans-a-base-on-the-moon-spanning-hundreds-of-square-kilometres|2528075 /article/2527765-we-may-finally-know-why-gold-stays-so-shiny/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:43 +0100 Gold is chemically inert and so doesn't tarnish, but exactly why had been a mystery 2527765-we-may-finally-know-why-gold-stays-so-shiny|2527765 /article/2527673-space-storms-could-switch-train-signals-and-cause-serious-accidents/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:52 +0100 Critical safety equipment in many train systems is vulnerable to disruption by space weather, which could lead to fatal accidents 2527673-space-storms-could-switch-train-signals-and-cause-serious-accidents|2527673 /article/2527886-earliest-use-of-anaesthetics-uncovered-in-chinese-doctors-tomb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 May 2026 12:24:28 +0100 Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant chemical, to alleviate pain during surgical procedures 2527886-earliest-use-of-anaesthetics-uncovered-in-chinese-doctors-tomb|2527886 /article/2527583-attack-on-irans-oil-released-as-much-pollution-as-a-volcano/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:08 +0100 Airstrikes on Tehran earlier this year emitted a plume containing almost 30,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide that reached Asian countries 2527583-attack-on-irans-oil-released-as-much-pollution-as-a-volcano|2527583 /article/2527768-mars-astronauts-may-do-laundry-by-blasting-clothes-with-a-plasma-beam/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:14 +0100 There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one: a bright purple jet of microbe-killing plasma 2527768-mars-astronauts-may-do-laundry-by-blasting-clothes-with-a-plasma-beam|2527768 /article/2527495-epic-dreaming-is-leaving-people-exhausted-and-distressed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:38 +0100 Some people experience vivid, incessant dreams that leave them feeling exhausted the next day, with researchers calling for this "epic dreaming" to be classed as a sleep disorder 2527495-epic-dreaming-is-leaving-people-exhausted-and-distressed|2527495 /article/2526378-womens-better-memories-may-delay-alzheimers-diagnosis-by-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:38 +0100 Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, making it harder to diagnose and preventing early treatment 2526378-womens-better-memories-may-delay-alzheimers-diagnosis-by-years|2526378 /article/2527597-mercury-may-have-gained-all-of-its-unexpected-water-in-a-single-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:04 +0100 Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the events that formed them over just one Mercurian day 2527597-mercury-may-have-gained-all-of-its-unexpected-water-in-a-single-day|2527597 /article/2527731-experimental-mrna-vaccine-may-protect-against-multiple-ebola-viruses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:37 +0100 Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis 2527731-experimental-mrna-vaccine-may-protect-against-multiple-ebola-viruses|2527731 /article/2527564-mathematicians-stunned-by-ais-biggest-breakthrough-in-mathematics-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 21 May 2026 17:13:12 +0100 Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erd艖s, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics 2527564-mathematicians-stunned-by-ais-biggest-breakthrough-in-mathematics-yet|2527564 /article/2527614-political-anger-affects-the-body-differently-to-other-forms-of-anger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:13 +0100 We all feel emotions like anger and disgust from time to time, but they seem to cause stronger bodily sensations when they're politically induced 2527614-political-anger-affects-the-body-differently-to-other-forms-of-anger|2527614 /article/2527469-australia-is-battling-its-largest-diphtheria-outbreak-in-living-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:25 +0100 Vaccine misinformation, nurse and doctor shortages and crowded living arrangements may be behind soaring rates of diphtheria in remote Indigenous communities in Australia 2527469-australia-is-battling-its-largest-diphtheria-outbreak-in-living-memory|2527469 /article/2527312-womens-body-temperature-rises-from-age-18-to-42-but-we-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:46 +0100 Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health 2527312-womens-body-temperature-rises-from-age-18-to-42-but-we-dont-know-why|2527312 /article/2527336-putting-co2-into-rocks-and-getting-hydrogen-out-is-climate-double-win/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:32 +0100 Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen 2527336-putting-co2-into-rocks-and-getting-hydrogen-out-is-climate-double-win|2527336 /article/2527282-we-may-finally-know-why-dinosaurs-like-t-rex-evolved-tiny-arms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 20 May 2026 01:01:19 +0100 Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful 2527282-we-may-finally-know-why-dinosaurs-like-t-rex-evolved-tiny-arms|2527282 /article/2527155-solar-farm-on-the-ocean-outperforms-land-based-solar-in-taiwan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 17:00:37 +0100 A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore 2527155-solar-farm-on-the-ocean-outperforms-land-based-solar-in-taiwan|2527155 /article/2526648-wind-assisted-cargo-ships-could-more-than-halve-shipping-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:13 +0100 If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated 2526648-wind-assisted-cargo-ships-could-more-than-halve-shipping-emissions|2526648 /article/2527152-colossal-claims-an-artificial-eggshell-will-help-it-bring-back-the-moa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 13:09:59 +0100 Colossal Biosciences, the company that says it resurrected the dire wolf, now says it has developed artificial eggshells so it can replicate the huge eggs of the moa. Independent experts say this isn't nearly enough to bring back these giant birds 2527152-colossal-claims-an-artificial-eggshell-will-help-it-bring-back-the-moa|2527152 /article/2526616-odd-butterfly-molecule-could-lead-to-new-parts-of-the-quantum-realm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:39 +0100 An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm 2526616-odd-butterfly-molecule-could-lead-to-new-parts-of-the-quantum-realm|2526616 /article/2527089-mystery-of-the-ancient-giant-stone-jars-of-laos-may-have-been-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 19 May 2026 01:01:23 +0100 In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used 2527089-mystery-of-the-ancient-giant-stone-jars-of-laos-may-have-been-solved|2527089 /article/2526918-flotation-tanks-deployed-to-combat-ptsd-after-devastating-wildfires/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:00 +0100 Maui in Hawaii experienced some of the worst wildfires in US history in 2023. Amid concerns of a PTSD epidemic, flotation tanks are being deployed to the island to help restore people's mental health 2526918-flotation-tanks-deployed-to-combat-ptsd-after-devastating-wildfires|2526918 /article/2526751-what-is-love-even-a-meeting-on-the-subject-cant-find-the-answer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 17:00:19 +0100 快猫短视频s recently gathered for a conference called Love, Actually and in Theory, but didn't settle on a definition of the topic at hand 2526751-what-is-love-even-a-meeting-on-the-subject-cant-find-the-answer|2526751 /article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:26 +0100 The floating ice shelf of world鈥檚 widest glacier 鈥� Thwaites glacier in Antarctica 鈥� is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise 2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away|2526826 /article/2527072-the-ebola-emergency-shines-a-light-on-the-urgent-need-for-new-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 14:11:15 +0100 A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the acceleration of vaccine candidates against such infections 2527072-the-ebola-emergency-shines-a-light-on-the-urgent-need-for-new-vaccines|2527072 /article/2526726-your-body-clock-has-seasonal-rhythms-and-it-matters-for-vaccines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:51 +0100 We think of our body clock ticking over on a 24-hour cycle, but evidence is growing that it has seasonal rhythms, which could affect our response to vaccines 2526726-your-body-clock-has-seasonal-rhythms-and-it-matters-for-vaccines|2526726 /article/2526663-himalayan-wolf-dog-hybrids-emerge-as-a-threat-to-wolves-and-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:50 +0100 In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores 2526663-himalayan-wolf-dog-hybrids-emerge-as-a-threat-to-wolves-and-people|2526663 /article/2526197-first-test-of-co2-removal-with-green-sand-finds-no-harm-to-marine-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 16:41:05 +0100 Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms 2526197-first-test-of-co2-removal-with-green-sand-finds-no-harm-to-marine-life|2526197 /article/2526402-spacex-is-about-to-launch-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-in-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:23 +0100 A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028 2526402-spacex-is-about-to-launch-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-in-history|2526402 /article/2526785-cleaning-up-air-pollution-could-weaken-vital-amoc-ocean-current/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 15:40:36 +0100 Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further 2526785-cleaning-up-air-pollution-could-weaken-vital-amoc-ocean-current|2526785 /article/2526673-car-t-cell-therapy-bolstered-by-stiffening-up-cancer-cells-first/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:45 +0100 CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective 2526673-car-t-cell-therapy-bolstered-by-stiffening-up-cancer-cells-first|2526673 /article/2526201-vocal-fry-is-more-common-in-men-actually-find-scientists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 16:40:59 +0100 The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women 鈥� and some find irritating 鈥� is actually more common in men 2526201-vocal-fry-is-more-common-in-men-actually-find-scientists|2526201 /article/2526532-will-burying-dead-trees-after-a-wildfire-keep-their-carbon-locked-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:52 +0100 Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries 2526532-will-burying-dead-trees-after-a-wildfire-keep-their-carbon-locked-up|2526532 /article/2526626-rebooting-stem-cells-builds-aged-muscles-and-assists-injury-recovery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:21 +0100 Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, don鈥檛 work as well as we get older, but giving them an artificial boost could rejuvenate them 2526626-rebooting-stem-cells-builds-aged-muscles-and-assists-injury-recovery|2526626 /article/2526620-melting-of-greenland-ice-sheet-could-release-methane-fire-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:24 +0100 Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum 鈥� and scientists warn it could happen again 2526620-melting-of-greenland-ice-sheet-could-release-methane-fire-ice|2526620 /article/2526440-neanderthals-treated-a-dental-cavity-by-drilling-into-the-tooth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:51 +0100 A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago 2526440-neanderthals-treated-a-dental-cavity-by-drilling-into-the-tooth|2526440 /article/2526362-arctic-fires-are-releasing-carbon-stored-for-thousands-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:20 +0100 A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over millennia, meaning higher CO2 emissions than assumed 2526362-arctic-fires-are-releasing-carbon-stored-for-thousands-of-years|2526362 /article/2526328-asteroid-set-to-fly-very-close-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 17:08:59 +0100 Asteroid 2026JH2 has enough mass to wipe out a city and will zoom past Earth next week 2526328-asteroid-set-to-fly-very-close-to-earth|2526328 /article/2526391-ancient-teeth-hint-at-links-between-denisovans-and-homo-erectus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:26 +0100 Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their relationships with other hominins 2526391-ancient-teeth-hint-at-links-between-denisovans-and-homo-erectus|2526391 /article/2525693-natural-sunscreen-found-in-fish-eggs-can-be-made-by-e-coli-factories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:04 +0100 Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could be developed as an alternative to existing sunscreen products that can harm marine life 2525693-natural-sunscreen-found-in-fish-eggs-can-be-made-by-e-coli-factories|2525693 /article/2526397-new-rules-confirm-public-has-a-right-to-see-how-uk-government-uses-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:25 +0100 Government departments and other public bodies in the UK must consider requests to release information about AI-produced content, regulators have confirmed. The move follows a successful request by 快猫短视频 for the release of a minister's ChatGPT logs 2526397-new-rules-confirm-public-has-a-right-to-see-how-uk-government-uses-ai|2526397 /article/2525921-carbon-credits-are-flawed-but-they-can-still-help-save-forests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:42 +0100 Carbon credits bought by companies to offset their emissions really have reduced deforestation, but not by as much as credit developers claim, according to a rigorous analysis 2525921-carbon-credits-are-flawed-but-they-can-still-help-save-forests|2525921 /article/2526136-a-new-tectonic-plate-boundary-could-be-forming-in-southern-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:17 +0100 Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the Earth鈥檚 mantle, a sign of a rupture in the tectonic plates and the possible beginning of a new continental boundary 2526136-a-new-tectonic-plate-boundary-could-be-forming-in-southern-africa|2526136 /article/2526029-can-floating-data-centres-meet-ais-huge-energy-demand/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:13 +0100 A US start-up is putting autonomous data centres in the ocean, powered by wave energy, but experts warn that the harsh environment could make maintenance challenging 2526029-can-floating-data-centres-meet-ais-huge-energy-demand|2526029 /article/2525923-huge-study-of-ancient-british-dna-reveals-only-minor-roman-influence/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:50 +0100 Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the island鈥檚 ancestry 2525923-huge-study-of-ancient-british-dna-reveals-only-minor-roman-influence|2525923 /article/2525802-tiny-metajets-could-use-light-to-steer-sails-for-interstellar-travel/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:11 +0100 Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system 2525802-tiny-metajets-could-use-light-to-steer-sails-for-interstellar-travel|2525802 /article/2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 15:08:55 +0100 Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to an increase in the rate of global warming 2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise|2525773 /article/2525888-a-vast-dam-across-the-bering-strait-could-stop-the-amoc-collapsing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:42 +0100 If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic intervention 鈥� building a 130-kilometre-wide dam between the US and Russia 2525888-a-vast-dam-across-the-bering-strait-could-stop-the-amoc-collapsing|2525888 /article/2525539-neanderthal-kneeprint-found-next-to-mysterious-stalagmite-circle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 11:11:57 +0100 An impression made in clay around 175,000 years ago could be a kneeprint left by one of the builders of a strange stalagmite circle found deep inside Bruniquel cave in south-west France 2525539-neanderthal-kneeprint-found-next-to-mysterious-stalagmite-circle|2525539 /article/2525984-us-government-releases-huge-batch-of-ufo-files/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 19:33:13 +0100 The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have been declassified, in the first of many drops to come 2525984-us-government-releases-huge-batch-of-ufo-files|2525984 /article/2525806-doubling-their-genomes-may-have-helped-plants-survive-mass-extinctions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 17:00:20 +0100 Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of environmental upheaval 2525806-doubling-their-genomes-may-have-helped-plants-survive-mass-extinctions|2525806 /article/2525884-fire-is-spreading-in-the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-after-drone-crash/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 16:07:48 +0100 A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land. Dry weather, strong winds and the presence of land mines are complicating efforts to bring the blaze under control 2525884-fire-is-spreading-in-the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-after-drone-crash|2525884 /article/2525847-slow-breathing-can-calm-the-mind-without-any-need-for-mindfulness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:13 +0100 How important is thinking about your breath for calming yourself down? We now know that slow breathing is effective even without conscious involvement 2525847-slow-breathing-can-calm-the-mind-without-any-need-for-mindfulness|2525847 /article/2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:01 +0100 Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older 2525632-pcos-postpones-perimenopause-and-allows-pregnancies-at-older-ages|2525632 /article/2525761-hantavirus-outbreak-will-not-cause-a-covid-style-pandemic-says-who/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:22 +0100 The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius and reassure the public that the risk of widespread transmission is low 2525761-hantavirus-outbreak-will-not-cause-a-covid-style-pandemic-says-who|2525761 /article/2525685-coffees-mood-boosting-effects-arent-just-down-to-caffeine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:49 +0100 A comprehensive study exploring coffee鈥檚 physiological effects finds that some of its benefits are down to polyphenols and their influence on gut bacteria 2525685-coffees-mood-boosting-effects-arent-just-down-to-caffeine|2525685 /article/2525328-where-has-the-deadly-hantavirus-come-from-and-how-does-it-spread/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 05 May 2026 14:20:10 +0100 Three passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius have died due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness transmitted by rodents 2525328-where-has-the-deadly-hantavirus-come-from-and-how-does-it-spread|2525328 /article/2525386-pressure-from-individual-particles-measured-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 May 2026 07:00:42 +0100 A device made using a tiny bead floating in a beam of light can measure extremely small pressures and could help find a mysterious kind of neutrino 2525386-pressure-from-individual-particles-measured-for-the-first-time|2525386 /article/2525520-dating-over-50-is-probably-on-the-rise-but-we-know-little-about-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:36 +0100 Research into dating has until now almost exclusively focused on younger people, but we鈥檙e finally beginning to investigate how romance changes in later life 2525520-dating-over-50-is-probably-on-the-rise-but-we-know-little-about-it|2525520 /article/2525361-bronze-age-britons-fashioned-copper-mining-tools-out-of-old-bones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:21 +0100 An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone persisted even after the advent of metal-working 2525361-bronze-age-britons-fashioned-copper-mining-tools-out-of-old-bones|2525361 /article/2525542-deforestation-could-trigger-amazon-tipping-point-in-the-2030s/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:19 +0100 At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread rainforest dieback with as little as 1.5掳C of global warming 2525542-deforestation-could-trigger-amazon-tipping-point-in-the-2030s|2525542 /article/2525438-huge-landslide-in-alaska-caused-481m-high-tsunami/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:01 +0100 When the slope of a mountain above Tracy Arm fjord, in Alaska, gave way on 10 August 2025, 64 million cubic metres of rock fell into the fjord, causing a 5.4 magnitude seismic event   2525438-huge-landslide-in-alaska-caused-481m-high-tsunami|2525438 /article/2525306-extinct-relative-of-koalas-discovered-in-western-australia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:10 +0100 Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about 30,000 years ago when the west of the continent dried out 2525306-extinct-relative-of-koalas-discovered-in-western-australia|2525306 /article/2525315-backlash-builds-over-nhs-plan-to-hide-source-code-from-ai-hacking-risk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:06 +0100 NHS England is pulling its open-source software from the internet because of fears around computer-hacking AI models like Mythos. Opposition is growing among those who say the move is bad for transparency and efficiency, and will also do nothing to improve security 2525315-backlash-builds-over-nhs-plan-to-hide-source-code-from-ai-hacking-risk|2525315 /article/2525186-woman-in-cancer-remission-without-treatment-in-highly-unusual-case/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:47 +0100 A biopsy of a woman's cancer seems to have triggered an immune response against the tumour, putting her into remission 2525186-woman-in-cancer-remission-without-treatment-in-highly-unusual-case|2525186 /article/2524632-man-destined-for-alzheimers-may-have-been-saved-by-accidental-therapy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:29 +0100 Doug Whitney has a genetic mutation that means he should have developed Alzheimer鈥檚 disease decades ago, but his long-term work in hot engine rooms may have protected him in a similar way to sauna therapy 2524632-man-destined-for-alzheimers-may-have-been-saved-by-accidental-therapy|2524632 /article/2525277-quantum-computers-simulated-their-biggest-molecule-yet-with-help/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 05 May 2026 06:01:57 +0100 Two quantum computers and two supercomputers teamed up to break the record for the biggest molecule yet to be simulated using quantum hardware 2525277-quantum-computers-simulated-their-biggest-molecule-yet-with-help|2525277 /article/2525175-tiny-frozen-world-unexpectedly-appears-to-have-an-atmosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 May 2026 17:00:46 +0100 A 500-kilometre-wide object in a similar orbit to Pluto challenges our assumptions about small bodies in the outer solar system 2525175-tiny-frozen-world-unexpectedly-appears-to-have-an-atmosphere|2525175 /article/2524958-300-year-old-experiment-could-become-worlds-best-dark-matter-detector/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:54 +0100 An update to an experiment run by Henry Cavendish in 1773 could be a cheaper and faster way to spot a potential dark matter particle 鈥� and may be 10,000 times more sensitive 2524958-300-year-old-experiment-could-become-worlds-best-dark-matter-detector|2524958 /article/2524950-prebiotic-chewing-gum-could-be-helpful-for-gum-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:45 +0100 A small trial found that chewing gum containing nitrate can ease the symptoms of gum disease by favouring the growth of beneficial mouth bacteria 2524950-prebiotic-chewing-gum-could-be-helpful-for-gum-disease|2524950 /article/2525189-smart-underwear-detects-lactose-intolerance-by-tracking-your-farts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:07 +0100 A device you attach to your underwear reveals how often you really break wind 鈥� and it鈥檚 probably more frequently than you think 2525189-smart-underwear-detects-lactose-intolerance-by-tracking-your-farts|2525189 /article/2525229-2026-will-be-the-hottest-year-on-record-leading-scientist-predicts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 May 2026 18:24:54 +0100 The second half of this year will almost certainly see the start of an El Ni帽o phase that could lead to extreme heat across much of the globe, and James Hansen expects that to make this year surpass 2024 as the hottest on record 2525229-2026-will-be-the-hottest-year-on-record-leading-scientist-predicts|2525229 /article/2524962-nhs-england-rushes-to-hide-software-over-ai-hacking-fears/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 May 2026 13:32:04 +0100 National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly available, but fears of computer-hacking AI models like Mythos have prompted a change in policy 2524962-nhs-england-rushes-to-hide-software-over-ai-hacking-fears|2524962 /article/2524968-oak-trees-use-delaying-tactics-to-thwart-hungry-caterpillars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:50 +0100 An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by three days, wrong-footing the insects when they attack again 2524968-oak-trees-use-delaying-tactics-to-thwart-hungry-caterpillars|2524968 /article/2525033-will-colombia-summit-kick-start-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 May 2026 10:58:36 +0100 With progress at COP climate meetings stalling, 57 countries took part in the first of a new series of conferences aiming to develop road maps away from fossil fuels, but big emitters like China and the US were absent 2525033-will-colombia-summit-kick-start-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era|2525033 /article/2524832-the-rings-of-uranus-are-even-stranger-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:01 +0100 Uranus鈥檚 outermost two rings are surprisingly dissimilar, which opens up a mystery about the tiny moons and moonlets that form them 2524832-the-rings-of-uranus-are-even-stranger-than-we-thought|2524832 /article/2523912-green-cryptocurrency-uses-18-times-more-energy-than-makers-claim/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:00:45 +0100 A cryptocurrency that aims to avoid the disastrous energy consumption of bitcoin is actually using 18 times more energy than its makers claim 鈥� but it promises improvements are on the way 2523912-green-cryptocurrency-uses-18-times-more-energy-than-makers-claim|2523912 /article/2524866-your-oral-microbiome-could-affect-your-weight-liver-and-diabetes-risk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:53 +0100 An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like pre-diabetes could one day be screened for via a simple mouth swab 2524866-your-oral-microbiome-could-affect-your-weight-liver-and-diabetes-risk|2524866 /article/2524371-we-have-figured-out-a-new-way-to-send-messages-into-the-past/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:05 +0100 A technique inspired by the film Interstellar suggests a new way of communicating backwards in time, but it could help improve conventional communication systems as well 2524371-we-have-figured-out-a-new-way-to-send-messages-into-the-past|2524371 /article/2524895-human-heads-have-changed-shape-a-lot-in-the-past-100-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:54 +0100 Since the early 20th century, people鈥檚 skulls have got rounder and their jaws have got wider, probably because of changes in health, diet and environment 2524895-human-heads-have-changed-shape-a-lot-in-the-past-100-years|2524895 /article/2524432-doubts-cast-over-wild-claim-that-magnetic-control-can-turn-on-genes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:48 +0100 Researchers in South Korea say they have made a major advance by turning on genes with an electromagnetic signal, but critics say the claims are implausible and the paper is flawed 2524432-doubts-cast-over-wild-claim-that-magnetic-control-can-turn-on-genes|2524432 /article/2524928-the-rich-but-complicated-legacy-of-genome-pioneer-craig-venter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:54:04 +0100 Craig Venter has died aged 79. He was at the forefront of sequencing the human genome and of synthetic biology, but divided opinion in how he went about it 2524928-the-rich-but-complicated-legacy-of-genome-pioneer-craig-venter|2524928 /article/2524800-simple-treatment-tweak-drastically-reduces-blood-loss-from-severe-cuts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:25:02 +0100 A procedure that could be done in half an hour, and prepared ahead of time, could seriously reduce blood loss from severe wounds, such as during surgery 2524800-simple-treatment-tweak-drastically-reduces-blood-loss-from-severe-cuts|2524800 /article/2524690-weird-transdimensional-state-of-matter-is-neither-2d-nor-3d/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:37 +0100 An experiment with a carbon material in a magnetic field has revealed a novel way for electrons to move, which doesn't fully belong in two or three spatial dimensions 2524690-weird-transdimensional-state-of-matter-is-neither-2d-nor-3d|2524690 /article/2523909-the-chips-in-your-phone-are-probably-broken-and-thats-a-good-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:50 +0100 Reports suggest that Apple is using defective chips originally destined for high-end devices to create its latest affordable laptop. Reusing partially broken chips is common practice for all device makers and produces less waste 2523909-the-chips-in-your-phone-are-probably-broken-and-thats-a-good-thing|2523909 /article/2524699-scorpions-reinforce-their-claws-and-stingers-with-metals/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:18:32 +0100 Many scorpion species use blends of iron, zinc and manganese to enhance the toughness of their deadly weaponry 2524699-scorpions-reinforce-their-claws-and-stingers-with-metals|2524699 /article/2524648-extreme-weather-in-2025-drove-record-wildfire-emissions-in-europe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:53:56 +0100 Europe, the fastest-warming continent, saw unprecedented wildfires and heatwaves in 2025, including a three-week hot spell that hit 30掳C inside the Arctic circle 2524648-extreme-weather-in-2025-drove-record-wildfire-emissions-in-europe|2524648 /article/2524515-cancer-is-increasing-in-young-people-and-we-still-dont-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:30:36 +0100 Obesity might be to blame for part of the increase in cancer among young people, a study in the UK has found, but the causes largely remain a mystery 2524515-cancer-is-increasing-in-young-people-and-we-still-dont-know-why|2524515