New Scientist - Home https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-300-why-we-remember-review-a-surprising-and-expert-guide-to-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Are memories ever really true or false? Is social media disrupting how we remember? Does memory shape creativity? Find out in an essential new guide to memory by leading researcher Charan Ranganath mg26134821-300-why-we-remember-review-a-surprising-and-expert-guide-to-memory|2421549 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422090-alzheimers-may-be-caused-by-a-build-up-of-fat-in-brain-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:32 +0000 Fat droplets accumulating in brain immune cells could be behind the biggest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease 2422090-alzheimers-may-be-caused-by-a-build-up-of-fat-in-brain-cells|2422090 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422017-one-in-eight-ski-resorts-worldwide-could-have-no-snow-by-2100/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:24 +0000 All major skiing regions worldwide are predicted to see a severe drop in snow days by the end of the century, with Australian resorts the worst affected 2422017-one-in-eight-ski-resorts-worldwide-could-have-no-snow-by-2100|2422017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421955-watch-an-ai-powered-robot-dog-crawl-around-an-obstacle-course/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:19 +0000 A four-legged robot can handle real-world obstacles that require scrambling up and down or leaping sizeable gaps. AI training lets it adapt to new terrain it hasn’t seen before 2421955-watch-an-ai-powered-robot-dog-crawl-around-an-obstacle-course|2421955 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses|2371467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422110-methane-leaks-from-us-oil-and-gas-are-triple-government-estimates/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:52 +0000 The largest ever dataset of its kind suggests methane is leaking from US oil and gas fields at a much higher rate than previously thought, implying the environmental damage caused by the greenhouse gas is greater too 2422110-methane-leaks-from-us-oil-and-gas-are-triple-government-estimates|2422110 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422004-extreme-heat-could-trigger-the-worst-global-financial-crisis-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:14 +0000 Thanks to globalisation, severe heatwaves in one part of the world can cause financial losses in another. Annual losses could reach as much as $25 trillion by 2060 if we don't curb emissions, dwarfing any previous financial crisis 2422004-extreme-heat-could-trigger-the-worst-global-financial-crisis-ever-seen|2422004 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-800-five-climate-megaprojects-that-might-just-save-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 From solar power stations in space to stabilising melting glaciers, some researchers are proposing extremely ambitious and risky projects to fight climate change. 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Here's when and how you can see it - perhaps even during a solar eclipse 2421849-how-to-see-the-incredible-comet-12p-pons-brooks-tonight|2421849 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421020-the-surprising-ways-animals-react-to-a-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:55 +0000 When the moon hides the sun in a total solar eclipse, some animals seem to think that it is briefly nighttime, while others pace anxiously or even gaze up at the sky 2421020-the-surprising-ways-animals-react-to-a-total-solar-eclipse|2421020 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421730-marss-gravitational-pull-may-be-strong-enough-to-stir-earths-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:06:30 +0000 An analysis of deep-sea drill cores suggests that Mars may have enough gravitational influence to shift sediment within Earth's oceans on a 2.4-million-year cycle 2421730-marss-gravitational-pull-may-be-strong-enough-to-stir-earths-oceans|2421730 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421376-there-are-growing-fears-of-an-alarming-shift-in-antarctic-sea-ice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:00:33 +0000 Antarctic sea ice cover remains far below average levels for the third year in a row, but researchers are uncertain whether this is a permanent shift driven by climate change or part of natural fluctuations 2421376-there-are-growing-fears-of-an-alarming-shift-in-antarctic-sea-ice|2421376 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418740-could-an-ai-replace-all-music-ever-recorded-with-taylor-swift-covers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:00:50 +0000 A thought experiment in which all music is replaced with AI-generated "Taylor's Versions" should prompt us to find ways to protect data from AI corruption, warn researchers 2418740-could-an-ai-replace-all-music-ever-recorded-with-taylor-swift-covers|2418740 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421706-the-moons-of-mars-may-have-been-formed-in-an-icy-planetary-collision/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:15:30 +0000 The origins of Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos have long been an enigma, but they may have been formed when a icy, comet-like object slammed into the Red Planet 2421706-the-moons-of-mars-may-have-been-formed-in-an-icy-planetary-collision|2421706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421273-babies-with-bilingual-mothers-have-distinct-brainwaves-at-1-day-old/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:00:10 +0000 Newborns whose mothers speak two languages appear to have distinct brain responses to speech compared with those born to monolingual mothers, supporting the idea that language acquisition begins in the uterus 2421273-babies-with-bilingual-mothers-have-distinct-brainwaves-at-1-day-old|2421273 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421578-indigenous-australians-have-managed-land-with-fire-for-11000-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:00:20 +0000 Lake sediments reveal the ancient history of Aboriginal people’s use of fire to manage the landscape, a tradition that has benefits for biodiversity 2421578-indigenous-australians-have-managed-land-with-fire-for-11000-years|2421578 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-900-ketamines-unlikely-conversion-from-rave-drug-to-mental-health-therapy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Bolstered by impressive clinical trials, some companies are offering ketamine therapy as an employee health benefit – but what risks are posed by the drug's newfound popularity? mg26134821-900-ketamines-unlikely-conversion-from-rave-drug-to-mental-health-therapy|2421555 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421388-the-war-in-gaza-is-creating-a-health-crisis-that-will-span-decades/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:49:22 +0000 Physical injuries, mental health issues and malnutrition are widespread in Gaza – and major health groups have no firm plans to address the impending crisis 2421388-the-war-in-gaza-is-creating-a-health-crisis-that-will-span-decades|2421388 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418925-eclipse-2024-when-is-it-and-where-can-i-see-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:27:09 +0000 North America will have a total solar eclipse on 8 April – here is where, when and how to view it safely 2418925-eclipse-2024-when-is-it-and-where-can-i-see-it|2418925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421466-blind-cave-fish-offers-lessons-in-how-to-survive-starvation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:00:40 +0000 Unlike most other animals, the cave-dwelling Mexican tetra doesn’t get a fatty liver when it is malnourished – and its secrets could lead to medical benefits for other species 2421466-blind-cave-fish-offers-lessons-in-how-to-survive-starvation|2421466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421483-flightless-terror-birds-stalked-antarctica-after-the-dinosaurs-demise/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:50:15 +0000 Two fossil claws found on Seymour Island reveal that phorusrhacids, or terror birds, lived in Antarctica 50 million years ago and were probably the apex predator 2421483-flightless-terror-birds-stalked-antarctica-after-the-dinosaurs-demise|2421483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134813-200-we-should-be-open-about-organoid-research-to-avoid-a-backlash/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Research that involves creating "mini-organs" from human cells, including those from fetuses, may leave people uncomfortable – so the best approach is to explain the reasoning behind the work and its potential benefits mg26134813-200-we-should-be-open-about-organoid-research-to-avoid-a-backlash|2420775 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134811-100-the-scientific-secrets-to-baking-a-perfectly-moist-chocolate-cake/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Keeping your chocolate cake moist and delicious when you make it party-sized is tricky, but not impossible, says Catherine de Lange mg26134811-100-the-scientific-secrets-to-baking-a-perfectly-moist-chocolate-cake|2420287 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134810-900-the-surprising-promise-and-profound-perils-of-ais-that-fake-empathy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Millions of us are turning to chatbots for emotional support. 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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134810-200-a-tale-of-two-mysteries-ghostly-neutrinos-and-the-proton-decay-puzzle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Searching for the true nature of neutrino particles also provides the perfect experimental conditions to seek evidence of another slippery customer – proton decay, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein mg26134810-200-a-tale-of-two-mysteries-ghostly-neutrinos-and-the-proton-decay-puzzle|2420266 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421144-light-and-sound-therapy-for-alzheimers-may-also-prevent-chemo-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:47:20 +0000 An experimental Alzheimer's treatment involving sounds and flickering lights also prevented a decline in mental sharpness among mice having chemotherapy 2421144-light-and-sound-therapy-for-alzheimers-may-also-prevent-chemo-brain|2421144 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421067-ai-chatbots-use-racist-stereotypes-even-after-anti-racism-training/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:00:06 +0000 Large language models still demonstrate racial prejudice against speakers of African American English, despite the safety guard rails implemented by tech companies such as OpenAI 2421067-ai-chatbots-use-racist-stereotypes-even-after-anti-racism-training|2421067 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134811-900-could-two-genetically-modified-mice-come-in-handy-on-valentines-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback is delighted to learn about a company's Valentine's Day promotion offering "a complimentary breeding pair of genetically modified mice" to potential customers in the mood for romance mg26134811-900-could-two-genetically-modified-mice-come-in-handy-on-valentines-day|2420295 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134810-100-how-manners-can-be-a-weapon-to-divide-and-disempower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Living in close proximity to strangers requires shared social norms – but manners can also be used to divide us, says Kirsty Sedgman mg26134810-100-how-manners-can-be-a-weapon-to-divide-and-disempower|2420265 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134810-400-the-story-of-earths-climate-review-25-discoveries-tell-tangled-tale/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Palaeontologist Donald R. Prothero squares up to the tough task of explaining how life and climate have shaped each other over the 4.5 billion years of Earth's history. Amazingly, his book mostly succeeds mg26134810-400-the-story-of-earths-climate-review-25-discoveries-tell-tangled-tale|2420268 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421106-the-world-just-experienced-the-hottest-february-on-record/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:00:51 +0000 February was the ninth month in a row to set a global heat record, with global average temperatures 1.77°C above the pre-industrial average for the month 2421106-the-world-just-experienced-the-hottest-february-on-record|2421106 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420674-microplastics-linked-to-a-greater-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:00:30 +0000 People with artery plaques containing microplastics were about four times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as those with plastic-free plaques 2420674-microplastics-linked-to-a-greater-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke|2420674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420806-hunger-inducing-mutation-makes-some-labradors-more-likely-to-get-fat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:00:35 +0000 Dogs with a mutation in the POMC gene, common in Labradors and flat-coated retrievers, have a stronger appetite for snacks between meals and a lower metabolic rate 2420806-hunger-inducing-mutation-makes-some-labradors-more-likely-to-get-fat|2420806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420900-the-hunt-is-on-to-learn-why-bowel-cancer-in-young-people-is-rising/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:15:32 +0000 Something in the environment seems to be causing a rise in early-onset cases of bowel cancer. Now the hunt is on to find out what it is 2420900-the-hunt-is-on-to-learn-why-bowel-cancer-in-young-people-is-rising|2420900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420982-us-coastal-cities-face-higher-2050-flood-risk-because-they-are-sinking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:04:17 +0000 The subsidence of land caused by the extraction of water and fossil fuels is exacerbating the threat of sea level rise in many US cities, including New Orleans 2420982-us-coastal-cities-face-higher-2050-flood-risk-because-they-are-sinking|2420982 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420679-ukraine-may-have-been-first-part-of-europe-colonised-by-early-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:56 +0000 Korolevo, a site in Ukraine where early humans made stone tools, has been dated to 1.4 million years ago, suggesting early humans moved from Ukraine into the rest of Europe 2420679-ukraine-may-have-been-first-part-of-europe-colonised-by-early-humans|2420679 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420654-weird-floating-crystals-can-stop-stars-ageing-for-billions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:55 +0000 Some white dwarfs seem to stop ageing for billions of years, and this may be due to the behaviour of unusual ice crystals that heat up the stars 2420654-weird-floating-crystals-can-stop-stars-ageing-for-billions-of-years|2420654 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420960-bumblebees-show-each-other-how-to-solve-complex-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:54 +0000 Puzzles that bumblebees cannot solve on their own can be cracked with help from another bee, adding to research on the transmission of culture among insects 2420960-bumblebees-show-each-other-how-to-solve-complex-puzzles|2420960 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420725-bizarre-galaxy-in-the-early-universe-died-extremely-young/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:23 +0000 The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that a distant galaxy stopped forming stars extraordinarily fast, making it the furthest dead galaxy ever spotted 2420725-bizarre-galaxy-in-the-early-universe-died-extremely-young|2420725 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420884-genomes-of-modern-indian-people-include-wide-range-of-neanderthal-dna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:27:26 +0000 A genetic study of nearly 2700 individuals has revealed the ancestry of Indian people, and gets scientists closer to reconstructing the genomes of ancient Neanderthals 2420884-genomes-of-modern-indian-people-include-wide-range-of-neanderthal-dna|2420884 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420835-is-the-woolly-mammoth-really-on-the-brink-of-being-resurrected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:00:35 +0000 A company called Colossal claims it has taken a "momentous step" towards bringing back the woolly mammoth. 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within two years 2418305-first-gene-edited-meat-will-come-from-disease-proof-crispr-pigs|2418305 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420563-wearing-make-up-during-exercise-may-harm-your-skin-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:01:19 +0000 Our skin's pores normally enlarge when we exercise, but this appears to be hindered if we are wearing make-up, which may prevent the release of healthy oils 2420563-wearing-make-up-during-exercise-may-harm-your-skin-health|2420563 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420467-walking-10000-steps-a-day-really-does-seem-to-make-us-healthier/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:30:30 +0000 The much-touted advice to take 10,000 steps a day for our health has been accused of lacking evidence, but new research suggests that hitting this target has serious benefits 2420467-walking-10000-steps-a-day-really-does-seem-to-make-us-healthier|2420467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420732-surprise-decision-not-to-define-the-anthropocene-shocks-scientists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:28:14 +0000 A proposal to define the Anthropocene, a geologic epoch defined by human activity, has been rejected – surprising even scientists who consulted the voting group 2420732-surprise-decision-not-to-define-the-anthropocene-shocks-scientists|2420732 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420184-us-army-tests-ai-chatbots-as-battle-planners-in-a-war-game-simulation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:00:06 +0000 Researchers in the US Army are experimenting with commercial AI chatbots as battlefield advisers in war game simulations – but experts caution that such AI should not be used in high-stakes situations 2420184-us-army-tests-ai-chatbots-as-battle-planners-in-a-war-game-simulation|2420184 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420632-jwst-will-officially-begin-searching-for-exomoons-around-other-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:55:00 +0000 Five exomoon programmes have been picked for the James Webb Space Telescope, raising the hopes of finding moons around exoplanets for the first time 2420632-jwst-will-officially-begin-searching-for-exomoons-around-other-planets|2420632 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420561-asian-elephants-seen-burying-their-dead-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:18:32 +0000 Five elephant calves have been found buried in drainage ditches on tea-growing estates in India in a rare example of burial behaviour in non-human animals 2420561-asian-elephants-seen-burying-their-dead-for-the-first-time|2420561 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420542-how-to-view-an-eclipse-safely-and-what-to-look-for-in-eclipse-glasses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:00:57 +0000 Follow these tips to have a safe viewing experience during the upcoming North American total solar eclipse 2420542-how-to-view-an-eclipse-safely-and-what-to-look-for-in-eclipse-glasses|2420542 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420477-blue-cheese-could-get-an-upgrade-thanks-to-new-mould-hybrids/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:00:21 +0000 Five new varieties of Penicillium roqueforti, the fungus used to make blue cheese, might rescue the fungus from a genetic dead end and produce pharmaceutical compounds 2420477-blue-cheese-could-get-an-upgrade-thanks-to-new-mould-hybrids|2420477 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420341-earliest-known-sex-chromosomes-evolved-in-octopuses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:19 +0000 Genetic analysis of the California two-spot octopus reveals that the species has sex chromosomes, and they may have originated up to 378 million years ago 2420341-earliest-known-sex-chromosomes-evolved-in-octopuses|2420341 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419765-satellite-launched-to-track-down-leaks-of-potent-greenhouse-gas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:11:12 +0000 MethaneSAT will orbit the planet 15 times a day to capture unprecedented amounts of data on methane emissions from human and natural sources 2419765-satellite-launched-to-track-down-leaks-of-potent-greenhouse-gas|2419765 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420411-eerie-green-sunsets-after-1883-krakatoa-eruption-finally-explained/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:07:04 +0000 Mysterious green sunsets were reported after the massive eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 – now simulations show how they were created and just how rare they are 2420411-eerie-green-sunsets-after-1883-krakatoa-eruption-finally-explained|2420411 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420364-storks-refine-their-migration-routes-as-they-learn-from-experience/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:00:42 +0000 Tracking data shows that young white storks spend more time exploring new places, while older ones take a more direct route on their annual migrations 2420364-storks-refine-their-migration-routes-as-they-learn-from-experience|2420364 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