New Scientist - News 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/2421957-did-the-people-of-easter-island-independently-invent-writing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:53 +0000 Wooden tablets containing a language of glyphs called Rongorongo may be evidence that the people of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, created their own writing system without the influence of European language 2421957-did-the-people-of-easter-island-independently-invent-writing|2421957 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421885-anti-inflammatory-nasal-spray-helps-treat-multiple-sclerosis-in-mice/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:33 +0000 A nasal spray containing an anti-inflammatory molecule reduces the symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis in animals, although the treatment might come with risks in people 2421885-anti-inflammatory-nasal-spray-helps-treat-multiple-sclerosis-in-mice|2421885 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=news 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=news 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=news 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/2422110-methane-leaks-from-us-oil-and-gas-are-triple-government-estimates/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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=news 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/2421970-us-legislators-vote-to-ban-tiktok-unless-it-severs-ties-with-china/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:00:14 +0000 The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that will require TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or risk a nationwide ban 2421970-us-legislators-vote-to-ban-tiktok-unless-it-severs-ties-with-china|2421970 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421948-europas-seafloor-may-be-impenetrable-and-inhospitable-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:31 +0000 The seafloor of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa was thought to provide energy and nutrients to its ocean, but it turns out that may not be possible 2421948-europas-seafloor-may-be-impenetrable-and-inhospitable-to-life|2421948 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422101-google-ai-learns-to-play-open-world-video-games-by-watching-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:15:48 +0000 An artificial intelligence from Google DeepMind can play nine open-world video games like a human, by watching video from a screen and controlling a keyboard and mouse 2422101-google-ai-learns-to-play-open-world-video-games-by-watching-them|2422101 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421987-starship-launch-3-what-time-is-the-spacex-flight-and-what-to-expect/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:44:27 +0000 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the third launch of its massive Starship rocket on 14 March, following two failed missions. What will the company be hoping for and what can we expect? 2421987-starship-launch-3-what-time-is-the-spacex-flight-and-what-to-expect|2421987 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2422011-rethinking-space-and-time-could-let-us-do-away-with-dark-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:19:48 +0000 Most physicists believe that only a quantum theory of gravity can fully explain mysteries of the universe like dark matter, but now an idea called "post-quantum gravity" is demonstrating an alternative approach 2422011-rethinking-space-and-time-could-let-us-do-away-with-dark-matter|2422011 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421816-plant-killing-genetic-technology-could-wipe-out-superweeds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:00:12 +0000 A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through plant populations could be used to wipe out pests such as superweeds, or to help save species by making them resistant to heat or disease 2421816-plant-killing-genetic-technology-could-wipe-out-superweeds|2421816 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421742-sleeping-black-hole-is-way-more-massive-than-it-should-be/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:00:34 +0000 The James Webb Space Telescope has found an unusual galaxy in the early universe with a black hole almost half the mass of the galaxy itself, raising questions about how it formed 2421742-sleeping-black-hole-is-way-more-massive-than-it-should-be|2421742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421950-city-moths-may-have-evolved-smaller-wings-due-to-light-pollution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:01:44 +0000 Populations of moths living in urban places may have evolved smaller wings to limit how much bright city lights disrupt their lives 2421950-city-moths-may-have-evolved-smaller-wings-due-to-light-pollution|2421950 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421922-giant-sequoia-trees-are-growing-surprisingly-quickly-in-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:01:01 +0000 Since their introduction in the 1800s, giant sequoia trees in the UK have grown up to 55 metres tall and capture 85 kilograms of carbon a year on average 2421922-giant-sequoia-trees-are-growing-surprisingly-quickly-in-the-uk|2421922 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421745-us-government-wants-to-tax-bitcoin-to-reduce-its-environmental-impact/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:15:11 +0000 The computers that secure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin consume large amounts of power, pushing up electricity prices and potentially contributing to climate change. Now, the US government wants to tackle the problem 2421745-us-government-wants-to-tax-bitcoin-to-reduce-its-environmental-impact|2421745 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421701-storm-proofing-1-of-power-lines-protects-entire-grid-from-blackouts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:36 +0000 Researchers simulated the wind damage from seven historical hurricanes to identify just a few key electrical lines that were crucial to protect the whole grid from cascading power failures 2421701-storm-proofing-1-of-power-lines-protects-entire-grid-from-blackouts|2421701 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421744-plants-send-out-distress-calls-but-can-other-plants-hear-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:00:01 +0000 Some studies have claimed that plants emit sounds when stressed and might perceive the distress calls of other plants, but a review finds the evidence is lacking 2421744-plants-send-out-distress-calls-but-can-other-plants-hear-them|2421744 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421849-how-to-see-the-incredible-comet-12p-pons-brooks-tonight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:51:08 +0000 Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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/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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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/2421134-snail-robot-excretes-sticky-mucus-that-helps-it-crawl-up-slopes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:00:29 +0000 A remotely controlled robot with an inflatable foot that oozes mucus can crawl across surfaces like a snail, and could inspire soft medical robots that move through mucus-lined cavities in the human body 2421134-snail-robot-excretes-sticky-mucus-that-helps-it-crawl-up-slopes|2421134 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420664-quantum-memory-device-could-stop-unhackable-networks-from-failing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:00:19 +0000 A memory device that temporarily saves quantum information could become an important addition to quantum networks because it would allow users to salvage information if it fails to transfer properly 2420664-quantum-memory-device-could-stop-unhackable-networks-from-failing|2420664 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421390-damaged-coral-reefs-can-recover-quickly-after-restoration-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:00:28 +0000 Four years after being restored with steel frames, coral reefs in Indonesia damaged by blast fishing grow at the same rate as healthy reefs, but they have lower levels of species diversity 2421390-damaged-coral-reefs-can-recover-quickly-after-restoration-work|2421390 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421357-chemical-injection-brings-dying-batteries-back-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:00:03 +0000 Researchers restored degraded lithium-ion batteries to nearly full capacity by injecting them with a chemical that creates more charged particles inside them 2421357-chemical-injection-brings-dying-batteries-back-to-life|2421357 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420973-ai-chatbot-models-think-in-english-even-when-using-other-languages/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:00:25 +0000 When answering questions posed in Chinese, French, German or Russian, large language models seem to process the queries in English, which could create cultural issues 2420973-ai-chatbot-models-think-in-english-even-when-using-other-languages|2420973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420178-engineers-are-diverting-mississippi-river-to-restore-louisianas-coast/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:00:35 +0000 South of New Orleans, a project to divert the Mississippi river could restore ecosystems destroyed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and build new land to protect against sea level rise 2420178-engineers-are-diverting-mississippi-river-to-restore-louisianas-coast|2420178 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420992-how-one-theory-ties-together-everything-we-know-about-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:56 +0000 All known natural phenomena fit into just a few categories and unifying them all is quantum field theory, says physicist Matt Strassler 2420992-how-one-theory-ties-together-everything-we-know-about-the-universe|2420992 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421343-clownfish-avoid-the-sting-of-their-anemone-hosts-with-sugary-slime/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:20:35 +0000 As a clownfish spends time with an anemone, its mucus coating begins to change. Chemical tweaks to sugars in the slime may calm stinging cells in anemone tentacles 2421343-clownfish-avoid-the-sting-of-their-anemone-hosts-with-sugary-slime|2421343 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421194-6-things-to-look-out-for-during-the-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:00:42 +0000 A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see 2421194-6-things-to-look-out-for-during-the-total-solar-eclipse|2421194 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421263-worm-like-amphibian-produces-a-kind-of-milk-for-its-hatchlings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:00:22 +0000 After hatching from eggs, young ringed caecilians feed on their mother’s skin, but also on a milk-like substance secreted from her rear end 2421263-worm-like-amphibian-produces-a-kind-of-milk-for-its-hatchlings|2421263 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421279-experimental-weight-loss-pill-seems-to-be-more-potent-than-ozempic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:43:02 +0000 The results, of 13 per cent weight loss after three months, need to be confirmed by larger and longer studies, but are seen as promising 2421279-experimental-weight-loss-pill-seems-to-be-more-potent-than-ozempic|2421279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420543-d-wave-says-its-quantum-computers-can-solve-otherwise-impossible-tasks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:33:52 +0000 Quantum computing firm D-Wave says its machines are the first to achieve "computational supremacy" by solving a practically useful problem that would otherwise take millions of years on an ordinary supercomputer 2420543-d-wave-says-its-quantum-computers-can-solve-otherwise-impossible-tasks|2420543 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421227-salmon-farms-are-increasingly-being-hit-by-mass-die-offs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:10 +0000 Mass mortality events at salmon farms have been getting more frequent since 2011, sometimes killing millions of fish at once, with causes including heatwaves and poor living conditions 2421227-salmon-farms-are-increasingly-being-hit-by-mass-die-offs|2421227 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397586-why-does-weed-give-you-the-munchies-heres-what-the-science-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:00:17 +0000 There may be several reasons why cannabis encourages people to eat, including the fact that the psychoactive compound in the drug affects the neurons that control hunger 2397586-why-does-weed-give-you-the-munchies-heres-what-the-science-says|2397586 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420751-jupiters-stormy-surface-replicated-in-lab/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:30:21 +0000 By rotating a tank of water at 75 revolutions per minute, it’s possible to replicate some of the stunning, swirling patterns on Jupiter’s surface 2420751-jupiters-stormy-surface-replicated-in-lab|2420751 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=news 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=news 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=news 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/mg26134810-100-how-manners-can-be-a-weapon-to-divide-and-disempower/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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/2421106-the-world-just-experienced-the-hottest-february-on-record/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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. Here's all you need to know about whether such a feat is possible 2420835-is-the-woolly-mammoth-really-on-the-brink-of-being-resurrected|2420835 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420760-australia-could-launch-its-first-private-orbital-rocket-within-weeks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:27:54 +0000 Gilmour Space is awaiting approval from the Australian Space Agency for the first launch of its Eris Block 1 orbital rocket, with plans to deploy a satellite as soon as April 2420760-australia-could-launch-its-first-private-orbital-rocket-within-weeks|2420760 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418305-first-gene-edited-meat-will-come-from-disease-proof-crispr-pigs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:00:02 +0000 Pigs that have been given genetically engineered immunity to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, a major and costly disease, could be on the market 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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=news 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 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419981-europa-may-have-less-oxygen-to-fuel-life-in-its-seas-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:00:26 +0000 The ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the best places we have found to search for alien life, but it might have less oxygen than researchers had thought 2419981-europa-may-have-less-oxygen-to-fuel-life-in-its-seas-than-we-thought|2419981 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420309-organoids-made-from-uterus-fluid-may-help-treat-fetuses-before-birth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:00:13 +0000 Fetal cells retrieved from fluid in the uterus can now be turned into balls of cells called organoids, which could help diagnose and treat fetuses with a serious lung condition 2420309-organoids-made-from-uterus-fluid-may-help-treat-fetuses-before-birth|2420309 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420137-google-launches-5m-prize-to-find-actual-uses-for-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:31 +0000 Existing quantum computers can solve some problems faster than any ordinary computer, but none of those problems has any practical use. Google and XPRIZE hope to change that 2420137-google-launches-5m-prize-to-find-actual-uses-for-quantum-computers|2420137 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134803-100-if-gene-edited-meat-eases-the-climate-crisis-then-we-must-embrace-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Livestock farming is a major source of carbon emissions and damage to biodiversity, so the advent of gene-edited animals reared for meat that can help address these issues is good news mg26134803-100-if-gene-edited-meat-eases-the-climate-crisis-then-we-must-embrace-it|2419449 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418742-smart-glasses-use-sonar-to-work-out-where-youre-looking/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:33 +0000 Gaze-tracking devices normally rely on cameras, but a new system uses reflected sound to track where someone is looking based on the shape of their eyeballs 2418742-smart-glasses-use-sonar-to-work-out-where-youre-looking|2418742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418890-these-7-mathematical-facts-will-blow-your-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:20 +0000 What better way is there to celebrate pi day than with a slice of mathematics? Here are 7 mathematical facts to enjoy 2418890-these-7-mathematical-facts-will-blow-your-mind|2418890 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419766-ai-could-help-replicate-smells-in-danger-of-being-lost-to-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:00:56 +0000 Artificial intelligence has been used to replicate fragrances more quickly than conventional methods, even taking into account how a scent fades over time 2419766-ai-could-help-replicate-smells-in-danger-of-being-lost-to-history|2419766 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419987-persistent-pain-after-a-uti-may-be-due-to-an-overgrowth-of-nerve-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:00:22 +0000 Many people experience ongoing pain even after a urinary tract infection has supposedly passed. Now, research suggests this may be due to an overgrowth of nerve cells in their bladders 2419987-persistent-pain-after-a-uti-may-be-due-to-an-overgrowth-of-nerve-cells|2419987 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419786-why-space-dust-is-key-to-everything-from-star-birth-to-life-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:00:36 +0000 Cosmic dust grains may be small, but they are mighty – it turns out dust is crucial to just about every process that occurs in space 2419786-why-space-dust-is-key-to-everything-from-star-birth-to-life-on-earth|2419786 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419468-fear-of-predators-may-have-helped-us-conceptualise-the-idea-of-zero/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:00:24 +0000 A fear of predators may have helped many animals recognise when they weren't there. Now, it seems humans built on this understanding of absence to utilise the concept of "zero" 2419468-fear-of-predators-may-have-helped-us-conceptualise-the-idea-of-zero|2419468 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419961-el-nino-will-cause-record-breaking-heat-across-the-world-this-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:00:25 +0000 A climate model has forecast where the most extreme heat will occur during the current El Niño phase, including the Caribbean and the South China Sea 2419961-el-nino-will-cause-record-breaking-heat-across-the-world-this-year|2419961 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420111-elon-musk-asks-court-to-decide-if-gpt-4-has-human-level-intelligence/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:43:53 +0000 As part of a lawsuit against OpenAI, billionaire Elon Musk has asked a court to determine whether GPT-4 is an artificial general intelligence, capable of human-level tasks 2420111-elon-musk-asks-court-to-decide-if-gpt-4-has-human-level-intelligence|2420111 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419671-uk-spurns-european-invitation-to-join-iter-nuclear-fusion-project/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:25:18 +0000 Since Brexit, the UK no longer has access to ITER, the world's largest nuclear fusion experiment, through the European Union. After an invitation to rejoin this week, the UK government has confirmed it prefers to go it alone 2419671-uk-spurns-european-invitation-to-join-iter-nuclear-fusion-project|2419671 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419439-sinking-plankton-poo-could-help-store-more-carbon-in-the-ocean/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:31 +0000 When the faecal matter produced by plankton sinks, it carries carbon from shallow waters to long-term storage deep in the ocean – now, researchers want to make the stuff sink faster 2419439-sinking-plankton-poo-could-help-store-more-carbon-in-the-ocean|2419439 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419796-does-23andmes-decline-show-genetic-based-medicine-has-been-overhyped/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:00:27 +0000 23andMe's DNA test was once named "invention of the year", but now the company is in dire financial straits. Is this a sign that genetically based medicine's promise has been exaggerated? 2419796-does-23andmes-decline-show-genetic-based-medicine-has-been-overhyped|2419796 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2420036-1-in-8-people-worldwide-has-obesity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:30:59 +0000 Between 1990 and 2022, obesity rates more than doubled among adults and quadrupled among children and adolescents worldwide 2420036-1-in-8-people-worldwide-has-obesity|2420036 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419634-how-do-you-recycle-a-nuclear-fusion-reactor-were-about-to-find-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:34 +0000 The UK's JET nuclear fusion reactor has been shut down after 40 years, and now researchers hope to repurpose many of its components in a world-first attempt at recycling a tokamak reactor 2419634-how-do-you-recycle-a-nuclear-fusion-reactor-were-about-to-find-out|2419634 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419483-squid-like-plant-that-lives-mostly-underground-is-new-to-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:00:57 +0000 For the first time in nearly a century, a new genus of plant has been discovered in Japan, but it looks more like a squid or an alien than a plant 2419483-squid-like-plant-that-lives-mostly-underground-is-new-to-science|2419483 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419751-keto-diet-helps-people-maintain-weight-loss-after-stopping-ozempic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:50 +0000 In a small study, people with type 2 diabetes maintained their weight loss on the low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet for a year after they stopped using Ozempic or similar medications 2419751-keto-diet-helps-people-maintain-weight-loss-after-stopping-ozempic|2419751 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134800-100-how-will-ais-like-chatgpt-affect-elections-this-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 We are beginning to see the tip of the iceberg when it comes to threats from chatbots. In a huge election year, how will AI affect upcoming votes, asks Alex Wilkins mg26134800-100-how-will-ais-like-chatgpt-affect-elections-this-year|2418954 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419825-miso-paste-made-in-space-opens-a-new-frontier-for-fermented-foods/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 A fermentation experiment on the International Space Station produced miso paste with a flavour distinct from two samples that were fermented on Earth 2419825-miso-paste-made-in-space-opens-a-new-frontier-for-fermented-foods|2419825 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419615-a-simple-trick-can-make-a-dog-treat-a-stranger-as-their-friend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:47 +0000 If an unfamiliar person spends 15 minutes following a dog, it tends to follow them back in a possible sign of friendship 2419615-a-simple-trick-can-make-a-dog-treat-a-stranger-as-their-friend|2419615 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134802-800-the-art-of-olfaction-should-take-its-place-alongside-other-art-forms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Smell has unrivalled emotional power. 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