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AI finds 3D shape that fills all space with a never-repeating pattern
A 3D shape that can tile 3D space, leaving no gaps and never forming a repeating pattern, has been discovered using an AI model. The …
Why is this monster El Niño so strong?
Though the El Niño is still months from its peak, it is already breaking many records. Two main factors are behind how it became so …
Can you hack your brain to be ultra-productive?
An endless stream of distractions, from email notifications to overlapping deadlines, can make focus slip away. Columnist Helen Thomson went hunting for neuroscience-backed ways to …
Blood test could gauge if a baby has a dangerous infection in …
Feverish babies in hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics. But a test that gauges whether the …
Virtual green spaces and classical music reduce blood pressure in hospital
Watching a river flow via a virtual-reality headset while listening to classical music seems to quickly bring people's blood pressure down from a dangerously high …
Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?
The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but about reusing them reliably and cheaply. The US is well …
Anthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool
The AI company Anthropic has announced that its Claude large language model has discovered a system reminiscent of CRISPR, but that doesn’t mean the Nobel …
The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here’s why
Starring the late Hayden Panettiere as the self-regenerating cheerleader who could save the world, science-fiction series Heroes first aired 20 years ago today. It might …
Mathematician discovers rare eight-faced shape
It isn't easy to demonstrate that a new geometric shape can actually exist in the real world, but one researcher argues that the genus-3 polyhedron …
Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak
Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to
Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet
Orangutans spend more than eight years learning how to cope on their own, and now we have a clearer idea of how they work out …
Backpack massages muscles when it detects they’re fatigued
A backpack consisting of electrodes, cables and a soft massage head kneads muscles in the back when it picks up on them being fatigued
Taking HRT in perimenopause may ward off cardiovascular disease
Hormone replacement therapies may reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, but the timing of when they are started could be critical
Benedict Cumberbatch’s nature show is stunning, if a little cloying
The actor urges us to work with nature, not against it, in new documentary How to Live on Earth. Let's hope it can make a …
Skin patch that collects sweat could predict ovulation
A patch that measures levels of two reproductive hormones in sweat has shown promise for predicting ovulation in a small study
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
There has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a case involving a government …
Future of Amazon rainforest may hinge on Brazil presidential election
A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former …
What is an itch, and why can a simple touch calm it?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
What is the fastest way to empty a full jug of water?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
Why can’t we cool water as quickly as we can heat it? …
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
Why do we feel emotional about fictional characters? part 2
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
This week’s new questions
Is it faster to jog up stairs or take them two at a time? If the world we observe is just our brain’s interpretation of …
Researcher finds that cats lie around for a ridiculous amount of time
Feedback digs into important work done in New Zealand into the movements of cats, which found – to no one's great surprise – that their …
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