World News Feed
Latest news from trusted sources around the world
Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid
The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments
New fibre-optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at once
Improved hardware can send ten times as much data through existing fibre-optic cables, potentially providing a way to massively upgrade the internet's infrastructure without the …
Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission will be the first time humans have been around the moon in half a century, and its next launch window opens …
The best kind of olive oil for brain health
The science suggests that olive oil can help us fight cognitive decline and even Alzheimer’s. Columnist Helen Thomson finds that only works if we choose …
What kind of olive oil is best for the brain?
The science suggests that olive oil can help us fight cognitive decline and even Alzheimer’s. Columnist Helen Thomson finds that only works if we choose …
Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it …
Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming …
The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health
Cognitive decline, mental health and heart disease are all shaped by the deep links between heart and brain – with major implications for diagnoses and …
The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals
Researchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to have wrapped Jesus's body, further complicating the question of …
The Turin Shroud bears DNA from many people, plants and animals
Researchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to have wrapped Jesus's body, further complicating the question of …
The weird physics of plant-based milks is only just coming to light
Experiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluids
Why the lack of water on Mars is so mysterious
An accounting of all the water that should have been and gone on Mars’s surface has come up with a discrepancy that shows just how …
AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C
Hundreds of millions of people live close enough to data centres used to power AI to feel warmer average temperatures in their local area
I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water
During his second-ever spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano felt water creeping across his face – and knew he could be moments from drowning …
How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics
After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with this giant of quantum physics, and explores the legacy of …
We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet
A new spacecraft concept called NOVA could keep asteroids from hitting our planet by using a huge magnet to gradually pull them apart while shifting …
Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet
Kim Stanley Robinson opens his classic science fiction novel Red Mars in 2026. As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on reading it in April, …
Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years …
As the New Scientist Book Club reads Kim Stanley Robinson’s science-fiction novel in April, George Bass digs into why this 1992 book still feels so …
Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars
This is the opening of Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, the New Scientist Book Club read for April, as humans come to the planet to …
Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet
A long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sensory structures in the organ, suggesting that …
First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn
A female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out of the …
Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes
Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million …
Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time
A computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a physics paper – and spotted an error. …
A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as …
In the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messages
Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device
A device that relies on quantum effects and oversized atoms may be a more reliable way to measure temperature that doesn't require calibration
- Al Jazeera 5139
- Ars Technica 2581
- BBC Politics 3968
- BBC World 5150
- Bloomberg 5094
- Financial Times 5135
- Medical News Today 0
- Nature News 3189
- New Scientist 1605
- Science Daily 2682
- TechCrunch 3752
- The Guardian Environment 2311
- The Verge 3271
- WHO News 276
About This Feed
News articles are automatically aggregated from trusted sources worldwide. Click "Read" to view the full article on the original website.
Updated every hour