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Black holes scramble information – but may not be the best at it

Information contained within quantum objects gets scrambled when they interact. Physicists have now derived a speed limit for this process, challenging the idea that black holes are the fastest data scramblers




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Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuclear weapon in weeks

Concern over the risks of enabling nuclear weapons development is usually focused on nuclear fission reactors, but the potential harm from more advanced fusion reactors has been underappreciated




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Physicists are grappling with their own reproducibility crisis

A contentious meeting of physicists highlighted concerns, failures and possible fixes for a crisis in condensed matter physics




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Time may be an illusion created by quantum entanglement

The true nature of time has eluded physicists for centuries, but a new theoretical model suggests it may only exist due to entanglement between quantum objects




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Liquid crystals could improve quantum communication devices

Quantum light is key to futuristic quantum technologies, but researchers have been creating it in the same way for 60 years – now liquid crystals offer an easier way to produce it




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Quantum ‘super behaviour’ could create energy seemingly from nothing

It should be possible to combine several quantum states, each with almost no energy, to create a single quantum state containing unexpectedly energy-rich regions




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Why this is a golden age for life to thrive across the universe

Almost all the stars that will ever exist have already been born, and they have been around long enough for life to evolve on planets that orbit them




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Incredibly complex mazes discovered in structure of bizarre crystals

The atoms within quasicrystals are arranged in repeating forms, but unlike ordinary crystals they have more complex symmetry. It turns out this makes them perfect for producing mazes




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A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics

Working with a tiny cantilever, physicists managed to violate the second law of thermodynamics, using less energy than expected to change the cantilever’s motion




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Why ‘sling action’ bowling deceives so many batters in cricket

Experiments in a wind tunnel have revealed why the sling action bowling technique made famous by Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga is so effective at hoodwinking whoever is batting




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Gold hydrogen: Is there a huge reserve of clean fuel in Earth's crust?

Geologists think there may be vast natural stores of hidden hydrogen gas within Earth, but no one is sure how much there is or how much could be recovered for energy




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Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes

Billions of years ago, crushed quartz reacting with water could have created the conditions needed for the evolution of the photosynthetic microbes responsible for most of the oxygen now in Earth’s atmosphere




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Stunning image of South America's largest lake hides a dark secret

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, the largest lake in South America, has been captured in detail by the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission




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Dead spacecraft are seeding the upper atmosphere with metal

The stratosphere seems to be full of aluminium particles and other metals that come from spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere, and those particles could mess up polar clouds




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Siberia’s mysterious exploding craters may be caused by hot gas

Several enormous craters left by explosions have been spotted in Siberia over the past 15 years, and a new explanation links them to hot gas – and climate change




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Huge crater in India hints at major meteorite impact 4000 years ago

The Luna structure, a 1.8-kilometre-wide depression in north-west India, may have been caused by the largest meteorite to strike Earth in the past 50,000 years




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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this March, but humanity's impact on Earth is real, whether formalised or not, says Jan Zalasiewicz




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One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years

Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea - and the effects may last years




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Tense docu-thriller exposes the cruelties of commercial whale trade

Orca – Black & White Gold digs deep into the dirty waters surrounding the killer whale trade and captures a daring rescue mission




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Spraying rice with sunscreen particles during heatwaves boosts growth

Zinc nanoparticles, a common sunscreen ingredient, can make plants more resilient to climate change – in a surprising way




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Is the climate change food crisis even worse than we imagined?

Extreme weather and a growing population is driving a food security crisis. What can we do to break the vicious cycle of carbon emissions, climate change and soaring food costs – or is it already too late?




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Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here's what it says

A Greek philosopher’s musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption 2000 years ago, have been rediscovered with the help of AI




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How ancient Herculaneum papyrus scrolls were deciphered

3D mapping and artificial intelligence has helped decipher an ancient Herculaneum papyrus scroll which had been digitally scanned




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Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad posture at work

The skeletons of ancient Egyptian scribes reveal the health toll of sitting on the floor while performing administrative tasks like writing




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Rachel Kushner’s Booker-shortlisted Creation Lake is top-notch

For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do the Neanderthals fit into Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner's Booker-shortlisted climate fiction novel? Emily H. Wilson loved finding out




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Read an extract from Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake

In the opening to Rachel Kushner's Booker-shortlisted novel Creation Lake, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet undercover operative Sadie Smith as she secretly reads the emails of an eco-activist group




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Scientists Create Fertile Ground for Growing Stem Cells

Title: Scientists Create Fertile Ground for Growing Stem Cells
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2010 12:00:00 AM




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Water May Be Secret Weapon in Weight Loss

Title: Water May Be Secret Weapon in Weight Loss
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2010 11:12:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2010 11:12:41 AM




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FAQ: Steve Jobs' Pancreatic Cancer

Title: FAQ: Steve Jobs' Pancreatic Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2011 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2011 12:00:00 AM




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Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts

Title: Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM




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Not Enough Data to Support Kidney Disease Screening, Task Force Says

Title: Not Enough Data to Support Kidney Disease Screening, Task Force Says
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM




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'Cyborg' Tissue Created Using 'Nano-Wires'

Title: 'Cyborg' Tissue Created Using 'Nano-Wires'
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2012 12:00:00 AM




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Hospitals Increasingly Give Powerful Clot-Buster for Stroke

Title: Hospitals Increasingly Give Powerful Clot-Buster for Stroke
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Prescription Sleep Aids a Common Choice for American Insomnia

Title: Prescription Sleep Aids a Common Choice for American Insomnia
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2013 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Women Increasingly Prone to Kidney Stones

Title: Women Increasingly Prone to Kidney Stones
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Scientists Spot Genetic Clues to Crohn's Disease

Title: Scientists Spot Genetic Clues to Crohn's Disease
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2014 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2014 12:00:00 AM




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Study Counters Critics of Plainer Cigarette Packaging

Title: Study Counters Critics of Plainer Cigarette Packaging
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2014 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2014 12:00:00 AM




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Young Driver's Gender May Play Role in Timing, Type of Crash

Title: Young Driver's Gender May Play Role in Timing, Type of Crash
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2014 12:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2014 12:00:00 AM




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Household Dust Harbors Thousands of Microbial Species

Title: Household Dust Harbors Thousands of Microbial Species
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2015 12:00:00 AM




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Healthier School Meals Offered Across U.S., Feds Finds

Title: Healthier School Meals Offered Across U.S., Feds Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2015 12:00:00 AM




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Head Injury Screening Tests Approved

Title: Head Injury Screening Tests Approved
Category: Health News
Created: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2016 12:00:00 AM




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Coffee Cravings May Spring From Your DNA

Title: Coffee Cravings May Spring From Your DNA
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM




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Are Her Chocolate Cravings a Product of the Culture?

Title: Are Her Chocolate Cravings a Product of the Culture?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM




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Women at Risk for Alzheimer's Face Critical 10-Year Window, Study Says

Title: Women at Risk for Alzheimer's Face Critical 10-Year Window, Study Says
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM




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Is Climate Change Draining Nutrients From Crops?

Title: Is Climate Change Draining Nutrients From Crops?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AM




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Secret Tunnels Between Skull, Brain Speed Immune Cells After Stroke in Mice

Title: Secret Tunnels Between Skull, Brain Speed Immune Cells After Stroke in Mice
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AM




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Caw-lesterol? Fatty City Food Hits Crows' Arteries

Title: Caw-lesterol? Fatty City Food Hits Crows' Arteries
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM




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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Pancreatic Cancer

Title: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Pancreatic Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM




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Judge Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $572 Million Over Opioid Drug Crisis

Title: Judge Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $572 Million Over Opioid Drug Crisis
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM




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Could Red Wine Boost Your 'Microbiome'?

Title: Could Red Wine Boost Your 'Microbiome'?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2019 12:00:00 AM