by Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:00:03 +0100 It seems to be more energy efficient for emus to keep one foot on the ground when running at a moderate pace, and the same may have been true for dinosaurs Full Article
by A shark survived being stabbed through the head by a swordfish By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:35 +0100 Fishers in Albania caught a blue shark with an 18-centimetre fragment of swordfish bill embedded in its skull, in the first known case of a shark surviving such an injury Full Article
by Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:00:52 +0100 Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps Full Article
by How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:00:53 +0000 Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state Full Article
by Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:33 +0000 Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison Full Article
by Why you should feel comforted, not scared, by the vastness of space By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Some people find the scale of the universe existentially frightening, but here's why you should take it as a source of comfort Full Article
by How to avoid being fooled by AI-generated misinformation By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:33 +0100 Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real Full Article
by Can we solve quantum theory’s biggest problem by redefining reality? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations Full Article
by How the hidden lives of dinosaurs are being revealed by new technology By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries of the lifestyles of dinosaurs Full Article
by Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Diets that claim to control excess oestrogen or stress hormones are all the rage on Instagram and TikTok. They could be good for us, just not for the reasons claimed Full Article
by Time may be an illusion created by quantum entanglement By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2024 18:00:02 +0100 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 Full Article
by Can we solve quantum theory’s biggest problem by redefining reality? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations Full Article
by Hopes for new physics dashed by ordinary-looking W bosons at CERN By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:20:55 +0100 In 2022, physicists were excited by hints that something was wrong with our understanding of the universe - but new results have put that in doubt Full Article
by We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A recent atomic physics workshop was outside my dark matter comfort zone, but learning about science beyond my usual boundaries was invigorating, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Full Article
by Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:00:29 +0000 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 Full Article
by Shiveluch volcano eruption in Russia smothers nearby villages in ash By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:13:49 +0100 The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on 11 April sent plumes of volcanic ash many kilometres into the air and could affect flights Full Article
by Siberia’s mysterious exploding craters may be caused by hot gas By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:00:20 +0000 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 Full Article
by Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Diets that claim to control excess oestrogen or stress hormones are all the rage on Instagram and TikTok. They could be good for us, just not for the reasons claimed Full Article
by Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room Full Article
by Cancer deaths expected to nearly double worldwide by 2050 By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:05 +0000 Experts predict that the number of cancer cases around the world will skyrocket, resulting in millions more fatalities by 2050 Full Article
by How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:00:53 +0000 Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state Full Article
by Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:33 +0000 Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison Full Article
by Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700 By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:49 +0000 Most assessments of global warming use 1850-1900 as a baseline, but researchers have now established a new pre-industrial reference by using Antarctic ice cores to estimate the average temperature before 1700 Full Article
by Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here's what it says By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:00:12 +0000 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 Full Article
by Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans By www.newscientist.com Published On :: 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 Full Article
by Mammoth carcass was scavenged by ancient humans and sabre-toothed cats By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:10 +0000 A southern mammoth skeleton found in Spain bears cut marks from stone tools and bite marks from carnivore teeth, suggesting that both hominins and felids feasted on its meat Full Article
by Iron Age skeletons found under bridge may have been hit by a tsunami By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:00:59 +0100 Twenty people may have died 2000 years ago when an Iron Age bridge suddenly collapsed following a tsunami or flood, but scientists also cannot rule out that they were sacrificed Full Article
by Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:00:39 +0100 Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age – but modern forgers glue together elements from different weapons, making it difficult for researchers to study the ancient technology Full Article
by Are Baby Bottles Safe? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Are Baby Bottles Safe?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2007 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2007 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Children Learn to Share by Age 7 or 8 By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Children Learn to Share by Age 7 or 8Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2008 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2008 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by 6 Deaths Reported From Diabetes Drug Byetta By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: 6 Deaths Reported From Diabetes Drug ByettaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2008 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2008 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Health Tip: When Baby Throws a Tantrum By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: When Baby Throws a TantrumCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/20/2010 10:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/23/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Scientists Dismayed by Stem Cell Research Ruling By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Scientists Dismayed by Stem Cell Research RulingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/24/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Eggs Being Produced by Recall Farms Safe, if Pasteurized, Experts Say By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Eggs Being Produced by Recall Farms Safe, if Pasteurized, Experts SayCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2010 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Risk for Mental Illness Varies by Gender By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Risk for Mental Illness Varies by GenderCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2011 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/23/2011 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Report: 164 Million Obese Adults by 2030 By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Report: 164 Million Obese Adults by 2030Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2011 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2011 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not MarryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/31/2012 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Brain May Recover From Concussion by Compensating By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Brain May Recover From Concussion by CompensatingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2013 4:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Gene Tweak Boosts Lifespan by 20 Percent in Mice By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Gene Tweak Boosts Lifespan by 20 Percent in MiceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2013 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Encouraging Your Baby's Babbling May Speed Language Development By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Encouraging Your Baby's Babbling May Speed Language DevelopmentCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2014 9:36:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Donated Livers Not Harmed by Travel Distances, Study Finds By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Donated Livers Not Harmed by Travel Distances, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2014 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Breast-Feeding May Pass Common Chemical to Baby, Study Shows By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Breast-Feeding May Pass Common Chemical to Baby, Study ShowsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2015 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Gene Test Might Quickly ID Baby's Infection By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Gene Test Might Quickly ID Baby's InfectionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Thousands of Kidneys Thrown Away by U.S. Transplant Centers By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Thousands of Kidneys Thrown Away by U.S. Transplant CentersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Brutus & Barnaby Pig Ear Treats For Dogs Recalled By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Brutus & Barnaby Pig Ear Treats For Dogs RecalledCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Study Questions Need to Wait Days to Give Baby New Foods By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Study Questions Need to Wait Days to Give Baby New FoodsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/21/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Scientists Challenge Key Survival Stat Cited by U.S. Officials in Plasma Approval By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Scientists Challenge Key Survival Stat Cited by U.S. Officials in Plasma ApprovalCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by COVID-19 Not Likely to Be Transmitted by Breast Milk: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: COVID-19 Not Likely to Be Transmitted by Breast Milk: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
by Rapid 15-Minute COVID-19 Test Approved By FDA By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Rapid 15-Minute COVID-19 Test Approved By FDACategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
