WETENSCHAP EN TECHNOLOGIE BL – 2

James Webb data reveal pristine gas irradiated by energetic light some 450 million years after the Big Bang — a sign it may house primordial stars.... Read more »

An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it.... Read more »

Inspired by gas and liquid flow in earth science, researchers brewed an equation to calculate the speed of water percolation through ground coffee.... Read more »

Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest invertebrates ever.... Read more »

NASA’s SPHEREx mapped water ice across vast regions of the galaxy, confirming that an essential molecule for life on Earth abounds in space.... Read more »

A new study offers evidence from natural shrubland that leaves, not just roots, can take up nutrients from deposited dust.... Read more »

The findings differ from prior work, showing it's tough to disentangle how similarly our brains register imagined thoughts and real sensations.... Read more »

CAR T cell therapy wipes out rogue antibodies' source and improves walking speed in people with the same autoimmune disorder that affects Celine Dion.... Read more »

Suicide is a top cause of death for teens and young adults. A study finds a link between the 988 Lifeline and a drop in their suicide mortality.... Read more »

Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.... Read more »

North American sweat bees change color depending on the surrounding humidity. It might be a more widespread phenomenon among insects.... Read more »

In her debut book, science writer Roxanne Khamsi offers a new view of mutations that’s not limited to birth and death.... Read more »

Compressed air bids bye-bye to invasive sun corals in Brazil. The blasts obliterated soft tissue and fragments couldn't regenerate.... Read more »

Journalist Kevin Hartnett chronicles how code-checking tools and AI are being used to tackle difficult math problems.... Read more »

China has officially nicknamed its Shenyang J-35 the “Blue Shark,” which, experts note, likely signals...... Read more »

Chinese researcher are reportedly developing their own version of NASA’s “SpiderFab” orbital fabrication autonomous robot....... Read more »

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has entered into a significant agreement with Aperion Energy Group to...... Read more »

Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has completed its first piloted...... Read more »

DevDroid, a Ukrainian combat robotics company, is applying a software-style update cycle to its ground-based...... Read more »

Chinese automotive giant Geely has introduced its first purpose-built robotaxi prototype, the Eva Cab. Unlike...... Read more »

In a world filled with trillions upon trillions of atoms, spotting a handful that barely...... Read more »

The United States has tested its capability to deliver bunker-buster warhead from drones. The U.S....... Read more »

Nuclear activity detected from space—primarily via commercial and military satellite imagery—has played a key role...... Read more »

An improved stem cell method produces functional insulin cells that reverse diabetes in mice. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have created a more reliable way to generate insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. Their findings, published in Stem Cell Reports, show that these... Read more »

Citizen science platforms, including iNaturalist, are driving major discoveries and becoming essential tools for researchers. How can we improve them further? A plant missing for nearly 60 years has been found again in one of Australia’s most remote landscapes, and the rediscovery started with a sharp-eyed bird bander, a phone... Read more »

Researchers found that certain immune cells, genes, and the drug metformin may help keep HIV dormant after treatment stops, offering new paths toward long-term control. For millions of people living with HIV, taking daily medication is essential for life. If treatment stops, the virus typically returns within weeks. However, some... Read more »

Ancient skeleton evidence suggests congenital infection doesn’t prove syphilis, pointing instead to multiple treponemal diseases in history. New research led by a Charles Sturt University scientist is challenging a long-held assumption about ancient diseases.  The findings could reshape a major debate in medical history: where syphilis originated. The research underscores... Read more »

Stress-driven drinking early in life can cause long-term brain changes, reducing flexibility, increasing relapse risk, and contributing to cognitive decline through lasting damage to stress-regulation systems. Alcohol has long been used as a way to cope with stress, but new research suggests this habit may have lasting consequences. A study... Read more »

New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously thought. A long-standing puzzle in plant evolution is starting to come together. Scientists have used a powerful imaging technique to trace how chromosome numbers changed in Medicago, a group that includes alfalfa, one of the... Read more »

Wasps invading ant-plant systems are displacing ants in disturbed forests, potentially harming ecosystem stability and regeneration. An international group of researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and other institutions has identified unexpected behavior in the... Read more »

Scientists discovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider that preys on common urban pests and may aid natural pest control. Its resemblance to a distant Galapagos species suggests a possible evolutionary link. Researchers from several South American institutions have expanded understanding of the Pikelinia spider genus with the discovery of a new... Read more »

A stem cell-derived intestine model reveals glycyrrhizin as a potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Scientists have used a lab-grown human intestine to uncover a surprising candidate for treating inflammatory bowel disease: a compound found in black licorice. A study published in Stem Cell Reports shows how a human stem... Read more »

If you love spicy food, you are not alone. But scientists are taking a closer look at whether eating a lot of chili peppers could affect your cancer risk. Could your love of spicy food come with hidden risks? A growing body of research suggests that chili peppers, a staple... Read more »

Researchers highlight fructose’s distinct role in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other chronic diseases. A popular sweetener found in everything from sodas to processed snacks may be doing more than just adding calories. A new report in Nature Metabolism highlights the distinct and often overlooked role of fructose, a simple sugar... Read more »

An unprecedented neutrino detection in the Mediterranean has pushed the boundaries of high-energy astrophysics, raising new questions about the most extreme processes in the universe. Three years ago, scientists detected an “ultra-energetic” cosmic neutrino in the Mediterranean Sea, the most energetic ever recorded. The discovery drew global attention from researchers,... Read more »

By studying galaxy clusters separated by hundreds of millions of light-years, Penn physicist Patricio Gallardo and collaborators show that the laws of gravity described by Newton and Einstein still hold, providing strong evidence that invisible dark matter exists. Gravity may seem simple in everyday life. Drop an apple, and it... Read more »

New observations of Jupiter’s lightning reveal unexpectedly complex and powerful storms. Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is home to massive, long-lived storms, some lasting for centuries. A new study from scientists at the University of California, Berkeley reports that these storms can produce extremely powerful lightning. Some... Read more »

Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed – but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature’s most enigmatic force... Read more »

People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures... Read more »

Physicists have long suspected that there is a layer of physical reality beneath quantum theory and a new mathematical model unveils just how strange it might be... Read more »

A clinical trial to reverse age-related vision conditions using stem cell treatment could finally deliver on the promise of a major discovery in ageing and regeneration made 20 years ago, says columnist Graham Lawton... Read more »

During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters... Read more »

A powerful AI kept from public access because of its ability to hack computers with impunity is making headlines around the world. But what is Mythos, does it really represent a risk and might it even be used to improve cybersecurity?... Read more »

Infecting mice with RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms, prevented breast cancer cells from reaching their lungs. This was due to the release of proteins that stop viruses from replicating in the lungs also making it harder for cancer cells to seed new tumours... Read more »

The Epstein-Barr virus seems to affect gene expression and cell signalling in a way that causes the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis... Read more »

Photographer Yuri Segalerba explores how dengue has spread to Nepal's Himalayan districts, and how locals are fighting back... Read more »

The food industry has made big promises to reduce emissions and become more sustainable, but a review concludes that many of the pledges are not backed up by evidence... Read more »

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week... Read more »

Discovering he is getting old before his time, David Cox tries to lower his biological age by changing his diet in a helpful new book, The Age Code, says Graham Lawton... Read more »

Feedback, always on the hunt for absurd units of measurement, is delighted by recent attempts to convey the 406,771 kilometres that the Artemis II crew travelled from Earth... Read more »

A seaside town is devastated when a small fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, disappears at sea. Thirty years later, the boat reappears in the harbour and sets off a moving story, says Bethan Ackerley... Read more »

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