science

Small bursts of mindfulness practices lasting a minute or less can have unexpected benefits for those with busy lives – here’s how Source link

There is relatively little information on the long-term health effects of tattooing, but a couple of recent studies suggest the art form might trigger prolonged inflammation Source link

From legal challenges to lesser-known apps, the teenagers of Australia are already preparing to push back against a law that will see under 16s banned from social media Source link

By blocking a molecule that pushes the immune system into overdrive, a vaccine protects mice from life-threatening anaphylaxis Source link

Feedback is entertained by the commotion at the International Association for Cryptologic Research’s recent elections, where results could not be decrypted after an “honest but unfortunate human mistake” Source link

The famous double-slit experiment brings into question the very nature of matter. Its cousin, the quantum eraser experiment, makes us question the very existence of time – and how much we can manipulate it Source link

Two clashing ideas about disorder inside black holes now point to the same strange conclusions, and it could reshape the foundations of how we think about space and time Source link

New Scientist Book Club members share their thoughts on our November read, Grace Chan’s Every Version of You Source link

Stars powered by dark matter instead of nuclear fusion could solve several mysteries of the early universe, and we may have spotted the first hints that they are real Source link

Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier Source link