science

Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents Source link

There are a few simple things you can do to make your digital life much more secure, says cybersecurity expert Jake Moore – follow these tips to tighten up your passwords Source link

Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware improves Source link

New Scientist reporter James Woodford recalls his run-in with rabbits I was working a Sunday shift when the news came through, and it gave me an instant sinking feeling – the big kind that you hopefully only get once or twice in a lifetime. A potential biocontrol virus that was being tested to deal with […]

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in shaping civilisation Source link

A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or “the Whippet”, is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it is the result of an exotic star falling into a black hole Source link

US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities have caused black rain to fall on Tehran, but the black smoke filling the air is likely to be a bigger health risk Source link

Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from their wolf ancestors Source link

A single femur found in Bulgaria appears to represent an ape or early hominin that walked on two legs before any known African hominin, but the evidence is far from conclusive Source link

It’s been 10 years since Go champion Lee Sedol lost to DeepMind’s AlphaGo. Has the technology lived up to its potential? Source link