science
Your partner probably wakes you up at night without you even realising
People who share a bed with a partner are woken by them multiple times per night, but don’t remember most of these disturbances Source link
Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery
Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades Source link
The asteroid Ryugu has all of the main ingredients for life
All five of the canonical nucleobases – the underpinnings of DNA, RNA and life on Earth – have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu Source link
The ancient Goths were an ethnically diverse group
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
The 3 things you need to know about passwords, from a security expert
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
Chemistry may not be the 'killer app' for quantum computers after all
Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware improves Source link
I was accused of killing over 100 million rabbits across Australia
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 […]
How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history
Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in shaping civilisation Source link
Mystery 'whippet' space explosion is the brightest of its kind
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
Why is black rain falling on Iran and how dangerous is it?
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