New Scientist - News https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447548-one-dose-of-a-smallpox-vaccine-still-gives-good-protection-for-mpox/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:30:21 +0100 A single dose of a smallpox vaccine seems to lower the risk of catching mpox by around 60 per cent, and two doses would probably be even better 2447548-one-dose-of-a-smallpox-vaccine-still-gives-good-protection-for-mpox|2447548 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335082-800-why-everyone-needs-to-stop-joking-that-theyre-a-little-bit-ocd/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Far from being a behavioural quirk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating condition with complex causes that we're just beginning to understand. We should treat it as such, and stop with the misguided quips mg26335082-800-why-everyone-needs-to-stop-joking-that-theyre-a-little-bit-ocd|2447279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447513-genome-of-neanderthal-fossil-reveals-lost-tribe-cut-off-for-millennia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:40 +0100 Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years 2447513-genome-of-neanderthal-fossil-reveals-lost-tribe-cut-off-for-millennia|2447513 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447538-ancient-people-of-easter-island-made-return-trips-to-south-america/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:26 +0100 DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans 2447538-ancient-people-of-easter-island-made-return-trips-to-south-america|2447538 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:08 +0100 Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun 2447382-bubbles-of-gas-75-times-larger-than-our-sun-spotted-on-another-star|2447382 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:51:32 +0100 In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared 2447437-huge-new-volcano-has-burst-through-the-surface-of-jupiters-moon-io|2447437 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447414-fish-size-themselves-up-in-a-mirror-to-decide-if-they-can-win-a-fight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:10 +0100 Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight 2447414-fish-size-themselves-up-in-a-mirror-to-decide-if-they-can-win-a-fight|2447414 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447242-when-did-humans-leave-the-trees-for-the-savannah-or-did-they-at-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:00:10 +0100 Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong 2447242-when-did-humans-leave-the-trees-for-the-savannah-or-did-they-at-all|2447242 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:43:36 +0100 Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet 2447266-cloud-atlas-of-mars-reveals-an-atmosphere-unlike-our-own|2447266 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447323-ants-change-the-way-they-build-nests-to-stop-diseases-spreading/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:05:24 +0100 When worker ants are exposed to a pathogenic fungus, they build nests that are more compartmentalised to reduce the risk of an epidemic 2447323-ants-change-the-way-they-build-nests-to-stop-diseases-spreading|2447323 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:42:39 +0100 Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such constellations could have a catastrophic impact 2446651-astronomers-worried-by-launch-of-five-new-super-bright-satellites|2446651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:07:52 +0100 Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will attempt the first ever civilian spacewalk 2447257-spacexs-polaris-dawn-mission-blasts-off-for-first-civilian-spacewalk|2447257 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446870-quantum-experiment-rewrites-a-century-old-chemistry-law/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:00:56 +0100 The Arrhenius equation, which has accurately described rates of chemical reactions for more than a century, may have to be tweaked for the quantum realm 2446870-quantum-experiment-rewrites-a-century-old-chemistry-law|2446870 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447068-most-cities-are-rainier-than-their-surroundings-due-to-heat-and-smog/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:00:23 +0100 A global survey of more than a thousand cities shows heat and air pollution in urban environments often have a measurable influence on rainfall, creating urban "wet islands" 2447068-most-cities-are-rainier-than-their-surroundings-due-to-heat-and-smog|2447068 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:00:11 +0100 Are humanoid robots the future of space exploration? New Scientist reporter James Woodford took NASA's Valkyrie for a spin to find out 2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind|2446831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447116-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-could-be-quickly-diagnosed-via-a-blood-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:19:21 +0100 Levels of certain cells, fatty molecules and proteins in the blood are different in people with chronic fatigue syndrome than in those without it, which could help doctors spot the condition sooner 2447116-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-could-be-quickly-diagnosed-via-a-blood-test|2447116 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447128-watch-eels-escape-from-the-stomachs-of-fish-after-being-swallowed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:56 +0100 X-ray videos of Japanese eels swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish have revealed how the eels can make a daring escape from being digested 2447128-watch-eels-escape-from-the-stomachs-of-fish-after-being-swallowed|2447128 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2447118-endangered-wombats-rare-encounter-with-echidna-caught-on-camera/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:33:19 +0100 A camera trap at an Australian nature refuge has captured a boisterous interaction between a northern hairy-nosed wombat and an echidna 2447118-endangered-wombats-rare-encounter-with-echidna-caught-on-camera|2447118 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446877-the-jet-stream-may-be-starting-to-shift-in-response-to-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:01:31 +0100 Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east around the globe play a crucial role in weather – a poleward shift in parts of these jet streams could cause dramatic changes in weather from the western US to the Mediterranean 2446877-the-jet-stream-may-be-starting-to-shift-in-response-to-climate-change|2446877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446996-clown-visits-may-shorten-the-amount-of-time-children-spend-in-hospital/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:45:08 +0100 Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged sooner by reducing their heart rates 2446996-clown-visits-may-shorten-the-amount-of-time-children-spend-in-hospital|2446996 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446814-ai-helps-find-simple-charging-trick-to-boost-battery-lifespan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:00:18 +0100 Charging new lithium-ion batteries with high currents can significantly increase their total lifespan 2446814-ai-helps-find-simple-charging-trick-to-boost-battery-lifespan|2446814 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446699-the-atlantic-has-been-suspiciously-quiet-this-hurricane-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:28:32 +0100 The forecasts predicted an extreme storm season in the Atlantic, but so far there have only been three named hurricanes – so where are all the storms? 2446699-the-atlantic-has-been-suspiciously-quiet-this-hurricane-season|2446699 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446968-sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:00:29 +0100 Breaching is a common behaviour in a wide range of sharks and rays, and it is thought to have functions related to courtship, birthing and hygiene 2446968-sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think|2446968 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446740-evidence-mounts-that-saline-nasal-drops-and-sprays-help-treat-colds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:01:21 +0100 Saline drops and sprays have already been linked to reduced cold symptoms in adults and now a study suggests they also work in children 2446740-evidence-mounts-that-saline-nasal-drops-and-sprays-help-treat-colds|2446740 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446627-the-mathematical-theory-that-made-the-internet-possible/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:00:19 +0100 Information theory tells us the limits of what can and cannot be communicated – and without it, the digital revolution could never have happened 2446627-the-mathematical-theory-that-made-the-internet-possible|2446627 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446880-greenland-voyage-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-arctic-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:00:37 +0100 On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago 2446880-greenland-voyage-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-arctic-culture|2446880 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:25:01 +0100 Information on faces recognised, voice commands and internet searches can be extracted from an Amazon Echo smart assistant without help from the user or manufacturer 2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police|2445673 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446800-stunningly-preserved-pterosaur-fossils-reveal-how-they-soared/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:01:26 +0100 The largest pterosaurs, ancient reptiles that were the first vertebrates to master flight, may have mostly soared while smaller ones flapped their wings, a pattern that persists in today's birds 2446800-stunningly-preserved-pterosaur-fossils-reveal-how-they-soared|2446800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446657-mice-turned-see-through-by-a-dye-that-lets-you-watch-their-organs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:47 +0100 Rubbing a common yellow food dye onto a mouse's skin turns it temporarily transparent, so we can monitor its insides without harming the animal 2446657-mice-turned-see-through-by-a-dye-that-lets-you-watch-their-organs|2446657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446715-bat-die-off-led-to-more-insecticide-use-and-more-infant-deaths-in-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:57 +0100 In counties in the US affected by a bat-killing disease, there has been a 31 per cent increase in insecticide use and an 8 per cent rise in infant mortality 2446715-bat-die-off-led-to-more-insecticide-use-and-more-infant-deaths-in-us|2446715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446663-even-simple-bacteria-can-anticipate-the-changing-seasons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:00:15 +0100 Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days are better at surviving cold conditions, showing that even simple organisms can prepare for the arrival or summer and winter 2446663-even-simple-bacteria-can-anticipate-the-changing-seasons|2446663 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:44:00 +0100 News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and astronomers around the world are keeping an eye out to protect us 2446649-can-we-spot-every-incoming-asteroid-before-they-hit-earth|2446649 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446055-most-detailed-map-of-uterine-lining-yields-clues-about-endometriosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:10:55 +0100 An intricate atlas of the inner lining of the uterus could help researchers better understand conditions like endometriosis, infertility and abnormal menstruation 2446055-most-detailed-map-of-uterine-lining-yields-clues-about-endometriosis|2446055 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 A faint glow from all of the galaxies that have ever existed fills the cosmos, and NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made the best measurement ever of just how faint it is 2446386-we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is|2446386 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446513-a-note-from-the-executive-editor-on-new-scientist-live/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 There's just over a month to go before the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, so grab your tickets now, says Timothy Revell 2446513-a-note-from-the-executive-editor-on-new-scientist-live|2446513 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:04:05 +0100 Google has built a quantum computer that makes fewer errors as it is scaled up, and this may pave the way for machines that could solve useful real-world problems for the first time 2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers|2446071 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:27:53 +0100 A newly spotted asteroid named 2024 RW1 burned up in the atmosphere over the South Pacific, creating a spectacular bright flash in the sky over the Philippines just hours after first being detected 2446397-a-small-asteroid-hit-earth-and-burned-up-over-the-philippines|2446397 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446518-sweat-monitor-could-reveal-when-you-are-exercising-too-hard/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:00:19 +0100 A band that measures the acidity of sweat could flag if athletes or manual workers are overexerting themselves 2446518-sweat-monitor-could-reveal-when-you-are-exercising-too-hard|2446518 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Space missions are extremely hard. Things going wrong should be expected, so having a sensible plan B is crucial mg26335073-200-the-starliner-stranding-shows-why-nasa-was-wise-to-have-a-backup-plan|2446226 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446376-ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:57 +0100 A new procedure turns an alloy of nickel and titanium into a material as strong as steel but 20 times stretchier – and one application could be building planes with shape-shifting wings 2446376-ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft|2446376 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446403-does-the-structure-of-your-brain-affect-your-risk-of-depression/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:55 +0100 A network of neurons in the brain seems to be larger in people with depression, which could change how we think about the condition's causes 2446403-does-the-structure-of-your-brain-affect-your-risk-of-depression|2446403 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446400-a-fifth-of-the-worlds-plastic-garbage-is-either-burned-or-littered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:24 +0100 Patchy garbage collection services result in more than 50 million tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste each year, and the majority of this is incinerated 2446400-a-fifth-of-the-worlds-plastic-garbage-is-either-burned-or-littered|2446400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446527-will-an-experimental-mrna-vaccine-help-fight-the-mpox-outbreak/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:02 +0100 After an mRNA vaccine for mpox achieved promising results in monkeys, researchers say it could have several advantages over existing vaccines – but cold storage requirements mean it will be hard to roll out in some hard-hit countries 2446527-will-an-experimental-mrna-vaccine-help-fight-the-mpox-outbreak|2446527 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445806-pregnant-shark-that-disappeared-may-have-been-eaten-by-another-shark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:15:05 +0100 Tracking data from a pregnant porbeagle shark near Bermuda suggest it was eaten by a great white shark – a kind of predation that has never been seen before 2445806-pregnant-shark-that-disappeared-may-have-been-eaten-by-another-shark|2445806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446264-wild-bees-have-found-a-surprising-place-to-nest-in-cities/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:20 +0100 A survey found 66 species of insects making their homes in cobbled pavements on the streets of Berlin, and greater biodiversity near insect-friendly flower gardens 2446264-wild-bees-have-found-a-surprising-place-to-nest-in-cities|2446264 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:08 +0100 Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, has signs of an enormous ancient impact that would have redistributed its mass, changing its orientation in relation to Jupiter 2446138-huge-asteroid-impact-may-have-knocked-over-jupiters-largest-moon|2446138 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445690-potato-yarn-may-cut-the-fashion-industrys-environmental-footprint/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:00:18 +0100 Thread that contains the part of a potato plant that is normally thrown away could be a sustainable alternative to pure cotton 2445690-potato-yarn-may-cut-the-fashion-industrys-environmental-footprint|2445690 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:44 +0100 Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock 2445930-earthquakes-may-explain-how-huge-gold-nuggets-form-in-quartz-rock|2445930 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446107-lab-grown-stem-cells-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-cancer-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:10 +0100 Stem cells made in the lab may one day aid cancer treatment by reducing our reliance on donors 2446107-lab-grown-stem-cells-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-cancer-treatment|2446107 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:33:37 +0100 NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues 2446159-what-are-the-weird-noises-coming-from-boeings-starliner-capsule|2446159 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445450-generative-ai-creates-playable-version-of-doom-game-with-no-code/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:00:27 +0100 A neural network can recreate the classic computer game Doom despite using none of its code or graphics, hinting that generative AI could be used to create games from scratch in future 2445450-generative-ai-creates-playable-version-of-doom-game-with-no-code|2445450 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445448-is-ultra-cheap-green-hydrogen-on-the-horizon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:34:20 +0100 Hydrogen produced by splitting water with renewable energy is too expensive to take off, but a start-up hopes to bring down the cost with new electrolysers 2445448-is-ultra-cheap-green-hydrogen-on-the-horizon|2445448 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445870-quantum-holograms-can-send-messages-that-disappear/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:12:22 +0100 Entangled particles of light can transmit holographic images that can be selectively erased, allowing for secure communications that can also be deleted 2445870-quantum-holograms-can-send-messages-that-disappear|2445870 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445877-why-is-the-us-military-getting-ready-to-launch-new-spy-balloons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:00:40 +0100 The US military has prioritised deploying high-altitude balloons that can carry out surveillance 2445877-why-is-the-us-military-getting-ready-to-launch-new-spy-balloons|2445877 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445695-does-mpox-cause-lingering-symptoms-like-long-covid/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:00:08 +0100 Amid rising cases of mpox in Central Africa, it is important to uncover whether this virus causes symptoms even after the infection has cleared 2445695-does-mpox-cause-lingering-symptoms-like-long-covid|2445695 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:42 +0100 ‘Little red dot’ galaxies seen by JWST appear to be much more tightly packed with stars than other galaxies, raising big questions about how they came to be this way 2445967-astronomers-puzzled-by-little-red-galaxies-that-seem-impossibly-dense|2445967 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445616-ultracold-quantum-battery-could-be-charged-with-quantum-tunnelling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:00:52 +0100 Atoms tunnelling through a quantum battery could charge it and also keep it from losing energy, which could give an advantage over conventional batteries 2445616-ultracold-quantum-battery-could-be-charged-with-quantum-tunnelling|2445616 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:35 +0100 A chance to observe the high-speed re-entry of a falling satellite will give researchers important insights on how debris burns up in our atmosphere 2445896-falling-satellite-will-give-clues-to-how-objects-burn-up-on-re-entry|2445896 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:07 +0100 Brown dwarfs could be hiding dark matter inside their cores – if they are, there would be signs that could help us track it down 2445863-dark-matter-could-be-hiding-inside-strange-failed-stars|2445863 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445331-plastic-vaporising-process-could-recycle-bags-and-bottles-indefinitely/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:53 +0100 A new process uses cheap catalysts to break down polyethylene and polypropylene into their building blocks, enabling common plastic objects to be turned into new products 2445331-plastic-vaporising-process-could-recycle-bags-and-bottles-indefinitely|2445331 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445821-marmosets-seem-to-call-each-other-by-name/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:17 +0100 Marmosets are the first non-human primates shown to use personalised signifiers to refer to each other – the discovery could help us better understand how language evolved 2445821-marmosets-seem-to-call-each-other-by-name|2445821 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445058-another-blow-for-dark-matter-as-biggest-hunt-yet-finds-nothing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:00:13 +0100 The hunt for particles of dark matter has been stymied once again, with physicists placing constraints on this mysterious substance that are 5 times tighter than the previous best 2445058-another-blow-for-dark-matter-as-biggest-hunt-yet-finds-nothing|2445058 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445620-worlds-largest-sailing-cargo-ship-makes-first-transatlantic-voyage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:00:17 +0100 The largest sailing cargo ship in existence is on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating a carbon footprint 10 times smaller than that of a container ship 2445620-worlds-largest-sailing-cargo-ship-makes-first-transatlantic-voyage|2445620 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445665-backflipping-springtails-are-the-fastest-spinners-known-in-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:00:21 +0100 High-speed camera recordings show that springtails spin at up to 368 rotations per second when they jump away from danger 2445665-backflipping-springtails-are-the-fastest-spinners-known-in-nature|2445665 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:59:56 +0100 The Polaris Dawn mission will include the first ever civilian spacewalk, and with a new spacesuit and no airlock, it may also be the most dangerous spacewalk ever 2445651-spacexs-polaris-dawn-crew-set-to-attempt-the-riskiest-spacewalk-yet|2445651 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445509-fungus-transforms-food-waste-into-haute-cuisine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:00:22 +0100 The orange mould Neurospora intermedia can grow on a wide range of waste products without producing toxins, and the results are being served in Michelin-starred restaurants 2445509-fungus-transforms-food-waste-into-haute-cuisine|2445509 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:46 +0100 The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how private spaceflight can go right 2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis|2445420 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445495-mosquito-borne-illnesses-are-spiking-across-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:22:46 +0100 Climate change is extending mosquito season and helping to drive outbreaks of dengue fever, Oropouche virus and eastern equine encephalitis 2445495-mosquito-borne-illnesses-are-spiking-across-the-world|2445495 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445418-how-strange-ice-could-form-in-the-extremely-hot-interiors-of-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:21:39 +0100 In an experiment simulating what happens deep in the interiors of planets, scientists have found that liquid can be compressed into ice crystals – even at extremely high temperatures 2445418-how-strange-ice-could-form-in-the-extremely-hot-interiors-of-planets|2445418 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445442-lyme-disease-test-gives-hope-for-a-speedier-diagnosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:00:33 +0100 A new test spots Lyme disease faster than the existing go-to approach and, if approved, could reduce the risk of complications 2445442-lyme-disease-test-gives-hope-for-a-speedier-diagnosis|2445442 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445380-will-mpox-become-a-global-pandemic-like-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:50:26 +0100 A new variant of mpox is surging in Central Africa, raising concerns about how quickly it could spread further afield 2445380-will-mpox-become-a-global-pandemic-like-covid-19|2445380 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445086-what-can-governments-do-about-online-disinformation-from-abroad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:25:19 +0100 A cyberterrorism charge in Pakistan connected to riots in the UK illustrates how authorities are reaching across borders to tackle disinformation, but bringing overseas suspects to justice won't always be possible 2445086-what-can-governments-do-about-online-disinformation-from-abroad|2445086 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:00:30 +0100 The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six strange worlds the size of planets that formed like stars – and the smallest may be building its own miniature solar system 2445279-jwst-found-rogue-worlds-that-blur-the-line-between-stars-and-planets|2445279 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445261-tweezers-made-of-light-could-illuminate-the-quantum-twin-paradox/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:00:08 +0100 A single ytterbium atom, cooled down to extreme temperatures and manipulated with laser beams, could reveal how gravity affects quantum objects 2445261-tweezers-made-of-light-could-illuminate-the-quantum-twin-paradox|2445261 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445276-this-is-how-your-brain-knows-when-the-beat-is-about-to-drop/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:00:02 +0100 Researchers identified two brain networks that help us anticipate and identify transitions in music – and these networks look different in musicians and non-musicians 2445276-this-is-how-your-brain-knows-when-the-beat-is-about-to-drop|2445276 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445202-a-simple-driving-trick-could-make-a-big-dent-in-cars-carbon-emissions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:41:29 +0100 An AI-powered model found that approaching intersections more slowly could lower yearly US carbon emissions by up to around 123 million tonnes 2445202-a-simple-driving-trick-could-make-a-big-dent-in-cars-carbon-emissions|2445202 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444968-we-can-diagnose-an-objects-quantumness-from-the-way-it-radiates-heat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:21:18 +0100 To determine an object’s quantum properties, you may only need to measure how it exchanges heat with its environment, without touching the object itself 2444968-we-can-diagnose-an-objects-quantumness-from-the-way-it-radiates-heat|2444968 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445182-neolithic-engineers-used-science-knowledge-to-build-megalith-monument/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:00:02 +0100 A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics 2445182-neolithic-engineers-used-science-knowledge-to-build-megalith-monument|2445182 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445213-how-deadly-is-mpox-and-what-treatments-are-available/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:10:54 +0100 When the fever, pains and pus-filled lesions of an mpox infection strike, how dangerous is it and how can it be treated? 2445213-how-deadly-is-mpox-and-what-treatments-are-available|2445213 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445224-dna-computer-can-play-chess-and-solve-sudoku-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:15:28 +0100 Computers made from DNA have previously only been able to store information or perform computations on it – now a new device can do both 2445224-dna-computer-can-play-chess-and-solve-sudoku-puzzles|2445224 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:00:03 +0100 The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the universe, and the best candidates are the three closest black holes to Earth 2445066-our-galaxy-may-host-strange-black-holes-born-just-after-the-big-bang|2445066 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:00:46 +0100 Radio astronomers teamed up with SpaceX to find a promising solution for helping expensive telescopes avoid interference from thousands of Starlink satellites 2444973-starlink-tests-show-how-to-save-radio-astronomy-from-satellites|2444973 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:16:22 +0100 Astronomers have identified patterns within the motion of stars stretching across the Milky Way, hinting at the presence of a vast wave 2445169-a-giant-wave-in-the-milky-way-may-have-been-created-by-another-galaxy|2445169 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444978-engineered-bacteria-destroy-antibiotic-resistance-dna-in-wastewater/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:44:04 +0100 Wastewater is a major reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes, but modified bacteria can chop up this DNA before the dangerous microbes reach people 2444978-engineered-bacteria-destroy-antibiotic-resistance-dna-in-wastewater|2444978 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445014-most-climate-policies-do-little-to-prevent-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:00:55 +0100 An analysis of 1500 climate policies in 41 countries has found that a slim minority have led to a significant reduction in carbon emissions, with most policies being too specifically targeted to make a substantial difference 2445014-most-climate-policies-do-little-to-prevent-climate-change|2445014 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444985-your-brain-may-be-mutating-in-a-way-that-was-thought-to-be-very-rare/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:00:04 +0100 DNA from mitochondria, the energy powerhouses inside cells, sometimes gets added to our genome – and the number of these mutations in the brain could be linked to ageing 2444985-your-brain-may-be-mutating-in-a-way-that-was-thought-to-be-very-rare|2444985 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445029-why-do-covid-cases-rise-in-summer-unlike-other-respiratory-viruses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:00:16 +0100 Flu and other respiratory viruses seem to barely exist outside of winter, but covid-19 cases have consistently risen every summer over the past few years 2445029-why-do-covid-cases-rise-in-summer-unlike-other-respiratory-viruses|2445029 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444465-a-glob-of-jelly-can-play-pong-thanks-to-a-basic-kind-of-memory/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:00:37 +0100 Researchers trained a polymer gel to play the computer game Pong by passing electric current through it and measuring the concentration of ions 2444465-a-glob-of-jelly-can-play-pong-thanks-to-a-basic-kind-of-memory|2444465 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:52 +0100 After a star explodes, the resulting supernova remnant collapses in on itself and could begin the cycle again, creating generations of stars enriched with heavy elements 2444941-strange-stars-full-of-metals-may-be-created-by-imploding-supernovae|2444941 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444720-intestinal-parasites-may-reduce-covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:00:55 +0100 Around 25 per cent of the world’s population has intestinal parasite infections – these could hinder the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines, according to research in mice 2444720-intestinal-parasites-may-reduce-covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness|2444720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444536-quantum-trick-lets-you-cool-objects-down-using-nothing-at-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:48 +0100 Physicists have demonstrated a bizarre cooling effect by setting up a detector to record the absence of photons in a laser experiment 2444536-quantum-trick-lets-you-cool-objects-down-using-nothing-at-all|2444536 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444789-long-covid-causes-very-different-symptoms-in-children-versus-teenagers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:00:59 +0100 In children aged 6 to 11, long covid seems to often present as sleep problems or abdominal issues, while adolescents report fatigue and pain 2444789-long-covid-causes-very-different-symptoms-in-children-versus-teenagers|2444789 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444715-this-antimatter-version-of-an-atomic-nucleus-is-the-heaviest-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:08 +0100 Smashing gold nuclei together at high speeds billions of times has resulted in 16 particles of antihyperhydrogen-4, a very exotic and heavy form of antimatter 2444715-this-antimatter-version-of-an-atomic-nucleus-is-the-heaviest-yet|2444715 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444870-ai-models-cant-learn-as-they-go-along-like-humans-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:00:08 +0100 After their initial training phase, AI algorithms can’t update and learn from new data, meaning tech companies have to keep training new models from scratch 2444870-ai-models-cant-learn-as-they-go-along-like-humans-do|2444870 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:41:45 +0100 A radio signal detected in 1977, sometimes claimed as evidence for aliens, may have been caused by a laser-like beam of microwave radiation 2444798-astronomers-might-finally-have-explanation-for-mysterious-wow-signal|2444798 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444648-does-eating-meat-really-raise-your-risk-of-type-2-diabetes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:30:55 +0100 Red and processed meat, and even poultry, seem to raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study of nearly 2 million adults, but not everyone is convinced 2444648-does-eating-meat-really-raise-your-risk-of-type-2-diabetes|2444648 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444628-fuzzy-quantum-effects-have-been-seen-on-the-largest-scale-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:00:07 +0100 A weird quantum phenomenon called delocalisation has been measured for a 100-nanometre glass bead, helping reveal where the boundary lies between quantum and classical physics 2444628-fuzzy-quantum-effects-have-been-seen-on-the-largest-scale-yet|2444628 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2443466-ai-could-help-shrinking-pool-of-coders-keep-outdated-programs-working/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:00:28 +0100 Computer code dating back to the 1960s is still vital to banks, airlines and governments, but programmers familiar with the language are in short supply. Now AI models are being trained to fill the skills gap 2443466-ai-could-help-shrinking-pool-of-coders-keep-outdated-programs-working|2443466 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444233-how-forever-chemicals-reached-one-of-the-worlds-most-pristine-areas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:00:53 +0100 Scientists have found significant concentrations of a type of PFAS chemical in the air deep in the Amazon rainforest, suggesting it travelled over 100 kilometres from an industrial hub 2444233-how-forever-chemicals-reached-one-of-the-worlds-most-pristine-areas|2444233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444473-cocaine-in-mummified-brains-reveals-when-europeans-first-used-the-drug/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:17 +0100 The use of cocaine only took off in Europe during the 19th century, after the drug was chemically isolated from coca leaves, but new evidence suggests much earlier use 2444473-cocaine-in-mummified-brains-reveals-when-europeans-first-used-the-drug|2444473