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https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 Everything you need to know about semaglutide weight loss drugs https://www.newscientist.com/article/2371780-everything-you-need-to-know-about-semaglutide-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 17:15:35 +0100 From how well they work to side effects such as hair loss, here’s the skinny on new weight loss injections that work by blocking a hormone that normally reduces appetite 2371780-everything-you-need-to-know-about-semaglutide-weight-loss-drugs|2371780 Flu vaccine for children linked to pneumonia risk for their relatives https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430141-flu-vaccine-for-children-linked-to-pneumonia-risk-for-their-relatives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 17:00:57 +0100 The nasal flu vaccine may reduce cases of pneumonia illness in population over the whole flu season because flu infections are likely to lead to even higher boost in bacteria 2430141-flu-vaccine-for-children-linked-to-pneumonia-risk-for-their-relatives|2430141 We are about to hear echoes in the fabric of space for the first time https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234911-400-we-are-about-to-hear-echoes-in-the-fabric-of-space-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Gravitational waves can be lensed by massive galaxies so that they repeat, like an echo. Scientists are now readying to snare their first one and explore the cosmic secrets it holds mg26234911-400-we-are-about-to-hear-echoes-in-the-fabric-of-space-for-the-first-time|2430760 How could we give boring blobby galaxies a new, exciting shape? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430080-how-could-we-give-boring-blobby-galaxies-a-new-exciting-shape/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 16:00:56 +0100 Galaxies could do with a few more arms or some decorative designs – on this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts are using collisions, black holes and dark matter to reshape our galaxy 2430080-how-could-we-give-boring-blobby-galaxies-a-new-exciting-shape|2430080 Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430389-oldest-known-human-viruses-found-hidden-within-neanderthal-bones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 07:00:17 +0100 Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruses related to modern human pathogens, and the researchers think they could be recreated 2430389-oldest-known-human-viruses-found-hidden-within-neanderthal-bones|2430389 Underwater data centres could be destroyed by loud noises https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430616-underwater-data-centres-could-be-destroyed-by-loud-noises/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 13:00:30 +0100 Underwater data centres being installed off the coasts of China, the US and Europe could be disrupted by sounds from military-grade sonar on ships and submarines, or even whales 2430616-underwater-data-centres-could-be-destroyed-by-loud-noises|2430616 Mystery of ’impossible’ star resolved by three-body solution https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430715-mystery-of-impossible-star-resolved-by-three-body-solution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:17 +0100 A white dwarf star orbiting a sun-like star was thought to be impossibly small, but now astronomers have found another star in the system that solves the puzzle 2430715-mystery-of-impossible-star-resolved-by-three-body-solution|2430715 ChatGPT got an newscientist.com/article/mg26234894-400-joel-edgerton-must-escape-the-multiverse-in-a-gripping-sci-fi-series/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 02 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Blake Crouch’s riveting Dark Matter sees physics professor Jason wanting out of the multiverse, after being kidnapped and dumped there by another version of himself mg26234894-400-joel-edgerton-must-escape-the-multiverse-in-a-gripping-sci-fi-series|2429274 Johann Hari’s compelling but flawed look at the new weight-loss drugs https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234894-300-johann-haris-compelling-but-flawed-look-at-the-new-weight-loss-drugs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Drugs like Ozempic may help fight obesity. Johann Hari’s first-person account of taking the new medicines is a fascinating exploration of their impact mg26234894-300-johann-haris-compelling-but-flawed-look-at-the-new-weight-loss-drugs|2429273 European summers will be hotter than predicted because of cleaner air https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428124-european-summers-will-be-hotter-than-predicted-because-of-cleaner-air/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 20:00:07 +0100 By ignoring declining air pollution, regional climate models have greatly underestimated how hot Europe’s summers and heatwaves will become 2428124-european-summers-will-be-hotter-than-predicted-because-of-cleaner-air|2428124 India’s next leader will have the chance to lead the world on climate https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234892-800-indias-next-leader-will-have-the-chance-to-lead-the-world-on-climate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The future prime minister of this increasingly powerful nation should be prepared to play a key role in global climate policy mg26234892-800-indias-next-leader-will-have-the-chance-to-lead-the-world-on-climate|2429257 Carbon-negative cement can be made with a mineral that helps catch CO2 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428967-carbon-negative-cement-can-be-made-with-a-mineral-that-helps-catch-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 01:01:02 +0100 A process to dissolve the mineral olivine in acid could provide a plentiful, energy-efficient material for carbon-negative cement 2428967-carbon-negative-cement-can-be-made-with-a-mineral-that-helps-catch-co2|2428967 Why warm drinks taste more alcoholic than cold ones https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428966-why-warm-drinks-taste-more-alcoholic-than-cold-ones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 17:00:53 +0100 Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky taste more alcoholic at warmer temperatures 2428966-why-warm-drinks-taste-more-alcoholic-than-cold-ones|2428966 Father’s gut microbiome may affect infant health https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429169-fathers-gut-microbiome-may-affect-infant-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 17:00:01 +0100 Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death 2429169-fathers-gut-microbiome-may-affect-infant-health|2429169 Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428942-odd-bump-on-praying-mantis-chest-is-actually-worlds-weirdest-tongue/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 01 May 2024 13:00:47 +0100 A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles 2428942-odd-bump-on-praying-mantis-chest-is-actually-worlds-weirdest-tongue|2428942 The best new science fiction books of...