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https://www.newscientist.com/feed/home/ /build/images/img/ns-logo-scaled.png?ver=e3b39b484ff2efef5d9abcecee7e1698c1d1f499 https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 Don't Miss: Netflix's Away sees Hilary Swank on perilous Mars mission https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732982-100-dont-miss-netflixs-away-sees-hilary-swank-on-perilous-mars-mission/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000 New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss mg24732982-100-dont-miss-netflixs-away-sees-hilary-swank-on-perilous-mars-mission|2253337 Inside the ISS: Astronauts tell their amazing tales of living in space https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732981-900-inside-the-iss-astronauts-tell-their-amazing-tales-of-living-in-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Real-life accounts of International Space Station crew members Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts capture the extraordinarily ordinary life of an astronaut mg24732981-900-inside-the-iss-astronauts-tell-their-amazing-tales-of-living-in-space|2253335 Ultracold atoms can work together to shape or steer light https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253825-ultracold-atoms-can-work-together-to-shape-or-steer-light/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:16:58 +0000 When a collection of atoms is cooled to just above absolute zero, they can act as one, and control light through their electrical and magnetic interactions with it 2253825-ultracold-atoms-can-work-together-to-shape-or-steer-light|2253825 China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253813-china-seems-to-have-launched-a-secret-reusable-space-plane/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:02:19 +0000 Early on 4 September, China launched a rocket carrying a “reusable experimental spacecraft” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency – but the vehicle’s purpose is unknown 2253813-china-seems-to-have-launched-a-secret-reusable-space-plane|2253813 Covid-19 news: Russian vaccine induced immune responses in small trial https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-russian-vaccine-induced-immune-responses-in-small-trial/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:20:39 +0000 The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic 2237475-covid-19-news-russian-vaccine-induced-immune-responses-in-small-trial|2237475 Joe Henrich interview: Psychology must look beyond Western cultures https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732982-500-joe-henrich-interview-psychology-must-look-beyond-western-cultures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Most psychology studies involve people living in Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic societies. But the peculiarities of WEIRD thinking are far from universal mg24732982-500-joe-henrich-interview-psychology-must-look-beyond-western-cultures|2253341 Public webcams are telling us whether people are social distancing https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253696-public-webcams-are-telling-us-whether-people-are-social-distancing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:47:04 +0000 Since April, researchers have been assessing whether people are social distancing by analysing video feeds from 11,000 public webcams across the world 2253696-public-webcams-are-telling-us-whether-people-are-social-distancing|2253696 SpaceX says tests show Starlink satellites deliver high-speed internet https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253742-spacex-says-tests-show-starlink-satellites-deliver-high-speed-internet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:59:20 +0000 SpaceX is testing the use of space lasers to transfer data between its Starlink satellites, which the firm says can provide internet connections fast enough for HD streaming 2253742-spacex-says-tests-show-starlink-satellites-deliver-high-speed-internet|2253742 Trees and shrubs might reveal the location of decomposing bodies https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253734-trees-and-shrubs-might-reveal-the-location-of-decomposing-bodies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 03 Sep 2020 17:54:04 +0000 Botanists are teaming up with forensic anthropologists to work out whether there are detectable changes in the appearance of trees and shrubs growing near decomposing bodies 2253734-trees-and-shrubs-might-reveal-the-location-of-decomposing-bodies|2253734 Could Australia’s clash with Facebook over news articles go global? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253621-could-australias-clash-with-facebook-over-news-articles-go-global/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 03 Sep 2020 17:41:00 +0000 In response to proposed laws requiring payment to news publishers, Facebook says it will ban Australian users sharing news content, which may be a test case for global regulation to follow 2253621-could-australias-clash-with-facebook-over-news-articles-go-global|2253621 Russian biologist still aims to make CRISPR babies despite the risks https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253688-russian-biologist-still-aims-to-make-crispr-babies-despite-the-risks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:17:51 +0000 Denis Rebrikov says he is planning to use CRISPR gene editing to prevent children inheriting deafness, despite a major report concluding it is not yet safe enough to try 2253688-russian-biologist-still-aims-to-make-crispr-babies-despite-the-risks|2253688 Naked mole rats are nearly deaf because their ears can’t amplify sound https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253661-naked-mole-rats-are-nearly-deaf-because-their-ears-cant-amplify-sound/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:00:35 +0000 Scientists have discovered why naked mole rats have poor hearing and they suggest the finding could be used to understand and model some forms of human deafness 2253661-naked-mole-rats-are-nearly-deaf-because-their-ears-cant-amplify-sound|2253661 A lot of veg is 'toxic' but that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat it https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732981-600-a-lot-of-veg-is-toxic-but-that-doesnt-mean-you-shouldnt-eat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000 There are claims online that most of the fruit and veg we eat is toxic. Though there is some truth to this, it doesn't mean you should stop eating your greens, writes James Wong mg24732981-600-a-lot-of-veg-is-toxic-but-that-doesnt-mean-you-shouldnt-eat-it|2253324 The moon really may have strange effects on our health https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732982-400-the-moon-really-may-have-strange-effects-on-our-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Any lunar influence on our health has long been dismissed as unscientific. But new evidence means it may be time to re-evaluate the moon’s subtle effects on our sleep and mental health mg24732982-400-the-moon-really-may-have-strange-effects-on-our-health|2253340 Aviation’s contribution to global warming has doubled since 2000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253626-aviations-contribution-to-global-warming-has-do...