Astronomers may have glimpsed evidence of the biggest stars ever seen 21. November 2025 (17:19) The distant universe might be littered with supermassive stars between 1000 and 10,000 times the mass of the sun, which could solve a cosmic mystery about the origins of extremely large black holes(New Scientist)
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf 21. November 2025 (16:00) Spinning vortices of water trapped under the Thwaites glacier ice shelf account for 20 per cent of the ice melt. They’re expected to get worse as the world warms(New Scientist)
Ancient tracks may record stampede of turtles disturbed by earthquake 21. November 2025 (15:00) Around 1000 markings on a slab of rock that was once a seafloor during the Cretaceous period may have been made by sea turtle flippers and swiftly buried by an earthquake(New Scientist)
Moss spores survive and germinate after 283-day 'space walk' 20. November 2025 (17:00) Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived the challenging experience(New Scientist)
Mouse 'midwives' help their pregnant companions give birth 20. November 2025 (15:00) Scientists have observed mice helping each other when they encounter difficulties during birth, prompting a rethink of caregiving among rodents and other animals (New Scientist)
Daily pill could offer alternative to weight-loss injections 20. November 2025 (12:45) Orforglipron, a GLP-1 drug taken as a pill, achieved positive results in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, although it seems less effective than injectable drugs(New Scientist)
Vanishing Y chromosomes could aid or worsen lung cancer outcomes 20. November 2025 (10:00) The health impacts of men losing their Y chromosome from their cells are increasingly coming to light, with the loss playing a complicated role in the most common form of lung cancer(New Scientist)
