The birds upending our idea of shared parenting 07. May 2025 (18:00) Superb starlings appear to swap between parent and ‘nanny’ roles to help raise chicks over their lifetimes, even when they aren’t related to them(New Scientist)
Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all complex life 07. May 2025 (18:00) The origin of complex eukaryotic cells, of the type found in all plants and animals, is shrouded in mystery. Now, strange microbes from wetlands in China are helping us to understand when they first emerged, and what they were like(New Scientist)
Concerns raised over AI trained on 57 million NHS medical records 07. May 2025 (16:28) The makers of an AI model called Foresight say it could help predict disease or hospitalisation rates, but others have expressed concern about the fact it is trained on millions of health records(New Scientist)
Nothing is stronger than quantum connections – and now we know why 07. May 2025 (00:00) The mathematics of graphs has helped reveal a principle that limits the strength of quantum correlations – and explains why physicists have never measured any stronger connections in some post-quantum realm(New Scientist)
Why physicists keep trying to get rid of space-time entirely 06. May 2025 (20:00) Physicists are trying to ditch the concept of space-time – the supposed fabric of physical reality. Quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan explains why(New Scientist)
A clean energy source may be lurking beneath mountain ranges 06. May 2025 (19:00) As the search for geologic hydrogen - a potential clean source of energy beneath the ground - continues, some researchers are turning to mountains(New Scientist)
What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the nature of mathematics 06. May 2025 (18:00) 25 years ago, a $1 million reward was promised to anyone who could solve one of seven incredibly hard maths riddles. With only one of them now solved, what will it take to crack the rest?(New Scientist)
Landslide rescuers to get help from rapid analysis of seismic data 06. May 2025 (13:54) Being able to quickly pinpoint the location of events such as landslides and pyroclastic flows will help rescue efforts, say the team behind a new technique for doing so(New Scientist)
