Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent 29. April 2025 (18:00) Users of the r/ChangeMyView subreddit have expressed outrage at the revelation that researchers at the University of Zurich were secretly using the site for an AI-powered experiment in persuasion(New Scientist)
How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health 29. April 2025 (18:00) The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts this can have on disease risk and life expectancy(New Scientist)
'Dark photon' theory of light aims to tear up a century of physics 29. April 2025 (17:27) One of the most famous findings in physics could be wrong – the double-slit experiment was long thought to confirm that light can be a wave, but its results can be fully explained using only quantum particles(New Scientist)
US plans massive health database to study autism – will it work? 28. April 2025 (23:48) The US government’s proposal for a vast health database to study autism could improve our understanding of the condition – but there is a risk it could do more harm than good(New Scientist)
Earthquakes could be an overlooked source of underground hydrogen fuel 28. April 2025 (15:00) Laboratory measurements of crushed quartz suggest earthquakes generate huge volumes of hydrogen underground, a potential source of energy for life below the surface – and people above it(New Scientist)
Humans evolved to survive mild burns at the expense of severe ones 28. April 2025 (14:29) Early humans had almost no hope of surviving severe burns, so evolution may have prioritised the selection of genes that heal mild ones, which could be affecting modern medicine(New Scientist)
