Magnetic gel could remove kidney stones more effectively 30. October 2025 (19:00) Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process more efficient(New Scientist)
The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says 30. October 2025 (17:10) President Donald Trump appears to have ordered a return to nuclear testing after decades of uneasy but effective treaties banning the practice – but will it actually happen?(New Scientist)
Dinosaur skeleton settles long debate over 'tiny T. rex' fossils 30. October 2025 (17:00) Palaeontologists have argued for decades over whether certain fossils are young Tyrannosaurus rex or another species entirely – now they have strong evidence that the diminutive Nanotyrannus really existed(New Scientist)
A tiny nearby galaxy is home to a shockingly enormous black hole 29. October 2025 (21:03) One of the Milky Way’s smallest galactic neighbours seems to have a supermassive black hole at its centre, upending assumptions that it was dominated by dark matter(New Scientist)
Cats revealed in all their glory in stunning new photographs 29. October 2025 (19:00) Photographer Tim Flach's new book Feline explores the mysterious and irresistible world of cats, from the domesticated to the wild, and why we love them(New Scientist)
Provocative book sets out to solve the hard problem of consciousness 29. October 2025 (19:00) Can sea slugs form abstract thoughts? Do we dare to see any "purpose" in evolution? Is the subjective just a complicated form of the objective? Nikolay Kukushkin's One Hand Clapping is a bold voyage around the mysteries of the human mind, finds Thomas Lewton(New Scientist)
Minecraft fan may be most committed hobbyist out there 29. October 2025 (19:00) Feedback comes across a YouTuber's efforts to build a large language model in Minecraft and is impressed at the scale of it – even if it doesn't quite live up to its promise to blow your mind "in spectacular fashion"(New Scientist)
