Giving blood frequently may make your blood cells healthier 11. March 2025 (11:00) Men who had given blood more than 100 times in their life were more likely to have blood cells carrying certain beneficial mutations, suggesting that donating blood promotes the growth of these cells(New Scientist)
Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials 10. March 2025 (22:00) A 12-passenger “seaglider” that is part boat and part aircraft harnesses Cold War-era technology to fly just above the waves using only electric power(New Scientist)
Wood-eating beetles may make wildfires emit even more carbon 10. March 2025 (18:00) When downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demonstrating another way insects can alter the risk of wildfires(New Scientist)
The physicist on a mission to spark a quantum industrial revolution 10. March 2025 (17:00) Quantum fridges, batteries and clocks are brilliant inventions but still limited in power. Now physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is charting a path to take them to the next level(New Scientist)
'Amazing' spinning needle proof unlocks a whole new world of maths 10. March 2025 (15:52) What shapes are made by a spinning needle? This seemingly innocent problem has puzzled mathematicians for decades, but now a new proof is being called the biggest result of the current century as it could help solve many other tricky problems(New Scientist)
Microsoft under fire for claiming it has a new quantum computer 10. March 2025 (13:52) Researchers have criticised Microsoft's new Majorana 1 quantum computer, saying it has made claims about the way it works that aren't fully backed up by scientific evidence(New Scientist)
Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US 07. March 2025 (23:15) Researchers and other advocates for science gathered at Stand Up for Science rallies around the US and the world to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific research(New Scientist)
Four ways cuts at NOAA will make weather forecasts less reliable 07. March 2025 (21:00) Widespread firings at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could affect everything from tornado alerts to weather forecasts on your phone(New Scientist)