Is the universe really one big black hole? 07. October 2025 (20:00) According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density – given that the universe contains a lot of relatively empty space, could the whole cosmos be a black hole?(New Scientist)
One of Earth’s most vital carbon sinks is faltering. Can we save it? 07. October 2025 (18:00) For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we emit each year - but this climate buffer may be collapsing far sooner than anyone expected(New Scientist)
Galaxies fling out matter much more violently than we thought 06. October 2025 (21:44) An analysis of the afterglow of the big bang sheds light on how black holes distribute mass in the universe, and why some matter previously seemed to have been missing(New Scientist)
General relativity might save some planets from death 06. October 2025 (19:00) Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity(New Scientist)
What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it? 06. October 2025 (18:00) Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to understand what the evidence on Alzheimer’s really means for him(New Scientist)
Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance 06. October 2025 (12:42) The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries around how we keep our immune system under control(New Scientist)
