Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky break 23. March 2026 (14:04) Catching a comet in the process of falling apart is difficult, but a coincidence let astronomers see one in more detail than ever before using the Hubble Space Telescope – and revealed a mystery(New Scientist)
'Zombie' cells created by transplanting genomes into dead bacteria 23. March 2026 (11:47) Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome of another species into it, blurring the boundary between life and death(New Scientist)
You can now buy a DIY quantum computer 21. March 2026 (13:00) Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer – you just need to be able to put it together(New Scientist)
Inside the world’s first antimatter delivery service 21. March 2026 (07:00) On Tuesday, CERN will transport antiprotons on a truck for the first time, testing the plan to deliver antimatter by road to research labs across Europe(New Scientist)
We’ve spotted a huge asteroid spinning impossibly fast 20. March 2026 (18:00) Astronomers have found a 710-metre-wide asteroid that spins once every 1.9 minutes, so fast that it should have spun itself apart(New Scientist)
Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal's brain preserved 20. March 2026 (17:19) A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place and minimal damage. Some believe the same could be done with the brains of people with a terminal illness, so their mind can be reconstructed and they can "continue with their life"(New Scientist)
A negative attitude towards ageing is making you age faster 20. March 2026 (10:00) We know that a person’s outlook can have a huge effect on their health, and it’s no different when it comes to ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks at new evidence of just how powerful our attitude is – and how to use it to age better(New Scientist)
