30,000-year-old toolkit shows what ancient hunter carried in a pouch 16. September 2025 (20:01) A set of 29 stone tools, including blades and points for hunting, butchering and cutting wood, were found neatly arranged as if carried in a leather pouch that decayed(New Scientist)
Long covid may be making your periods longer and heavier 16. September 2025 (19:04) Half a decade since the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we're still learning about its complications, with the latest research suggesting that long covid may disrupt menstrual periods(New Scientist)
The exercises you need to do to reach 100 in great shape 16. September 2025 (18:00) To be truly fit in older age, you need to work on specific aspects of your fitness – and research shows that it’s never too late to reap the benefits(New Scientist)
How to nurture the right mindset for living to 100 16. September 2025 (18:00) It’s not just diet and exercise that governs how well you age. Your mindset, social connections and sense of purpose make a big difference, and it’s never too late to start working on them(New Scientist)
The real scientific insights from Bryan Johnson’s immortality quest 16. September 2025 (18:00) Tech millionaire turned longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson devotes more than 6 hours a day to trialling different methods to turn back the clock. Can the rest of us learn anything from his radical approach?(New Scientist)
Around one-third of AI search tool answers make unsupported claims 16. September 2025 (16:00) AI tools including Perplexity and Open AI’s GPT-4 often provide one-sided answers to contentious questions, and don’t back up their arguments with reliable sources(New Scientist)
Making atoms self-magnify reveals their quantum wave functions 16. September 2025 (14:00) Trapping ultracold atoms with laser light let researchers magnify and then image the wave functions of atoms that were previously too close together to look like anything but a blob(New Scientist)
