Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chronic sinus infections? 08. September 2025 (20:00) Constant loss of smell, facial pain and a blocked nose are a reality for the 10 per cent of people living with chronic rhinosinusitis, a disease long-neglected by research. Targeting the nasal microbiome, though, is offering hope(New Scientist)
Resistance training may strengthen your gut microbiome 08. September 2025 (20:00) People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of bacteria in their gut(New Scientist)
No, AI isn’t going to kill us all, despite what this new book says 08. September 2025 (19:09) The arguments made by AI safety researchers Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares in If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies are superficially appealing but fatally flawed, says Jacob Aron(New Scientist)
Sculpted head hints at hair fashion for ancient hunter-gatherers 08. September 2025 (17:33) A carved figure found in northern France, dated to 27,000 years ago, may reflect how hair was styled in a culture that disappeared during the last glacial maximum(New Scientist)
Does this sculpted head show an ancient hunter-gatherer's hairstyle? 08. September 2025 (17:33) A carved figure found in northern France, dated to 27,000 years ago, may reflect how hair was styled in a culture that disappeared during the last glacial maximum(New Scientist)
We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside all matter 08. September 2025 (16:00) A strange kind of geometry governs how particles move inside matter. Now, for the first time, physicists have uncovered its full shape – and it could transform how we design materials(New Scientist)
Quantum router could speed up quantum computers 08. September 2025 (11:45) A device made from superconducting qubits could prove a powerful technology for enabling practical quantum computing or more experimental propositions like quantum machine learning(New Scientist)
