Armoured dinosaur's 'crazy' spikes weren't just for defence 27. August 2025 (18:00) A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including body spikes fused to its skeleton, a feature never seen in any dinosaur before(New Scientist)
Light-based AI image generator uses almost no power 27. August 2025 (18:00) A system that generates images by inducing random fluctuations in a laser beam could slash energy use compared with standard AI tools(New Scientist)
Why auroras are so much brighter and more easily visible recently 27. August 2025 (18:00) The aurora borealis has been remarkably bright recently. Space weather physicist Tamitha Skov reveals what's going on and how worried we should be about a major solar storm(New Scientist)
CPR in space could be made easier by chest compression machines 27. August 2025 (09:00) Performing CPR on a space station in microgravity involves doing a handstand on a person's chest and pushing against the walls with your legs – but now researchers say there is a better way(New Scientist)
Thylacine's genome provides clues about why it went extinct 27. August 2025 (02:00) A comparison of the thylacine’s genome to other marsupials has revealed that the creatures lost genetic diversity long before humans and dingoes arrived in Australia(New Scientist)
Long-lost sailback shark rediscovered after more than 50 years 26. August 2025 (21:20) The rare sailback houndshark, which has an unusually large dorsal fin, was first described by scientists in 1973. That was the last record of its existence, until now(New Scientist)
Inside the revolutionary idea that we can negotiate with cancer 26. August 2025 (18:00) New research tapping into decades-old concepts is challenging the notion that the only way to treat cancer is to kill every last cancer cell. Instead, scientists suggest, we could try a little persuasion(New Scientist)
JWST gets a closer look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS 26. August 2025 (16:35) Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal unexpectedly high levels of carbon dioxide coming off 3I/ATLAS, giving another clue to the comet’s origin(New Scientist)
Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs? 26. August 2025 (02:01) African countries imported a record number of solar panels in the past year, which could be the beginning of a green energy boom on the continent(New Scientist)
