Simple device can produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil 16. July 2025 (18:00) Using samples collected by the Chinese Chang’e 5 mission, researchers have discovered a new way to release water from lunar regolith and process the carbon dioxide breathed out by astronauts(New Scientist)
The anthropologist who says shamanism works, even if you don’t believe 16. July 2025 (18:00) Shamanism is on the rise, both in practice and in popular culture. Manvir Singh has spent years exploring why it is so enduring, what we can learn from it and the surprising forms modern shamans take(New Scientist)
How human eggs stay fresh for decades 16. July 2025 (12:00) In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may achieve this unusually long lifespan by slowing down their natural cell processes(New Scientist)
Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms 16. July 2025 (10:00) An expedition in the Red Sea found several brine pools that appear to be fed by underwater volcanoes, which may be home to microbes and animals with unique adaptations(New Scientist)
Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth 15. July 2025 (20:00) The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago(New Scientist)
We’ve discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it? 15. July 2025 (18:00) Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us build an entirely new type of computer(New Scientist)
Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism 15. July 2025 (17:00) In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in other neurological conditions(New Scientist)
Complex knots can actually be easier to untie than simple ones 15. July 2025 (13:00) Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected(New Scientist)
Water might be even more important for alien life than we thought 15. July 2025 (11:00) Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures to a level beyond what is survivable for all known life(New Scientist)
