Untangling the enigmatic origins of the human family’s newest species 12. April 2024 (13:00) Five years ago, a fossil found in the Philippines was determined to be from a new species of hominin called Homo luzonensis. Since then, we’ve learned a bit more about the newest member of the human family(New Scientist)
Water purifier is powered by static electricity from your body 12. April 2024 (12:00) A 10-minute walk can build up enough static electricity to power a battery-free water purifier, which could be especially helpful during disasters or in regions that lack access to clean water and stable power supplies(New Scientist)
A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae 11. April 2024 (21:00) A once-independent bacterium has evolved into an organelle that provides nitrogen to algal cells – an event so rare that there are only three other known cases(New Scientist)
Quantum 'supersolid' matter stirred using magnets 11. April 2024 (20:00) We can’t stir ordinary solids, but one research team now claims to have stirred an extraordinary quantum “supersolid”, generating tiny vortices(New Scientist)
How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together 11. April 2024 (17:40) The physicist Peter Higgs quietly revolutionised quantum field theory, then lived long enough to see the discovery of the Higgs boson he theorised. Despite receiving a Nobel prize, he remained in some ways as elusive as the particle that shares his name(New Scientist)
Testing drugs on mini-cancers in the lab may reveal best treatment 11. April 2024 (13:00) A small early-stage trial of the approach, which involves testing dozens of drug combinations on thousands of dishes of cells, may help people with cancer live for longer(New Scientist)
Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species 11. April 2024 (12:00) Ground-level ozone, a product of pollution from cars, degrades insect pheromones, and this can result in mismatched mating and sterile offspring(New Scientist)
