New Scientist - Features https://www.newscientist.com/ https://www.newscientist.com/build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834440-800-how-a-radical-redefinition-of-life-could-help-us-find-aliens/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Sara Imari Walker, who developed Assembly Theory with chemist Lee Cronin, explains how the theory's definition of life might help us find it on other planets mg25834440-800-how-a-radical-redefinition-of-life-could-help-us-find-aliens|2378843 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:55:00 +0100 Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now it is in clinical trials as a powerful new tool for treating all sorts of medical conditions mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer|2377905 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632800-900-is-the-universe-conscious-it-seems-impossible-until-you-do-the-maths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100 The question of how the brain gives rise to subjective experience is the hardest of all. Mathematicians think they can help, but their first attempts have thrown up some eye-popping conclusions mg24632800-900-is-the-universe-conscious-it-seems-impossible-until-you-do-the-maths|2241831 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933174-700-weve-got-intelligence-all-wrong-and-thats-endangering-our-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000 A narrow focus on IQ to determine success is depriving us of key decision-making smarts, as our faltering response to problems such as covid-19 and climate change shows mg24933174-700-weve-got-intelligence-all-wrong-and-thats-endangering-our-future|2264794 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532760-800-human-evolution-the-astounding-new-story-of-the-origin-of-our-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0100 Forget the simple out-of-Africa idea of how humans evolved. A huge array of fossils and genome studies has completely rewritten the story of how we came into being. mg24532760-800-human-evolution-the-astounding-new-story-of-the-origin-of-our-species|2238976 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933240-700-the-hidden-rules-that-determine-which-friendships-matter-to-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has found that our friendships are governed by secret rules, based on everything from your sex to your sleep schedule. Our unique social fingerprints help determine who we are drawn to, which friendships last and why some friends are ultimately replaceable mg24933240-700-the-hidden-rules-that-determine-which-friendships-matter-to-us|2269706 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933160-800-low-carb-diets-an-easy-way-to-lose-weight-or-recipe-for-heart-attack/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 More people are cutting carbs and filling up on fat and protein to lose weight or get healthier – despite warnings about this boosting cholesterol. New Scientist investigates the true risks of low-carb life mg24933160-800-low-carb-diets-an-easy-way-to-lose-weight-or-recipe-for-heart-attack|2264080 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834410-700-how-you-can-use-the-power-of-exercise-to-feel-better-and-think-clearer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 31 May 2023 15:00:00 +0100 We know that exercising is good for the brain. But now that we understand why, we can say what kinds of workouts maximise the brain-boosting powers of physical exertion mg25834410-700-how-you-can-use-the-power-of-exercise-to-feel-better-and-think-clearer|2375845 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734301-000-the-physicist-betting-that-space-time-isnt-quantum-after-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000 Most experts think we have to tweak general relativity to fit with quantum theory. Physicist Jonathan Oppenheim isn't so sure, which is why he’s made a 5000:1 bet that gravity isn’t a quantum force mg25734301-000-the-physicist-betting-that-space-time-isnt-quantum-after-all|2363984 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033413-100-the-7-primes-of-life-why-each-decade-comes-with-its-own-superpowers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:20:00 +0100 You might think we peak in our 20s or 30s before enduring a slow decline, but each era of our lives brings new strengths – even old age. Here's how to make the most of them mg25033413-100-the-7-primes-of-life-why-each-decade-comes-with-its-own-superpowers|2282627 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634204-800-how-to-take-control-of-your-self-narrative-for-a-better-happier-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:30:00 +0000 The story you tell about yourself, known as your narrative identity, has a big influence on your well-being and ability to achieve personal goals. Here's how to harness it to your advantage mg25634204-800-how-to-take-control-of-your-self-narrative-for-a-better-happier-life|2353365 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834433-200-what-the-huge-young-galaxies-seen-by-jwst-tell-us-about-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 A few months ago, the James Webb Space Telescope spotted six early galaxies that were so large they threatened to break our best theory of how the cosmos evolved. Did they? mg25834433-200-what-the-huge-young-galaxies-seen-by-jwst-tell-us-about-the-universe|2378070 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333741-000-why-everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-posture-is-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000 If you're worried that slouching is causing your back pain, think again. New evidence is overturning many common assumptions about posture, and rewriting the rules of how to sit and stand mg25333741-000-why-everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-posture-is-wrong|2308286 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133504-300-net-zero-living-how-your-day-will-look-in-a-carbon-neutral-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:20:00 +0100 We fast-forward to 2050 and imagine what an average day will be like when we have slashed our carbon emissions – a picture informed by the latest research, ongoing trials and expert opinion mg25133504-300-net-zero-living-how-your-day-will-look-in-a-carbon-neutral-world|2288937 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335613-who-is-ancestor-x-the-biggest-mystery-in-human-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:14:15 +0100 The search for the direct ancestor of humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans has been protracted and puzzling. Now, fresh clues are adding a surprising twist to the tale 2335613-who-is-ancestor-x-the-biggest-mystery-in-human-evolution|2335613 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433861-200-fascia-the-long-overlooked-tissue-that-shapes-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 May 2022 13:00:00 +0100 The connective tissue that surrounds your muscles and organs, known as fascia, has always been ignored – but new insights suggest it holds the key to tackling chronic pain and immune dysfunction mg25433861-200-fascia-the-long-overlooked-tissue-that-shapes-your-health|2319367 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834430-800-the-unique-vanishing-languages-that-hold-secrets-about-how-we-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Language isolates, like Chimané from Bolivia, are unrelated to any other known tongue. Studying them is revealing how languages evolve and influence our perception of the world around us mg25834430-800-the-unique-vanishing-languages-that-hold-secrets-about-how-we-think|2377906 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834394-600-a-new-class-of-anti-ageing-drugs-has-arrived-which-ones-really-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 17 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 A variety of drugs, including metformin, rapamycin and a host of new senolytics, are finally showing promise in clearing out zombie cells that cause age-related diseases. Here's what you need to know mg25834394-600-a-new-class-of-anti-ageing-drugs-has-arrived-which-ones-really-work|2373960 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734220-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-depression-are-bringing-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression, we are starting to understand some of its mysteries and develop better treatments mg25734220-100-fresh-ideas-about-the-causes-of-depression-are-bringing-new-treatments|2354675 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333720-800-do-we-create-space-time-a-new-perspective-on-the-fabric-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:55:00 +0000 For the first time, it is possible to see the quantum world from multiple points of view at once. This hints at something very strange – that reality only takes shape when we interact with each other mg25333720-800-do-we-create-space-time-a-new-perspective-on-the-fabric-of-reality|2306674 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834420-100-the-uncomfortable-reality-of-life-on-earth-after-we-breach-1-5c/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Passing 1.5°C of global warming isn't just a political disaster, it will have dire consequences for us all, as those living on the front line already know mg25834420-100-the-uncomfortable-reality-of-life-on-earth-after-we-breach-1-5c|2376657 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834383-200-why-the-causes-of-poor-mental-health-may-share-a-common-root/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 The neat picture we once had about the causes of mental illness has turned out to be wrong, but we are building an understanding of a new single underlying factor mg25834383-200-why-the-causes-of-poor-mental-health-may-share-a-common-root|2372496 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it mg25834372-000-adhd-whats-behind-the-recent-explosion-in-diagnoses|2371467 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2366093-the-radical-new-theory-that-wrinkles-actually-cause-ageing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Forget vanity, there is a much better reason to care about your laughter lines – wrinkles may be driving ageing in your body and brain via zombie-like senescent cells 2366093-the-radical-new-theory-that-wrinkles-actually-cause-ageing|2366093 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734310-200-stephen-hawkings-final-theorem-turns-time-and-causality-inside-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:30:00 +0000 In his final years, Stephen Hawking tackled the question of why the universe appears fine-tuned for life. His collaborator Thomas Hertog explains the radical solution they came up with mg25734310-200-stephen-hawkings-final-theorem-turns-time-and-causality-inside-out|2364934 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834423-100-people-with-synaesthesia-blend-their-senses-now-we-know-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Synaesthesia is sometimes called an ‘extra ability’ that means some people mix colours and words or other sensory inputs. Now, it is becoming clear that it emerges in childhood to help us learn mg25834423-100-people-with-synaesthesia-blend-their-senses-now-we-know-why|2377140 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634132-200-what-is-pain-how-does-it-work-and-what-happens-when-it-goes-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:55:00 +0000 With a growing number of people living with pain, we desperately need to understand it – but we are still unravelling the mysterious mechanisms behind the phenomenon mg25634132-200-what-is-pain-how-does-it-work-and-what-happens-when-it-goes-wrong|2346983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834422-100-the-unique-promise-of-biological-computers-made-from-living-things/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Biologists are finally beginning to corral molecules, cells and whole organisms to carry out complex computations. These living processors could find use in everything from smart materials to new kinds of artificial intelligence mg25834422-100-the-unique-promise-of-biological-computers-made-from-living-things|2376928 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734230-900-a-better-understanding-of-pcos-offers-fresh-hope-for-new-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:39:00 +0000 New insights into polycystic ovary syndrome are revealing more about the causes of this common but misunderstood whole-body condition, and these could lead to new treatments mg25734230-900-a-better-understanding-of-pcos-offers-fresh-hope-for-new-treatments|2355893 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834413-000-peter-singer-on-animal-rights-octopus-farms-and-why-ai-is-speciesist/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 31 May 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Controversial author Peter Singer, who inspired the animal rights movement, explains why killing humanely reared animals may be a defensible ethical position and why he has rewritten Animal Liberation for the 21st century mg25834413-000-peter-singer-on-animal-rights-octopus-farms-and-why-ai-is-speciesist|2376018 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2367423-the-quantum-world-a-concise-guide-to-the-particles-that-make-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Get to grips with the deepest layer of reality we know of with our inventory of the subatomic realm, from known particles like quarks and the Higgs boson to hypotheticals including the fifth force and strings in 11 dimensions 2367423-the-quantum-world-a-concise-guide-to-the-particles-that-make-reality|2367423 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734290-100-restoring-the-brains-mitochondria-could-slow-ageing-and-end-dementia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 The discovery that faulty metabolism is at the root of many brain diseases suggests a surprising transplant could be the way to protect our brains from the ravages of ageing mg25734290-100-restoring-the-brains-mitochondria-could-slow-ageing-and-end-dementia|2362696 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834413-100-we-are-finally-closing-in-on-the-cosmic-origins-of-the-omg-particle/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 30 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Three decades ago, we spotted the single most energetic particle ever seen, nicknamed the 'Oh-My-God particle'. Since then, we have seen many more ultra-high-energy cosmic rays – and now we are unravelling the mystery of what produces them mg25834413-100-we-are-finally-closing-in-on-the-cosmic-origins-of-the-omg-particle|2376019 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834400-100-can-recreating-black-holes-in-the-lab-solve-the-puzzles-of-space-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 24 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Researchers are building models of everything from black holes to the big bang in tanks of liquid. Now some claim these surprisingly simple models are showing us where our theories of space-time are wrong mg25834400-100-can-recreating-black-holes-in-the-lab-solve-the-puzzles-of-space-time|2374719 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834400-200-how-talking-to-your-future-self-can-improve-your-health-and-happiness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 22 May 2023 18:00:00 +0100 From meeting an older version of yourself in virtual reality to writing letters from the future, these evidence-based tricks can help you make better decisions today mg25834400-200-how-talking-to-your-future-self-can-improve-your-health-and-happiness|2374720 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 New blood tests can reveal whether your immune system is fighting fit by looking at the balance of different immune cells, but there may be a simpler way of gauging your immune health mg25734243-100-how-to-tell-if-your-immune-system-is-weak-or-strong|2357135 https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-the-cosmologist-who-claims-to-have-evidence-for-the-multiverse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:21:00 +0000 Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton says our universe is one of many – and she argues that we have already seen signs of those other universes in the cosmic microwave background, the light left over from the big bang 0-the-cosmologist-who-claims-to-have-evidence-for-the-multiverse|2344810 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634130-100-roger-penrose-consciousness-must-be-beyond-computable-physics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:41:00 +0000 The mathematician shares his latest theories on quantum consciousness, the structure of the universe and how to communicate with civilisations from other cosmological aeons mg25634130-100-roger-penrose-consciousness-must-be-beyond-computable-physics|2346668 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834402-700-inside-the-fight-for-europes-first-wild-river-national-park/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 23 May 2023 17:30:00 +0100 Albania's Vjosa river was due to be the site of a massive hydroelectric dam, with disastrous consequences for biodiversity. New Scientist reports on its rescue, the benefits for local nature and why it is an inspiration for other river conservation projects mg25834402-700-inside-the-fight-for-europes-first-wild-river-national-park|2375096 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533950-700-why-spending-time-near-water-gives-us-a-powerful-mental-health-boost/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:00:00 +0100 We have long known that connecting with nature in green spaces is great for our mental health. Now fresh research is showing that time near water - by the coast, rivers and even fountains in the park - is even more restorative mg25533950-700-why-spending-time-near-water-gives-us-a-powerful-mental-health-boost|2328003 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533990-700-the-power-of-quiet-the-mental-and-physical-health-benefits-of-silence/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:30:00 +0100 In an increasingly noisy world, neuroscientists are discovering exactly what kind of silence has the most dramatic impact on your mental health – from flotation tanks to guided meditation – and how much you really need mg25533990-700-the-power-of-quiet-the-mental-and-physical-health-benefits-of-silence|2332572 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834390-100-knowing-how-to-hack-will-be-vital-in-a-cybercrime-filled-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 16 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 To improve cybersecurity we need to understand how hackers really think, as well as how they code, says cyber-lawyer Scott Shapiro. That's why he's teaching everyone how to hack    mg25834390-100-knowing-how-to-hack-will-be-vital-in-a-cybercrime-filled-future|2373435 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834391-400-lost-presumed-dead-the-search-for-the-most-wanted-birds-in-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 15 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The Search for Lost Birds project has already tracked down two species on its top 10 list. But is this focus on a handful of potentially extinct birds really good for conservation? mg25834391-400-lost-presumed-dead-the-search-for-the-most-wanted-birds-in-the-world|2373556 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834383-100-the-weird-truth-about-calories-and-why-food-labels-get-them-so-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 A new understanding of nutrition and how our bodies use calories from food explains why balancing diet and exercise is much more complicated than you might think mg25834383-100-the-weird-truth-about-calories-and-why-food-labels-get-them-so-wrong|2372495 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834340-900-how-do-we-know-that-therapy-works-and-which-kind-is-best-for-you/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Psychotherapy has never been more available and yet, with so many options, it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, researchers are getting to grips with what really works and why mg25834340-900-how-do-we-know-that-therapy-works-and-which-kind-is-best-for-you|2368174 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834383-000-why-virtual-particles-dont-exist-but-do-explain-reality-for-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 So-called virtual particles aren't particles at all. Some argue that they are merely mathematical figments, and that we need to find a better way to understand particle interactions mg25834383-000-why-virtual-particles-dont-exist-but-do-explain-reality-for-now|2372494 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-600-why-symmetry-is-so-fundamental-to-our-understanding-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 The symmetries of matter are deeper and stranger than they first appear, and they have driven many of the biggest breakthroughs in particle physics. But have we exhausted their usefulness? mg25834382-600-why-symmetry-is-so-fundamental-to-our-understanding-of-the-universe|2372490 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-700-why-the-origins-of-life-remain-a-mystery-and-how-we-will-crack-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 To explain how life on Earth began, the big challenge is to identify the molecules and processes that enable non-living chemical systems to become more complex mg25834382-700-why-the-origins-of-life-remain-a-mystery-and-how-we-will-crack-it|2372491 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-800-to-create-a-wormhole-that-doesnt-collapse-you-need-exotic-matter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Making a wormhole that a human could theoretically travel through would require an upside-down universe and negative energy mg25834382-800-to-create-a-wormhole-that-doesnt-collapse-you-need-exotic-matter|2372492 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-000-what-is-the-ai-alignment-problem-and-how-can-it-be-solved/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Artificial intelligence systems will do what you ask but not necessarily what you meant. The challenge is to make sure they act in line with human’s complex, nuanced values mg25834382-000-what-is-the-ai-alignment-problem-and-how-can-it-be-solved|2372484 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-300-emergence-the-mysterious-concept-that-holds-the-key-to-consciousness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 A better understanding of emergent phenomena like the wetness of water, where the properties of a system can't be explained by those of its constituent parts, could unravel some big mysteries mg25834382-300-emergence-the-mysterious-concept-that-holds-the-key-to-consciousness|2372487 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-400-what-is-longtermism-and-why-do-its-critics-think-it-is-dangerous/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Longtermism is an increasingly influential branch of moral philosophy. At its most extreme, it can justify ignoring problems like homelessness and climate change – but other versions are available mg25834382-400-what-is-longtermism-and-why-do-its-critics-think-it-is-dangerous|2372488 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-200-the-mental-tricks-you-can-use-in-your-lifelong-pursuit-of-happiness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Evidence-based tweaks to the way you think about your day are the secret of how to be happy over the course of your life mg25834382-200-the-mental-tricks-you-can-use-in-your-lifelong-pursuit-of-happiness|2372486 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-500-why-the-mind-body-connection-is-vital-to-understanding-consciousness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 The key to solving the hard problem of consciousness could lie in the body not the brain, with our gut and heart being key players in building our conscious experience mg25834382-500-why-the-mind-body-connection-is-vital-to-understanding-consciousness|2372489 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-900-ageing-is-inevitable-but-we-may-soon-treat-it-like-any-other-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Getting older is a fact of life, but there are promising signs that we may be able to intervene to slow – and possibly even stop – the molecular processes that lead to numerous age-related conditions mg25834382-900-ageing-is-inevitable-but-we-may-soon-treat-it-like-any-other-disease|2372493 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133540-700-secrets-of-a-long-and-healthy-life-reside-in-your-gut-microbiome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:05:00 +0100 How long you live and how well you age rests on many factors beyond your control, but the discovery that gut microbes play a key role means what you eat can make a difference mg25133540-700-secrets-of-a-long-and-healthy-life-reside-in-your-gut-microbiome|2291778 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23931980-100-nobody-can-agree-about-antidepressants-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0100 For some they are lifesavers, for others ineffective and even addictive. Our special report looks at why even experts disagree on antidepressants, and what the real truth is mg23931980-100-nobody-can-agree-about-antidepressants-heres-what-you-need-to-know|2181135 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834382-100-how-we-could-discover-quantum-gravity-without-rebuilding-space-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 In the search for a theory that unites general relativity and quantum physics, many have tried to rethink space-time. But what if space-time emerges naturally, like a hologram? mg25834382-100-how-we-could-discover-quantum-gravity-without-rebuilding-space-time|2372485 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834372-200-do-we-live-in-a-hologram-why-physics-is-still-mesmerised-by-this-idea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 May 2023 14:00:00 +0100 The holographic universe theory still grips physicists 25 years since it was first published. Here’s what it is all about mg25834372-200-do-we-live-in-a-hologram-why-physics-is-still-mesmerised-by-this-idea|2371469 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834370-100-these-bizarre-lights-in-the-sky-hint-at-a-way-to-predict-earthquakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Semi-mythical "earthquake lights" may be accompanied by changes to Earth's magnetic field. Now researchers say these changes could be used to forecast major tremors mg25834370-100-these-bizarre-lights-in-the-sky-hint-at-a-way-to-predict-earthquakes|2371286 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433801-000-how-do-we-decide-what-counts-as-trauma-and-have-we-got-it-all-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0100 What qualifies as trauma has become a hotly debated issue, with implications for treating people who experience PTSD – and the way we respond to things like the pandemic and police killings mg25433801-000-how-do-we-decide-what-counts-as-trauma-and-have-we-got-it-all-wrong|2313802 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834361-600-how-ultra-processed-food-harms-your-health-and-how-to-fix-the-problem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Ultra-processed foods contain artificial ingredients that impact our health in ways that we are only just beginning to understand, says Chris van Tulleken mg25834361-600-how-ultra-processed-food-harms-your-health-and-how-to-fix-the-problem|2370458 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834361-500-what-we-can-do-to-let-the-uks-tamed-rivers-flow-wild-and-free-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0100 In the UK, 97 per cent of rivers have been modified, blocked and otherwise corralled to suit our needs - with enormous damage to wildlife. Here’s how we can reverse the damage we’ve done mg25834361-500-what-we-can-do-to-let-the-uks-tamed-rivers-flow-wild-and-free-again|2370457 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634181-000-the-truth-behind-melatonin-and-why-it-may-not-help-you-sleep/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 27 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 Millions of people take melatonin to help them nod off, treat jet lag and cope with night shifts, but new evidence suggests we may have misunderstood the hormone and how to use it effectively mg25634181-000-the-truth-behind-melatonin-and-why-it-may-not-help-you-sleep|2352225 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734260-400-why-the-vaginal-microbiome-may-be-key-to-treating-bacterial-vaginosis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Vaginal microbiome transplants are helping treat bacterial vaginosis and shedding light on the importance of this intimate ecosystem in women's health mg25734260-400-why-the-vaginal-microbiome-may-be-key-to-treating-bacterial-vaginosis|2359099 https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17453-timeline-the-evolution-of-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:06:00 +0100 The story of evolution spans over 3 billion years and shows how microscopic single-celled organisms transformed Earth and gave rise to complex organisms like animals dn17453-timeline-the-evolution-of-life|1937806 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834360-100-what-was-the-universes-first-second-like-these-particles-can-tell-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0100 If we could detect them, cosmic neutrinos would paint a picture of the universe in the instant after it began. Physicist Martin Bauer has come up with a plan to do just that mg25834360-100-what-was-the-universes-first-second-like-these-particles-can-tell-us|2370261 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533970-300-your-essential-guide-to-the-many-breathtaking-wonders-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Sat, 22 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0100 An abridged inventory of everything there is in the universe – from rogue planets and exomoons to supernovae, supermassive black holes and the cosmic web. mg25533970-300-your-essential-guide-to-the-many-breathtaking-wonders-of-the-universe|2330521 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834351-800-how-smart-is-chatgpt-really-and-how-do-we-judge-intelligence-in-ais/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Following claims that an AI has shown "sparks of artificial general intelligence", what are we to make of the hype surrounding this technology? AI expert Melanie Mitchell is your guide mg25834351-800-how-smart-is-chatgpt-really-and-how-do-we-judge-intelligence-in-ais|2369265 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25534030-800-quantum-batteries-strange-technology-that-could-provide-instant-power/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0100 By leveraging a bizarre property of quantum mechanics called entanglement, quantum batteries could theoretically recharge in a flash. Now, progress is being made towards making them a reality. mg25534030-800-quantum-batteries-strange-technology-that-could-provide-instant-power|2336579 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834350-200-we-know-how-kids-learn-to-read-so-why-are-we-failing-to-teach-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0100 Researchers are finally getting to grips with how children's brains pick up reading. Now the challenge is to apply this to the classroom to help kids reach their potential in literacy mg25834350-200-we-know-how-kids-learn-to-read-so-why-are-we-failing-to-teach-them|2368944 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634071-000-how-hacking-your-metabolism-can-help-you-burn-fat-and-prevent-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Hacking your metabolism to help your body burn fats and carbs more efficiently may be key to helping you lose weight, run for longer and reduce the risk of conditions like type two diabetes mg25634071-000-how-hacking-your-metabolism-can-help-you-burn-fat-and-prevent-disease|2340670 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360290-the-amazing-ways-electricity-in-your-body-shapes-you-and-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:40:00 +0000 Your cells crackle with electric signals that guide embryonic development and heal wounds. If we can learn to tweak this “bioelectric code”, we might be able to prevent cancer and even grow new limbs 2360290-the-amazing-ways-electricity-in-your-body-shapes-you-and-your-health|2360290 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834350-100-how-indoor-air-pollution-affects-your-health-and-what-to-do-about-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0100 The latest evidence suggests that indoor air quality can be as bad as a city street at rush hour. The good news is that making a few simple changes at home can help reduce the risks to your health mg25834350-100-how-indoor-air-pollution-affects-your-health-and-what-to-do-about-it|2368943 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834344-900-the-shocking-decline-of-earths-microbiome-and-how-to-save-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Bacteria, fungi and other microbes, which are vital to life on Earth, were long thought impervious to threats endangering larger lifeforms. Now biologists are warning of a microbial extinction event mg25834344-900-the-shocking-decline-of-earths-microbiome-and-how-to-save-it|2368662 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834340-100-physicist-david-wolpert-on-how-to-study-concepts-beyond-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0100 There is probably a plane of knowledge beyond the grasp of human minds. But mathematician and physicist David Wolpert says it is still possible to explore this unimaginable realm mg25834340-100-physicist-david-wolpert-on-how-to-study-concepts-beyond-imagination|2367947 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734331-400-my-amazon-familys-gut-microbes-may-help-us-fight-inflammatory-disease/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0100 The Yanomami people of the Amazon have the world’s most diverse gut microbiome – and David Good, who is half Yanomami, thinks it might hold the clues to better health mg25734331-400-my-amazon-familys-gut-microbes-may-help-us-fight-inflammatory-disease|2367262 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734280-300-should-you-have-children-the-true-costs-and-benefits-of-parenthood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:30:00 +0000 Whether or not you have children can have a big impact on your health and happiness, not to mention the planet – and some do regret their decisions. Here’s how the evidence can guide you mg25734280-300-should-you-have-children-the-true-costs-and-benefits-of-parenthood|2361227 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333774-900-middle-age-spread-isnt-down-to-metabolism-but-we-know-how-to-beat-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:40:00 +0000 It's a myth that extra belly fat in middle age is due to a slowing metabolism – and now we know what really causes the dreaded spread we can also fix it mg25333774-900-middle-age-spread-isnt-down-to-metabolism-but-we-know-how-to-beat-it|2311580 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734230-100-neil-turok-on-the-case-for-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 To explain the cosmos without invoking cosmic inflation, physicist Neil Turok has proposed the existence of a mirror-image universe going backwards in time from the big bang. He tells us why the idea is so compelling mg25734230-100-neil-turok-on-the-case-for-a-parallel-universe-going-backwards-in-time|2355713 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2365983-why-we-fall-for-wellness-even-when-the-science-says-it-doesnt-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:30:28 +0100 The wellness industry tells us we can be healthier and more productive through quick fixes and supplements. Author Colleen Derkatch investigated why, even when we know it sounds too good to be true, wellness can be irresistible 2365983-why-we-fall-for-wellness-even-when-the-science-says-it-doesnt-work|2365983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734243-600-the-food-and-drink-that-really-can-boost-your-immune-system/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 Whether it is immune-boosting smoothies or bacteria-laden yogurts, there is a whole world of products that claim to improve your immune system – but these are the ones that actually work mg25734243-600-the-food-and-drink-that-really-can-boost-your-immune-system|2357140 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533981-400-how-the-secrets-of-ancient-cuneiform-texts-are-being-revealed-by-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Much of the world’s first writing, carved into clay tablets, remains undeciphered. Now AI is helping us piece together this ancient Mesopotamian script, revealing the incredible stories of men, women and children at the dawn of history mg25533981-400-how-the-secrets-of-ancient-cuneiform-texts-are-being-revealed-by-ai|2331700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433881-800-do-we-need-nuclear-power-in-the-energy-mix-to-stop-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 25 May 2022 13:00:00 +0100 Some say it is indispensable if we are serious about hitting net-zero emissions targets. Others insist it is unnecessary and unconscionable. Here is what you need to know about nuclear energy now mg25433881-800-do-we-need-nuclear-power-in-the-energy-mix-to-stop-climate-change|2321707 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734320-100-nalini-nadkarni-the-ecologist-revealing-the-secrets-of-cloud-forests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100 How a pioneering canopy researcher unlocked the mysteries of an extraordinary ecosystem and the unlikely tree-dwelling plants it depends on mg25734320-100-nalini-nadkarni-the-ecologist-revealing-the-secrets-of-cloud-forests|2365910 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734320-300-the-hunt-for-black-holes-older-than-the-universe-itself/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100 Primordial black holes older than the big bang could rewrite cosmology by providing evidence for a previous universe. It's a wild idea, but some physicists think we've got a chance of finding them mg25734320-300-the-hunt-for-black-holes-older-than-the-universe-itself|2366091 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433861-400-have-we-been-measuring-the-expansion-of-the-universe-wrong-all-along/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 11 May 2022 19:00:00 +0100 For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a discrepancy known as the Hubble tension, which threatens to transform cosmology. But a new method suggests the tension may not exist after all mg25433861-400-have-we-been-measuring-the-expansion-of-the-universe-wrong-all-along|2319369 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25634080-300-carlo-rovelli-on-the-bizarre-world-of-relational-quantum-mechanics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100 Physicist Carlo Rovelli explains the strange principles of relational quantum mechanics - which says objects don't exist in their own right - and how it could unlock major progress in fundamental physics mg25634080-300-carlo-rovelli-on-the-bizarre-world-of-relational-quantum-mechanics|2341443 https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-vegan-pet-food-can-cats-and-dogs-be-happy-and-healthy-without-meat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:30:44 +0100 Emerging research suggests vegan pet food may be able to keep dogs and even cats healthy and happy, reducing the massive impact that traditional pet food has on the environment 0-vegan-pet-food-can-cats-and-dogs-be-happy-and-healthy-without-meat|2338338 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734311-000-the-state-of-britains-rivers-slurry-silage-and-sewage/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:00:00 +0000 The majority of the UK's waterways are suffering, even those that look like they are in good health, but some restoration projects have started to tackle the issues, and much more can be done mg25734311-000-the-state-of-britains-rivers-slurry-silage-and-sewage|2365233 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734310-300-ugandas-first-wildlife-vet-on-her-revolutionary-gorilla-conservation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000 Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka explains how her unconventional way of combining public health and conservation is helping to bring mountain gorillas back from the brink after years of population decline mg25734310-300-ugandas-first-wildlife-vet-on-her-revolutionary-gorilla-conservation|2364935 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734300-900-cave-paintings-of-mutilated-hands-could-be-a-stone-age-sign-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Palaeolithic hand stencils with missing fingers could indicate ritual mutilation or frostbite – but new research suggests they might be trying to tell us something mg25734300-900-cave-paintings-of-mutilated-hands-could-be-a-stone-age-sign-language|2363983 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734311-100-why-were-trapped-in-short-term-thinking-and-how-to-take-the-long-view/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Many of the most serious problems we face are the result of our tendency to focus on the present at the expense of the future. 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Sports engineer Steve Haake pits running against walking and dispels some abiding myths mg24532730-100-is-running-or-walking-better-for-you-heres-what-the-science-says|2236721 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232340-300-how-many-steps-a-day-do-you-really-need-spoiler-it-isnt-10000/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:00:00 +0100 Forget 10,000 steps a day. Modern sports science and evolutionary biology now tell us how much exercise the human body really needs mg24232340-300-how-many-steps-a-day-do-you-really-need-spoiler-it-isnt-10000|2206028 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132130-400-why-doing-more-exercise-wont-help-you-burn-more-calories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000 Forget the idea that to lose weight you just need to work off more calories than you consume. 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