Ancient Mars may have had a liquid ocean despite freezing temperatures:
A model based on Earth’s oceans and atmosphere explains how Mars could have been cold and wet 3 billion years ago
Unknown voices spark more brain activity in sleep than familiar ones:
Unfamiliar voices seem to put the sleeping brain on alert in a way that familiar voices don’t
Ozone pollution causes $63 billion damage per year to East Asian crops:
Rising levels of ground-level ozone in China and nearby countries are having a big effect on the yields of staple crops such as wheat, rice and maize
Volcano eruption in Tonga was a once-in-a-millennium event:
The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption has already triggered a tsunami, a sonic boom and thousands of lightning bolts, and could now lead to acid rain
Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones:
Plastic straws are increasingly being avoided for both health and environmental reasons, but the alternatives all have their downsides – until now
Covid-19 news: Falling cases in UK suggests omicron wave has peaked:
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
How bacteria-killing viruses are being used to keep food safe:
Bacteria-killing viruses known as phages are increasingly being sprayed on food to keep them free of pathogens, and they could soon be put to work in healthcare
2021 in review: Space tourism begins – for billionaires, anyway:
A flurry of short flights aboard privately funded craft saw space tourism begin with a bang for billionaires in 2021. Perhaps by the end of the decade, mere millionaires will be able to join them
2021 in review: AI firm DeepMind solves human protein structures:
In July, DeepMind announced that its AlphaFold model had worked out how most of the proteins in our bodies fold. Pushmeet Kohli tells New Scientist that there is more to come
Methane is much worse than CO2 – here’s what we should do about it:
Methane is an underappreciated but potent greenhouse gas. How we deal with it will have a massive impact on averting the worst consequences of climate change
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