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Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once

Researchers used a collection of charged atoms to create a quantum superposition of an exotic type of defect

Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats’ memory

Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they...

Mathematicians have found a new way to identify prime numbers

The first breakthrough in finding prime numbers for over 25 years has mathematicians celebrating,...

Writing backwards can trick an AI into providing a bomb recipe

AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output,...

Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller

People who listen to music after having surgery report lower levels of pain and...

Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once

Researchers used a collection of charged atoms to create a quantum superposition of an exotic type of defect

Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats’ memory

Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they sleep. If we can boost these brainwaves in people, it...

Mathematicians have found a new way to identify prime numbers

The first breakthrough in finding prime numbers for over 25 years has mathematicians celebrating, with hopes that the techniques behind the new proof could...

Writing backwards can trick an AI into providing a bomb recipe

AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output, but a range of jailbreaks have been found to evade...

Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller

People who listen to music after having surgery report lower levels of pain and require less morphine than those who don't

We’re starting to understand what being bullied does to the brain

Being bullied when young seems to alter your brain structure for years to come - with different changes seen in males and females

These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world

A mouse's tumours, scales from a butterfly's wings and a smiling cross-section of a bracken fern are some of the incredible images from the...

Motor made from bacteria parts is one of the smallest ever built

The natural motors that power tail-like appendages in bacteria seem to have a single evolutionary origin, allowing parts from different species to be combined...

De-extinction company claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome

Colossal, a US firm that is aiming to revive lost species such as the woolly mammoth, says it now has a near-complete genome of...

Why farming fish is more unsustainable than catching them in the wild

Producing a kilogram of farmed salmon may require 4 or 5 kilograms of wild fish, which isn't a sustainable approach to feeding the world's...

Dolphins breathe in microplastics and it could be damaging their lungs

Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have tiny bits of plastic in their breath, and this is probably a worldwide problem

All the action from New Scientist Live – in photographs

Our three-day festival of science, discoveries and innovation, with talks by names from Alice Roberts to Venki Ramakrishnan, took place from 12-14 October. Here's...

Understated sci-fi drama traverses themes of immigration and identity

Moin Hussain's debut feature film Sky Peals sees a man discover his father may be from outer space. Part sci-fi, part family drama, part...

We’re homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation

A debating technique known as the "truth sandwich" is helping archaeologists combat a false narrative about an advanced ancient civilisation forgotten in human history
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