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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...

Which AI chatbot is best at avoiding disinformation?

AI chatbots from Google and Microsoft sometimes parrot disinformation when answering questions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but their performance depends on language...

Drone versus drone combat is bringing a new kind of warfare to Ukraine

Machines are fighting machines on the Ukrainian battlefield, as a technological arms race has given birth to a new way to wage war

Google says its AI designs chips better than humans – experts disagree

Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are already used in its data centres – but independent experts...

Ancient DNA tells story of toddler who lived in Italy 17,000 years ago

A young boy who lived towards the end of the last glacial period had dark skin, blue eyes and a congenital heart condition, a...

A dramatic return from space in Kazakhstan

Andrew McConnell's otherworldly photograph captures a Russian cosmonaut in front of the just-landed Soyuz MS spacecraft in Kazakhstan's remote grasslands

A note from the editor about New Scientist Live

With just one week to go until the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, New Scientist editor Catherine de Lange reveals what you...

Do chickens blush? And if they do, what makes them blush the most?

Feedback is pleased to find that researchers are finally exploring if skin redness is a good indication of "the affective state of hens"

Bill Gates’s Netflix series offers some dubious ideas about the future

In What's Next? Bill Gates digs into AI, climate, inequality, malaria and more. But the man looms too large for alternative solutions to emerge,...

It’s parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

Smartphones have indeed created an "anxious generation", but it isn't young people, it is their parents, argues neuroscientist Dean Burnett

I am in a rut. Is there a way to regain my zest for life?

Apathy can overcome many of us – even our advice columnist, David Robson. Here are some tips on getting back your lust for life

It’s time to celebrate a renaissance in English nature writing

Musing on John Lewis-Stempel's latest book, England: A natural history, James McConnachie marks the flowering of other, more diverse voices in nature writing

AIs are more likely to mislead people if trained on human feedback 

If artificial intelligence chatbots are fine-tuned to improve their responses using human feedback, they can become more likely to give deceptive answers that seem...

How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

Confidence in politics is falling around the world. Can scientific insights help us create a fairer, smarter foundation for government?

Parkrun events could boost your life satisfaction

People report greater life satisfaction six months after starting Parkrun events, which could partly be due to the supportive environment
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