Therapy may be the most effective way to ease irritable bowel syndrome pred 4 urami in 57 minutami People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought(New Scientist)
We've discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long pred 9 urami in 26 minutami The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a discovery that could help extend our own lives(New Scientist)
Swirly lasers can control an ungovernable cousin of magnetism pred 9 urami in 26 minutami Short pulses of light that impart rotation on a material's atoms can be used to switch a property called ferroaxiality, which could let us build very stable and efficient memory devices(New Scientist)
Hidden ecosystem of the ovaries plays a surprising role in fertility pred 9 urami in 27 minutami A woman's fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of the ovaries themselves may also be responsible(New Scientist)
Top 250 oil and gas firms own just 1.5% of the world's renewable power pred 18 urami in 26 minutami Despite public promises by many fossil fuel firms that they are investing in the green transition, it turns out that they have made little contribution to the growth of renewable energy(New Scientist)
King Richard III's oral microbiome hints he had severe gum disease pred 19 urami in 26 minutami The skeleton of King Richard III, which was found beneath a car park more than a decade ago, has well-preserved teeth, allowing scientists to sequence his oral microbiome(New Scientist)
Electrons inside graphene have been pushed to supersonic speeds pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 8 minutami Making electrons flow like a liquid is difficult, but inside graphene researchers forced them to move so fast that they created dramatic shockwaves(New Scientist)
The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 27 minutami In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality(New Scientist)
We are horrified to discover that not every rose has a thorn pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 27 minutami Feedback is shocked to learn that one of our most cherished metaphors involving roses and thorns really needs to be revisited. That's what happens when you invite the botanists to play(New Scientist)