Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery 17. March 2026 (10:00) Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades(New Scientist)
Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together 16. March 2026 (17:00) A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?(New Scientist)
The asteroid Ryugu has all of the main ingredients for life 16. March 2026 (17:00) All five of the canonical nucleobases – the underpinnings of DNA, RNA and life on Earth – have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu(New Scientist)
AI is nearly exclusively designed by men – here's how to fix it 16. March 2026 (14:00) With the Trump administration’s attacks on so-called woke AI it is becoming even harder to make the technology we use fairer and more diverse. Leading voices are speaking out, reports Catherine de Lange(New Scientist)
The ancient Goths were an ethnically diverse group 16. March 2026 (13:00) Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents(New Scientist)
What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions? 16. March 2026 (10:00) Dimensions beyond the four we’re familiar with could solve a host of problems in physics and cosmology. Columnist Leah Crane explores what a higher-dimensional universe might be like – and how we could find out if we live in one(New Scientist)
A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed 14. March 2026 (01:01) In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse(New Scientist)
Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births 13. March 2026 (17:00) Simulations of Australopithecus hominins’ anatomy suggest that when they gave birth, they may have exerted tremendous pressure on their pelvic floors, putting them at risk of tearing(New Scientist)
