We may finally know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like 10. December 2025 (18:35) Our gut microbiome has a huge influence on our overall health, but we haven't been clear on the specific bacteria with good versus bad effects. Now, a study of more than 34,000 people is shedding light on what a healthy gut microbiome actually consists of(New Scientist)
Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits 10. December 2025 (17:00) From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run in a world powered purely by imagination(New Scientist)
What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human 10. December 2025 (14:00) From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains(New Scientist)
Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright 10. December 2025 (11:00) For centuries, Europeans thought that eternal daylight saturated the cosmos. The shift to a dark universe has had a profound psychological impact upon us(New Scientist)
Did ancient humans start farming so they could drink more beer? 10. December 2025 (11:00) New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering to farming – but was beer really more important to us than bread?(New Scientist)
Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds 10. December 2025 (01:01) Skin fossils from a sauropod dinosaur examined with an electron microscope feature structures called melanosomes, which are similar to those that create the bright colours in birds' feathers(New Scientist)
2025 was chock full of exciting discoveries in human evolution 09. December 2025 (19:00) From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool making, this year has given us a clearer picture of how and why humans evolved to be so different from other primates(New Scientist)
