How a midlife tune-up could help prepare you for a healthy old age 10. March 2026 (18:21) Most of us don’t worry about our health in old age until we get there, but research is increasingly showing that how you live in your mid-50s can have a real impact in your 90s (New Scientist)
Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets 10. March 2026 (18:00) Statistics that quantify a person’s predisposition to diseases such as diabetes and cancer can be reverse-engineered to reveal the underlying genetic data, prompting privacy concerns(New Scientist)
Mystery 'whippet' space explosion is the brightest of its kind 10. March 2026 (15:00) A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or "the Whippet", is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it is the result of an exotic star falling into a black hole(New Scientist)
What is a galaxy? That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer 10. March 2026 (13:00) Figuring out what really counts as a galaxy could give us insights into dark matter and potentially shake up astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, says columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein(New Scientist)
Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history 10. March 2026 (13:00) The speed at which artificial intelligence is gaining in mathematical ability has taken many by surprise. It is rewriting what it means to be a mathematician(New Scientist)
