The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality 15. October 2025 (18:00) In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe the universe. Their surprisingly long-running quarrel takes us to the heart of what’s truly real(New Scientist)
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024 15. October 2025 (17:25) The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening(New Scientist)
The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it won't be the end of AI 15. October 2025 (15:08) Economists, bankers and even the boss of OpenAI are warning of a rapidly inflating AI bubble. If and when it bursts, what will happen to the technological breakthroughs of the past few years?(New Scientist)
Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles? 14. October 2025 (20:00) As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of the last places they inhabited was Britain, likely due to the relentless cold and damp climate(New Scientist)
Paralysed man can feel objects through another person's hand 14. October 2025 (18:52) Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move objects by controlling another person's hand via a brain implant. The technique might one day even allow us to experience another person's body over long distances.(New Scientist)
Martian volcanoes may have transported ice to the planet's equator 14. October 2025 (18:00) The equatorial regions of Mars are home to unexpectedly enormous layers of ice, and they may have been put there by dramatic volcanic eruptions billions of years ago(New Scientist)
We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s lost library 14. October 2025 (18:00) A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by the eruption of Vesuvius. Nearly 2000 years later, we can at last read these lost treasures(New Scientist)
'Pregnancy test' for skeletons could help reveal ancient mothers 14. October 2025 (16:06) Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering a way to identify individuals who died while pregnant or soon after giving birth(New Scientist)
Mother's voice seems to boost language development in premature babies 14. October 2025 (07:00) Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports language processing if they regularly heard their mother read them a story while in intensive care(New Scientist)
