Why do we love fake lips, but hate fake meat? 27. August 2025 (20:00) We are happy to inject synthetic substances into our faces in ever-increasing amounts, but reluctant to eat plant-based or cultivated fake meats. This inconsistent attitude has implications for sustainability, says Sophie Attwood(New Scientist)
Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens? 27. August 2025 (20:00) In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances that meant an optical telescope with an effective mirror size of 3000 km could be built on the moon(New Scientist)
Glow-in-the-dark plants to replace streetlights? Forget it 27. August 2025 (18:00) The brightest and most colourful glowing plants yet have been created by injecting phosphorescent chemicals directly into the leaves, but it is little more than a cheap gimmick(New Scientist)
Armoured dinosaur's 'crazy' spikes weren't just for defence 27. August 2025 (18:00) A 165-million-year-old ankylosaur from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco was covered in an array of extreme armour including body spikes fused to its skeleton, a feature never seen in any dinosaur before(New Scientist)
Light-based AI image generator uses almost no power 27. August 2025 (18:00) A system that generates images by inducing random fluctuations in a laser beam could slash energy use compared with standard AI tools(New Scientist)
