We can repurpose retired coal plants to produce green energy 05. August 2025 (23:00) Piles of dirt can cheaply store renewable energy as heat – and that stored energy can reactivate the machinery of retired coal power plants, letting them provide backup power for the electricity grid(New Scientist)
What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve? 05. August 2025 (21:31) There are three types of cognitive reserve that can protect against decline as we age. Columnist Helen Thomson explores the lifestyle choices that can help you build a more resilient brain – and finds that midlife is a critical time to implement them(New Scientist)
Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease 05. August 2025 (18:00) Increasing evidence suggests chronic constipation can be a causal factor in illnesses including cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment. So what can you do to get moving again?(New Scientist)
Deep-living microbes could 'eat' energy generated by earthquakes 05. August 2025 (00:00) When rocks fracture in underground faults, they generate a variety of chemical compounds that could provide more energy sources for microbes in Earth’s depths(New Scientist)
Can we send a spacecraft to intercept interstellar object 3I/ATLAS? 04. August 2025 (20:00) Scientists are exploring various proposals to repurpose existing spacecraft in order to chase after the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and take a closer look – but time is against them(New Scientist)
