Ants capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into armour 02. March 2026 (13:00) Fungus-farming ants have evolved a remarkable solution to the danger of excess carbon dioxide inside their nests – which could inspire ways for humans to capture CO2(New Scientist)
The best new science fiction books of March 2026 02. March 2026 (11:30) The latest in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series is out this month, along with a speculative retelling of Moby-Dick and a forgotten classic from 1936(New Scientist)
Inside the company selling quantum entanglement 02. March 2026 (10:00) Cables underneath New York City are teeming with entangled quantum particles of light thanks to Qunnect, a company that has spent a decade working on building an unhackable quantum internet(New Scientist)
Can magnesium supplements improve sleep, energy and concentration? 02. March 2026 (10:00) Magnesium has been called the “super mineral of the moment”, hailed for its supposed benefits for the brain and body. But columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence is lacking for many of these claims(New Scientist)
Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young people 27. February 2026 (16:00) Frailty can typically only be lessened through lifestyle changes, but a stem cell therapy seems to target the underlying causes of the condition, boosting the mobility of frail older people(New Scientist)
Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week 27. February 2026 (16:00) Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications(New Scientist)
Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life 27. February 2026 (12:08) Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, according to the researchers behind an ocean alkalinity enhancement test(New Scientist)
How worried should you be about an asteroid smashing into Earth? 27. February 2026 (11:38) The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight(New Scientist)
