Earth is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than we thought 24. June 2025 (13:00) Our climate seems to be more sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions than some researchers had hoped, meaning the world will have to up its decarbonisation efforts(New Scientist)
Ancient people took wallabies to Indonesian islands in canoes 24. June 2025 (12:00) Humans established a wild population of brown forest wallabies in the Raja Ampat Islands thousands of years ago for their meat and fur in one of the earliest known species translocations(New Scientist)
Mice with two fathers have their own offspring for the first time 23. June 2025 (22:00) We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting two sperm cells in an empty egg(New Scientist)
Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp 23. June 2025 (18:00) Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of tool use in marine animals(New Scientist)
How quantum superposition forces us to confront what is truly real 23. June 2025 (16:00) What are quantum particles doing before we measure them? Getting to grips with this century-old debate takes us to the heart of whether there is an objective reality(New Scientist)
The deep lessons quasiparticles teach us about the nature of reality 23. June 2025 (16:00) We have discovered legions of strange particles that seem to only have a ghostly existence inside materials. Even so, they are the basis of much modern technology - so are they actually real?(New Scientist)
How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future 23. June 2025 (16:00) Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more fully, we might be able to harness it to heal our planet too(New Scientist)
Why physicists think geometry is the path to a theory of everything 23. June 2025 (16:00) From four-dimensional hexagons to the mind-bending amplituhedron, geometrical shapes are wilder than we learn at school - and they are a crucial tool for understanding reality(New Scientist)