What the new science of magic reveals about perception and free will 08. April 2025 (18:00) Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work(New Scientist)
Smell-seeking drone uses moth antenna to follow a scent 08. April 2025 (15:00) A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid – but it only detects the smell of a female moth(New Scientist)
Quantum computers could protect our data from quantum computers 08. April 2025 (14:20) A powerful enough quantum computer could crack the encryption methods currently used to protect data around the world, but the solution might be a quantum algorithm once thought to be completely useless(New Scientist)
Blood test predicts preeclampsia risk using RNA 08. April 2025 (13:00) A blood test can accurately predict whether someone without a known risk of preeclampsia is likely to develop the potentially fatal hypertensive pregnancy condition(New Scientist)
Blood test suggests preeclampsia risk using RNA 08. April 2025 (13:00) A blood test can accurately determine whether someone without known risk factors for preeclampsia may be at risk of developing the potentially fatal hypertensive pregnancy condition(New Scientist)
How long is a day on Uranus? Slightly longer than we thought, it seems 08. April 2025 (12:46) Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now know that a day on Uranus lasts for 28 seconds longer than previously thought - a difference that could be crucial in planning future missions to the gas giant(New Scientist)
No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction 07. April 2025 (21:45) Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species(New Scientist)
