Can Amazon's soon-to-launch Kuiper satellites rival Musk's Starlink? 09. April 2025 (18:11) Amazon is aiming to launch its first operational satellites today to provide speedy internet connections in remote regions, but it will still take some time to catch up with its main competitor, SpaceX's Starlink
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Largest mammalian brain map ever could unpick what makes us human 09. April 2025 (18:00) A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, consciousness and even what it means to be human(New Scientist)
Arabia has been green for long spells in the past 8 million years 09. April 2025 (18:00) Ancient rocks reveal there were several humid spells in Arabia’s past, which might have given early hominins a route out of Africa long before our genus migrated(New Scientist)
Light-based computers are getting close to a commercial launch 09. April 2025 (18:00) Computers that use photons rather than electrons to manipulate data promise greater speed and energy efficiency, and the technology is developing rapidly(New Scientist)
Space could emerge from time 08. April 2025 (23:00) An investigation of the changing behaviour of a single quantum bit through time has uncovered a tantalising similarity to the geometry of three-dimensional space(New Scientist)
The hunt for the birthplace of Indo-European languages 08. April 2025 (20:00) It’s incredibly tricky to pin down the origin of the language that led to the words spoken everywhere between Spain and India – and it’ll be even harder to be sure we’ve got it right(New Scientist)
Ancient rocks boost case for mini ice age linked to fall of Rome 08. April 2025 (19:00) Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded the collapse of the Roman Empire(New Scientist)
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)
