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)
Experimental medication helps treat cocaine addiction 07. April 2025 (21:30) A recently developed medication encourages people with cocaine use disorder to reduce their intake of the stimulant – a step towards the first approved drugs to treat the problem(New Scientist)
DOGE ditching tape storage could put data at risk, say experts 07. April 2025 (19:49) President Trump's DOGE team, headed by Elon Musk, claims to have saved $1 million by ditching 70-year-old tape data storage. But experts say the move will likely end up costing more in the long term and could put data at risk(New Scientist)
