How nothing could destroy the universe 01. April 2025 (20:00) The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla(New Scientist)
Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss? 01. April 2025 (17:48) As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, become more popular, new side effects are emerging - and one is hair loss(New Scientist)
Monkeys use crafty techniques to get junk food from tourists 01. April 2025 (14:02) At the Dakshineswar temple complex in India, Hanuman langurs beg for food by grabbing visitors’ legs or tugging on their clothes – and they don’t stop until they get their favourite snacks(New Scientist)
US bridges are at risk of catastrophic ship collisions every few years 01. April 2025 (00:00) After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began calculating the risks of similar catastrophic incidents for other US bridges – and they’re surprisingly high(New Scientist)
A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls 31. March 2025 (18:00) By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed(New Scientist)
Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole 31. March 2025 (14:00) An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about quantum objects on its outside, a finding that reveals how effectively black holes destroy the quantum states near their event horizons(New Scientist)
