Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk 05. May 2026 (18:00) NHS England is pulling its open-source software from the internet because of fears around computer-hacking AI models like Mythos. Opposition is growing among those who say the move is bad for transparency and efficiency, and will also do nothing to improve security(New Scientist)
The problem of cosmic inflation and how to solve it 05. May 2026 (11:00) One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane says this leaves us with a puzzle that could make or break physics as we know it(New Scientist)
Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy 05. May 2026 (09:00) Doug Whitney has a genetic mutation that means he should have developed Alzheimer’s disease decades ago, but his long-term work in hot engine rooms may have protected him in a similar way to sauna therapy(New Scientist)
Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy 05. May 2026 (09:00) Doug Whitney has a genetic mutation that means he should have developed Alzheimer’s disease decades ago, but his long-term work in hot engine rooms may have protected him in a similar way to sauna therapy(New Scientist)
Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work? 04. May 2026 (18:08) It is appealing to think something as simple as honey could cure a cold or prevent hay fever, but is there evidence to back up honey’s health benefits? Columnist Alice Klein finds that it has legitimate medicinal uses, depending on the type of honey you’ve got(New Scientist)
