Ancient human foot bones shed light on how two species coexisted 26. November 2025 (17:00) Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different types of hominins lived close by in harmony(New Scientist)
We might have just seen the first hints of dark matter 26. November 2025 (00:00) Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation(New Scientist)
We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems 25. November 2025 (20:11) The laws of thermodynamics don't accurately account for the complex processes in living cells – do we need a new one to accurately measure the ways living systems are out of equilibrium?(New Scientist)
The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops 25. November 2025 (17:00) Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them to be even more efficient(New Scientist)
Easily taxed grains were crucial to the birth of the first states 25. November 2025 (11:00) The cultivation of wheat, barley and maize, which are easily stored and taxed, seems to have led to the emergence of large societies, rather than agriculture generally(New Scientist)
Have we found a greener way to do deep-sea mining? 24. November 2025 (13:15) There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, hydrogen plasma could shrink the carbon footprint of smelting the metal ores(New Scientist)
