Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise children’s risk of ADHD and autism 08. April 2024 (09:00) A study of more than 220,000 people found that cannabis use during pregnancy was associated with their children having roughly twice the risk of ADHD, autism and intellectual disability(New Scientist)
5 solar eclipse activities to do with children 06. April 2024 (14:00) From building an eclipse viewer to using the sun to pop balloons, here's a child-friendly activity guide for April's eclipse(New Scientist)
We finally know why Stephen Hawking's black hole equation works 05. April 2024 (23:00) Stephen Hawking and Jacob Bekenstein calculated the entropy of a black hole in the 1970s, but it took physicists until now to figure out the quantum effects that make the formula work(New Scientist)
Suppressing wildfires is harming California’s giant sequoia trees 05. April 2024 (22:23) California’s rare sequoias rely on high heat to disperse their seeds, and efforts to reduce the size of wildfires may be damaging their ability to reproduce(New Scientist)
How a total solar eclipse in 1919 left physicists 'more or less agog' 05. April 2024 (21:57) One total solar eclipse changed physics forever – and even to this day these celestial phenomena are astonishing viewers and teaching us crucial lessons about the universe(New Scientist)
The mathematician who worked out how to time travel 05. April 2024 (13:00) Mathematics suggested that time travel is physically possible – and Kurt Gödel proved it. Mathematician Karl Sigmund explains how the polymath did it(New Scientist)
How mass bleaching has pushed the Great Barrier Reef to the brink 05. April 2024 (12:37) Diving at One Tree Island in one of the most highly protected parts of the Great Barrier Reef reveals the shocking extent of the latest mass bleaching event(New Scientist)
Could an MRI scan make prostate cancer screening more accurate? 05. April 2024 (01:30) Combining PSA blood tests with MRI scans is making the screening less harmful, but it still should be targeted only at high-risk groups, such as men who are Black or have a family history of prostate cancer, says a new report(New Scientist)
Should we be worried about a bird flu pandemic in the US? 04. April 2024 (19:27) One person in the US has contracted bird flu after being exposed to dairy cows that have the virus, but experts say there is no immediate threat of a wider outbreak in people(New Scientist)
