Top 250 oil and gas firms own just 1.5% of the world's renewable power pred 5 urami in 12 minutami Despite public promises by many fossil fuel firms that they are investing in the green transition, it turns out that they have made little contribution to the growth of renewable energy(New Scientist)
King Richard III's oral microbiome hints he had severe gum disease pred 6 urami in 12 minutami The skeleton of King Richard III, which was found beneath a car park more than a decade ago, has well-preserved teeth, allowing scientists to sequence his oral microbiome(New Scientist)
Electrons inside graphene have been pushed to supersonic speeds pred 20 urami in 54 minutami Making electrons flow like a liquid is difficult, but inside graphene researchers forced them to move so fast that they created dramatic shockwaves(New Scientist)
We are horrified to discover that not every rose has a thorn pred 21 urami in 13 minutami Feedback is shocked to learn that one of our most cherished metaphors involving roses and thorns really needs to be revisited. That's what happens when you invite the botanists to play(New Scientist)
Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you pred 21 urami in 13 minutami Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of how food both nourishes and harms us(New Scientist)
How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers pred 21 urami in 13 minutami The conspiracy theory that bad actors use "chemtrails" from aircraft to poison us sucks energy from legitimate protest against aviation's effects on the climate, says Graham Lawton(New Scientist)
Memory chips just 10 atoms thick could vastly increase capacity pred 23 urami in 12 minutami A memory chip just 10 atoms thick has been tested in a lab and integrated into conventional chips, demonstrating a technology that could improve the capacity of our devices(New Scientist)
The moon's largest crater didn't form in the way we thought pred 23 urami in 13 minutami The impact that carved out the South Pole-Aitken basin on the moon appears to have come from the north, not the south as previously thought – and NASA’s upcoming mission could investigate further(New Scientist)
