Some quantum computers might need more power than supercomputers pred 6 urami in 3 minutami A preliminary analysis suggests that industrially useful quantum computers designs come with a broad spectrum of energy footprints, including some larger than the most powerful existing supercomputers(New Scientist)
City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool pred 8 urami in 3 minutami Satellite photos show meltwater on the surface of iceberg A23a collecting in an unusual way, which may be a sign that the huge berg is about to break apart(New Scientist)
Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating pred 10 urami in 3 minutami A man’s severe reaction to a tattoo, which made all his hair fall out and destroyed his sweat glands, has reignited concerns about the immune effects of some tattoo inks(New Scientist)
Weight regain seems to occur within 2 years of stopping obesity drugs pred 23 urami in 33 minutami Drugs like Ozempic have transformed how we treat obesity, but a review of almost 40 studies shows it doesn't take long for people to regain weight if they come off them(New Scientist)
Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 3 minutami A collection of arrow points excavated in South Africa has provided the oldest direct evidence of hunters deploying plant-based poisons on their weapons, a practice that has continued into modern times in some traditional cultures(New Scientist)
The best new science-fiction shows of 2026 pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 3 minutami From Fallout and Gen Z Star Trek to the classic Neuromancer, you will be glued to the TV this year, says TV columnist Bethan Ackerley(New Scientist)
I'm calling it – 2026 is going to be the year of the galaxy pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 3 minutami We are going to be getting a lot of exciting new information about galaxies in 2026, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, who can't wait to see what it can tell us(New Scientist)
Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans pred 1 dnevom, 7 urami in 3 minutami The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans(New Scientist)