Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity pred 5 urami in 40 minutami Ripples in space-time from a pair of merging black holes have been recorded in unprecedented detail, enabling physicists to test predictions of general relativity(New Scientist)
'Hidden' group of gut bacteria may be essential to good health pred 7 urami in 39 minutami Scientists have pinpointed a group of bacteria that consistently appear in high numbers in healthy people, suggesting that these could one day be targeted through diet or probiotics(New Scientist)
We’re finally abandoning BMI for better ways to assess body fat pred 7 urami in 40 minutami People classed as “overweight” according to BMI can be perfectly healthy. But there are better measures of fat, and physicians are finally using them(New Scientist)
Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician pred 11 urami in 40 minutami Paul Erdős was one of the most prolific mathematicians to ever live, known for showing up at the door of others in the field and declaring they should host and feed him while they do maths together. His radical life should be immortalised by Hollywood in a comedy biopic, says columnist Jacob Aron(New Scientist)
Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices pred 12 urami in 40 minutami One type of friction can waste energy even when two perfectly smooth surfaces move against each other, but researchers are getting a handle on how to attenuate or stop it completely(New Scientist)
Seafarers were visiting remote Arctic islands over 4000 years ago pred 23 urami in 39 minutami The first people to reach the Kitsissut Islands off the north-west coast of Greenland were Indigenous peoples, who crossed over 50 kilometres of treacherous water(New Scientist)
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate 06. February 2026 (19:00) The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disintegration of the ice shelf in front of it, and this could lead to faster sea level rise(New Scientist)
Physicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact from UK science cuts 06. February 2026 (18:44) Science funding cuts in the UK are expected to be a "devastasting blow" for physics research, affecting international projects such as particle detection experiments at CERN(New Scientist)
