A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation ​A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, …

Two-fingered dinosaur used its enormous claws to eat leaves Read More »

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury ​Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic …

Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process Read More »

Young female black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys often want to hold other females’ infants, but mothers are much more permissive of experienced caregivers ​Young female black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys often want to hold other females’ infants, but mothers are much more permissive of experienced caregivers Young female black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys often want to hold other females’ infants, but mothers …

Monkeys choose babysitters based on who has more parenting experience Read More »

At the largest gathering of physicists in the world, the American Physical Society says it won’t back down in the face of executive orders to limit diversity programmes ​At the largest gathering of physicists in the world, the American Physical Society says it won’t back down in the face of executive orders to limit diversity …

Scientists push back against US attacks on science at physics summit Read More »

Having a tattoo has been linked to a higher risk of conditions like lymphoma and skin cancer, but the situation isn’t clear-cut ​Having a tattoo has been linked to a higher risk of conditions like lymphoma and skin cancer, but the situation isn’t clear-cut Having a tattoo has been linked to a higher risk of conditions …

Tattoos are being linked to some cancers. Are they really a risk? Read More »

The top 100 videos about ADHD on TikTok feature many claims that psychologists consider inaccurate, but students often identify misleading videos as helpful ​The top 100 videos about ADHD on TikTok feature many claims that psychologists consider inaccurate, but students often identify misleading videos as helpful The top 100 videos about ADHD on TikTok feature many …

Popular TikTok videos about ADHD are full of misinformation Read More »

Our current best theories of the universe suggest that dark energy is making it expand faster and faster, but new observations from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument suggest this mysterious force is actually growing weaker ​Our current best theories of the universe suggest that dark energy is making it expand faster and faster, but new …

Dark energy isn’t what we thought – and that may transform the cosmos Read More »

Researchers supported by grants and instrumentation provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created the first 2D polymer material that mechanically interlocks, much like chainmail, and used an advanced imaging technique to show its… ​Researchers supported by grants and instrumentation provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created the first 2D polymer material …

Chainmail-like polymer could be the future of body armor Read More »

After weeks of criticism, Microsoft promised to show new data about its Majorana 1 quantum computer at the biggest meeting of the world’s physicists. Researchers in the room tell New Scientist they were not impressed with what they saw. ​After weeks of criticism, Microsoft promised to show new data about its Majorana 1 quantum computer …

Microsoft’s quantum computer hit with criticism at key physics meeting Read More »