Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

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Astronomy

Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Companies are happy to sell you personalised tracking of your biomarkers or a tailored nutrition plan, but truly personalised medicine should be able to tackle the vast differences some people have in response to the same diseases
Categories: Astronomy

Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Companies are happy to sell you personalised tracking of your biomarkers or a tailored nutrition plan, but truly personalised medicine should be able to tackle the vast differences some people have in response to the same diseases
Categories: Astronomy

Do weeds really love poor soil? Not if you look at the science

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
It's a truism that weeds love poor soil, but is there anything to it? And what is a weed, anyway? James Wong investigates
Categories: Astronomy

Do weeds really love poor soil? Not if you look at the science

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
It's a truism that weeds love poor soil, but is there anything to it? And what is a weed, anyway? James Wong investigates
Categories: Astronomy

The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
In The Beauty, mysterious deaths of models are linked to a new drug and a sexually transmitted infection, both of which kill as they beautify. But if you want great body horror, this isn't the place to look, concludes Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
In The Beauty, mysterious deaths of models are linked to a new drug and a sexually transmitted infection, both of which kill as they beautify. But if you want great body horror, this isn't the place to look, concludes Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Nearly 40 years after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Sarah Alam Malik's epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a changed landscape around science in the 21st century, finds Alison Flood
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Nearly 40 years after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Sarah Alam Malik's epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a changed landscape around science in the 21st century, finds Alison Flood
Categories: Astronomy

Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
As Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth talk about wanting to make Star Trek real, long-time fan Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says they've misconstrued the heart of the story
Categories: Astronomy

Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
As Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth talk about wanting to make Star Trek real, long-time fan Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says they've misconstrued the heart of the story
Categories: Astronomy

Unexpectedly moving book makes the case for the Arctic

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
In his lyrical book Frostlines, Neil Shea argues that we are more connected to the Arctic than we might think, says Elle Hunt
Categories: Astronomy

Holy prosociality! Batman makes people stand for pregnant passengers

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Feedback is delighted by an experiment on the Milan metro system, which involved a prosthetic bump, a Batman costume and some unexpected displays of public decency
Categories: Astronomy

Unexpectedly moving book makes the case for the Arctic

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
In his lyrical book Frostlines, Neil Shea argues that we are more connected to the Arctic than we might think, says Elle Hunt
Categories: Astronomy

Holy prosociality! Batman makes people stand for pregnant passengers

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Feedback is delighted by an experiment on the Milan metro system, which involved a prosthetic bump, a Batman costume and some unexpected displays of public decency
Categories: Astronomy

Psychedelic causes similar brain state to meditation

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:08pm
The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism - as meditation, advancing our understanding of the drug's neurological effects
Categories: Astronomy

Psychedelic causes similar brain state to meditation

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:08pm
The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism - as meditation, advancing our understanding of the drug's neurological effects
Categories: Astronomy

Psychedelic causes similar brain state in spiritual lama as meditation

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:08pm
The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism - as meditation, advancing our understanding of the drug's neurological effects
Categories: Astronomy

Psychedelic causes similar brain state in spiritual lama as meditation

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:08pm
The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism - as meditation, advancing our understanding of the drug's neurological effects
Categories: Astronomy