Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not.
Both are equally terrifying.

— Arthur C. Clarke

Astronomy

‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Infections Spiking, Leaving Key Carbapenem Antibiotics Useless, CDC Warns

Scientific American.com - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 6:15pm

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at highest risk

Categories: Astronomy

Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 5:07pm
Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US as soon as next year
Categories: Astronomy

Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 5:07pm
Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US as soon as next year
Categories: Astronomy

What Is Leucovorin, the Unproven Autism Drug Backed by Trump Officials?

Scientific American.com - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 3:15pm

The Trump administration is backing leucovorin as a treatment for autism, despite limited evidence. Some doctors and researchers are concerned

Categories: Astronomy

We finally found the hot wind coming out of our black hole

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 3:01pm
Since the 1970s, astronomers have predicted that Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, should be sending out hot wind – they have just caught the first glimpse of it
Categories: Astronomy

We finally found the hot wind coming out of our black hole

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 3:01pm
Since the 1970s, astronomers have predicted that Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, should be sending out hot wind – they have just caught the first glimpse of it
Categories: Astronomy

If you feel you don't really belong, here is some science-based advice

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Thinking you don’t fit in is agonising, whether you are starting at university or changing jobs. Our advice columnist, David Robson, shares some tips to change how you feel
Categories: Astronomy

If you feel you don't really belong, here is some science-based advice

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Thinking you don’t fit in is agonising, whether you are starting at university or changing jobs. Our advice columnist, David Robson, shares some tips to change how you feel
Categories: Astronomy

Amazing images expose inner world of mind-blowing plants and fungi

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Surreal images from a new book, Microcosms, show how confocal microscopy that uses laser scanning creates a super-sharp new journey around mind-altering plants and fungi
Categories: Astronomy

A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Forget the tropes about how violence or maybe volcanic eruptions killed off our ancient cousins, The Last Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak offers a very different take on how they died out
Categories: Astronomy

Amazing images expose inner world of mind-blowing plants and fungi

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Surreal images from a new book, Microcosms, show how confocal microscopy that uses laser scanning creates a super-sharp new journey around mind-altering plants and fungi
Categories: Astronomy

A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Forget the tropes about how violence or maybe volcanic eruptions killed off our ancient cousins, The Last Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak offers a very different take on how they died out
Categories: Astronomy

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explains how the creation of living solar panels transformed their impact on the world
Categories: Astronomy

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explains how the creation of living solar panels transformed their impact on the world
Categories: Astronomy

How Taylor Swift is helping botany gain celebrity status

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback is delighted to learn that researchers have discovered what Taylor Swift is accidentally doing to rescue the science of plants from mid-ness. Just take a look at her videos – sorry, botany teaching aids
Categories: Astronomy

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Surprisingly, the answer is neither

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
We are quick to place ourselves on the extremes of the social spectrum, but the truth is that personality is more malleable than you think, says Claudia Canavan
Categories: Astronomy

Two climate scientists on how to use emotion in the climate crisis

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
From anger to hope, Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton explain how to tackle the tricky feelings aroused by climate change and harness them to take action
Categories: Astronomy

How Taylor Swift is helping botany gain celebrity status

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback is delighted to learn that researchers have discovered what Taylor Swift is accidentally doing to rescue the science of plants from mid-ness. Just take a look at her videos – sorry, botany teaching aids
Categories: Astronomy

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Surprisingly, the answer is neither

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
We are quick to place ourselves on the extremes of the social spectrum, but the truth is that personality is more malleable than you think, says Claudia Canavan
Categories: Astronomy

Two climate scientists on how to use emotion in the climate crisis

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 2:00pm
From anger to hope, Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton explain how to tackle the tricky feelings aroused by climate change and harness them to take action
Categories: Astronomy