Anthropic’s Project Glasswing aims to improve online security Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The past few weeks have brought apparently alarming news of Mythos, an AI that can identify cybersecurity flaws in a matter of moments, leaving operating systems and software vulnerable to hackers. The cybersecurity community is now beginning to get a better sense…
The lungs are one of the most common places for cancers to spread to from elsewhere in the body CAVALLINI JAMES/BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Respiratory infections seem to temporarily reduce the spread of cancer to the lungs from elsewhere in the body. Infecting mice with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – which causes cold-like symptoms and…
Most people catch the Epstein-Barr virus, but only a small proportion become seriously ill Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Evidence is mounting that the Epstein-Barr virus contributes to multiple sclerosis, and we’re starting to understand how. A study of more than 600,000 people has revealed that the virus hijacks our immune cells, disrupting the normal functioning of the…
Researchers have found Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and their larvae in Chandannath, Nepal, a high-altitude area Yuri Segalerba These striking photographs tell a deadly story about climate change and dengue fever, generally considered the world’s fastest-spreading mosquito-borne disease. Photographer Yuri Segalerba’s photo essay The Ascent of Temperatures explores how dengue has spread to…
The dairy industry’s green claims are under scrutiny Witthaya/Getty Images The world’s biggest meat and dairy companies are flooding the public with promises to tackle global warming, but almost all are greenwashing, a new analysis claims. Animal agriculture is a major driver of climate change, responsible for at least 16.5 per cent of all global…
Josie Ford Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by emailing feedback@newscientist.com Moon wanderings Readers may have heard that the Artemis II crew successfully travelled around the moon and back to Earth this month. A lot has…
A person’s biological age, which measures damage to the body over time, can be improved through lifestyle changes like better diet and exercise Burt Glinn / Magnum Photos The Age CodeDavid CoxHarperCollins Every good narrative needs an inciting incident – something to kick-start the protagonist into action. For freelance health journalist David Cox, it arrived…
Phoebe Watts for New Scientist; Getty Images “This is Poppy,” says Howard Greenwood, proudly showing me his prize cow. In truth, though, “cow” is charming nuclear research slang. Poppy is a slim glass column filled with radioactive waste that lives not in a pasture, but in a high-security lab. Greenwood and his team here at…
Ace in action during a match in December 2025 Sony AI Ace, an autonomous robot powered by AI, cutting-edge sensors and an extremely dexterous arm with eight joints, has played competition-rule table tennis and beaten elite human competitors. The robot is the first machine to excel at the sport. It was the cerebral game of…
Resistance training has been examined as a possible way to relieve covid-19 symptoms Bailey-Cooper Photography/Alamy In the hunt for ways to alleviate long covid – a relatively new condition with no cure, experienced by millions of people worldwide after contracting covid-19 – exercise has been a bright spot. It’s drug-free, it costs nothing and a…