Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle 12. January 2026 (17:00) For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking findings suggest a far stranger idea from quantum theory could be a deeper driving force(New Scientist)
We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer 12. January 2026 (15:07) The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models will offer unprecedented insights into how our brains work(New Scientist)
Why it’s easy to be misunderstood when talking about probability 12. January 2026 (12:00) Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ancient Greeks to the most famous modern philosophers. Maths columnist Jacob Aron tells the story of how a CIA analyst finally cracked it(New Scientist)
Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2 09. January 2026 (21:00) Cutting down boreal forest and sinking the felled trees in the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year – but it could come at a cost to the Arctic ecosystem(New Scientist)
NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS 09. January 2026 (19:00) One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station is undergoing a “medical situation”, forcing NASA to bring the crew home early for the first time ever(New Scientist)
Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep 09. January 2026 (19:00) Evidence is mounting that specific gut bacteria are linked to sleep conditions, which may open the doors to dietary recommendations aiming to boost the quality of our slumbers(New Scientist)
Why does the United States want to buy Greenland? 09. January 2026 (17:00) The ice-covered island may be strategically important, but it's unclear that it could be a commercially viable source of minerals and oil in the near future(New Scientist)
Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncertainty principle 09. January 2026 (17:00) Calculations show that injecting randomness into a quantum neural network could help it determine properties of quantum objects that are otherwise fundamentally hard to access(New Scientist)
