Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals pred 13 urami in 5 minutami A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion(New Scientist)
Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm pred 13 urami in 5 minutami Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too(New Scientist)
Unprecedented insight into memory champion's brain reveals his tricks pred 18 urami in 5 minutami Nelson Dellis credits techniques like the method of loci for his extraordinary memory. Now, brain scans have revealed the parts of his brain that this approach taps into, and how we can use it to improve our own recall(New Scientist)
We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars pred 18 urami in 40 minutami A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe, that existed just 400 million years after the big bang appears to contain extremely pure and young stars(New Scientist)
I have been bitten by more than 200 snakes – on purpose pred 20 urami in 5 minutami If you are unlucky enough to have been bitten by a snake, you are unlikely to want to repeat the experience. Not so for Tim Friede, who intentionally exposes himself to deadly bites in the hope of developing a treatment for the 5 million people who are bitten each year(New Scientist)
Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 5 minutami Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses(New Scientist)
What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 5 minutami Ducks with corkscrew penises, fish changing sex – what do we really know about sex and reproduction on Earth? Less than we think, reveals a mind-boggling new book. Elle Hunt explores(New Scientist)
The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 33 minutami Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought(New Scientist)
