Новости за 09.12.2020

A marine reptile that lived around 150 million years ago is a type of ichthyosaur, but is much smaller than others, making it the first species in a new genus

Microplastic particles exposed to fresh water or saltwater for several weeks – mimicking real-life pollution – are 10 times more likely to be absorbed than pristine ones

Asian honeybees collect animal faeces and place it at the entrance to their hives in an attempt to ward off group attacks by giant hornets

In one form of gene therapy to treat loss of sight, a virus containing genetic material injected in one eye has now been shown to travel into the untreated eye

Robots equipped with an AI able to adapt to new situations can right themselves after a fall, even when walking in a new environment

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A researcher has claimed that England didn’t need a second lockdown because daily covid-19 daily cases were already peaking under regional restrictions, but other scientists disagree

Covid-19 continues to split some people along party lines. We are now beginning to work out why, writes Graham Lawton

Geologist have often served fossil fuel exploration – now is the time for them to focus on climate change and other sustainable development goals instead, says Christopher Jackson

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

Estimates of the mass of human-made objects and living things over the past century suggest that artificial mass may now dominate the planet

The origin of pterosaurs has long been a mystery but recent discoveries show clear connections with a long-extinct group of reptiles

Astronomers have found a pair of enormous bubbles of X-rays above and below the Milky Way, which were probably created by our galaxy’s supermassive black hole

Predicting protein structure doesn’t necessarily say much about function

Deep-learning network AlphaFold2’s perfomance at predicting how proteins fold has caused great excitement in the scientific community

Exodus of visiting researchers from China comes after arrest of at least five researchers on espionage charges

The highest rate of coronavirus infections in England at present is in people aged between 11 and 24, raising the risk of them infecting older or vulnerable relatives at family gatherings

Asian honey bees defend their hives with aggressive tactics and a smelly deterrent

...Still, after ramping up to full production in the middle of this decade, Russia expects to produce 25 to 30 percent of all helium used worldwide.

Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez bolstered the country’s health system but rejected universal testing

Signs of disease in the bones of hominins who lived in glacial Europe half a million years ago hint they hibernated to cope with harsh winters – but the evidence is disputed

There is a lot of conflicting advice about passwords all over the internet, often complicated by so-called cybersecurity agencies charged by governments to keep their citizens safe who put out mixed messages. Much of the advice is contradictory and even troubling in the sense that it will suggest three or four measures everyday users should … Continue reading "Thinking outside the password box"

Zita Martins discusses her work searching for molecules related to the origin of life

Egg white or albumen is very suitable as a baking agent, as it forms a voluminous and strong foam

Tasmanian devils infected with a transmissible jaw cancer become socially isolated and interact with others less as the tumour grows, which could help limit the spread