A daily multivitamin may slightly slow rates of ageing 09. March 2026 (17:00) Taking a multivitamin every day might slightly slow the rate of ageing, but the extent to which this is relevant to our health is unclear(New Scientist)
'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality 09. March 2026 (15:00) Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from their wolf ancestors(New Scientist)
The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe 09. March 2026 (13:07) A single femur found in Bulgaria appears to represent an ape or early hominin that walked on two legs before any known African hominin, but the evidence is far from conclusive(New Scientist)
SETI may have missed alien signals because of space weather 09. March 2026 (12:26) SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur such signals – meaning SETI has been scanning for the wrong thing(New Scientist)
How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world 07. March 2026 (07:00) Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about that match against Lee Sedol and what came next(New Scientist)
The moment that kicked off the AI revolution 07. March 2026 (07:00) It's been 10 years since Go champion Lee Sedol lost to DeepMind's AlphaGo. Has the technology lived up to its potential?(New Scientist)
NASA changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time 06. March 2026 (20:00) NASA’s DART mission slammed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the impact slowed its orbit around the larger Didymos – and also the pair’s path around the sun(New Scientist)
Chemistry clues could detect aliens unlike any life on Earth 06. March 2026 (19:00) Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds could be a useful indicator(New Scientist)
Inflammation might cause Alzheimer's – here's how to reduce it 06. March 2026 (18:09) Persistent inflammation in the gut, lungs and skin might lead to Alzheimer's disease, but lifestyle choices - from getting vaccinated to eating well - can keep inflammation under control(New Scientist)
