The Human Flatus Atlas plans to measure the explosivity of farts 25. February 2026 (19:00) Feedback is excited to learn that University of Maryland researchers are measuring farts in a bid to build a Human Flatus Atlas, a project that seems destined for an Ig Nobel(New Scientist)
Amazing sneak peek of NASA's spacesuit tests as moon mission nears 25. February 2026 (19:00) NASA crew members practise emergency rescue drills in a 40-foot-deep pool simulating the lunar surface, as part of tests on a new generation of spacesuit, the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit(New Scientist)
Return of Fallout, Paradise and Silo fuels passion for bunker sci-fi 25. February 2026 (19:00) Post-apocalyptic bunker sci-fi is huge this year as TV front-runners Fallout, Paradise and Silo return. Bethan Ackerley asks whether this is a signal we’ve given up on our real world, or if there is hidden hope(New Scientist)
Tiny predatory dinosaur weighed less than a chicken 25. February 2026 (17:00) The alvarezsaurs were thought to have evolved a smaller stature because of their diet of ants and termites, but a new fossil found in Argentina casts doubt on that theory(New Scientist)
The world’s most elusive colour is worth billions – if we can find it 25. February 2026 (17:00) The discovery of bright yet stable pigments is vanishingly rare, making them hugely valuable. Now chemist Mas Subramanian is unpicking the atomic code of colour and homing in on our most-wanted hue(New Scientist)
Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 10 times easier 25. February 2026 (13:00) The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous(New Scientist)
