Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants pred 12 urami in 6 minutami Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties(New Scientist)
Skeleton with brutal injuries identified as duke assassinated in 1272 pred 13 urami in 5 minutami The identity of a skeleton buried under a Budapest convent has been confirmed as Béla of Macsó, a Hungarian royal murdered in a 13th-century power struggle, and archaeologists have pieced together how the attack unfolded(New Scientist)
Is the expansion of the universe slowing down? pred 18 urami in 28 minutami It is widely accepted that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, but now researchers say our measurements of the mysterious force driving that may be wrong and that the universe began to slow 1.5 billion years ago – but other scientists disagree(New Scientist)
New quantum computer is on the path to unravelling superconductivity pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 6 minutami Using the Helios-1 quantum computer, researchers have used a record-breaking number of error-proof qubits to run the first and biggest quantum simulation of a model for perfect conductivity(New Scientist)
Deep-space sci-fi novel is delightful, profound and not to be missed pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 6 minutami A planet is about to be destroyed by the collapse of a binary star system in Slow Gods, Claire North’s first venture into classic science fiction. Read it! says Emily H. Wilson(New Scientist)
Is a robot programmed to prank you annoying? Yes pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 6 minutami Feedback discovers a robot that can mimic Turkish ice cream vendors, who are known for playing tricks on their customers. Researchers concluded that customers, perhaps predictably, don't trust it(New Scientist)
Human minds abhor uncertainty. This is a problem for liberal democracy pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 6 minutami Neurologically, the flexibility of the future promised by liberal democracy can be a challenge because it brings with it uncertainty. But there are solutions, say Florence Gaub and Liya Yu(New Scientist)
This book is a great insight into the new science of microchimerism pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 6 minutami Lise Barnéoud's Hidden Guests shows how this fascinating new field brings with it profound implications for medicine, and even what it means to be human, finds Helen Thomson(New Scientist)
New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 6 minutami The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth(New Scientist)
