Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – it’s a lottery pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 39 minutami The drug rapamycin has been held up for its life-extending properties, but whether this treatment – or fasting – actually adds years to your life isn't guaranteed(New Scientist)
Cannibalism may explain why some orcas stay in family groups 24. February 2026 (19:00) Fins washing up in the North Pacific suggest that orcas from one subspecies are snacking on other orcas, and researchers think that may explain their different social dynamics(New Scientist)
How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war 24. February 2026 (17:00) Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's drone expertise help it rebuild? To learn more, New Scientist gained exclusive access to the research labs, factories and military training schools behind Ukraine’s drones(New Scientist)
Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible 24. February 2026 (13:00) Duplicating the information held in quantum computers was thought to be impossible thanks to the no-cloning theorem, but researchers have now found a workaround(New Scientist)
The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health 24. February 2026 (10:00) People often focus on the bad side effects of vaccines, but they can have some great side effects too, says columnist Michael Le Page. They don’t just protect us from contagious diseases but can also lower the risk of dementia and heart attacks(New Scientist)
Saturn’s rings may have formed after a huge collision with Titan 24. February 2026 (09:00) Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, may have been even more instrumental to the system’s evolution than we thought, forming its rings, shaping its moons and even affecting the planet itself(New Scientist)
Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing 23. February 2026 (21:00) Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before the emergence of a full writing system(New Scientist)
Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing 23. February 2026 (19:00) Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline(New Scientist)
Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children 23. February 2026 (17:00) An examination of bones has revealed one of the largest prehistoric mass killings known in Europe, with women, adolescents and children making up most of the 77 victims(New Scientist)
