Dutch air force reads pilots' brainwaves to make training harder 03. February 2026 (19:00) While pilots are flying in a VR simulation, their brainwave patterns can be fed into an AI model that assesses how challenging they are finding a task and adjusts the difficulty accordingly(New Scientist)
The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm 03. February 2026 (19:00) Can a single particle have a temperature? It may seem impossible with our standard understanding of temperature, but columnist Jacklin Kwan finds that it’s not exactly ruled out in the quantum realm(New Scientist)
Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer 03. February 2026 (17:00) John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radical rethink of the technology that could deliver machines with unrivalled capabilities(New Scientist)
Why did SpaceX just apply to launch 1 million satellites? 03. February 2026 (15:06) SpaceX says it wants to deploy an astronomical number of data centres in orbit to supply power for artificial intelligence, but the proposal might not be entirely serious(New Scientist)
How to live a meaningful life, according to science 03. February 2026 (13:12) The meaning of life has puzzled philosophers for millennia, but new research suggests it could be as simple as lending a helping hand(New Scientist)
Ants attack their nest-mates because pollution changes their smell 02. February 2026 (21:00) Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, other members of their colony react as if they are enemies(New Scientist)
A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near our solar system 02. February 2026 (17:32) For the first time, researchers have found what seems to be a cloud of dark matter about 60 million times the mass of the sun in our galactic neighbourhood(New Scientist)
Treating cancer before 3pm could help patients live longer 02. February 2026 (17:01) The most robust evidence to date shows that people with a type of lung cancer lived longer if they received immunotherapy before 3pm(New Scientist)
The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing 02. February 2026 (17:00) Your organs are constantly talking to each other in ways we’re only beginning to understand. Tapping into these communication networks is opening up radical new ways to boost health(New Scientist)
Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area 02. February 2026 (12:00) We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour was much more common than we first thought(New Scientist)
