There might be ~no limit~ to how hot you can heat a solid beyond its melting point* *as long as you do it very, very quickly. www.newscientist.com/article/2489...

“We have called this species rare for so long. We call everything in the deep sea rare,” says Paige Maroni ‪@uwaoceans.bsky.social‬. “But in actual fact these species are probably more connected than we would have ever expected.” 🌊🧪

I spotted a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) notice describing the intent to buy a "see-through-wall" technology that uses radar to detect people inside buildings. This specific system has been undergoing testing by the Department of Homeland Security. 🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2479...

“Burying your head in the sand is not a solution to the problem of misinformation,” says one researcher. www.newscientist.com/article/2477... @jeremyhsu.bsky.social

A colossal squid — the largest invertebrate in the world — has been photographed alive in its habitat for the first time. And it's just a baby. www.newscientist.com/article/2476...

A great result for two reasons. First, if this treatment proves safe it could one day could help stave off heart disease ❤️ in a huge number of people 🧪 Second, it will also help pave the way for more CRISPR 🧬 treatments Comment from @statto.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2476...

The Trump Administration aims to cut funding for NOAA by more than $1.6 billion relative to last year, according to an internal budget document obtained by New Scientist. The cuts would include the elimination of the agency’s office focused on climate and weather research. 🧪#NOAA

You might call it… crying wolf.

Physics reveals how to make great coffee with fewer beans: pour slower, pour higher. And try not to scold yourself. www.newscientist.com/article/2475...

De-extinction company Colossal Biosciences claims to have brought back the dire wolf – it hasn’t

Today, @HHSGov abruptly laid off all 17 employees running the United State's only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health. The survey has tracked these issues across the US for more than half a century. Its future is now uncertain. www.newscientist.com/article/2474...

Even if mRNA vaccine technology was limited to making vaccines, it would be crazy for the US not to fund further research into it But the technology is not limited to vaccines, as vital as they are. There's so much more that could be done with it www.newscientist.com/article/2473...

Young black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys often want to hold other females’ infants, but mothers are choosey. By @sophieberdugo.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2473...

In 2023, H5N1 bird flu reached islands off Antarctica. Now it's been found in dead 💀 skuas in several nesting sites in the Antarctic peninsula, that is, on the continent itself 🧪 Could be extremely bad news for the penguins 🐧 that breed in the Antarctic 1/2 www.newscientist.com/article/2471...

“I would rather be in my lab working with my cells, but I think we have to bring awareness to these problems,” says a neuroscientist who attended the #standupforscience2025 protest today in New York City. She was carrying a sign that read: “So bad, even introverts are here.”🧪

www.newscientist.com/article/2465... by @gracewade.bsky.social

Severe droughts that persist for years have grown hotter, drier and larger since the 1980s. These long-lasting droughts – some of which are extreme enough to be classified as “megadroughts” – can be especially devastating to agriculture and ecosystems. 🧪

Mars might be even more *hardcore* than we give her credit for www.newscientist.com/article/2463... by @jamesdinneen.bsky.social

This Christmas Eve, the sun will be probed deeper than ever before! www.newscientist.com/article/2460...

What do Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, and Mike Tyson have in common? If you said a love for the world’s most frequently derided bird, you’d be right! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Natural selection isn't just something that happens to organisms, their activities also play a role, giving some species – including humans – a supercharged ability to evolve. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...