New Scientist - 18 Okt 2025
THE DIET THAT DOES EVERYTHING
RICHARD III’S MICROBIOME / HOW GENERAL RELATIVITY COULD KEEP ALIENS ALIVE / THE FIVE TYPES OF SLEEP
WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS IN THE UNIVERSE?
DID EVOLVING INTELLIGENCE COME WITH A DOWNSIDE?
THE SECRETS WRITTEN IN BURNT ROMAN SCROLLS
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Vol 268 No 3565
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The acid test
Modifying wildlife
Debunking gardening myths
Secrets of the scrolls
The diet that does everything
Selfish sperm
Feedback
Culture
Puzzles
Almost the last word
Space snack
A numbers game
Letters
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What are the most important numbers in the universe?
Aperture
Did evolving intelligence come with a downside?
The secrets written in burnt Roman scrolls
How general relativity could keep aliens alive
Richard III’s microbiome
The five types of sleep
Point of no return
A new hope for numbats
We’re uncovering when the strong force falters
Ultra-thin chips could boost devices’ data storage
Behavioural therapy may be the most effective approach
A crater on the moon didn’t form in the way we thought
A new species of ichthyosaur has been described
Did our intelligence come with a cost?
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General relativity could help aliens survive on planets around dead stars
Behavioural therapy could be the best way to treat IBS
Hidden ecosystem of the ovaries plays a surprising role in fertility
‘Sword Dragon’ ichthyosaur had a lethal snout
Coral reefs are at a tipping point
Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?
King Richard III may have had a severe gum disease
Robotic underwater glider sets out on five-year voyage
Uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters
We’ve found a new reason why naked mole rats live so long
First pig-to-human liver transplant
A black hole fell into a star – then ate its way out again
What type of sleeper are you?
Swirly lasers control an ungovernable cousin of magnetism
Bamboo is fantastic used as plastic
We may have just solved a cosmic matter mystery
Oil and gas firms aren’t living up to renewable power promises
Ultra-thin memory chips could boost data storage
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Selfish sperm pose genetic risk
Moon crater’s creation story gets turned upside down
Tipping the scales
Annalee Newitz raises the alarm over digital ID cards
No need for violence to finish off the Neanderthals
Guillermo del Toro’s sumptuous take on Frankenstein
Emily H. Wilson on a cyberpunk thriller from Ken Liu
Dramatic shots of our trips to space over the years
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