10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (170+ words) New Scientist From Albert Beale, London, UK You discuss the threat of fully autonomous weapons, programmed to kill without human intervention. In a previous era that saw the rise of a new and horrific way of killing " the spread of…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (483+ words) Many clinically relevant molecules fall by the wayside because of the complex challenge of purifying them at industrial scale. That's why understanding a molecule's manufacturing liabilities early on is crucial, says global life science company Cytiva Drugs like monoclonal antibodies…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (148+ words) New Scientist From Bruce Denness, Niton, Isle of Wight, UK The distribution of the 100-odd moons in the newly discovered Mundilfari group around Saturn reminds me of the distribution of individual shots on the paper target sheets I used to…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (700+ words) A modelling study suggests marine cloud brightening could shade the eastern Pacific and reduce a global temperature spike from El Ni'o, but there could be unexpected consequences Particles in ships" exhaust inadvertently cause cloud brightening, and a similar effect could…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago  (184+ words) Do all bee species speak the same language? I have bumblebees nesting under my roof, and wonder if the other bees in my garden can interpret the bumblebees" signals about nectar sources. And why don"t we sneeze when we…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago  (593+ words) Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science. Darby Saxbe's fascinating new book Dad Brain is out to change that, says Olivia Goldhill Toddlers are less likely to wake up at night if dads take part in bedtime…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (520+ words) Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova's experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality No space, no time, no particles: A radical vision of quantum reality But what…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (763+ words) Longer-lasting hot spells and high temperatures at night are making it harder to cope, leading to thousands more deaths from extreme heat By Jacklin Kwan and Alec Luhn Paramedics help a patient into an ambulance during a heatwave in Barcelona,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1155+ words) In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off It shouldn't have been difficult: 72 x 72. From the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (755+ words) The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe's climate warm depends on our carbon emissions and the rate of ice melt from Greenland, but there is a chance that a shutdown is already inevitable A visualisation of Atlantic…...