Analogue computers could train AI 1000 times faster and cut energy use 29. October 2025 (13:00) Computers built with analogue circuits promise huge speed and efficiency gains over ordinary computers, but normally at the cost of accuracy. Now, an analogue computer designed to carry out calculations that are key to AI training could fix that(New Scientist)
Can't focus after a bad's night sleep? Your dirty brain is to blame 29. October 2025 (11:15) During sleep, your brain cleans itself by flushing through cerebrospinal fluid to prevent damage to brain cells. If you're lacking in sleep, this happens when you are awake - and seems to cause momentary lapses in attention(New Scientist)
Can't focus after a bad night's sleep? Your dirty brain is to blame 29. October 2025 (11:15) During sleep, your brain cleans itself by flushing through cerebrospinal fluid to prevent damage to brain cells. If you're lacking in sleep, this happens when you are awake – and seems to cause momentary lapses in attention(New Scientist)
Quantum-inspired algorithm could help reveal hidden cosmic objects 28. October 2025 (21:46) Combining a quantum-inspired algorithm and quantum information processing technologies could enable researchers to measure masses of cosmic objects that bend light almost imperceptibly(New Scientist)
US public health system is flying blind after major cuts 28. October 2025 (20:12) The Trump administration has laid off government workers integral to major public health surveys, meaning the country will lack crucial information on births, deaths and illnesses nationwide(New Scientist)
How a surge in ancient plagues 5000 years ago shaped humanity 28. October 2025 (17:00) Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing where they come from and how they changed history(New Scientist)
Hurricane Melissa is being fuelled by exceptional ocean heat 28. October 2025 (16:06) The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming(New Scientist)
Why Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever 28. October 2025 (16:06) The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming(New Scientist)
No space, no time, no particles: A radical vision of quantum reality 27. October 2025 (17:00) If we admit that quantum numbers are the true essence of reality – not particles, space or time – then a surprising and beautiful new vision of reality opens up to us(New Scientist)
