How worried should you be about spending too much time on your phone? pred 5 urami in 9 minutami Screen time has been linked to all sorts of problems, from depression and obesity to poor sleep. But how worried should you really be? Jacob Aron sifts through the evidence(New Scientist)
Extreme heat hampers children’s early learning pred 7 urami in 9 minutami Children regularly exposed to temperatures over 30°C (86°F) have lower scores on literacy and numeracy tests at age 3 to 4, according to UNICEF data from six countries(New Scientist)
Are we living in a simulation? This experiment could tell us pred 12 urami in 9 minutami The idea that we might be living in a simulated reality has worried us for centuries. Now physicists have found some tantalising clues – and devised an experiment that might reveal the truth(New Scientist)
Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system 05. December 2025 (17:00) There is relatively little information on the long-term health effects of tattooing, but a couple of recent studies suggest the art form might trigger prolonged inflammation(New Scientist)
Hunter-gather groups are much less egalitarian than they seem 05. December 2025 (16:00) There is a widespread belief that altruism and equality drive social behaviour in traditional hunter-gatherer societies, but the truth is more surprising and complex(New Scientist)
Hunter-gatherer groups are much less egalitarian than they seem 05. December 2025 (16:00) There is a widespread belief that altruism and equality drive social behaviour in traditional hunter-gatherer societies, but the truth is more surprising and complex(New Scientist)
Quantum experiment settles a century-old row between Einstein and Bohr 05. December 2025 (15:00) Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr had an ongoing rivalry about the true nature of quantum mechanics, and came up with a thought experiment that could settle the matter. Now, that experiment has finally been performed for real(New Scientist)
