Science

How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 18:00
Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's drone expertise help it rebuild? To learn more, New Scientist gained exclusive access to the research labs, factories and military training schools behind Ukraine’s drones
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How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 18:00
Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's drone expertise help it rebuild? To learn more, New Scientist gained exclusive access to the research labs, factories and military training schools behind Ukraine’s drones
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Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 15:52
A cream that directly disrupts the underlying causes of the skin patches seen in the condition vitiligo will be made available on the NHS
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Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 15:52
A cream that directly disrupts the underlying causes of the skin patches seen in the condition vitiligo will be made available on the NHS
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Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 14:00
Duplicating the information held in quantum computers was thought to be impossible thanks to the no-cloning theorem, but researchers have now found a workaround
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Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 14:00
Duplicating the information held in quantum computers was thought to be impossible thanks to the no-cloning theorem, but researchers have now found a workaround
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The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 11:00
People often focus on the bad side effects of vaccines, but they can have some great side effects too, says columnist Michael Le Page. They don’t just protect us from contagious diseases but can also lower the risk of dementia and heart attacks
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The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 11:00
People often focus on the bad side effects of vaccines, but they can have some great side effects too, says columnist Michael Le Page. They don’t just protect us from contagious diseases but can also lower the risk of dementia and heart attacks
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Saturn’s rings may have formed after a huge collision with Titan

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 10:00
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, may have been even more instrumental to the system’s evolution than we thought, forming its rings, shaping its moons and even affecting the planet itself
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Saturn’s rings may have formed after a huge collision with Titan

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 24/02/2026 - 10:00
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, may have been even more instrumental to the system’s evolution than we thought, forming its rings, shaping its moons and even affecting the planet itself
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Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 22:00
Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before the emergence of a full writing system
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Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 22:00
Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before the emergence of a full writing system
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Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 20:00
Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline
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Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 20:00
Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline
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It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 18:00
How we feel about a night’s sleep can have a bigger impact on mood and grogginess than actual hours of rest. Here’s how to change your mindset to feel more energised
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It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 18:00
How we feel about a night’s sleep can have a bigger impact on mood and grogginess than actual hours of rest. Here’s how to change your mindset to feel more energised
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Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 18:00
An examination of bones has revealed one of the largest prehistoric mass killings known in Europe, with women, adolescents and children making up most of the 77 victims
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Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 18:00
An examination of bones has revealed one of the largest prehistoric mass killings known in Europe, with women, adolescents and children making up most of the 77 victims
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Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 18:00
Temnothorax kinomurai, a parasitic ant species found in Japan, reproduces asexually and all of its young develop into queens that try to take over other ants’ colonies
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Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 23/02/2026 - 18:00
Temnothorax kinomurai, a parasitic ant species found in Japan, reproduces asexually and all of its young develop into queens that try to take over other ants’ colonies
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