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Science

Are anti-black holes possible, and how could we tell if we were looking at one?

One reader thinks the answer is yes, and gives ways we could spot them

2026-09-09 · 17:00 UTC
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Science

Why do humans have a common sense of beauty for things like sunsets and do other animals share this appreciation?

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Although one reader thinks it would be virtually impossible to tell if animals have a sense of beauty, they give their…

Science

What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? part 3

2026-09-09 · 17:00

A reader thinks outside the box on ways to mitigate against this slow-forming issue

Science

Tom Gauld on an introduction to basic philosophical astronomy

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

Other

Twisteddoodles on spies through the ages

2026-09-09 · 17:00

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Science

Unexpected hints of dark matter should breathe life into particle physics

2026-09-09 · 17:00

With little in the way of significant discoveries since 2012, there have been mutterings that particle physics is at a…

Crypto

Germany Plans 25% Crypto Tax on New Holdings From 2027

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Germany's Ministry of Finance has drafted a bill ending the tax-free holding period for crypto.

Science

New Scientist recommends a fascinating deep dive into the real Vikings

2026-09-09 · 17:00

The stories we tell about the Vikings often say more about us than them.

Science

Why don’t we sneeze when we are asleep? part 2

2026-09-09 · 17:00

It turns out some of our readers do sneeze in their sleeps – but only in certain circumstances

Science

Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? part 3

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Readers continue to share stories of how their own dogs respond to aircrafts

Science

This week’s new questions

2026-09-09 · 17:00

Why do people appear younger and better-looking in a mirror than in a photograph? Are humans the only animals that cry?

Tech

Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all"

2026-09-09 · 16:59

"We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!"

Sports

Hermann equals ODI debut score record in SA win

2026-09-09 · 16:58

Jordan Hermann strikes 150 to equal the record for the highest score in a one-day international debut as South Africa…

Tech

Every Millisecond Counts

2026-09-09 · 16:57

A ClickHouse performance optimization project reduced an expensive query from 85+ seconds to sub-second latency over…

Tech

While Bitcoin Devs Debate Next Moves, IonQ Unveils Superion 256 Quantum Computer

2026-09-09 · 16:46

The company has built its first chips and begun testing prototypes as it seeks to manufacture quantum computers in…

World

DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal

2026-09-09 · 16:44

Fox’s $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle.

Tech

Prime Video releases full trailer for Mike Flanagan's Carrie

2026-09-09 · 16:40

"All I ever wanted was to go to school."

Tech

The Invention of the MMO

2026-09-09 · 16:38

Habitat, created in 1982 on the Commodore 64 computer—which had only 64 kilobytes of memory—became the first massively…

Crypto

U.S. Bank tests proprietary stablecoin in cross-border Stellar transaction

2026-09-09 · 16:37

The pilot moved USBDC between the bank’s North American and European entities on the public Stellar blockchain.

World

Watch: Norway bids farewell to King Harald

2026-09-09 · 16:36

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

Crypto

Dubai Crypto Expo 2026 Gets a Running Start as Reputed Figures From the Crypto Space Come Together

2026-09-09 · 16:35

Dubai Crypto Expo 2026 gets a running start. Reputed figures from the crypto and TradFi space come together.

Science

Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change

2026-09-09 · 16:34

Most one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.

World

Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree

2026-09-09 · 16:33

Her demands for information about what happened to Tasia Fortune have been echoed by shocked locals.

World

The UN challenges five centuries of cartography

2026-09-09 · 16:33

The UN voted overwhelmingly (164-1) to promote map projections that accurately represent continent sizes, moving away…