- February 9, 2026
‘Hidden’ group of gut bacteria may be essential to good health
Gut bacteria that we barely know anything about may be essential for good health 3DMEDISPHERE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A mysterious group of bacteria seems to thrive
Why exercise isn’t much help if you are trying to lose weight
There are lots of reasons to exercise, but it may not lead to weight loss as much as we have been led to believe Jeffrey
Nobel laureate says he’ll build world’s most powerful quantum computer
Ryan Wills for New Scientist; Alamy John Martinis is a hardware guy. He prefers the nitty-gritty of doing physics in the lab over the idealised
Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?
Biologist George Church maintains a list of potentially beneficial gene variants DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images “Why should only the tall have access to tall
The Epstein-Berr virus infects most of us – but why do only some get very ill?
Epstein-Barr virus is a very common infection, but that doesn’t make it harmless Science History Images/Alamy About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that
Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful
An artist’s impression of nanomedicine in action ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Cancer that spreads to bones can be deadly, and it also tends to be
Does limiting social media help teens? We’ll finally get some evidence
Teens taking part in a trial that limits their social media use will soon be forced to connect IRL Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images A
Should Europe boycott US tech over Greenland, and is it even possible?
A protest at the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on 17 January Evgeniy Maloletka/AP/Alamy With US President Donald Trump continuing to demand that Greenland be
Cancelling plans may be more socially acceptable than you think
People can be surprisingly forgiving when someone cancels social plans sturti/Getty Images Many of us feel bad about cancelling social plans, but it turns out
The Pacific Islanders fighting to save their homes from climate catastrophe
On Sikaiana Atoll, a tiny islet in the Solomon Islands home to 300 people, rising sea levels are anything but a distant projection. High tides
