Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and microplastics ​Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and microplastics  New Scientist – Home

A quantum sensor using Earth’s magnetic fields outperformed standard GPS backups in test flights. This technology could help commercial aircraft stay on course amid a rise in GPS jamming and spoofing attacks ​A quantum sensor using Earth’s magnetic fields outperformed standard GPS backups in test flights. This technology could help commercial aircraft stay on course…

A device has enabled people to see a new a shade of blue-green, which they say is more intense than any experienced before ​A device has enabled people to see a new a shade of blue-green, which they say is more intense than any experienced before  New Scientist – Home

Whenever there’s even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people understandably get excited – but it’s never been aliens, and we shouldn’t jump to conclusions, not this time or the next, says Chris Lintott ​Whenever there’s even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people understandably…

A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission. ​A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission.  BBC News

Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a “new normal” that may accelerate global warming and disrupt ocean currents, on top of the consequences for people and wildlife that rely on the ice ​Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a “new normal” that may accelerate global…

In Pakistan, it’s hoped newly-developed AI cameras could warn villagers via text to move their livestock if snow leopards enter the area. ​In Pakistan, it’s hoped newly-developed AI cameras could warn villagers via text to move their livestock if snow leopards enter the area.  BBC News

Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this fresh understanding lead to much-needed new treatments? ​Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this fresh understanding lead to much-needed new treatments?  New Scientist – Home

The Tara Polar Station, a $23 million research vessel with a crew of 12, will drift across the Arctic ice to enable better monitoring of a rapidly changing environment ​The Tara Polar Station, a $23 million research vessel with a crew of 12, will drift across the Arctic ice to enable better monitoring of a…

A nearly complete skeleton found in a cave in France belonged to a group known as the Palaeolithic dogs and its skeleton suggests it had a confusing relationship with humans ​A nearly complete skeleton found in a cave in France belonged to a group known as the Palaeolithic dogs and its skeleton suggests it had…