Golden oyster mushrooms may stave off signs of ageing Middle-aged mice fed golden oyster mushrooms had healthier hearts, suggesting an antioxidant in the fungi protects against the effects of ageing
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2463943-golde

Astronomers baffled by bizarre 'zombie star' that shouldn't exist A newly discovered neutron star is behaving so strangely that it may alter our understanding of the dense remains left behind when stellar objects die
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2463877-astro

US has imported billions of wild animals in the past 20 years From 2000 to 2022, the US legally imported almost 30,000 different species of plants and animals, from songbirds to reptiles
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2464041-us-ha

A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced approach that could help with treatment
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2463953-a-new

AI could assemble a record-breaking quantum computer out of cold atoms A huge number of ultracold atoms have been corralled into a grid that could form the basis of the next largest quantum computer
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2463469-ai-co