Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards finally figuring it out
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2484276-solvi

Where does time actually come from? The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2486355-where

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant blow to efforts to track – and stop – methane emissions
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2486631-a-cru

Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster than expected Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss of inland ice sheets and severe impacts on wildlife
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2486426-shrin

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2486306-a-nea