Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good 22. April 2026 (16:23) Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating symptoms: post-exertional malaise(New Scientist)
Fermat's Last Theorem: still a must-read about a 350-year maths secret 22. April 2026 (14:00) Simon Singh's exploration of mathematical proof – in particular Pierre de Fermat's last theorem – remains an absolute treasure, almost three decades after it was first published(New Scientist)
Titan’s strange plains may be explained by unusual weather 21. April 2026 (19:00) Most of Titan’s surface is oddly flat and smooth, and it may be because it is coated by as much as a metre of fluffy organic material that snowed down from the icy moon’s thick atmosphere(New Scientist)
How we discovered the speed limit of arithmetic – and broke it 21. April 2026 (18:00) Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a whole new level of logic(New Scientist)
The monstrous number sequences that break the rules of mathematics 21. April 2026 (18:00) Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a whole new level of logic(New Scientist)
Game theory explains why the US's goals in Iran keep changing 21. April 2026 (16:57) The ongoing conflict around the Strait of Hormuz has become a situation in game theory known as a war of attrition. The maths behind it can help explain what's going on, says Petros Sekeris(New Scientist)
Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny 20. April 2026 (23:00) Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies(New Scientist)
