What to read this week: The Laws of Thought by Tom Griffiths
Dwight Ellefsen/FPG/Archive The Laws of ThoughtTom Griffiths, William Collins (UK) Macmillan (US) FOR nearly 70 years, cognitive researchers have been ...
The maths quirk that can cheer you up if you’re feeling unpopular
Orlando Gili/Millenium Images Your friends are likely to have more friends than you do. Don’t worry, it’s nothing personal. It’s ...
We need to get better at identifying postpartum depression in dads
International Women’s Day, held annually on 8 March, is a stalwart of what we might call the “awareness calendar” – ...
New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell
I am currently reading The Big Oyster: History on the half shell, a chronicle of New York City told through ...
Artists gaze into space in stunning new exhibition
Royal West of England Academy Both artists and astronomers are, in a way, translators. They convert what we can see ...
Why it’s high time we stopped anthropomorphising ants
Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Alamy Pollution is making many cities unlivable for their human inhabitants, but it is also tearing ant families ...
Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains
Someone inhales fungal spores. They feel strange. They might get a bit bitey. Possibly a bit dead. And then… POP! ...
Spruce trees stumped (sigh) when it comes to predicting eclipses
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe ...
Hannah Fry: ‘AI can do some superhuman things – but so can forklifts’
BBC/Curious Films/Rory Langdon The chances are that you think about artificial intelligence far more today than you did five years ...
NHS Rations Bone Cement as Supply Gap Looms
A global bone cement supply fault could delay hip and knee replacements, with NHS stocks lasting just weeks. Press Association ...
Bimekizumab Eases Plaque Psoriasis Symptoms Up to 3 Years
Patients with moderate‑to‑severe plaque psoriasis achieve greater relief from itching, skin pain, and scaling with bimekizumab vs secukinumab up to ...
Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime lost earnings, court rules
The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in ...
How baby microbiomes in the West differ from those everywhere else
A scanning electron micrograph of Bifidobacteria bacteria – the main genus found in the large intestine of infantsDR GARY GAUGLER/SCIENCE ...
Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it
Fatherhood came as something of a shock to Mat Lewis-Carter. His partner, Chess, got pregnant unexpectedly and, despite the excitement, ...
Data centres could store information in glass for thousands of years
Close-up of a piece of glass with Microsoft Flight Simulator map data written into itMicrosoft Research An automated system for ...
Prolonged grief disorder: Why some people cannot move on from the death of a loved one
People with prolonged grief disorder have increased activity in areas of the brain involved in memory and emotion processing when ...
‘Massive Uptick’ in Medicare Advantage Plan Exits Forced Substantial Disenrollments
(MedPage Today) -- About one in 10 Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees were forced to disenroll from their plan in 2026, ...
NHS joint ops disrupted amid bone cement supply problems
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gexml5xro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss ...
Pharmacy Closures Threaten Community Care Shift
Two thirds of pharmacies in England are operating at a loss, raising fears of service cuts and further closures, the ...
Ultramarathons could be bad for your blood
You can have too much of a good thing when it comes to exercisingREUTERS/Lucy Nicholson While exercise is important for ...
