19 States, D.C. Sue Trump Administration Over HHS Layoffs
Share on PinterestAttorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its plans ...
23 (more) of the best science fiction books ever – according to New Scientist writers
Is your favourite sci-fi novel included here, or have we forgotten it? Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our ...
Europe increasingly vulnerable to hailstones the size of golfballs
Large hailstones can be very damagingimageBROKER.com/Alamy Hailstones the size of golfballs are increasingly raining down on Europe as the climate ...
Failed Soviet probe will soon crash to Earth – and we don’t know where
A model of Kosmos 482, which was originally set to go to VenusWikimedia Commons More than 50 years after its ...
Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability
Belgium was one of many counties that saw record temperatures in 2024FREDERIC SIERAKOWSKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The past couple of years have set ...
Is TikTok’s New Health Trend Actually Good for You?
Share on PinterestTikTokers say okra water is a natural remedy for blood sugar regulation, gut health, and even weight management. ...
Major US cities like New York and Seattle are sinking at a rapid rate
New York City’s skyline may start to look very different if the metropolis keeps sinkingGary Hershorn/Getty Images More than two ...
The maths that tells us when a scientific discovery is real – or not
The most common tools for assessing the rarity of a finding still require plenty of assumptionsShutterstock / Kenishirotie Terry ...
99.999 per cent of the deep seabed remains unexplored by humans
Crewed deep-sea submersibles have been around for decadesNOAA The first comprehensive analysis of deep-sea dives has revealed that humans have ...
Dementia cases are rising faster in China than the rest of the world
Why are dementia cases soaring in China?hanohikirf/Alamy Dementia rates are increasing more rapidly in China than almost anywhere else in ...
Science is a Pandora’s box – but we should open it anyway
Shutterstock/Leka Sergeeva Whether it’s Pandora’s box, Eve’s apple or the cat’s curiosity, there is no shortage of cautionary tales about ...
Would snails be better than whales for explaining big data? Maybe
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe ...
The Great Nerve review: An expert’s new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve
Social media is full of posts claiming ice baths enhance vagal functionUldis Laganovskis/Alamy The Great NerveKevin Tracey (Penguin on sale ...
What if we could experience life as another species?
“A human mind-melded to a rat could move with the rodent, and smell and feel what it sensed…”Shutterstock/Linda Bestwick In ...
These photos reveal the unique agricultural system of the Maya people
The “milpa” systemMatilde Gattoni For millennia, the Maya people of Guatemala have been practising a unique agricultural system that fuses ...
Don’t ban kids from social media; create a site that works for them
We need a social media site that is designed specifically for children and teenagers. And we need to do it ...
Blueprints review: Marcus du Sautoy’s new book is good on maths, less so on the arts
Le Corbusier used Fibonacci sequences in his building designs, like this one in Marseille, FranceChris Hellier/Alamy BlueprintsMarcus du Sautoy (Fourth ...
Climate drama Families Like Ours deserves to be a word-of-mouth hit
Laura (Amaryllis August) and her parents set out for Paris when floods hitBBC/Zentropa Entertainments/StudioCanal/CANAL+/TV 2/Per Arnesen Families Like OursBBC iPlayer ...
Can we get better at spotting when someone is lying?
“Countless studies have shown that most of us are pretty abysmal at lie detection”Chloeimages/Alamy Distinguishing fact from fiction is one ...
What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out
Given a choice between two sea snail shells, hermit crabs know which will make a better home. That is, unless ...
