The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse
Climate change is already making our lives worseAHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images When you think of threats from climate change, ...
Was a famous supernova an alien invader from another galaxy?
A composite image of the remnant of Kepler’s SupernovaNASA/CXC/SAO/D.Patnaude One of the most famous exploding stars ever recorded by humanity ...
Chimps share ‘building blocks of musical rhythm’ with humans
A juvenile chimpanzee drumming in Bossou, GuineaCyril Ruoso/naturepl.com Musicality may have emerged in a common ancestor of chimps and humans, ...
All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death
Living things produce “biophotons”Tim Robberts/Getty Images All living things, including humans, constantly emit a ghostly glow – and it appears ...
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Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the rails?
“Have you ever seen a fungus move in real life?” Episode 2 of the new season of The Last of ...
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 ...
