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One of the most powerful El Niño events ever recorded could form in the coming months, according to new forecasts, raising concerns about global temperatures, hurricanes, drought conditions and other…
May 7, 2026
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Research into dating has until now almost exclusively focused on younger people, but we’re finally beginning to investigate how romance changes in later life
May 6, 2026
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The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
May 6, 2026
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Eric Lusito crossed the former Soviet Union to explore vast scientific sites, some of which have been deserted for years, for his new book
May 6, 2026
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An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone persisted even after the advent of metal-working
May 6, 2026
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Feedback discovers that the prevailing themes of Eurovision songs may come and go, but the urge to win stays the same.
May 6, 2026
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People often ask who might replace the nature broadcaster, who turns 100 this week. The truth is that he’s irreplaceable, but a wide range of voices are attempting to fill…
May 6, 2026
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Solving society's problems with evidence is a work in progress, argues a must-read new book. The process is surprisingly new – and riddled with complexities, finds Michael Marshall
May 6, 2026
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Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these claims are overhyped, but evidence suggests it can have healing powers
May 6, 2026
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At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread rainforest dieback with as little as 1.5°C of global warming
May 6, 2026
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When the slope of a mountain above Tracy Arm fjord, in Alaska, gave way on 10 August 2025, 64 million cubic metres of rock fell into the fjord, causing a…
May 6, 2026
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This 2013 book by an Indigenous botanist is a quietly urgent act of healing that forces Western science to look at the world in a different way
May 6, 2026
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New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
May 6, 2026
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Prize-winning young writer Hasset Kifle, 17, explores how the world of super-competitive running is being transformed by so-called “super shoes” – and what cost this will have on the sport
May 6, 2026
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Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about 30,000 years ago when the west of the…
May 6, 2026
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NASA over the weekend released thousands more photos from last month’s Artemis II mission around the moon.
May 6, 2026
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A sleep apnoea wearable. Plus, tech to free up hospital beds and a breast health app.
May 5, 2026
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Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be growing it naturally. Now one scientist says he has…
May 5, 2026
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NHS England is pulling its open-source software from the internet because of fears around computer-hacking AI models like Mythos. Opposition is growing among those who say the move is bad…
May 5, 2026
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Three passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius have died due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness transmitted by rodents
May 5, 2026
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A biopsy of a woman's cancer seems to have triggered an immune response against the tumour, putting her into remission
May 5, 2026
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One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane says this leaves us with a puzzle that could make…
May 5, 2026
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Doug Whitney has a genetic mutation that means he should have developed Alzheimer’s disease decades ago, but his long-term work in hot engine rooms may have protected him in a…
May 5, 2026
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Two quantum computers and two supercomputers teamed up to break the record for the biggest molecule yet to be simulated using quantum hardware
May 5, 2026
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A potentially hazardous asteroid named Apophis will fly unusually close to Earth on April 13, 2029, but NASA says there is no risk of impact.
May 5, 2026
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A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first represented their speech with written words
May 4, 2026
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Harriet Bradshaw finds out how AI is being used to help solve an art history mystery.
May 2, 2026
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The Artemis II crew spoke with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz after their historic 10-day lunar flyby, calling the record-breaking mission a glorious experience.
May 1, 2026
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We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.
April 30, 2026
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J. Craig Venter, one of the lead scientists in sequencing the human genome and a pioneer of modern genomics, died Wednesday, his research institute announced.
April 30, 2026
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Counting minutes is a poor way to curb phone habits. Real antidotes, experts say, include mindful parenting, curated content and human connection.
April 30, 2026
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Our brains need to adapt quickly to meet the challenges of our digital world, but a rigorous new book by a neuroscientist brings hope that we can do it, says…
April 29, 2026
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Workers train AI to identify everyday objects by labelling items in photos and videos.
April 28, 2026
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Wildfires raging this week in southern Georgia and northern Florida were fueled by a combination of hot and windy conditions, severe drought and dried-out vegetation from past hurricanes all feeding…
April 24, 2026
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told NBC's Lester Holt that lessons from the Artemis II moon mission are informing plans to build d on the lunar surface.
April 24, 2026
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A destructive "jumping worm" species — also known as a "crazy worm" or "snake worm" — is threatening gardens in Colorado and the West, state officials said.
April 23, 2026
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