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Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really …
It is appealing to think something as simple as honey could cure a cold or prevent hay fever, but is there evidence to back up …
A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really …
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
Tiny frozen world unexpectedly appears to have an atmosphere
A 500-kilometre-wide object in a similar orbit to Pluto challenges our assumptions about small bodies in the outer solar system
This simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage
A new study suggests a surprisingly simple compound could help fight Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that arginine—an inexpensive amino acid already considered safe—can reduce the …
Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed
Greenland’s ice sheet is now melting in ways never seen before, with extreme events becoming more frequent, widespread, and intense. Since 1990, meltwater production has …
Scientists turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight
Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both pollution and energy challenges. While still …
MIT scientists finally reveal the hidden structure of a mysterious high-tech material
For decades, relaxor ferroelectrics have powered everything from medical ultrasounds to sonar systems, yet their inner atomic structure remained a mystery—until now. Researchers have finally …
300-year-old experiment could become world's best dark matter detector
An update to an experiment run by Henry Cavendish in 1773 could be a cheaper and faster way to spot a potential dark matter particle …
The da Vinci bloodline is unlocking the genius’s genetic secrets
After centuries of mystery, scientists are edging closer to uncovering Leonardo da Vinci’s biological secrets. A massive 30-year effort has mapped his family across 21 …
NASA just took a huge step toward the Moon after Artemis II …
Artemis II proved NASA’s deep space systems are ready for the next leap. Orion survived its high-speed return with improved heat shield performance and pinpoint …
NASA shuts down 49-year-old Voyager 1 instrument to keep it alive
Voyager 1 just powered down a nearly 50-year-old instrument to stay alive in deep space. The spacecraft is running critically low on energy, forcing NASA …
The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch
To mark David Attenborough turning 100, New Scientist staff have been set a tricky task: pick your favourite of his many amazing documentaries...
Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum disease
A small trial found that chewing gum containing nitrate can ease the symptoms of gum disease by favouring the growth of beneficial mouth bacteria
Scientists reveal creatine’s hidden power beyond muscle gains
Creatine might be famous in the gym, but its real story is far more interesting. Naturally produced in the body, it helps power cells by …
This simple blood test might detect depression before symptoms appear
A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age. Researchers found that accelerated aging …
Weight loss drug Ozempic linked to lower depression and anxiety risk
GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide—best known for treating diabetes and driving weight loss under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy—may also deliver a surprising mental health …
Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts
A device you attach to your underwear reveals how often you really break wind – and it’s probably more frequently than you think
Alzheimer’s drugs may not work and could raise brain risks
Drugs designed to clear amyloid beta from the brain—once seen as a promising path to slowing Alzheimer’s—may not actually help patients in any meaningful way, …
Evolution isn’t random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million …
Evolution seems to follow a script more often than expected. Researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths have reused the same pair of genes …
Hantavirus crops up on a cruise ship — what scientists are watching
Nature, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01450-7The group of rodent viruses can cause disease in humans, but cases are rare.
'Heartbreaking': Iranian scientists on losing labs, libraries and liberty
Nature, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01394-yBombing of Iran's civilian infrastructure has damaged universities, destroyed thousands of books and manuscripts, amid a government-imposed Internet blackout, …
Powerful tools are revealing the ‘control knobs’ of the genome
Nature, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01410-1By accelerating the identification of DNA sequences that control gene expression, assays are revealing the hidden grammar of the …
Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and …
Coffee doesn’t just energize—it actively reshapes the gut and mind. Researchers found that both caffeinated and decaf coffee altered gut bacteria in ways linked to …
Malaria didn’t just kill early humans, it shaped who we became
Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals …
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