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Anglo-Saxons got special treatment in medieval Rome
A small hoard of medieval English coins found near the Vatican in Rome suggests that early English residents held a privileged status in the holy …
Unsettling images reveal stark impact of humans on the environment
These aerial shots from photographer and environmental activist J. Henry Fair, drawn from a new exhibition, show the impact of human activity on the landscape
Moonfish, a haunting animation, captures a tragedy in space
Daniel Zvereff’s animation, Moonfish, exposes the grief-filled and strange reality of space miner Cassius’s life working on an asteroid after things go tragically wrong. Drawn …
Why do we have hair – on our heads and elsewhere? A …
Judy Wearing's Anxious and Hairy is an enthusiastic and curious dive into the evolution and culture of human hair. An initially sceptical Elle Hunt is …
A ‘unique opportunity’: is this the weirdest RightMove listing ever?
Feedback is a little saddened to discover that a historic scientific building is up for sale, and wonders if any readers fancy opening a museum
Why a modern approach to healthcare must consider more than illness
Pills and other medications may seem like the most rigorous way to treat illness, but we increasingly know that our health must revolve around the …
This week’s new questions
Why do dogs generally follow instructions, whereas cats largely ignore them? Will we ever build a space telescope that can see as far as the …
Our verdict on Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s The Edge of Space-Time: a wild ride
The September read for the New Scientist Book Club was a challenging trip to the edges of space-time with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein – but one which …
Tom Gauld on an audience with the great theoretical scientist
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Twisteddoodles on the discovery of a new cat species
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
The overlooked power of diet for improving your mental health
Therapy and drugs are the go-to options for improving mental health. But psychologist Kimberley Wilson argues that what we eat also has a crucial role …
Slashing sugar intake before antibiotics may save your microbiome
Antibiotics can reduce the diversity of microbes in your gut and lead to health problems, but a study in people with cancer has identified a …
‘Astonishing’ weight loss when GLP-1 drug used with second medication
Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, is our most potent weight-loss drug, but it can have an even greater effect when combined with a complementary …
The best new science-fiction books of October 2026
From Becky Chambers to Audrey Niffenegger, there are some heavy hitters with new sci-fi novels out this month – and a hefty dose of time …
Explainer: What is El Niño?
Every few years, a disturbance in the Pacific Ocean is amplified by feedback mechanisms in the atmosphere, unleashing heat and extreme weather around the globe
The astonishing collective impact of household energy shifts
A subtle change in household power habits could eliminate the need to build new gas power plants, say researchers studying energy usage
Urban trees in south-east England can’t cope with the changing climate
In cities such as London, trees are already struggling with hot and dry summers. Botanists warn that we need to start replacing them with drought-adapted …
Why are so many animals moving to hotter places as the world …
We have long expected animals to move to cooler habitats as climate change bites, but it now appears that many are actually doing the opposite. …
Spectacular feathered dinosaur fossil shows bird-like adaptations
An exquisitely preserved fossil found in China shows that many anatomical features seen in birds also evolved independently in another group of dinosaurs
How will El Niño affect the world?
From Australia to California, the UK to Peru, turbulent weather is on the way
Trustworthy science journalism is more essential than ever
As New Scientist celebrates its 70th anniversary, climate change, AI and misinformation have heightened the need for rigorous, sceptical reporting
Scientists can’t stop using AI, even when forbidden from doing so
When scientists were asked to review papers for a conference without using AI tools, many of them ignored the request and used AI anyway
Our food system is vulnerable to El Niño, warns UK climate minister
Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist
Embracing the glitches in gravity could give us a unified theory of …
Physicists have long struggled with their goal of making gravity a quantum force. A radical post-quantum approach might solve that problem – and clear up …
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