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The 12 strangest science stories we can’t stop thinking about
From subconscious finger sniffing to rats driving cars, New Scientist staff have reported on many weird, wild or utterly bonkers discoveries and inventions in the …
Plant biology provides inspiration for PFAS replacement
Forever chemicals are renowned for their durability and their non-stick properties, but they persist for years in the environment. An alternative inspired by plants doesn't …
Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fly …
On fast flights across the Atlantic, the body clocks of Manx shearwaters get out of sync with local time, leading them to veer away from …
Inhaling CO2 may rescue nerves’ ability to regrow
Breathing out after birth switches off the ability of tissues to regenerate, a study in mice suggests. But the pathway seems to be reversible
Key oddity of quantum physics may run even deeper than anticipated
Quantum mechanics stands out by being probabilistic and a new analysis suggests that this property can be traced unexpectedly deep into the theory’s mathematical foundations
Can tiny microbes pack a mighty punch in the climate battle?
Ecologist Steven Allison argues for the importance of microbes in fighting climate change in a convincing and hopeful book, The Age of Microbes, says Christa …
Blue Planet III is the best yet from the BBC and David …
The BBC has another game-changing hit in Blue Planet III, says Michael Le Page, with David Attenborough narrating and a smart dolphin
Why do dogs usually follow instructions, but cats largely ignore them?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
Why can’t we cool water as quickly as we can heat it? …
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our …
This week’s new questions
If aliens with technology similar to ours lived on a planet orbiting Proxima centauri (the next-nearest star), would we be able to see unmistakable signs …
The King’s Observatory could be yours for the low, low price of …
The King's Observatory in London, built on the orders of King George III so he could watch the 1769 transit of Venus, is up for …
Our verdict on Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel: Not her …
The New Scientist Book Club has been reading the Station Eleven author's latest speculative novel. While they found lots of things to praise, there were …
Why the world’s first spinal cord transplant is so controversial
A spinal cord transplant happened in people for the first time during a surgery in Russia, but the evidence underpinning it is lacking
Tom Gauld on how to scare a scientist
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Twisteddoodles on scientists in horror movies
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
Does Sabrina Pasterski’s holographic theory make her the next Einstein?
Often described as a genius, physicist Sabrina Pasterski built and flew her own plane by the age of 16 and is now developing a mind-bending …
Access to stone rather than water governed where early humans lived
The sands of the Arabian peninsula were once dotted with lakes that teemed with life, but early humans avoided them unless they came with easy …
You Can See Everything review: Elizabeth Holmes film is absurd but captivating
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s look at the disgraced founder of Theranos, You Can See Everything, had Grace Wade on the edge of her seat …
Transplanted ovaries adjust to the recipient’s biological age
Ovaries from older mice, which were no longer able to reproduce, seemed to become active again when transplanted into younger animals, suggesting the new host's …
Hannah Fry: I lost my dad to Alzheimer’s. New research into its …
My lovely father died of Alzheimer's last year, and since then, I've been digging into the disease to try to understand what happened to him. …
The most important part of AI chatbots is being ignored
AI firms can increase the power of their chatbots without updating to new models. Columnist Jacob Aron explains how a simple bit of software can …
The understanding that even bees have feelings is changing our view of …
From jays that seem to say "sorry" to insects that play, signs of emotional inner life across the animal kingdom are giving us new perspectives …
AI refutes 30-year-old mathematical assumption in computer science
A central tenet in computer science has apparently been disproven by OpenAI, a result that will force textbooks to be rewritten if it is confirmed
Clues from the Dead Sea could explain ancient drying of the Mediterranean
The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have happened in the Mediterranean …
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