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Nobel prize in physics awarded for discovery of high-energy neutrinos
The 2026 Nobel prize in physics has been won by Francis Halzen for his work on neutrinos, which serve as 'ghost-like messengers from the cosmos'
Can we harness the brain’s deep-cleaning system to prevent Alzheimer’s?
The glymphatic system is the brain's recently discovered network for flushing out toxins. Now, we're uncovering surprising ways to boost it to protect brain health
Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave
Genetic analysis of hundreds of tiny bone fragments found in the same cave that yielded the first fossil remains of the Denisovans has revealed that …
AI finds bafflingly complex but beautiful symmetrical Venn diagram
Creating rotationally symmetrical Venn diagrams of increasing size is a long-standing mathematical challenge - now an amateur has used AI to generate the largest ones …
Nearly 200 people isolated after lab worker in Russia dies of plague
A lab accident is said to have led to the death of a woman from pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, leading to …
What disasters will El Niño bring over the next year?
From wildfires to landslides to coral bleaching, past trends suggest what extreme weather the record El Niño will bring – but the world isn’t prepared
Compressing bones releases molecules that ease traumatic brain injuries
Pressing down on shin bones improved cognitive and motor symptoms in mice and pigs with traumatic brain injuries
Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio who developed optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for the development of techniques for controlling …
arXiv might not survive AI slop onslaught, warn mathematicians
Mathematicians warn that pre-print service arXiv is so flooded with AI slop papers that it has become virtually unusable – but the service has struck …
Should we keep children away from sugar for their first 1000 days?
The list of age-related conditions we can avoid by limiting sugar is shockingly long. But does that mean we should stop our children eating any …
Fossil mammal with reptile-like teeth changes picture of our evolution
Unlike most modern mammals, which get just two sets of teeth in their lifetime, an ancient species from the Cretaceous, found in China, appears to …
Mathematicians and AI in behind-the-scenes battle over what’s true
AI models are solving mathematics problems with increasing pace, and a technique called formalisation is key to demonstrating that their claimed solutions are indeed correct. …
First week of life seems crucial for future allergy and eczema risk
The mainstream view is that there are no particularly critical phases in the development of the immune system, but a study of hundreds of infants …
Brain area discovered that may be critical for viable pregnancies
A newly discovered part of the brain is essential for successful embryo implantation in mice. It may help to explain why some pregnancies and IVF …
Read an extract from Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
In the opening to Emily St. John Mandel's new novel Exit Party, the October read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to …
I am a top drone pilot in the Ukrainian Army – this …
Kratos is the call sign of one of the leading drone pilots in Ukraine. As part of the Aquila regiment, 3rd Army Corps, he has …
Will the backlash against AI data centres hit quantum computing too?
To succeed at scale, quantum computing must differentiate itself from AI, says columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan. But the two technologies are already mixed up in the …
Earth’s geographic poles wander more than we had thought
A phenomenon known as true polar wander, different to the movement of the magnetic poles, may be more common and more dramatic than previously known
Ukraine rolls out drone-stopping razor fence to thwart attacks
Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long. A new defensive …
Elephants imitate each other when they produce deep rumbling sounds
African savannah elephants use a variety of calls to communicate, and now machine learning has shown that they tune their deepest sounds to match those …
Placenta wrap hastens erection recovery after prostate surgery
Dried amniotic membranes from donated placentas can be wrapped around delicate nerves during prostate cancer surgery to hasten the time to a first erection after …
The best popular-science books of October 2026
With a new book from the late primatologist Frans de Waal and a deep dive into artificial intelligence from New York Times tech columnist Kevin …
A lack of rockets is creating a crisis for space technology companies
SpaceX’s changing priorities, the war in Ukraine and a lack of competitors are all causing a launch crisis that might last years
Can mathematicians still refuse to use AI at this point?
There’s no question AI has transformed the field of mathematics in the past few months. Columnist Jacob Aron wonders if it will soon be impossible …
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