New Scientist (Pay Wall)Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covidThe immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatmentsMar 31, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteriesThe muon collider was once dismissed as impossible, but is now gaining steam as the successor to the Large Hadron Collider. If built, it could offer a new window to reality Mar 31, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)New fibre optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at onceImproved hardware can send ten times as much data through existing fibre optic cables, potentially providing a way to massively upgrade the internet's infrastructure without the cost and inconvenience of laying any new cablesMar 31, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II missionNASA’s Artemis II mission will be the first time humans have been around the moon in half a century, and its next launch window opens on 1 AprilMar 31, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)What kind of olive oil is best for the brain?The science suggests that olive oil can help us fight cognitive decline and even Alzheimer’s. Columnist Helen Thomson finds that only works if we choose the right kindMar 31, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your healthCognitive decline, mental health and heart disease are all shaped by the deep links between heart and brain – with major implications for diagnoses and treatmentMar 30, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get badEven if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to a food shock in the coming months. There is no easy way out, but accelerating the net-zero transition will help prevent future...Mar 30, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animalsResearchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to have wrapped Jesus's body, further complicating the question of the cloth's true originMar 30, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The Turin Shroud bears DNA from many people, plants and animalsResearchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to have wrapped Jesus's body, further complicating the question of the cloth's true originMar 30, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Why the lack of water on Mars is so mysteriousAn accounting of all the water that should have been and gone on Mars’s surface has come up with a discrepancy that shows just how little we understand the Red Planet’s hydrological historyMar 30, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The weird physics of plant-based milks is only just coming to lightExperiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluidsMar 30, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°CHundreds of millions of people live close enough to data centres used to power AI to feel warmer average temperatures in their local areaMar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with waterDuring his second-ever spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano felt water creeping across his face – and knew he could be moments from drowning inside his helmetMar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnetA new spacecraft concept called NOVA could keep asteroids from hitting our planet by using a huge magnet to gradually pull them apart while shifting their trajectoriesMar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physicsAfter the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with this giant of quantum physics, and explores the legacy of his enduring recipe for testing the edges of the quantum...Mar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yetA long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sensory structures in the organ, suggesting that it is the “male G-spot”Mar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planetKim Stanley Robinson opens his classic science fiction novel Red Mars in 2026. As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on reading it in April, he looks back on its origins – and how the idea of moving to Mars holds up todayMar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years onAs the New Scientist Book Club reads Kim Stanley Robinson’s science-fiction novel in April, George Bass digs into why this 1992 book still feels so relevant todayMar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Surprising G-spot found in the most detailed study of the penis yetA long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sensory structures in the organ, suggesting that it is the “male G-spot”Mar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red MarsThis is the opening of Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars, the New Scientist Book Club read for April, as humans come to the planet to settle itMar 27, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apesPieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years agoMar 26, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newbornA female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out of the water and protected it from predatorsMar 26, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first timeA computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a physics paper – and spotted an error. The discovery raises questions about how many other papers may harbour similar...Mar 26, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrineIn the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messagesMar 26, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum deviceA device that relies on quantum effects and oversized atoms may be a more reliable way to measure temperature that doesn't require calibrationMar 26, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Meta and YouTube fined $3 million for harming mental healthIn a landmark trial, social media giants Meta and YouTube were found negligent and ordered to pay for harming a user's mental health. The decision could force major changes in how social platforms workMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)New Scientist recommends documentary Molly vs The MachinesThe books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this weekMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Rare Andean bear captured in stunning photographShortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards, this image by photographer Sebastian Di Domenico was taken in ColumbiaMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)How big is a 'shedload'? Let's ask the nuclear physicistsFeedback is prompted by readers to investigate the size of the shed in the term 'shedload', and gets down and dirty with particle physics in the questMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)What to read this week: the persuasive How Flowers Made Our WorldWe shouldn't dismiss flowers as merely ornamental – these blooms are world-changers, argues a vivid new book by David George Haskell. Michael Marshall is mostly convincedMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)How working out like an astronaut can reduce back pain and slow ageingThe same principles that help astronauts stay strong in microgravity can help us all resist the slow collapse of ageing – and it’s not all about hitting the gym moreMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companionsThe remains of dogs from more than 14,000 years ago have been found in Turkey and the UK, revealing that domesticated animals were spread across Europe by hunter-gatherersMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The brain's cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer's proteinsA duo of drugs that boosts our glympathic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset of Alzheimer's diseaseMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloningA 20-year study has shown that, like photocopying photocopies, cloning doesn't produce perfect copies – with big implications for farming, conservation and de-extinctionMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Ancient bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal elephant huntResearchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling evidence of Neanderthals' big game hunting abilitiesMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Want to live forever? There are major questions to confront, first A start-up has worked out how to preserve the brain after death – paving the way for immortality in a distant future. But beginning to reckon with this reality yields serious practical and philosophical questionsMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books everFifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised evolutionary biology. Half a century on, The Selfish Gene remains powerfully insightful, finds Rowan HooperMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Ancient elephant bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal huntResearchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling evidence of Neanderthals' big game hunting abilitiesMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Cancer-causing chemical found to be leaking from gas cookersOne in 10 homes tested in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands have dangerous levels of benzene because of slow leaks from gas hobs and ovensMar 25, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Earth may have formed from two separate rings around the sunOur solar system’s rocky planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – may have formed from two rings around the young sun, rather than a single discMar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Cystitis or tooth decay could trigger dementia just a few years laterInfections are increasingly being linked to a higher risk of dementia. In the latest research, scientists have found that being treated in hospital for a severe infection seems to raise the risk of developing the condition over the next...Mar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The shocking fossils that show T. rex wasn't the king of the dinosaursWe've always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils has prompted palaeontology’s biggest-ever U-turnMar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Antimatter has been transported by road for the first timeCERN is working on building an antimatter delivery service. The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 antiprotons around a 4-kilometre loop of roadMar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)How AI shook the world's largest meeting of physicistsPhysicists are grappling with how the increasing presence of AI will change the nature of their professionMar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to Alison Flood about mantis shrimp, the pleasures of sci-fi and why empathy is so important in his writingMar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving down our physical and mental fitness – but columnist Michael Le Page finds these mutations aren’t the health risk...Mar 24, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' declineThe Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinctionMar 23, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice 'regime shift'Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and warm deep water have played a part in this abrupt transitionMar 23, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)The simple questions cracking the hard problem of consciousnessDo we all see the same red? Or feel joy and sadness alike? Mapping how our inner experiences relate to one another could finally reveal how physical processes in the brain give rise to consciousnessMar 23, 2026
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky breakCatching a comet in the process of falling apart is difficult, but a coincidence let astronomers see one in more detail than ever before using the Hubble Space Telescope – and revealed a mysteryMar 23, 2026
