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Teen depression and anxiety predicted by childhood brain development
Nature, Published online: 22 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03357-9Analysis of nearly 30,000 brain scans yields detailed timeline of how the brain matures — and hints at the …
People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms …
Every time a new technology hits the internet, there is a battle between the rights of users and major companies. To see how this will …
Cholesterol may disrupt the brain’s cleaning system in Alzheimer’s disease
The glymphatic system flushes toxins out of the brain, but this seems to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol may be involved
Digital scents could add a new dimension to virtual worlds
It's now possible to convert a handful of smells into electronic signals that can be sent through the internet
How different would Earth be if anaerobic life were the only life …
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 …
Is there also such a thing as an olfactory illusion? (part 4)
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
Which animal has the most sensory access to reality? Given the worldwide impact of carbon dioxide, why is it still used to put the fizz …
Some climate damage is now unavoidable even if we clean up our …
With the world looking likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming, the plan is now to reduce our carbon emissions after overshooting the target. What lasting …
Tom Gauld on arriving late to the party
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Twisteddoodles on a cat’s-eye view of science
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
Falling sea levels due to El Niño will hit mangroves and corals
As sea levels rise in the eastern Pacific, they are falling around Australia and the Coral Triangle, leaving some mangroves and corals high and dry
A single antimatter particle was held in a trap for months
After trapping a positron for the first time, physicists plan to use the resulting data to look for answers to one of particle physics’ biggest …
UK’s rewards for North Sea drilling will be droughts, floods and fires
The decision to proceed with the Jackdaw gas field will make the UK complicit in pushing up greenhouse gas emissions and give other countries an …
Massive study of 460,000 people challenges ultra-processed food cancer fears
A massive study of more than 460,000 Americans found that ultra-processed foods were not associated with increased colorectal cancer risk overall, challenging a widely held …
Too much RNA can starve cells of energy, scientists discover
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected danger lurking inside cells: too much RNA can damage the structures responsible for producing energy. A new study found that …
A train was delayed by a solar storm. But something didn't add …
Scientists have cracked a 178-year-old mystery surrounding a train delayed by a solar storm, revealing that the famous incident happened in 1848 rather than 1841. …
Astronauts’ hearts just passed a surprising test for Mars
A new study tracking 13 astronauts suggests that the human heart may be surprisingly well equipped for a journey to Mars, especially with regular exercise …
Rejuvenation breakthrough: Scientists reverse 60 years of aging in human cells
Scientists have turned blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age of less than 20, effectively reversing more than 60 …
The world’s first spinal cord transplant has been performed in Russia
A surgeon has told New Scientist they have performed a transplant on someone with a complete spinal cord injury using a piece of spinal cord …
Just 4 minutes a day can dramatically improve strength after 65
A new Penn State study suggests that just four minutes of daily strength training can significantly improve mobility and physical function in older adults. After …
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover just shattered the all-time off-world driving record
NASA’s Perseverance rover has shattered a historic space exploration record, traveling farther across another world than any vehicle before it. Its advanced self-driving system helped …
UN says 1.5°C is over and world is on track for 2.8°C …
The best-case scenario now is that the planet will only temporarily breach 1.5°C of warming, but current climate pledges fall way short of that hope
A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and unleashed a 330-foot …
A decades-long mystery beneath the North Sea has finally been solved. Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried 700 meters below the seabed, was …
Scientists discover ghostly, eyeless creature hidden in Chinese cave
Deep inside a high-altitude Chinese cave, scientists discovered a ghostly, eyeless freshwater snail that has evolved to live entirely in darkness, marking the first recorded …
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