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Worry about what your children eat, but don’t forget your own diet
Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off …
Our verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up
There was unusual consensus amongst New Scientist Book Club members about our read for July, with readers falling over themselves to praise this big-concept slice …
Jupiter’s deepest mysteries were hidden in shadow. Now we can see them
NASA researcher Heidi Becker has photographed sublime sights around Jupiter that have never been seen before, from its ghostly rings to the dark sides of …
Lost civilisation in the Amazon may have numbered 3 million people
Laser-scanning surveys reveal that the ancient Aquiry civilisation was bigger than previously thought, building tens of thousands of large geometric earthworks in what was once …
Pill that lowers oxygen levels in brain may ease Parkinson’s symptoms
A pill that induces hypoxia in the brain has been linked to improved symptoms of three neurodegenerative conditions when tested in mice
Extraordinary ichthyosaur fossil shows its last meal was a pterosaur
The remains of an orca-sized ichthyosaur include evidence of what it ate – before it too got eaten by an even bigger marine predator
An island has been waging war on rats. They think they’ve finally …
Rats are a scourge on island wildlife all over the world. But an island off the coast of Ireland is showing how to successfully gain …
Jaguar makes epic 2100-kilometre journey across the Amazon
A jaguar that has been dubbed Gaspar traversed 2100 kilometres of the Amazon, crossing farms and roads. But why he set off on this mission …
Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it?
Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the …
Asteroid strike caused global firestorm that incinerated the dinosaurs
After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling back to Earth at ballistic …
Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in France
Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are expected to become more common in Europe
A new kind of drug will help fight previously untreatable conditions
The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page …
Peptides are the latest wellness trend – but do they work?
A drug advisory committee in the US has recommended approval for several experimental peptides. But there have been no large-scale tests of these new compounds …
Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei …
Getting a bit more gas from the North Sea doesn’t matter climate-wise
Climate campaigners are angry at reports that the UK government is set to allow oil and gas drilling projects to go ahead, but the focus …
We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart
Your body changes as you age and so should your diet – …
As you get older, your body’s response to food changes significantly. But by making the right changes to what you eat from midlife and beyond, …
Eye implant that restores vision lost to age approved for use
An eye implant and a pair of high-tech glasses that enable people with a severe form of vision loss to read have been approved for …
How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain health
An increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for …
One of NASA’s crucial links to deep space is at risk of …
The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is …
Clothes made from living fungi can clean and repair themselves
Researchers have created a textile made from the parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris, which is biodegradable and can be adapted for different purposes with various microbes
Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history
To understand where climate change is heading, we have to look at the planet’s distant past and appreciate the disturbing uniqueness of our situation, says …
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