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This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe
Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously large black holes” might be used by alien …
Babies are born with the neural foundations for maths
Brain recordings from newborns reveal the first neural evidence that humans are born with an innate sense of numbers
I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing
When standard leukaemia treatments failed, 13-year-old Alyssa Tapley was told she had only weeks left – but then she was offered an experimental procedure
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
The US government is trying to speed up the development of quantum computers so it can have one sooner
Childbirth for many primate species is even harder than for humans
For decades, we’ve thought that childbirth is uniquely challenging for humans, but it turns out that many other primates find the birth process just as …
Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret …
Sleep is essential, yet humans have evolved to need so little of it. When evolutionary anthropologist David Samson delved into our ancient past to find …
Your menstrual cycle may affect how well vaccines work
Women who were vaccinated against covid-19 in the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle reported having a breakthrough infection sooner than those vaccinated during their …
Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater
Tiny 3D-printed diving suits allow cockroaches to walk underwater for up to 3 hours with no ill effects, which could enable a cyborg insect swarm …
I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to …
A rare variant of a gene called TP53 means Tracy Hutchinson has an extreme risk of developing cancer anywhere in her body, causing endless anxiety …
Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
DNA from ancient humans has been found on a prehistoric cave painting and on cave walls, demonstrating the potential to one day identify individual artists …
Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North
The New Scientist Book Club’s read for July is Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods. In this extract from its second chapter, we learn about …
Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova
Claire North, whose space opera Slow Gods is the July read for the New Scientist Book Club, discusses how a population might deal with knowledge …
Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?
The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum computers in their …
Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever
The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous
Can home batteries help save the climate and save you money?
Growing numbers of homeowners are installing batteries that store electricity when it is cheap, which helps balance the grid and cuts emissions, and cheaper plug-in …
We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development
We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human body
The race to understand how and when Thwaites glacier will collapse
The loss of Antarctica’s doomsday glacier would transform our planet. Now scientists are revealing the secrets of this remotest of places, and asking the question: …
Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
This August a total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter …
If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be
The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little …
Record-breaking IBM chip uses trick to cram in 100 billion transistors
IBM's latest chip packs in twice as many transistors as the current state-of-the-art chip by adding a second layer of silicon circuitry
Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells
Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines
Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls
Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks …
Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon
An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the surface of rocks that resemble traces of microbial …
Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'
We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael Le Page says the flesh-eating …
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