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Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies
One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years. Now we’re beginning to understand how the condition takes over …
Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more than the pelvis
Endometriosis is usually thought of as a gynaecological condition, but a huge study shows it has links with cholesterol levels, inflammation and an altered microbiome
You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to …
Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to …
Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?
A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of CRISPR to gene-edit human embryos, but a major issue remains …
Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and …
Scientists warn that the Trump administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean-sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific …
Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit
The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn …
A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected inside mice
Mice that contain cells with an added rat chromosome have been created by scientists. The next step is to try this with frozen elephant tissue …
The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century
A seemingly simple set of rules kicks off a kind of mathematical magic trick, which has kept great minds busy since the 1930s. Columnist Jacob …
Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less
Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable
Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm …
How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962
Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published – and remains …
Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by a glacier
A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge southwards from north-east Scotland, but this scenario appears unlikely
Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of …
Actor Ben McKenzie explores the world of crypto in an entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from calling out those who have promoted the currency
The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is …
Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching
Explore the mind-bending and paradoxical art of M C. Escher
A new retrospective of the artist beloved by mathematicians opens this week. Get up close to the art with our interactive story
Escher: The paradoxical artist beloved by mathematicians
A new retrospective of M.C. Escher’s work opens this week. Explore some of his most mind-bending, mathematically inspired works here
Superintelligent machines may well need us after all
Despite AI's dizzying improvements in mathematical ability, its successes show just how integral human mathematicians are to the scientific process
Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'
Why do we have big brains? Or walk on two legs? Biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts talks human exceptionalism, evolution and her new book …
An encyclopedia formed from AI hallucinations – what could go wrong?
Feedback discovers Halupedia, an online encyclopedia that is 100 per cent generated by AI, offering such delights as the 19nd century and The Society for …
New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders
Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, she’s listening to what our other …
CERN’s new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of …
Mark Thomson has taken the reins at CERN just as particle physics confronts some of its deepest unknowns – and faces hard choices about what …
Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate
A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity – and this may have …
Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers
A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts more concise
Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness
A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long computations, an important prerequisite for becoming truly useful
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