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Major greenhouse gases rise again to record levels
Levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2025, along with a lesser-known gas with a more powerful …
Vaccines could be about to revolutionise acne treatments
Acne could be caused by our immune systems overreacting to proteins released by skin bacteria. Columnist Michael Le Page looks into the experimental treatments aiming …
Wind turbines have killed 19 million bats in 40 years in the …
Nearly 19 million bats are estimated to have been killed by wind turbines in the US between 1981 and 2024, but measures can be taken …
‘Oddball’ test lets us glimpse how monkeys see the world
Compared with humans, macaques are more likely to miss the bigger picture, but are also less confused by flipped images
Your brain’s unexpected ability to regenerate and how to harness it
The controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of adult brain health, pointing the …
Predatory amphibians swam the seas 237 million years ago
Until now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because it would absorb too much salt from …
Robotic dog controlled with a computer powered by human blood cells
A start-up has already used a biological computer to play Pong, and now the firm says the technology can be used to control robots
Satellites show some of the strongest evidence the AMOC is weakening
The crucial Atlantic current system that brings warmth to Europe has slowed 14 per cent in 30 years, according to an analysis of how much …
What are microchimeric cells doing to our brain?
We now know that cells exchanged during pregnancy can take up residency in our brain. Could they influence our development, health or even behaviour? Columnist …
Personalised cancer vaccine expected to be approved next year
A bespoke vaccine that is tailored to target an individual's unique skin cancer reduced rates of recurrence or death in a late-stage trial, making an …
Brazil presidential election dogged by alleged bias by Meta AI tools
Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have accused Meta of interfering in Brazil’s election by making it easier to generate campaign content promoting his …
Body temperature may drive the higher risk of autoimmune conditions in women
Autoimmune conditions are much more common in women than men, which could partly be due to the fluctuating body temperatures that occur during the menstrual …
Emily St. John Mandel: ‘I don’t want to write something relentlessly bleak’
The science-fiction novelist talks to Alison Flood about her latest book Exit Party, a tale of parallel worlds that is the October read for the …
Why do mathematicians keep proving things they already know?
What exactly is a mathematical proof? Columnist Jacob Aron breaks down how mathematicians plot a course to answer open questions, and how finding several solutions …
Tiny ‘solar flares’ recreated in the lab may explain corona mystery
An experiment has produced nanoflares similar to those seen on the sun, and shown that they can help explain why the outer layers of the …
Earth entered its ‘bad decades’ after dinosaur-ending asteroid strike
We now have a clearer picture of what happened in the decades following the asteroid impact that led to the extinction of almost all dinosaurs
All tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years
Shallow-water coral reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, the IUCN has warned at a UN biodiversity conference. The loss would decimate fisheries …
Adults may be more creative than children – but less confident about …
We often associate children with creativity, but adults actually performed better on inventive tasks, despite being less sure of themselves
Global race to update computers as AI discovers most disruptive hack yet
More than two thirds of the world's websites are vulnerable to a hack that was first theorised in 2024, which AI has now made very …
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 …
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