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Meta and YouTube fined $3 million for harming mental health
In a landmark trial, social media giants Meta and YouTube were found negligent and ordered to pay for harming a user's mental health. The decision …
New Scientist recommends documentary Molly vs The Machines
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Rare Andean bear captured in stunning photograph
Shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards, this image by photographer Sebastian Di Domenico was taken in Colombia
What to read this week: the persuasive How Flowers Made Our World
We shouldn't dismiss flowers as merely ornamental – these blooms are world-changers, argues a vivid new book by David George Haskell. Michael Marshall is mostly …
How big is a 'shedload'? Let's ask the nuclear physicists
Feedback is prompted by readers to investigate the size of the shed in the term 'shedload', and gets down and dirty with particle physics in …
The brain's cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer's proteins
A duo of drugs that boosts our glymphatic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset …
Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions
The remains of dogs from more than 14,000 years ago have been found in Turkey and the UK, revealing that domesticated animals were spread across …
How working out like an astronaut can reduce back pain and slow …
The same principles that help astronauts stay strong in microgravity can help us all resist the slow collapse of ageing – and it’s not all …
Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloning
A 20-year study has shown that, like photocopying photocopies, cloning doesn't produce perfect copies – with big implications for farming, conservation and de-extinction
Ancient bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal elephant hunt
Researchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling evidence of Neanderthals' big game …
Ancient elephant bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal hunt
Researchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling evidence of Neanderthals' big game …
The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever
Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised evolutionary biology. Half a century on, The Selfish …
Want to live forever? There are major questions to confront, first
A start-up has worked out how to preserve the brain after death – paving the way for immortality in a distant future. But beginning to …
Cancer-causing chemical found to be leaking from gas cookers
One in 10 homes tested in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands have dangerous levels of benzene because of slow leaks from gas hobs and …
Earth may have formed from two separate rings around the sun
Our solar system’s rocky planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – may have formed from two rings around the young sun, rather than a …
Cystitis or tooth decay could trigger dementia just a few years later
Infections are increasingly being linked to a higher risk of dementia. In the latest research, scientists have found that being treated in hospital for a …
The shocking fossils that show T. rex wasn't the king of the …
We've always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils …
Antimatter has been transported by road for the first time
CERN is working on building an antimatter delivery service. The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 antiprotons around a 4-kilometre loop of …
How AI shook the world's largest meeting of physicists
Physicists are grappling with how the increasing presence of AI will change the nature of their profession
Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'
As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to Alison Flood about mantis …
Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?
Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving down our physical …
Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline
The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction
Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice 'regime shift'
Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and warm deep water have played …
The simple questions cracking the hard problem of consciousness
Do we all see the same red? Or feel joy and sadness alike? Mapping how our inner experiences relate to one another could finally reveal …
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