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First drone passengers may be combat casualties and criminals
Drones aren't yet licensed to carry passengers, but some may already be airlifting wounded personnel off the battlefield and could be employed for smuggling people
A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist
Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the possibility that our reality contains extra …
The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe
Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is …
A bizarre type of black hole could solve three cosmic mysteries in …
Black holes that turn matter into energy could explain dark energy and answer two other cosmic questions. Now, the challenge is to find them
Crisis in cosmology: If we’ve got dark energy wrong, what could it …
This is a New Scientist special package about shock results that have upended cosmology. What do they mean for our models of the universe, and …
Spreading crushed rock on farms could absorb 1 billion tonnes of CO2
Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going …
Ants capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into armour
Fungus-farming ants have evolved a remarkable solution to the danger of excess carbon dioxide inside their nests – which could inspire ways for humans to …
People who eat a lot of fibre spend more time in deep …
The most comprehensive study to date has revealed what we need to eat throughout the day to sleep well that night
The best new science fiction books of March 2026
The latest in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series is out this month, along with a speculative retelling of Moby-Dick and a forgotten classic from …
Inside the company selling quantum entanglement
Cables underneath New York City are teeming with entangled quantum particles of light thanks to Qunnect, a company that has spent a decade working on …
Can magnesium supplements improve sleep, energy and concentration?
Magnesium has been called the “super mineral of the moment”, hailed for its supposed benefits for the brain and body. But columnist Alice Klein finds …
NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover
As it faces yet another set of delays, NASA’s Artemis programme is being shaken up, delaying an actual moon landing in favour of smaller, faster …
Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young …
Frailty can typically only be lessened through lifestyle changes, but a stem cell therapy seems to target the underlying causes of the condition, boosting the …
Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a …
Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications
Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life
Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, …
How worried should you be about an asteroid smashing into Earth?
The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about …
Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a …
The New Scientist Book Club enjoyed our February read, Tim Winton's far-future-set Juice. Head of books Alison Flood rounds up member thoughts
'If a drug had the same benefits as the arts, we’d take …
As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on its read for March, Art Cure, author Daisy Fancourt gives a sneak preview into the myriad ways …
Read an extract from Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt
In this extract from Daisy Fancourt's Art Cure, the March read for the New Scientist Book Club, we learn about how art classes transformed life …
We all harbour 9 secrets and they are eating us up inside
Secret-keeping evolved to maintain social harmony, but it can weigh heavily on us when we can’t stop thinking about them. So, what is the best …
Could a niche 80s technology be the key to better quantum computers?
Superconducting computing circuits were briefly heralded as the future of computing in the 1980s. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan visits a quantum chip foundry where one company …
Stem cell patch reverses brain damage in fetuses with spina bifida
The congenital condition spina bifida is often treated surgically in the womb, but many children still go on to have mobility issues. The addition of …
When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers
Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and female humans to mate, rather than any other combination
Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults' privacy
Legislation working its way through the UK parliament would ban children from using social media and virtual private networks – but the proposals would endanger …
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