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Why did SpaceX just apply to launch 1 million sate...
SpaceX says it wants to deploy an astronomical number of data centres in orbit to supply power for a...
How to live a meaningful life, according to scienc...
The meaning of life has puzzled philosophers for millennia, but new research suggests it could be as...
Ants attack their nest-mates because pollution cha...
Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, ...
A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near ou...
For the first time, researchers have found what seems to be a cloud of dark matter about 60 million ...
Treating cancer before 3pm could help patients liv...
The most robust evidence to date shows that people with a type of lung cancer lived longer if they r...
The secret signals our organs send to repair tissu...
Your organs are constantly talking to each other in ways we’re only beginning to understand. Tapping...
Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred o...
We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and i...
Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What...
To eliminate bedtime struggles, a growing number of parents have turned to melatonin gummies, but th...
CRISPR grapefruit without the bitterness are now i...
Gene-editing citrus fruits to make them less bitter could not only encourage more people to eat them...
The best new popular science books of February 202...
Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles ...
Can we genetically improve humans using George Chu...
Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutatio...
Why people can have Alzheimer's-related brain dama...
Some people don’t develop dementia despite showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brain, and ...
Elon Musk is making a big bet on his future vision...
Reports suggest that Elon Musk is eyeing up a merger involving SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, but what does ...
Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid i...
Yawning and deep breathing each have different effects on the movement of fluids in the brain, and e...
The best new science fiction books of February 202...
We pick the sci-fi novels we’re most looking forward to reading this month, from a new Brandon Sande...
How an 1800s vaccine drive beat smallpox in Denmar...
In the early 1800s, Denmark’s government, medical community, church leaders and school teachers all ...
Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex r...
Members of the New Scientist Book Club give their take on Sierra Greer's award-winning science-ficti...
Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton
In this extract from the February read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet the protagonist of T...
