New Scientist
Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known fact...
They were loved by Charles Darwin, they build brilliantly bad nests and they even produce a kind of ...
Earth may have had its water delivered by a vast c...
Rather than getting its water from impacts, our planet may have drawn in water vapour after the sun ...
Liquid metal unlocks a way to make artificial bloo...
The unusual properties of gallium have helped scientists to create delicate moulds that can be used ...
Pre-eclampsia could be treated with mRNA technolog...
Hope for a much-needed treatment for the common pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia has been raised...
Space was for sale in 2024 as private missions led...
From the first private moon landing to the first civilian spacewalk, Elon Musk’s SpaceX helped drive...
The amazing talents of pigeons – and why we should...
Rats of the sky? Pigeons are often the target of human ire, but there's a lot to cherish – or at lea...
Dogs pull harder on the leash when they wear a har...
Dog harnesses are sometimes claimed to reduce pulling forces on the leash, but an experiment found t...
Bird flu suddenly got serious in 2024, infecting d...
People in multiple US states tested positive for bird flu this year, raising concerns about the pand...
Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of ca...
For millennia, Arctic ecosystems have stored more carbon dioxide than they release, but that has shi...
Energy-hungry AI is already harming health – and i...
The electricity required to support Silicon Valley’s AI ambitions could contribute to approximately ...
Ultracold atoms measure gravity with surprising pr...
Atoms cooled to near absolute zero let researchers make a measurement of gravity 20 per cent more pr...
Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability t...
The ocean carbon sink – which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year...
She's obsessed with chicken! The tests revealing m...
Dog owners often wonder what's really going on between their pets' fluffy ears. Now, savvy experimen...
The ancient board games we finally know how to pla...
Many ancient board games have been discovered, but there are no rulebooks so we don't know how to pl...
Is Google's new quantum computer a big deal?
Google has unveiled a new quantum computer that excels at a benchmarking problem, but it still isn't...
Thirteen proteins in your blood could reveal the a...
Higher or lower levels of certain proteins in your blood appear to indicate if your brain's age is o...
Mathematicians have figured out the best sofa shap...
The moving sofa problem, which involves negotiating furniture around an awkward hallway, has puzzled...
Believing in Santa Claus doesn't make children act...
You might expect a child's belief in Santa Claus – with his ability to discern whether children have...
