New Scientist
How government use of AI could hurt democracy
Countries are eager to use AI to automate some government processes, but this risks eroding citizens...
We may have finally solved an ultra-high-energy co...
The IceCube neutrino detector has allowed researchers to resolve a debate about what types of partic...
Artificial cooling 'urgent' for Great Barrier Reef...
A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls...
Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to cap...
Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cut...
Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinkin...
Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky w...
Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal...
Mice experienced far fewer hay fever symptoms when a pollen-blocking antibody was applied within the...
Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeb...
Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a fai...
Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the br...
Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesti...
Inhaled insulin may free children with type 1 diab...
Inhaled insulin is effective for controlling blood sugar levels in children with diabetes, providing...
Astronomers found a completely new type of plasma ...
Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique ...
Peculiar plant could help us reconstruct ancient E...
Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this uniq...
Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS might be the oldest ...
Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a st...
Surgical robots take step towards fully autonomous...
An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder s...
Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on i...
An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial inte...
Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less com...
Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants expe...
Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and b...
Humanity’s innate treachery is behind social ills ranging from inequality to abuse of power. Lessons...
Exercise helps fight cancer – and we may finally k...
Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect m...
Oldest proteins yet recovered from 18-million-year...
The oldest protein fragments ever recovered have been extracted from fossilised teeth found in Kenya...
