Science
Why it’s easy to be misunderstood when talking about probability
Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyon...
Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2
Cutting down boreal forest and sinking the felled trees in the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1...
How rethinking your relationship with time could give you more of it
You might feel like the days and weeks are slipping by. Here is how one psychologist says you can shift your e...
Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep
Evidence is mounting that specific gut bacteria are linked to sleep conditions, which may open the doors to di...
NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS
One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station is undergoing a “medical situation”, forcing NASA...
Are we living in a simulation? This experiment could tell us
The idea that we might be living in a simulated reality has worried us for centuries. Now physicists have foun...
Some quantum computers might need more power than supercomputers
A preliminary analysis suggests that industrially useful quantum computers designs come with a broad spectrum...
Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans
The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could...
City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool
Satellite photos show meltwater on the surface of iceberg A23a collecting in an unusual way, which may be a si...
BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026
The BepiColombo mission has been on its way to Mercury since 2018 and will finally start orbiting the planet a...
See how fire has changed the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal
Stunning and shocking images from upcoming exhibition Water Pantanal Fire show how this tropical wetland has b...
Why stroking seedlings can help them grow big and strong
The science behind why stroking your seedlings actually works. If you’re worried about your seedlings getting...
Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?
Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a modern human? It's complicated
Russia-US nuclear pact set to end in 2026 and we won't see another
After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear w...
Russia-US nuclear pact set to end in 2026 and we won't see another
After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear w...
Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of the universe
Astronomers were puzzled by a black hole around 50 million times the mass of the sun with no stars, spotted by...
The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot
The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book C...
Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?
Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a modern human? It's complicated