Science
Startling images show how fake news isn't just a 21st century issue
From huge geese to flying cars, these photographs from a new exhibition at the Rijksmuseum reveal how we have...
Our dreams become more emotive and symbolic as we approach death
Terminally ill people are commonly reunited with lost loved ones in their dreams and have visions of doors, st...
How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower tonight
The Lyrid meteor shower will soon hit its peak. Here's how to spot it, including by using the New Scientist st...
People are refusing transfusions from donors vaccinated against covid
Patients are requesting that blood transfusions come from people who they know have not been vaccinated agains...
Exclusive report: Inside Chernobyl, 40 years after nuclear disaster
New Scientist reporter Matthew Sparkes secured unrivalled access to Chernobyl's most crucial scientific sites,...
Why cloning anyone – even Jim Carrey – isn't the best plan ever
Feedback discovers that a conspiracy theory has formed that various celebrities have been replaced by clones,...
What to read this week: Emma Chapman's mind-expanding Radio Universe
An imaginative and compelling book reveals how radio waves help us tune in to our universe – and even search f...
Requests for blood from unvaccinated donors is harming patients
Patients are requesting that blood transfusions come from people who they know have not been vaccinated agains...
Monkeys walk around a virtual world using only their thoughts
Monkeys with around 300 electrodes implanted in their brain were able to steer avatars around different virtua...
Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has finished the most detailed survey of the universe to date,...
Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans
A detailed analysis of the best-preserved Neanderthal infant skeleton ever found suggests that our ancient rel...
Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?
The gap between genetics and archaeology leaves us with an unclear picture of where the Neanderthals originate...
Is a super El Niño imminent, and what could the impacts be?
A planet-warming El Niño climate phase is now developing, and some models predict it could turn out to be the...
Beef is making a comeback – does it fit into a healthy diet?
The protein craze is in full swing and beef consumption is on the rise, particularly in the US, where health a...
The stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China
How do you portray momentum in space accurately? Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein takes a look at the origin...
Antioxidant in mushrooms may target uterus cells to ease period pain
L-ergothioneine, an antioxidant found in certain mushrooms, is thought to neutralise damaging molecules in ute...
Quantum computers could usher in a crisis worse than Y2K
The day when a quantum computer manages to break common encryption, or Q-Day, is fast approaching, and the wor...
My life as a meteorologist in Chernobyl under Russian occupation
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Chernobyl lay on the path to the capital Kyiv. When the plant was occupie...