Science
Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission will be the first time humans have been around the moon in half a century, and its n...
What kind of olive oil is best for the brain?
The science suggests that olive oil can help us fight cognitive decline and even Alzheimer’s. Columnist Helen...
The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals
Researchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to...
Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad
Even if the conflict in the Middle East ends today, higher fuel, fertiliser and pesticide prices will lead to...
The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health
Cognitive decline, mental health and heart disease are all shaped by the deep links between heart and brain –...
Want to live forever? There are major questions to confront, first
A start-up has worked out how to preserve the brain after death – paving the way for immortality in a distant...
The Turin Shroud bears DNA from many people, plants and animals
Researchers have identified genetic material from a vast range of organisms contaminating the shroud, said to...
The weird physics of plant-based milks is only just coming to light
Experiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluids
Why the lack of water on Mars is so mysterious
An accounting of all the water that should have been and gone on Mars’s surface has come up with a discrepancy...
AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C
Hundreds of millions of people live close enough to data centres used to power AI to feel warmer average tempe...
Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet
A long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sens...
New Scientist recommends documentary Molly vs The Machines
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics
After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal c...
I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water
During his second-ever spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano felt water creeping across hi...
We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet
A new spacecraft concept called NOVA could keep asteroids from hitting our planet by using a huge magnet to gr...
Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet
Kim Stanley Robinson opens his classic science fiction novel Red Mars in 2026. As the New Scientist Book Club...
Surprising G-spot found in the most detailed study of the penis yet
A long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sens...
Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on
As the New Scientist Book Club reads Kim Stanley Robinson’s science-fiction novel in April, George Bass digs i...