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New Scientist Live: What we are most looking forward to seeing in 2023

New Scientist Live: What we are most looking forward to...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 30

Here’s what members of the New Scientist editorial team are keenest to catch at ...

Net zero delay won't help when UK is already behind on climate targets

Net zero delay won't help when UK is already behind on ...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Cutting carbon emissions means replacing the heating systems in homes, transform...

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal ho...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 21

The Psyche mission is scheduled to begin its journey to an asteroid of the same ...

Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of ...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Dwarf planets aren’t expected to carry liquid water, but hints of surprising geo...

Young seabird couples get 'divorced' with little immediate benefit

Young seabird couples get 'divorced' with little immedi...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 5

Thick-billed murres normally mate for life, but young couples are more likely to...

Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communication by scent

Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communi...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 28

Tamarins living near cities in the Amazon Rainforest use odour to communicate ne...

FEMA Needs More Money to Keep Up with Disasters. Instead It Faces a Potential Government Shutdown

FEMA Needs More Money to Keep Up with Disasters. Instea...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 2

A government shutdown could force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cur...

Prehistoric people in Spain may have made tools from human bones

Prehistoric people in Spain may have made tools from hu...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 27

The Cueva de los Marmoles cave in Granada, Spain, was used as a prehistoric huma...

Suppressing worrying thoughts may improve our mental health

Suppressing worrying thoughts may improve our mental he...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Rather than recalling and focusing on fearful thoughts, it might sometimes be us...

Corkscrew-shaped microbot could use sound to spiral through human body

Corkscrew-shaped microbot could use sound to spiral thr...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 2

Microscopic helical robot travels through narrow tubes when exposed to sound, an...

'Dark earth' made by Amazon farmers stores carbon for centuries

'Dark earth' made by Amazon farmers stores carbon for c...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Nutrient-rich soil known as “dark earth” has been cultivated by Indigenous farme...

Suppressing an Onrush of Toxic Thoughts Might Improve Your Mental Health

Suppressing an Onrush of Toxic Thoughts Might Improve Y...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 25

Counter to the conventional wisdom, suppression of distressing thoughts could be...

Holly tree species not seen by scientists in 200 years reappears

Holly tree species not seen by scientists in 200 years ...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 5

No sightings of the Pernambuco holly tree had been confirmed since the species w...

Rishi Sunak's weakening of UK net-zero policy is an unhelpful delay

Rishi Sunak's weakening of UK net-zero policy is an unh...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 26

Cutting carbon emissions means replacing the heating systems in homes, transform...

Octopuses Used in Research Could Receive Same Protections as Monkeys

Octopuses Used in Research Could Receive Same Protectio...

SIN Sep 20, 2023 0 3

For the first time in the U.S., research with cephalopods might require approval...

Earliest Evidence of Wooden Construction Uncovered

Earliest Evidence of Wooden Construction Uncovered

SIN Sep 20, 2023 0 3

Researchers say the discovery of the earliest known wooden construction expands ...

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