Research, Space & Discovery
Shoppers would pay more for their weekly groceries if it meant improved welfare for farm animals, according to new research from the University of Reading.
Low-Dose THC Reduced Agitation in Advanced Dementia Patients in Landmark Multicenter Clinical Trial
New research hints that school cell phone bans may not be enoughThe postEven Owning a Cell Phone Is Bad for Kids’ Test Scoresappeared first onNautilus.
SpaceX plans to launch a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30), and you can watch the action live.
There was unusual consensus amongst New Scientist Book Club members about our read for July, with readers falling over themselves to praise this big-concept slice of science fiction
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will stream the eclipse li...
Researchers at the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM), together with scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Cornell University, Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the Ontario Minis...
A genuinely pocket-sized smart telescope
Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off the hook when it comes to improving our diets
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026, the ...
A multidisciplinary study has uncovered a critical component in the formation of biofilms, the complex structures used by bacteria to colonize surfaces. The research may have implications for future i...
More from New Scientist Explore the latest news, articles and features Comment Our verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up Culture Health Worry about what your children eat, b...
More from New Scientist Explore the latest news, articles and features Comment Our verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up Culture Health Worry about what your children eat, b...
Feedback is delighted by a deep dive into why people sometimes wear "artificially elongated fingernails". But does it do more than just scratch the surface?
An Australian reader with an abundance of flies in their locality tries to answer a question that has intrigued many of our readers
One correspondent with a particularly intelligent dog begs to differ with this question, while another looks to deepen the mystery
From tides to eclipses, the slow departure of our moon will affect life on Earth, say our correspondents
Steven Benner’s Meet The Neighbors is an intriguing tale of misunderstood planetary biochemistry. Paul Marks is engrossed
Just over half of England has been declared to be in drought after "record-low rainfall and exceptionally high temperatures," the U.K. government said Wednesday.
Scientists have discovered a new way to determine how big an earthquake may become just seconds after it begins. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the U.S. Geological...