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6af2f2070a6d79b6c8fc4dd4f1d65cc8b8037f9a97f2a1e564eba594db81833c | 2026-01-27T11:18:28-05:00 | The most dangerous type of precipitation isn’t snow | The post The most dangerous type of precipitation isn’t snow appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/science/sleet-freezing-rain-difference-podcast/ | Science | |
933a02deba1eaaee48ebc854e8cbd242667068502b2582ce332deacbec662f8e | 2026-01-27T10:00:46-05:00 | This odd vine contradicts long-standing evolutionary theory | The post This odd vine contradicts long-standing evolutionary theory appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/science/lipstick-vine-evolution/ | Science | |
2221fd4872d8523705be4473f8c91384196701f55ede771fe1ce582247c9697f | 2026-01-27T09:01:00-05:00 | What’s a false memory? Psychologists explain how your brain can lie. | The post What’s a false memory? Psychologists explain how your brain can lie. appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/health/false-memories-explained/ | Science | |
790c5c5761610e734d92915695db6531ec8cf5e3cff002ad56079f20b2e3c548 | 2026-01-26T15:59:00-05:00 | New whitening powder activates with your electric toothbrush | The post New whitening powder activates with your electric toothbrush appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/health/teeth-whitening-electic-toothbrush/ | Science | |
509947803678ea645876a6eb54bd2404954c51ce4190cbadd272958b89dce95a | 2026-01-26T14:17:59-05:00 | Mysterious, numbered mollusk discovered on Australian beach | The post Mysterious, numbered mollusk discovered on Australian beach appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/environment/numbered-mollusk-discovery-australia/ | Science | |
c10def1162d984b4b9a1a8ac7ea2f2f77a0204294d87b0ed252ce0852f8e73fa | 2026-01-26T13:43:30-05:00 | Stock up on ReadyWise emergency food supplies during this Walmart flash clearance sale | The post Stock up on ReadyWise emergency food supplies during this Walmart flash clearance sale appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/gear/readywise-emergency-food-supply-walmart-flash-deal/ | Science | |
70f6c6b8ce6b24ef313b88c27f389e64a3bfc57e89c41a3b6f9f625b02b579cf | 2026-01-26T11:34:11-05:00 | Gaze into the Milky Way’s black hole with NASA’s ‘back catalog’ of X-ray data | The post Gaze into the Milky Way’s black hole with NASA’s ‘back catalog’ of X-ray data appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/science/nasa-chandra-back-catalog/ | Science | |
547e5fc6a67b30535de15f9340f6601152beb6d3d93a2415e5b13ec239133f94 | 2026-01-26T10:01:00-05:00 | We may not have flying cars, but we have flying umbrellas | The post We may not have flying cars, but we have flying umbrellas appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/diy/drone-umbrella/ | Science | |
7c6b980def1b30b7dc96434afc5560cb2981c75633ff89019a81d0cb3039e7a3 | 2026-01-26T09:18:05-05:00 | Bald eagle chick watch 2026: Jackie lays first eggs | The post Bald eagle chick watch 2026: Jackie lays first eggs appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/environment/bald-eagle-jackie-lays-first-egg-2026/ | Science | |
86e8ef43a4780ba2bb0df45b1cccb48eb3624704fc094bf079150955bdfeb371 | 2026-01-26T09:00:00-05:00 | Babysitting grandkids can boost brain health | The post Babysitting grandkids can boost brain health appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/health/babysitting-grandkids-good-for-brain/ | Science | |
54e39fb3dd011082ca6b62df4683ad0ca7fe29369887b847fd1f2bda9e6dd96d | 2026-01-25T21:39:54-05:00 | REI is blowing out its branded jackets, fleeces pants, and more for clearance prices during this winter sale | The post REI is blowing out its branded jackets, fleeces pants, and more for clearance prices during this winter sale appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/gear/rei-coop-in-house-jacket-fleece-pants-gear-deals/ | Science | |
47f75134f10a2b2f6c543e2736748065838daf04dd45f9465e3def50989499be | 2026-01-25T14:15:00-05:00 | ‘Walking sharks’ lay eggs without breaking a sweat | The post ‘Walking sharks’ lay eggs without breaking a sweat appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/environment/walking-shark-eggs-reproduction/ | Science | |
2344973071a7b62231b0cc4e2373c66ced2b8bedee2af8e8afa7aba7f7a0102a | 2026-01-25T10:18:00-05:00 | Snowed in? Watch albatrosses nest on a sunny Pacific island instead | The post Snowed in? Watch albatrosses nest on a sunny Pacific island instead appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/environment/albatross-livestream/ | Science | |
a3460911fc1587cebcfefdc99ca260128c91dad4415882148d7e0b20f6ed8443 | 2026-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 | Should you eat invasive species? We asked an ecologist. | The post Should you eat invasive species? We asked an ecologist. appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/environment/eat-invasive-species/ | Science | |
95bac0363d844c4ff747eaa50fb87149d1bd516d32f83c46077021954088e5c1 | 2026-01-24T19:59:11-05:00 | Amazon just dropped this $300 Ninja indoor grill/air fryer down to $150 on clearance | The post Amazon just dropped this $300 Ninja indoor grill/air fryer down to $150 on clearance appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/gear/ninja-indoor-grill-air-fryer-half-price-deal-amazon/ | Science | |
89b00f68f2334e6baf33e792983acc26511ad40a0bc05d1495c3a4498a3d4ee2 | 2026-01-24T13:00:00-05:00 | How to stop annoying spam calls | The post How to stop annoying spam calls appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-stop-spam-calls/ | Science | |
e44f605495976b42c30078450d534cd4da312a7d88228c975c8c7371799e0d69 | 2026-01-24T10:13:00-05:00 | Perplexing blue button jelly looks like something out of ‘Lord of the Rings’ | The post Perplexing blue button jelly looks like something out of ‘Lord of the Rings’ appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/environment/blue-button-jellyfish/ | Science | |
f9a80f2a68c938140b76be1cecf128f86b6367f3fc0f2512f846aa639594b8b4 | 2026-01-24T08:00:00-05:00 | This AI thinks it’s the 1800s | The post This AI thinks it’s the 1800s appeared first on Popular Science. | https://www.popsci.com/technology/this-ai-thinks-its-the-1800s/ | Science | |
dfda11bf36053972f4a4737ab522c0dec300d58eb8e25879bad0225ebf483948 | 2026-02-01T10:00:00-05:00 | ‘The Scream’ View in Oslo, Norway | “My companions went onward, and I remained behind, trembling with dread—and I felt as though a great, boundless scream passed through nature.” — Edvard Munch, 1892 Before The Scream became the iconic image we know today, Munch first tried to capture his experience in words. In the winter of 1892, he recorded this poem ... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-scream-view | Science | svg |
1215c8bed271195b8e9b12e3f4a0f7b35e14b8e5b8aca0b8bf9c3c80675bf284 | 2026-01-31T16:00:00-05:00 | Garching Maypole in Garching bei München, Germany | The Bavarian maypole is an age old tradition going back for centuries, originally erected as a symbol for all that grows and bears fruit but now is a symbol of wealth and pride for the community that sets it up. The tradition dates back to the 13th century and ever since each community tried to outdo the others by erec... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/munich-maypole | Science | svg |
bd5ec252ca834997aa738dd534563356a2fe507260c9cbdb1fc8fc78afbbfe2e | 2026-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 | Treasures From Sacred Hill Exhibit in Hong Kong | In 2014, construction work for the Sung Wong Toi MTR station unearthed six ancient wells and a plethora of relics dating from the Song-Yuan period (960 - 1368). The surprise discovery prompted the government to suspend construction for 11 months, allowing for an archaeological team to fully excavate the site. The delay... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/treasures-from-sacred-hill-exhibition | Science | svg |
12a4f7349eb593e467dcf9c53c14ab7b597c8810e3e5f5a827c3fa811c2f853f | 2026-01-30T14:00:00-05:00 | Hotel Porta Fira in Barcelona, Spain | Japanese architect Toyo Ito is known for his playful modern architecture that can often be described as one-of-a-kind. Exemplary of his work is the Hotel Porta Fira near Barcelona, which undoubtedly sticks out like a sore thumb amidst a fairly generic ensemble of skyscrapers. (This is rather ironic considering that Ito... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hotel-porta-fira | Science | svg |
a54b4f34b4d5d72790b0da2baedb27cb0783852d6d3f01387c1fee1c4c4c8c27 | 2026-01-30T13:15:00-05:00 | Pedro Rodriguez Is on a Quest for Freshness | When Pedro Rodriguez is in his Kissimmee, Florida restaurant, Sajoma Latin Fusion, he makes sure to check in on the kitchen. And when he does, there’s a rule that all of his cooks must follow. “I better not catch you with anything that’s artificial,” he says. Sajoma’s sancocho, for example, is made from scratch, not wi... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pedro-rodriguez-kissimmee | Science | svg |
11556530b604221c8fe4544e791dc8b243c63897b777aa9c6359de03c32203fe | 2026-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 | Box 43 in Teresina, Brazil | At first glance, the Centro de Artesanato Mestre Dezinho, in downtown Teresina, looks exactly like what it is meant to be: a lively cultural space filled with local art, handicrafts, paintings, and souvenirs from Piauí. Tourists wander between colorful stalls, artisans chat with visitors, and nothing seems out of the o... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/box-43 | Science | svg |
7b287424b855d769f60f980912cf6824e0d2e48cad1f341438a4dad019553188 | 2026-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 | Nintendo Headquarters in Kyoto, Japan | Nintendo is one of the world's most recognizable brands, taking up real estate in millions of houses ever since the NES came out in 1983. The colorful, imaginative, and very well-designed games of the studio draw in many children and adults alike. And it seems like their popularity is only expanding with the new amusem... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nintendo-head-office | Science | svg |
54fe69a73344424ae584a84299cd1d8f75c6a0f0a103049c100b45835f07e157 | 2026-01-29T14:00:00-05:00 | Wing Lee Street in Hong Kong | Sandwiched between the skyscrapers of Mid-Levels district stands Wing Lee Street, a small car-free terrace made up of a row of 11 Chinese-style tenement buildings, known locally as 'Tong Lau'. After being destroyed in World War II, Wing Lee Street was rebuilt in the early 1950s. The terrace's elevator-less four storey ... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wing-lee-street | Science | svg |
034653f7e373df1079740e99dcbed1da9547bcab7ccc12edc5f5745c769042b0 | 2026-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 | Naramachi Nepalese Window in Nara, Japan | The Naramachi Historic District sits south of the famous Nara Park, lined with traditional wooden townhouses and steeped in tranquil, old-world charm. It’s a distinctly Japanese area, straight out of the mid-19th century. But, surprisingly, a very exotic element hides in plain sight among these townhouses, blending per... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/naramachi-nepalese-window | Science | svg |
e39774ccefeb95d76ec18a67701b06b1dd65827627275775f15fba520baf7726 | 2026-01-29T10:00:00-05:00 | Tecumseh Sculpture in Vincennes, Indiana | Minooteeni (translated as “Village”) Park in Vincennes, Indiana, was created to honor the Native American people of the area. Most prominent among the park’s displays is a wood-carved sculpture of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, created by artist Peter Toth. Tecumseh is best remembered for attempting to unite the Indigenous pe... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tecumseh-sculpture-at-minooteeni-park | Science | svg |
95a53fe766aa96581524bcb3beb191e6bffdddab7608bff44ca6393aeef9eeb7 | 2026-01-28T17:15:00-05:00 | How Ford Convinced Edison to Build a Botanical Laboratory | Kelly McEvers: Thomas Edison and his family had a ritual. Every winter, they would leave freezing cold New Jersey and head down to Fort Myers, Florida. Back then, Fort Myers was out there. Think swamps and mosquitoes. It was actually easier to get around by boat than over land. The Edisons would do vacation stuff: go f... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-edison-ford-winter-estate | Science | svg |
feccaf9ab5c2501e3c3ea725b2e4e25972356a1b4bcb28ab95f3547bce59527d | 2026-01-28T16:00:00-05:00 | St Peter's Church in Barton-upon-Humber, England | The "Dark Ages" may have not been the gloomiest period in history, but they were "dark" in the sense that relatively little was known about them for quite some time. For instance, nobody was sure what Anglo-Saxon architecture really looked like until the field of architectural history emerged in the 19th century. In 18... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/st-peters-church-barton-upon-humber | Science | svg |
7ac6ab76cfd6cb75ab95087b3ceb5bb284e3dd6b0d88ad1a197ac9d7c76975b0 | 2026-01-28T14:00:00-05:00 | Vulture City Ghost Town in Wickenburg, Arizona | The Vulture Mine, located 12 miles south of Wickenburg, AZ, was home to Arizona's most productive gold mine. It was founded in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, though due to a dispute over his claim after selling the mine to Benjamin Phelps (and the investors Phelps represented), Wickenburg lost the rights to his claim and wa... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/vulture-city-ghost-town | Science | svg |
54588085a683b4d75c221ee63ac3cbd66ccda11ee3334c1f82aa9dff9971e6e4 | 2026-01-27T17:15:00-05:00 | Why Did Henry Ford Build a Midwestern Town in the Amazon Rainforest? | Elah Feder: Johanna, do you ever buy lottery tickets? Johanna Mayer: No, never. Not a lottery ticket kind of gal. Elah: I actually just got shamed by the man selling me lottery tickets for wasting my money. Johanna: You buy lottery tickets? Elah: I do buy lottery tickets. And I think what I really like about it is fant... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-fordlandia | Science | svg |
010026e97cb60c0f42e785979e874707c9e5ebe291b8a86e6d77e35267700067 | 2026-01-26T14:00:00-05:00 | Atlas Obscura’s Guide to Sun Valley, Idaho’s Most Fascinating Places | From top to bottom, Sun Valley is full of surprises. Only in this fascinating pocket of central Idaho can you experience an annual heritage festival that parades thousands of sheep from the mountains to Main Street by day, then discover some of the darkest night skies in the world for mind-blowing star gazing. In betwe... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/idaho-sun-valley-fascinating-places | Science | svg |
c042a48b37aaa594d6e94047ca24f43be26c42ccc7b7d3e22e8a3b4db5cf6111 | 2026-01-26T01:00:00-05:00 | From Bay to Bar: Exploring Panama City’s Legendary Oyster Scene | Nothing tastes more definitively of the sea than oysters. Whether they’re served raw, steamed, baked, grilled, stewed, roasted, sautéd, or deep-fried, oysters offer diners a pure connection to the ocean. And every variety is distinct, with flavors and texture that speaks to the exact location and conditions where they ... | https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/from-bay-to-bar-exploring-panama-city-s-legendary-oyster-scene | Science | svg |
540f16cfda09d21cf67ae40e502352cb6e8e5b1fbdc3c13c2cd066f574f732e1 | 2026-02-02T10:00:01+00:00 | Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What are the risks? | To eliminate bedtime struggles, a growing number of parents have turned to melatonin gummies, but these hormone supplements are largely unregulated. Columnist Alice Klein digs into the evidence on the risks of regularly using melatonin as a sleep aid for children | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511657-melatonin-gummies-as-sleep-aids-for-children-what-are-the-risks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
f9e3031b87bbc28fbedaaea35cfa90ddcd4f7ecf41421d72b9891d9acd3c4a15 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | It would be a mistake to rush into an under-16 social media ban | Many countries are debating whether to follow Australia and ban social media for younger teenagers. But with more robust evidence on its harms coming, we shouldn't be too hasty | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935802-800-it-would-be-a-mistake-to-rush-into-an-under-16-social-media-ban/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
9cc90e724bba1ffae5e46827ca2f98700edb89b39a9328aa0f36d43c6e35a7fe | 2026-01-30T15:00:04+00:00 | Why people can have Alzheimer's-related brain damage but no symptoms | Some people don’t develop dementia despite showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brain, and we're starting to understand why | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512903-why-people-can-have-alzheimers-related-brain-damage-but-no-symptoms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
596d4c65565c6110d76301258da394c23e74700aa885d94200ea0bb21d2b2522 | 2026-02-02T08:00:39+00:00 | CRISPR grapefruit without the bitterness are now in development | Gene-editing citrus fruits to make them less bitter could not only encourage more people to eat them, it might also help save the industry from a devastating plague | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513798-crispr-grapefruit-without-the-bitterness-are-now-in-development/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
2ca77cca565a953c3aeabd2534591a1d970651dd10e3817aaf8d9c8232e69b29 | 2026-01-27T16:00:26+00:00 | Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world | Chemist Omar Yaghi invented materials called MOFs, a few grams of which have the surface area of a football field. He explains why he thinks these super-sponges will define the next century | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511141-nobel-prizewinner-omar-yaghi-says-his-invention-will-change-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
34b67c17a701be1c9cbbf41822b4dad576e5eb8dc9b53104d3232f57a43b41bc | 2026-02-01T10:00:24+00:00 | The best new popular science books of February 2026 | Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including Maggie Aderin and Michael Pollan | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513864-the-best-new-popular-science-books-of-february-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
3898507a525b0cec5c37dc1eae53301f682c76c1ae3ed1bd227dadac336d8fb0 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | Bored of snakes and ladders? Some maths can help bring back the fun | While snakes and ladders is purely a game of chance, there is a way to add some strategy, says mathematician Peter Rowlett | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935801-100-bored-of-snakes-and-ladders-some-maths-can-help-bring-back-the-fun/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
7f8522bc7210f846aacc373affcf513de1b8756a73012ca795a3f48db9ea60f8 | 2026-01-28T16:00:23+00:00 | Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised | Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like Malta and Australia. Doing so meant striking out in unknowable conditions. What do such crossings tell us about ancient minds? | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511681-ancient-humans-were-seafaring-far-earlier-than-we-realised/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
210735562472d01092792d56e57396461f06082a1a151c9a5b563bef6f9339c7 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | A remarkable book on quantum mechanics reveals a really big idea | Where is physics headed? No one knows for sure, but Beyond the Quantum by Antony Valentini is a striking new book that reminds us what a big idea really looks like, finds Jon Cartwright | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935800-600-a-remarkable-book-on-quantum-mechanics-reveals-a-really-big-idea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
693e3667826b5b31060fd61e45efd5a4485b056c58c9316d3c51ce67664e0230 | 2026-01-26T16:00:33+00:00 | The daring idea that time is an illusion and how we could prove it | The way time ticks forward in our universe has long stumped physicists. Now, a new set of tools from entangled atoms to black holes promises to reveal time’s true nature | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511723-the-daring-idea-that-time-is-an-illusion-and-how-we-could-prove-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
972d6b15f4459c75549a4f7eca0aa71438298a2a78cfab26f909aac6ed336cc7 | 2026-01-30T17:30:04+00:00 | Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list? | Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutations and variants that is popular with transhumanists | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513878-can-we-genetically-improve-humans-using-george-churchs-famous-list/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
4737bc7c0175ff6f3fd4167fc2da0689e2da80684b1d44325d2d05fc74aa6872 | 2026-01-30T14:24:00+00:00 | Elon Musk is making a big bet on his future vision – will it work? | Reports suggest that Elon Musk is eyeing up a merger involving SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, but what does he hope to achieve by consolidating his business empire? | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513831-elon-musk-is-making-a-big-bet-on-his-future-vision-will-it-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
b3b591d2be55f3755a815a0ca88cad0d901169b9ba2cda63f5257cb1dfbb68e8 | 2026-01-30T13:00:38+00:00 | Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain | Yawning and deep breathing each have different effects on the movement of fluids in the brain, and each of us may have a distinct yawning "signature" | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513692-yawning-has-an-unexpected-influence-on-the-fluid-inside-your-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
eab8686e76593b9f298271b887a74e5c9cdaf0192906733c773974e0ff773d5e | 2026-01-30T13:00:32+00:00 | The best new science fiction books of February 2026 | We pick the sci-fi novels we’re most looking forward to reading this month, from a new Brandon Sanderson to the latest from Makana Yamamoto | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513659-the-best-new-science-fiction-books-of-february-2026/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
322b729feb4b67c0b3b3b6fd3c57b0d3f3aa65df8395091262fbe93cfac80093 | 2026-01-30T11:00:54+00:00 | How an 1800s vaccine drive beat smallpox in Denmark in just 7 years | In the early 1800s, Denmark’s government, medical community, church leaders and school teachers all united to promote the new smallpox vaccine, which led to a remarkably quick elimination of the disease in the capital | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513279-how-an-1800s-vaccine-drive-beat-smallpox-in-denmark-in-just-7-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
6e7965673ef0628e01e995aefa3dc485f816df9372001f89d6842ce4169739e7 | 2026-01-30T09:22:58+00:00 | Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions | Members of the New Scientist Book Club give their take on Sierra Greer's award-winning science-fiction novel Annie Bot, our read for February – and the needle swings wildly from positive to negative | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513641-our-verdict-on-annie-bot-this-novel-about-a-sex-robot-split-opinions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
ff1ba9decbd6dcfaf00eeae7f799dc87b0b1db85d9a572421cc9d9345dfabd38 | 2026-01-30T09:15:39+00:00 | Read an extract from Juice by Tim Winton | In this extract from the February read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet the protagonist of Tim Winton’s Juice, driving across a scorched landscape in a future version of Australia | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513634-read-an-extract-from-juice-by-tim-winton/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
7472548ad31309af7ef7e8adcda2dbbd93313a0693a27a2351ac170640f373c1 | 2026-01-30T09:10:24+00:00 | Tim Winton: 'Sometimes I think we use the word dystopia as an opiate' | The New Scientist Book Club's February read is Tim Winton's novel Juice, set in a future Australia that is so hot it is almost unliveable. Here, the author lays out his reasons for writing it – and why he doesn't see it as dystopian | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513626-tim-winton-sometimes-i-think-we-use-the-word-dystopia-as-an-opiate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
978ac3190d99b44ee39f9d0cdc5f06e8f6388f8fd849fb846b65f3ade0aeace9 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | New Scientist recommends pioneering artist Ryoji Ikeda's new work | The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935800-500-new-scientist-recommends-pioneering-artist-ryoji-ikedas-new-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
c234769ac344e9eeba4410253eb31705b1c5676b967106e1fb436c6e8ef1b0f3 | 2026-01-29T12:00:24+00:00 | The universe may be hiding a fundamentally unknowable quantum secret | Even given a set of possible quantum states for our cosmos, it's impossible for us to determine which one of them is correct | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513267-the-universe-may-be-hiding-a-fundamentally-unknowable-quantum-secret/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
5bf4208969297cced3de1bfa9901b6a2efa27b6302cbde2409e85180d9076a84 | 2026-01-28T16:00:25+00:00 | This virus infects most of us – but why do only some get very ill? | The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do only some people who catch it develop these complications? The answer may lie in our genetics | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513522-this-virus-infects-most-of-us-but-why-do-only-some-get-very-ill/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
bb7748cf4363164fa4e9045f496bd06e709595a37c85530bca88904c8a01281a | 2026-01-30T09:00:36+00:00 | This doctor is on the hunt for people with first-rate faeces | Elizabeth Hohmann is very interested in faeces, and spends her days sifting through stools to find those that could make the biggest difference to other people's health | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512644-this-doctor-is-on-the-hunt-for-people-with-first-rate-faeces/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
9103266b51168d9b44cf67f2dee0e5fbcde9099b8674ebfa866b51c1727b7f76 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | Fascinating but flawed book explores how sickness shapes our lives | Susan Wise Bauer's The Great Shadow investigates the effects of illness on individual lives and collective beliefs. It's a mixed bag, says Peter Hoskin | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935800-400-fascinating-but-flawed-book-explores-how-sickness-shapes-our-lives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
8c0df7640c95b4fd415797983c378a72cc442d21e4e71fe9240d9ff377cb7633 | 2026-01-29T23:30:54+00:00 | AI-assisted mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer | Interval cancers are aggressive tumours that grow during the interval after someone has been screened for cancer and before they are screened again, and AI seems to be able to identify them at an early stage | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513769-ai-assisted-mammograms-cut-risk-of-developing-aggressive-breast-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
3d9230fd991ce7c91afe96a2298dc76b3521063ffb94e36dc88f555014bd70dc | 2026-01-29T19:00:56+00:00 | Our lifespans may be half down to genes and half to the environment | A reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we inherit, and on where we live and what we do | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513610-our-lifespans-may-be-half-down-to-genes-and-half-to-the-environment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
977e48e8bf303451caef718492e79e836cd2954becd436103d883a024b7fd134 | 2026-01-29T16:00:03+00:00 | Polar bears are getting fatter in the fastest-warming place on Earth | Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to be thriving | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513712-polar-bears-are-getting-fatter-in-the-fastest-warming-place-on-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
1f996843673050f5fdfe0da40e33518cd25e7e562697758045eebcc9d71b33af | 2026-01-29T12:46:29+00:00 | Faecal transplants could boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments | Adults with kidney cancer who received faecal microbiota transplants on top of their existing drugs did better than those who had placebo transplants as their add-on intervention | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513677-faecal-transplants-could-boost-the-effectiveness-of-cancer-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
ea52082e9de58187a8f68da94f1344b90aba5fc1b1ee7955f611fcfd028678f8 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | How your health is being commodified by social media | From health tech developers to influencers, our health is being monetised – and we need to be aware of what's going on, says Deborah Cohen | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935802-400-how-your-health-is-being-commodified-by-social-media/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
c24ed17644e55de183c235b1499880b32733f0be655d400552c2042450aa0a4d | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | Think of a card, any card – but make it science | Feedback has been informed about a "global telepathy study" which is currently taking place, but isn't entirely convinced about its merits | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935802-700-think-of-a-card-any-card-but-make-it-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
a9797f882aa8c4180478f380f1382c751fd28c2f01bfa9f12f2e7eb758591786 | 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00 | Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along | How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases its amazing and largely overlooked role in everything from climate change to dark matter, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935800-300-engaging-look-at-friction-shows-how-it-keeps-our-world-rubbing-along/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
b4f17bf4a769c59ba68c15813282d76f4825a244a193a2e5a36f99789b2a4b11 | 2026-01-28T16:00:14+00:00 | Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem | A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction event | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513485-huge-fossil-bonanza-preserves-512-million-year-old-ecosystem/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
9deed6a18fa83c803c4b2acceb3d3aa673b6b111310da44ec90575a0374feb1b | 2026-01-27T08:00:20+00:00 | We have a new way to explain why we agree on the nature of reality | An evolution-inspired framework for how quantum fuzziness gives rise to our classical world shows that even imperfect observers can eventually agree on an objective reality | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512894-we-have-a-new-way-to-explain-why-we-agree-on-the-nature-of-reality/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
6595564ca3b67cf7740aee7b09ee647c8edbb79658f4a6c2a42ad45ace81a0d6 | 2026-01-28T11:12:53+00:00 | We're getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish | Clumps of cells known as organoids are helping us to understand the brain, and the latest version comes equipped with realistic blood vessels to help the organoids live longer | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513475-were-getting-closer-to-growing-a-brain-in-a-lab-dish/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
62a21d9737f46082e575816212c543b0e0653325cbfd6e41accc56897f6285e6 | 2026-01-28T10:00:03+00:00 | Most complex time crystal yet has been made inside a quantum computer | Using a superconducting quantum computer, physicists created a large and complex version of an odd quantum material that has a repeating structure in time | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513426-most-complex-time-crystal-yet-has-been-made-inside-a-quantum-computer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
adff4919c978a2759afdd12fd39767cb541c57ae6135aad125d51372bf7019e4 | 2026-01-27T17:50:19+00:00 | Amazon is getting drier as deforestation shuts down atmospheric rivers | The amount of rainfall in the southern Amazon basin has declined by 8 to 11 per cent since 1980, largely due to the impact of deforestation | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513298-amazon-is-getting-drier-as-deforestation-shuts-down-atmospheric-rivers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
635f94a72197aa87d463ed871e6c77d2c91ab2251947beecc369d894a0dec1e6 | 2026-01-27T17:44:06+00:00 | To halt measles' resurgence we must fight the plague of misinformation | The measles vaccine has prevented 60 million deaths since 2000. So why are so many children around the world missing out on it? | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513398-to-halt-measles-resurgence-we-must-fight-the-plague-of-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
6a1e93b8948bb31500a62de556451a3fca3347975c2db11f26912684d097734c | 2026-01-27T16:00:30+00:00 | Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack | A newly discovered collection of neurons suggests the brain and heart communicate to trigger a neuroimmune response after a heart attack, which may pave the way for new therapies | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513314-our-brains-play-a-surprising-role-in-recovering-from-a-heart-attack/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
21863b110b3801e99a963972f49ebaf8b30d8be0db5cddd9263bf181e9205dc1 | 2026-01-26T20:00:29+00:00 | Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool | Excavations at an opencast mine in Greece have uncovered two wooden objects more than 400,000 years old that appear to have been fashioned as tools by an unknown species of ancient human | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509608-stick-shaped-by-ancient-humans-is-the-oldest-known-wooden-tool/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
58d7dcddb2bf930a2e3dea148ed11b64759b07bb6e3dcb49a951a4e8f1bb3827 | 2026-01-26T16:16:33+00:00 | Menstrual pad could give women insights into their changing fertility | A woman's fertility can be partly gauged by levels of a hormone that reflects how many eggs she has. Now, scientists have built a strip that changes colour according to levels of this hormone, which is present in period blood, into a menstrual pad | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513226-menstrual-pad-could-give-women-insights-into-their-changing-fertility/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
3ff13d560ecc147ca60acdd8c006bf26b42df7afd5ceffe0ff769cffce8f46c5 | 2026-01-26T16:00:51+00:00 | The best map of dark matter has revealed never-before-seen structures | JWST has created a map of dark matter that is twice as good as anything we have had before, and it may help unravel some of the deepest mysteries of the universe | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513184-the-best-map-of-dark-matter-has-revealed-never-before-seen-structures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
9d89ff0c201febe7a2b6b9b7a699a8a7b68c14cf0aff38a9fc4b2b6bc58a9890 | 2026-01-26T12:00:28+00:00 | Termination shock could make the cost of climate damage even higher | Solar geoengineering could halve the economic cost of climate change, but stopping it would cause temperatures to rebound sharply, leading to greater damage than unabated global warming | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2513124-termination-shock-could-make-the-cost-of-climate-damage-even-higher/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
021db1b63e0151c97ee16080ee98287198bd004c33ac10686422d08c759241c3 | 2026-01-26T10:00:06+00:00 | Embracing sauna culture can lower dementia risk and boost brain health | Columnist Helen Thomson investigates the neurological benefits of saunas, and how heat therapy can have anti-inflammatory effects throughout the body | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512893-embracing-sauna-culture-can-lower-dementia-risk-and-boost-brain-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
b2491f1e05a34799e7e1eac35a49188c0bfb0c0dc544a36fe26d97683b5aea48 | 2026-01-21T18:00:00+00:00 | How – and why – we chose the best 21 ideas of the 21st century | From smartphones to net zero, there has been no shortage of innovative ideas in the past 25 years, which is why we have taken a look back to choose the best | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935791-700-how-and-why-we-chose-the-best-21-ideas-of-the-21st-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
a6e83a0b0e9998ba0c93b830a9f7978b7b3e848b38035195a68b74f969c6ee3d | 2026-01-26T08:00:32+00:00 | Mars's gravity may help control Earth’s cycle of ice ages | Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those that cause ice ages | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512635-marss-gravity-may-help-control-earths-cycle-of-ice-ages/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
ba578448f3839353a0a2337b74737fb43ca3dd1a32c6a3c813d225eed7e9f4d5 | 2026-01-21T18:00:00+00:00 | How to spot the lunar X and V | Time it right each month, and you can spot two fleeting tricks of light on the lunar surface. Abigail Beall is planning ahead | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935791-600-how-to-spot-the-lunar-x-and-v/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
9019e44f2a7d8d4ac31e1a48f70b2d23af8b7e5484cc7ae44129ffe65aa2b785 | 2026-01-19T16:00:01+00:00 | Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century | Humans have been inadvertently using microbes to influence our health for thousands of years. But only recently has the microbiome rocketed to the forefront of healthcare | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508422-realising-the-importance-of-our-microbiome-best-ideas-of-the-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
5e01314fb255f863dfcb2dd6515bb3e140f75038f701fc311333a7af9419328d | 2026-01-21T18:00:00+00:00 | Let's nitpick about the physics of Stranger Things, not its ending | Feedback has seen all the fuss about the finale of Stranger Things, but would like to point out that if we're going to dissect the plot, we have bigger things to worry about | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935795-700-lets-nitpick-about-the-physics-of-stranger-things-not-its-ending/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
b3295d7ab8aa4ad641fcc7f8e8383c0d5e4073d4719a4c9ec475f40997554416 | 2026-01-19T16:00:07+00:00 | Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century | The internet is typically defined by conflict. Yet a crowdsourced encyclopedia, open for anyone to edit, has transformed into one of the world's most essential knowledge hubs | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510765-crowdsourcing-wikipedias-encyclopedia-best-ideas-of-the-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
df7b337655902bedbd41b1e0e3ebd8685dc1fc6353730218cc468a8137f4d457 | 2026-01-19T16:00:17+00:00 | The totemic 1.5°C climate target: Best ideas of the century | Although we’re on course to cross 1.5°C of warming, the alliance of small island nations that revised our goal down from the 2°C threshold transformed global climate policy | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508417-the-totemic-1-5c-climate-target-best-ideas-of-the-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
106814ad9638272fa4f40d0281992f6d860fb138cc4864f192b880aec17ce689 | 2026-01-19T16:00:00+00:00 | We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century | Our genomes are filled with errors that were once impossible to correct. But in CRISPR, we finally found an extraordinarily powerful tool for treating genetic disease – and perhaps making better versions of ourselves | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510424-we-can-rewrite-our-genetic-code-best-ideas-of-the-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home | Science | |
e770b4a7ae34f702ba8a9303f9cf00fdc2ef34e1f7aa5e41e63fa763883b2298 | 2026-02-02T11:00:00+00:00 | Ribchester Helmet: A rare 'face mask' helmet worn by a Roman cavalry officer 1,900 years ago | The helmet has been a powerful symbol of Roman Britain since it was discovered over 200 years ago. | https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/ribchester-helmet-a-rare-face-mask-helmet-worn-by-a-roman-cavalry-officer-1-900-years-ago | Science | |
d09d0173f385d7e50fffd740fd6d7bb3f8e764eb05d034f9cf46f7d738ba9dd1 | 2026-02-01T16:00:00+00:00 | 'It's similar to how Google can map your home without your consent': Why using aerial lasers to map an archaeology site should have Indigenous partnership | Aerial lidar is transforming how archaeologists map sites, but they should do it in tandem with Indigenous people. | https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/its-similar-to-how-google-can-map-your-home-without-your-consent-why-using-aerial-lasers-to-map-an-archaeology-site-should-have-indigenous-partnership | Science | |
549aae2dedb3f1b340d4a2a46274bfcb670901e0ad19747eba43a923f4889af6 | 2026-02-01T15:00:00+00:00 | 'Nose-in-a-dish' reveals why the common cold hits some people hard, while others recover easily | Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so widely between individuals. | https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/nose-in-a-dish-reveals-why-the-common-cold-hits-some-people-hard-while-others-recover-easily | Science | |
3dd1eca86706930f82b4ed37297a35039fa5e8d32e124aedf8eed122a297cc3a | 2026-02-01T13:00:00+00:00 | Earth is 'missing' lighter elements. They may be hiding in its solid inner core. | These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts and more. | https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earth-is-missing-lighter-elements-they-may-be-hiding-in-its-solid-inner-core | Science | |
c1ea8071ef54bb6c6a912698621e48a2d5f56804e004297cfe9f7def4958fa4e | 2026-02-01T12:00:00+00:00 | Rare medieval seal discovered in UK is inscribed with 'Richard's secret' and bears a Roman-period gemstone | The Gosfield seal is made of a medieval silver seal bezel surrounding an ancient Roman gemstone. | https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/rare-medieval-seal-discovered-in-uk-is-inscribed-with-richards-secret-and-bears-a-roman-period-gemstone | Science | |
3c3e48207ec24de55061d7cab43d998b88aa7fb2584ca4102bba14990e371461 | 2026-02-01T12:00:00+00:00 | Oneisall Pet Air Purifier (PP02) review: Great value pick for dog and cat lovers | The Oneisall Pet Air Purifier is true to its word when it promises effective hair, odor and pet allergen removal — a rare quality in appliances under $90. | https://www.livescience.com/health/oneisall-pet-air-purifier-review | Science | |
135eb747a13a6a542db1b0f11d4d42d3261ec9cbaeef5c4a23a113855f43aa4c | 2026-02-01T11:00:00+00:00 | Stellar nursery bursts with newborn stars in hauntingly beautiful Hubble telescope image — Space photo of the week | A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Lupus 3 cloud in Scorpius bursting with young stars that are forming within collapsing clouds of gas and dust. | https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/stellar-nursery-bursts-with-newborn-stars-in-hauntingly-beautiful-hubble-telescope-image-space-photo-of-the-week | Science | |
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