New Scientist

Why herbs evolved to smell and taste so delicious

Humans may have shaped the development of aromatic herbs like lavender and mint, but did herbs also ...

Pluto and the largest moon of Neptune might be sib...

The chemical composition of Pluto and Triton suggests they originated in the same region of the oute...

Driverless cars are mostly safer than humans – but...

Driverless cars seem to have fewer accidents than human drivers under routine conditions, but higher...

The truth about social media and screen time's imp...

There are many scary claims about excess time on digital devices for children and teenagers. Here’s ...

Chemists invoke bizarre Maxwell's demon on the lar...

A 19th-century thought experiment that was once thought to defy the laws of thermodynamics has now b...

Ukraine is using AI to manage the removal of Russi...

There are so many Russian landmines across Ukraine that removing them could take 700 years. To prior...

Shipping companies are testing biofuel made from c...

Cashew nut shells are a source of low-emissions biofuel, which is being tested in several ships, but...

Time crystals may make quantum computers more reli...

Extremely cold atoms that perpetually move in repeating patterns could be a promising building block...

Mathematicians find odd shapes that roll like a wh...

Not content with shapes in two or three dimensions, mathematicians like to explore objects in any nu...

Why humanity’s survival may depend on us becoming ...

Tribalism can be toxic, yet we need more of it if we are to meet today’s global challenges, argues o...

Watch a humanoid robot driving a car extremely slo...

A robot named Musashi with a human-like skeleton and musculature can perform basic driving tasks – b...

Google's new quantum computer may help us understa...

By combining two approaches to quantum computing into one device, Google has been able to simulate t...

Light-activated drugs could keep sleep-deprived mi...

A US military program led by DARPA is modifying the stimulant drug dextroamphetamine so it can be sw...

Einstein's theory was wrong about black holes made...

The theory of relativity predicts black holes should be able to form from light alone, but incorpora...

Hybrid design could make nuclear fusion reactors m...

Two types of fusion reactor called tokamaks and stellarators both have drawbacks – but a new design ...

Did rock art spread from one place or was it inven...

Rock art is a truly global phenomenon, with discoveries of cave paintings and etchings on every cont...

UK election: How can next government get climate g...

The UK’s journey to net zero has stalled – whoever wins the 4 July election will need to get it movi...

UK election: How can the next government get clima...