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In this week’s issue: How strange quirks in space-time could give us a unified theory of reality Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3615/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 22h

Is it faster to jog up stairs or take them two at a time? What do you think? Answer below or email lastword@newscientist.com for your chance to be published in the magazine.

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 24/09/2026

In this week’s issue: Vital currents are already showing signs of collapsing - what will happen if they do? Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3614/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 24/09/2026

There has been a string of incidents reported over the last few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a case involving a government website has been revealed for the first time. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 17/09/2026

In this week's issue: How AI blew up maths: Open AI's controversial breakthrough. Plus, the three most misleading wellness trends revealed. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3613/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16/09/2026

The psychedelic drug LSD eased anxiety in a late-stage trial, paving the way for a probable approval in the US within the next two years. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 10/09/2026

Discover something new at New Scientist Live. Final release tickets are on sale, join us for the latest breakthroughs and innovations in science. Book now: live.newscientist.com

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 10/09/2026

In this week’s issue: We’re about to see inside empty space - and reveal the quantum foundations of the universe Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3612/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 03/09/2026

In this week’s issue: How we can train our bodies to cope with longer, hotter summers - up to a limit. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3611/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 27/08/2026

In this week's issue: Quantum theory finally makes sense... but only if we poke holes in the fabric of reality. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3610/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 25/08/2026

DNA reveals a society organised around women in pre-Roman Britain⁠. Read more: www.newscientist.com/article/2584...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20/08/2026

Quantum cosmology is plagued by the possibility that our minds are just random fluctuations in an otherwise dead universe. Physicist Sean Carroll thinks an eternally repeating cosmos could banish that possibility — and help us to unlock the nature of time. www.newscientist.com/article/2582...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20/08/2026

In this week’s issue: We’re finally untangling the profound influence of female hormones on ADHD Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3609/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 19/08/2026

Smallpox DNA in ancient Inca mummies shows the virus came from Europe⁠. Read the full story: www.newscientist.com/article/2582...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18/08/2026

Do you ever feel you are just too busy to take a break? Well, that might be where you are going wrong.⁠ ⁠ Listen to the full episode of Change Your Mind and find out all the science behind why rest is so good for you, and what you can do to reap the benefits. www.newscientist.com/podcasts/res...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 13/08/2026

Beetroot juice is trending, but what does the science say?⁠ Read Alice Klein's column to find out more: www.newscientist.com/article/2532...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 13/08/2026

In this week’s issue: The shock discovery that modern lighting messes with our metabolism - and what to do about it Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3608/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 12/08/2026

A total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe today, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet – here’s how to see it. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 06/08/2026

In this week’s issue: What happens when AI starts to experience the real world? We’re about to find out. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3607/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 04/08/2026

A Maya mathematician’s name was decoded alongside an astronomical formula for the first time⁠. Read more: www.newscientist.com/article/2578...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 03/08/2026

In this week’s issue: How changing your diet as you get older could add years to your life. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3606/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 24/07/2026

In this week’s issue: What the world’s happiest countries can teach us about joyful living, how to unlock unlimited geothermal energy and why strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. newscientist.com/issue/3605/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 23/07/2026

Extraordinary videos have captured orcas making sunfish explode by ramming them at high speed. The behaviour may help juvenile orcas feed by breaking the prey into many small pieces, but it also appears that the orcas may enjoy playing with their food.⁠ Read more www.newscientist.com/article/2580...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16/07/2026

In this week’s issue: Why we need to understand heat and humidity’s effects on us, the surprising way to cut your risk of Alzheimer's, stroke and depression and bumblebee facial movements revealed. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3604/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14/07/2026

Homo sapiens have been around for about 300,000 years. Often, our big brains and intelligence are credited with making us the most successful species to have ever walked on Earth, but that isn't entirely true. ⁠Watch the full video here: youtu.be/aCfmEJOh5t0

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14/07/2026

Could consciousness be a fundamental part of the universe? 🧠⁠ Ivette Fuentes, a professor of quantum mechanics, suggests that the mind may exist in a different "arena" from the physical world.⁠ Watch the full interview: youtu.be/kLDvk2urghs

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 10/07/2026

A mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening⁠ ⁠Read more: www.newscientist.com/article/2529...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 09/07/2026

In this week’s issue: How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out. Plus, babies are born with the foundations for maths and random wobbles in time could solve gravity’s greatest mystery. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3603/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/07/2026

Homo sapiens have been around for about 300,000 years, but there was a species of human that survived for nearly 2 million years who explored new continents and mastered tools all with a brain barely half the size of ours. Enter Homo erectus. Watch the full video: youtu.be/HIhCKIrHX_k

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/07/2026

Record ocean temperatures have pushed coral reefs past the first-ever climate tipping point, an abrupt shift that may be difficult to reverse. But scientists aren’t ready to give up. Explore the most radical ideas for saving the world's corals: www.newscientist.com/article/2528...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 02/07/2026

In this week’s issue: The race to predict when Thwaites Glacier will collapse, the black hole that could solve the mystery at the heart of our galaxy and the gene that switches on human development. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3602/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 25/06/2026

In this week’s issue: The surprising ways your brain changes, sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body and we meet the lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3601/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18/06/2026

In this week’s issue: Solving life's origins, the secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age and an experiment with a toy universe shows the passage of time can emerge from quantum interactions. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3600/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 17/06/2026

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11/06/2026

In this week’s issue: Neuroscience is helping to understand anorexia’s grip on the brain, how to distinguish between brain ageing and cognitive decline and our solar system's violent history. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3599/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 09/06/2026

Turmeric is heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can be risky. Read more: www.newscientist.com/article/2528...

Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 04/06/2026

In this week’s issue: A golden age of maths is dawning, CERN’s new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of reality and why gold stays so shiny. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3598/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 29/05/2026

Physics holds the secrets of the universe. In our latest marathon, we go on a journey through a host of mind-bending physics, from black holes and antimatter to gravity and the multiverse. Join us now: youtube.com/live/Aj3rV8R63S...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 29/05/2026

Physics holds the secrets of the universe. In our latest marathon, we go on a journey through mind-bending physics, from black holes and antimatter to gravity and the multiverse. Join us for a 2-hour deep dive into of some of physics' greatest problems: youtube.com/live/Aj3rV8R63Sc

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 28/05/2026

In this week’s issue: Does gravity create reality? Embryos made in the lab unlock treatments for infertility and a radical new view of life could reveal its origin. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3597/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 21/05/2026

In this week’s issue: The story of the first human tool, how to master your mindset to alter your body’s reaction to stress and the distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3596/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14/05/2026

In this week’s issue: The origin of the laws of physics, why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum and how a 300-year-old experiment could be the world's best dark matter detector. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3595/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 08/05/2026

From the distribution of prime numbers to the puzzle of infinity, the deeper maths goes, the stranger things become. Join us now for a video marathon exploring the most mind-bending concepts in modern mathematics. www.youtube.com/live/q5kp9n...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 08/05/2026

From the distribution of prime numbers to the puzzle of infinity, the deeper maths goes, the stranger things become. Join us at 4pm GMT / 1pm EST for a video marathon, where we'll be exploring the most mind-bending concepts in modern mathematics. www.youtube.com/live/q5kp9n...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/05/2026

You may think of the high-fat, low-carb keto diet as a faddish way to lose weight. But it is now being used to tackle conditions from severe depression to bipolar and anorexia, with transformative results. www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/05/2026

Love reading? Join the New Scientist Book Club on Discord to discover new titles, chat with fellow fans, hear from authors, and enjoy exclusive extracts from the books. discord.gg/fn7m4NbSac

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/05/2026

Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these claims are overhyped, but evidence suggests it can have healing powers. www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/05/2026

In this week’s issue: The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over, the real benefits of red-light therapy and a lost ancient script reveals how writing really began. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3594/

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 06/05/2026

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 30/04/2026

Birds evolved directly from Velociraptors and are the only true dinosaurs that still exist. From demon ducks to penguins the size of gorillas, paleontologist Steve Brusatte explores terrifying birds, past and present. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NewScientist

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