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Advice about mindful eating, enjoying exercise and getting good-quality sleep was at least as effective for treating depression as cognitive behavioural therapy
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Lifestyle changes may be as effective as therapy at easing depression | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 1h
Using real scientists as characters, When We Cease to Understand the World looks at what happens when science unravels the conceit that we can understand reality. It is a brilliant piece of writing, says Jacklin Kwan
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Benjamin Labatut has written an utterly haunting novella about science | New Scientist
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This Skeleton Was a King 500 Years Ago. How Did Scientists Prove It?
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This Skeleton Was a King 500 Years Ago. How Did Scientists Prove It?
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The September read for the New Scientist Book Club was a challenging trip to the edges of space-time with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein – but one which most book club members thoroughly enjoyed
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The New Scientist Book Club's verdict on The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: a wild ride | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h
Anxious and Hairy: Why do we have hair – on our heads and elsewhere? A new book explores
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Why do we have hair – on our heads and elsewhere? A new book explores | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: What is the fastest way to empty a full jug of water? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h
These aerial shots from photographer and environmental activist J. Henry Fair, drawn from a new exhibition, show the impact of human activity on the landscape
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Unsettling images reveal stark impact of humans on the environment | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h
AI experts put the chance of models rising up and killing us all at greater than 10 per cent – but are the risks real? And can anything be done if they are?
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Why is everyone suddenly worried about the risks of AI? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 3h
Why do dogs generally follow instructions, whereas cats largely ignore them? Will we ever build a space telescope that can see as far as the big bang?
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Last Word: This week’s new questions | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 3h
Feedback is a little saddened to discover that a historic scientific building is up for sale, and wonders if any readers fancy opening a museum
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A 'unique opportunity': is this the weirdest RightMove listing ever? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 3h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: Is there also such a thing as an olfactory illusion? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 4h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: Why haven't land-based mammals that returned to the sea evolved gills? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 4h
Starring the late Hayden Panettiere as the self-regenerating cheerleader who could save the world, science-fiction series Heroes first aired 20 years ago today. It might have gone downhill in subsequent seasons, but its first is still brilliant, says TV columnist Bethan Ackerley
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The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here's why | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 4h
Daniel Zvereff’s animation, Moonfish, exposes the grief-filled and strange reality of space miner Cassius’s life working on an asteroid after things go tragically wrong. Drawn in black and white, it’s a tiny budget wonder
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Moonfish, a haunting animation, captures a tragedy in space | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 4h
Pills and other medications may seem like the most rigorous way to treat illness, but we increasingly know that our health must revolve around the whole mind and body
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Why a modern approach to healthcare must consider more than illness | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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Tom Gauld on an audience with the great theoretical scientist | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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Twisteddoodles on the discovery of a new cat species | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h
Children as young as 8 in the US are being prescribed off-label GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, sparking debate about the potential long-term health effects
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Should we use GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity in children? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 6h
Watching a river flow via a virtual-reality headset while listening to classical music seems to quickly bring people's blood pressure down from a dangerously high level in hospital
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Virtual green spaces and classical music reduce blood pressure in hospital | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 6h
Antibiotics can reduce the diversity of microbes in your gut and lead to health problems, but a study in people with cancer has identified a potential solution
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Slashing sugar intake before antibiotics may save your microbiome | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h
Therapy and drugs are the go-to options for treating mental health. But psychologist Kimberley Wilson argues that what we eat also has a crucial role to play
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The overlooked power of diet for improving your mental health | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h
Though the El Niño is still months from its peak, it is already breaking many records. Two main factors are behind how it became so powerful
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Why is this monster El Niño so strong? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h
Space scientist Maggie Aderin tells Karmela Padavic-Callaghan about these stunning photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope, which feature in her new book
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Maggie Aderin explores stunning images of the universe captured by JWST | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 8h
Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, is our most potent weight-loss drug, but it can be made even more effective when combined with a complementary medicine
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'Astonishing' weight loss when GLP-1 drug used with second medication | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 8h
As New Scientist celebrates its 70th anniversary, climate change, AI and misinformation have heightened the need for rigorous, sceptical reporting
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Trustworthy science journalism is more essential than ever | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 9h
An endless stream of distractions, from email notifications to overlapping deadlines, can make focus slip away. Columnist Helen Thomson went hunting for neuroscience-backed ways to boost your productivity
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Can you hack your brain to be ultra-productive? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 10h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: What is an itch, and why can a simple touch calm it? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 10h
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 · 11h
Yet more readers share their insights from their own four-legged friends – and one proposes a more general theory
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Last Word: Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? part 4 | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11h
The timing of the D-Day landings was key, and it all depended on the weather. Catherine de Lange thoroughly enjoyed a film that casts new light on an unexpected conflict
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Andrew Scott brings meteorology drama to gripping war film Pressure | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11h
It has long been observed that men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, but an association has also been found with older sisters. This sheds further light on how a mother's immune system may be involved in shaping sexual orientation
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How older siblings may shape sexual orientation via mother’s immune system | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 13h
From Becky Chambers to Audrey Niffenegger, there are some heavy hitters with new sci-fi novels out this month – and a hefty dose of time travel, says Alison Flood
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The best new science-fiction books of October 2026 | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 13h
The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but about reusing them reliably and cheaply. The US is well ahead, but can China catch up?
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Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14h
Readers sense this type of illusion does exist – and send in their personal experiences
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Last Word: Do olfactory illusions exist, similar to optical and audio illusions? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14h
Every few years, a disturbance in the Pacific Ocean is amplified by feedback mechanisms in the atmosphere, unleashing heat and extreme weather around the globe
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Explainer: What is El Niño? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 15h
For the first time, researchers have seen a humpback mother interacting with her stillborn calf, reporting that she stayed close to it for at least two days
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Humpback whale mother with stillborn calf shows 'grief-like' behaviour | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16h
Mice with half a brain experienced significant improvements in their cognition and movement when they received brain organoids made from human stem cells
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Human organoids restore cognition in mice with half a brain | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16h
Researchers have watched a huge crater form on the lunar surface, and its widespread effects could help inform future exploration of the moon and other similar places
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Asteroid hit the moon and flung rocks 120 kilometres from the crater | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 17h
An unprecedented meningitis outbreak that occurred in Kent, UK, in March seems to have been driven by a bacterial strain taking genes from harmless microbes
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Severe meningitis outbreak caused by bacteria that took genes from microbiome | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18h
Don’t read The Ambidextrous Universe unless you are serious about maths and physics, because Martin Gardner is very happy to make his readers work – to enthralling effect, says Jacklin Kwan
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Why Martin Gardner’s The Ambidextrous Universe is a masterpiece of science writing | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18h
Ferdinand Addis's Conquest is a sweeping yet intimate narrative of the Roman invasion of Britain and its aftermath. It's a compelling read, finds Kelsey Hayes
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Amazing complexity of Roman Britain comes alive in fresh new account | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 19h
Robert Kolker's The Vanishing Family explores grief, enduring love and medical hope as a group of siblings in Pennsylvania come to terms with their fate, says Carissa Wong
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Don't miss this tragic story of a family with a rare form of dementia | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 19h
Is it faster to jog up stairs or take them two at a time? If the world we observe is just our brain’s interpretation of the electro-chemical signals it receives from our eyes, what is the world actually like?
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Last Word: This week’s new questions | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20h
Stunning pictures of nebulae, stars, the moon and more took top prizes in this year's astrophotography competition, organised by the Royal Observatory in London
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See the dazzling images that won Astronomy Photographer of the Year | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 20h
A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro
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Future of Amazon rainforest may hinge on Brazil presidential election | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 21h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: What is the fastest way to empty a full jug of water? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 21h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: What causes clothes to crease, and why does ironing remove them? | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 22h
Philosophers have pondered whether we live in a simulation for centuries. Now, Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans suggests a compelling rationale for why our reality might actually be synthetic
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Do we live in a simulation? If so, it could be a giant consciousness experiment | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 22h
Tina Gharavi takes the source novel and reimagines it to create the delicate and deeply felt film Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, says Bethan Ackerley
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Virginia Woolf's Night and Day is a bold look at women in astronomy | New Scientist
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 22h
Just a couple of minutes of walking around or stretching every hour can improve memory and attention span
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Short bursts of exercise can boost your cognition | New Scientist
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