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Europe faces incredibly harsh winters and unrelenting droughts if the vital AMOC ocean current fails – but when disaster will strike and how bad it will be remains uncertain. Now there is an ambitious plan to give us a warning. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 05/10/2026

The 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine goes to a trio for the development of techniques for controlling brain cells with light.

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 05/10/2026

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. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 04/10/2026

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? Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 04/10/2026

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. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 04/10/2026

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 culture editor Alison Flood. Find your next read: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 03/10/2026

A few years ago, psychologist Sherman Lee experienced a "grief attack". When he set out to study them, he discovered just how powerful and all-consuming grief can be. www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 03/10/2026

A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals and reveal the ultimate fuzziness of time. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 01/10/2026

The idea that everything that exists can be built from the bottom up has long held sway among physicists. Now, a new kind of science is under construction that centres conscious experience – and might unravel the universe’s biggest mysteries. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 01/10/2026

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

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 01/10/2026

With a new book from the late primatologist Frans de Waal and a deep dive into artificial intelligence from New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose, there is some hard-hitting popular science to look forward to this month. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 01/10/2026

A mysterious script, proto-Elamite, emerged at the dawn of writing 5000 years ago but has long been overlooked. Although it remains largely undeciphered, the script’s story is so surprising that it may rewrite the early history of writing. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 01/10/2026

We’re celebrating 70 years of New Scientist! ⁠ ⁠ Over the past seven decades, science has delivered some extraordinary breakthroughs. To mark the occasion, we asked our staff to look ahead: what scientific breakthrough are they most excited to see in the next 70 years?⁠

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 01/10/2026

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 · 30/09/2026

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

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 discord.gg/fn7m4NbSac

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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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