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If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 16:29
The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page
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If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 16:29
The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page
Categories: Science

Record-breaking IBM chip uses trick to cram in 100 billion transistors

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 14:00
IBM's latest chip packs in twice as many transistors as the current state-of-the-art chip by adding a second layer of silicon circuitry
Categories: Science

Record-breaking IBM chip uses trick to cram in 100 billion transistors

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 14:00
IBM's latest chip packs in twice as many transistors as the current state-of-the-art chip by adding a second layer of silicon circuitry
Categories: Science

Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 13:21
Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines
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Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 13:21
Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines
Categories: Science

Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 12:30
Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks to scans and AI software
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Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 25/06/2026 - 12:30
Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks to scans and AI software
Categories: Science

Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 22:00
An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the surface of rocks that resemble traces of microbial activity
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Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 22:00
An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the surface of rocks that resemble traces of microbial activity
Categories: Science

Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:19
We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael Le Page says the flesh-eating screwworm is the most likely first target
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Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:19
We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael Le Page says the flesh-eating screwworm is the most likely first target
Categories: Science

Inside Brazil’s vast network of lifesaving free milk banks

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
These images from photographer Kristin Bethge document Brazil's milk bank system, which provides some of the world's cheapest and safest donated milk to hundreds of thousands of babies
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Inside Brazil’s vast network of lifesaving free milk banks

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
These images from photographer Kristin Bethge document Brazil's milk bank system, which provides some of the world's cheapest and safest donated milk to hundreds of thousands of babies
Categories: Science

The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson rounds up her favourite reads of the year to date – and highlights one particular book as her top pick
Categories: Science

Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
Feedback isn't sure what to make of a ground-breaking piece of research into the understudied topic of "subjective individual variability in onion tearing and its relationship to chemosensory sensitivity"
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The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
The first six months of the year have brought us popular science reads on everything from consciousness to cosmology. Liz Else rounds up her favourites
Categories: Science

The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson rounds up her favourite reads of the year to date – and highlights one particular book as her top pick
Categories: Science

Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
Feedback isn't sure what to make of a ground-breaking piece of research into the understudied topic of "subjective individual variability in onion tearing and its relationship to chemosensory sensitivity"
Categories: Science

The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 24/06/2026 - 21:00
The first six months of the year have brought us popular science reads on everything from consciousness to cosmology. Liz Else rounds up her favourites
Categories: Science

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