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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
A visit to Kew Gardens’ exhibit of the sculptor’s work is a fascinating insight into how he was inspired by nature
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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
A visit to Kew Gardens’ exhibit of the sculptor’s work is a fascinating insight into how he was inspired by nature
Categories: Science

Why controversial ideas in science shouldn't always be dismissed

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
Researchers suggesting that the keto diet could treat mental health conditions find themselves uncomfortably aligned with people like vaccine-sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr, but that is not a reason to reject the idea
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Why controversial ideas in science shouldn't always be dismissed

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
Researchers suggesting that the keto diet could treat mental health conditions find themselves uncomfortably aligned with people like vaccine-sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr, but that is not a reason to reject the idea
Categories: Science

Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
With its origins in a creepy image posted on 4chan, Backrooms is an unusually potent big-screen experiment in fear and perception, says Davide Abbatescianni
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Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
A photo essay from Tommy Trenchard explores efforts to protect the fragile ecosystems of oases in Chad
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Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
Feedback is alarmed by a study that explored how funny people think they are, and discovered certain traits in those who rate themselves the most humorous
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New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, finds Michael Marshall
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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
With its origins in a creepy image posted on 4chan, Backrooms is an unusually potent big-screen experiment in fear and perception, says Davide Abbatescianni
Categories: Science

Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
A photo essay from Tommy Trenchard explores efforts to protect the fragile ecosystems of oases in Chad
Categories: Science

Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
Feedback is alarmed by a study that explored how funny people think they are, and discovered certain traits in those who rate themselves the most humorous
Categories: Science

New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 21:00
Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, finds Michael Marshall
Categories: Science

Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 19:39
Europe’s largest land animal, the bison, is thought to be relatively unthreatened by predators, but footage from Białowieża Primaeval Forest in Poland shows it does face attacks from wolves
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Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 19:39
Europe’s largest land animal, the bison, is thought to be relatively unthreatened by predators, but footage from Białowieża Primaeval Forest in Poland shows it does face attacks from wolves
Categories: Science

Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 19:00
Researchers diving 7 kilometres deep in a crewed submersible have discovered a vast collection of whale bones, including fossils up to 5 million years old and species new to science
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Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 19:00
Researchers diving 7 kilometres deep in a crewed submersible have discovered a vast collection of whale bones, including fossils up to 5 million years old and species new to science
Categories: Science

Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 19:00
The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming into view, revealing hints of a surprising past – and the origin of Saturn's rings
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Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 19:00
The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming into view, revealing hints of a surprising past – and the origin of Saturn's rings
Categories: Science

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 17:28
Climate models suggest a small nuclear war in the tropics would do even more damage to the ozone layer than a larger nuclear war in more northerly latitudes, increasing exposure to dangerous ultraviolet radiation all over the world
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A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 10/06/2026 - 17:28
Climate models suggest a small nuclear war in the tropics would do even more damage to the ozone layer than a larger nuclear war in more northerly latitudes, increasing exposure to dangerous ultraviolet radiation all over the world
Categories: Science

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