Subscribe now
Six pollution policies gutted by Scott Pruitt - and what happens next

Six pollution policies gutted by Scott Pruitt - and what happens next

9 July 2018

Scott Pruitt resigned from the US Environmental Protection Agency, and his successor is likely to continue gutting regulations that limit air and water pollution
Children in a playground

Young kids are surprisingly bad at using memory to plan ahead

5 July 2018

We used to think children as young as four could plan for the future. But now it seems kids develop the type of memory needed to do this later than we thought

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop