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Space Week: A seven-day tour of the cosmos

18 July 2023

To celebrate the launch of our new podcast, Dead Planets Society, New Scientist editors have selected some of our most delightful premium articles about the solar system and beyond

How do we know that therapy works, and which kind is best for you?

12 April 2023

Psychotherapy has never been more available and yet, with so many options, it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, researchers are getting to grips with what really works and why

Alex Keshavarzi interview: How muons could reveal exotic new physics

9 February 2022

Precision measurements have long suggested that particles called muons, closely related to the electron, are misbehaving. Now, it seems their shenanigans might be pointing to the presence of new particles

Strange but true? Test yourself in our barely believable science quiz

15 December 2021

Science throws up all manner of bizarre and outlandish discoveries. Test your knowledge of the world’s weird side by picking out the strange-but-true from the stuff we made up

13 of the most profound questions about the cosmos and ourselves

18 November 2021

Questions that are just as enigmatic now as when we first asked them

How to understand world energy use – in 10 graphs

4 August 2021

How fast is renewable energy rising and fossil fuel use declining? Who’s using how much energy – and for what? Find out in our quick graphical guide to the world energy scene

Climate change in graphics: The charts that show we must act now

21 April 2021

Global warming is already happening as carbon emissions keep on rising, with effects from sea level rise to more and more extreme weather events worldwide

Our impact on Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity – in graphics

17 February 2021

From global extinction risk to the land we’ve taken from nature, the stats show our impact on the planet is trending upwards – but there are a few bright spots

How to build a fair and green economic system after covid-19

28 October 2020

Covid-19 has highlighted huge weaknesses in our economic systems. New Scientist asked six leading economists how to redesign it to reduce inequality and save the planet