Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response
9 June 2022
A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
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Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds
22 December 2021
Performing magic tricks with Eurasian jays helps scientists to understand the animals’ powers of perception, but also their ability to read minds, remember the past and anticipate the future.
Birds get angry when their favourite snacks are swapped in magic trick
17 August 2021
Eurasian jays squawk and fly away when shown a cups-and-balls-style magic trick in which their favourite snacks are swapped out for other foods
Why do bees make honey?
7 June 2021
Producing honey is how bees store nectar for the winter months
Jeff Bezos will be on board Blue Origin's first crewed space flight
7 June 2021
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Blue Origin, will fly to the edge of space on his company's first crewed flight on 20 July, as will his brother
Frank Kameny: Google doodle honours astronomer and gay rights activist
2 June 2021
When he was unjustly fired from his job as an astronomer in 1957, Frank Kameny took up a lifelong struggle for the civil rights of gay people
Alcohol
19 May 2021
The word alcohol usually refers to the chemical we call ethanol that humans have consumed as part of food and beverages for at least 9000 years
Why do beavers build dams?
18 May 2021
Beavers build dams to raise water levels, providing protection from predators
Dr Wu Lien-teh
4 May 2021
Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist famous for pioneering the use and development of face masks to help control the spread of deadly diseases.
Why do dogs lick you?
26 April 2021
Puppies lick their mothers to request food, and we encourage them to keep up the habit.
