Heatwaves show global warming is not just a future threat
4 July 2018
Better climate models and fast computers are helping us see how our carbon emissions are already causing severe weather events
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It's ok that the public rejected GM food – after all, we did ask
4 July 2018
Many people see the public's rejection of genetically-modified food as a failure, but I would argue it was successful public engagement, says Lesley Paterson
The second great battle for the future of our food is underway
4 July 2018
First it was GM food. Now battle lines are being drawn over whether crops and animals modified with CRISPR gene-editing can make it on to supermarket shelves
Old Scientist: Glancing at ads from the past
4 July 2018
We look back at recruitment advertising in New Scientist from 1966, 1987 and 2006, and notice some odd discrepancies between salaries
Globetrotting film sends scientists on "relay race" of inquiry
4 July 2018
A documentary called The Most Unknown uses a global game of science “tag” as a cute way to frame humanity’s big questions – but it can all get a bit earnest
The climate change evangelist with God on her side
4 July 2018
To change the hearts and minds of climate sceptics, atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe mixes hard science and the Bible to get her message across
Smoke from moorland wildfires may hold toxic blast from the past
4 July 2018
The UK’s largest wildfire for decades is almost under control, but peat burning below the ground risks spewing historical pollution back into the sky
