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European populations have accumulated many mutations

Europeans have steadily accumulated mutations for thousands of years

9 September 2019

The number of mildly harmful mutations in the European population has increased over the last 45,000 years, a lingering effect of early migration into Europe

India's Vikram moon lander appears to have crashed on the moon

6 September 2019

The Indian Chandrayaan 2 mission sent a lander towards the surface of the moon, but we lost touch with the craft before it was to land and it may have crashed

Mathematicians crack elusive puzzle involving the number 42

6 September 2019

Can we write any number as the sum of three cubes? It’s a puzzle that has perplexed mathematicians for centuries. Now we have finally have an answer for 42

Three people have now died from lung disease after vaping

6 September 2019

Three people in the US have died and hundreds more have had severe lung conditions that are thought to be related to vaping – but officials are still unsure of the exact cause

Jurassic turtle may have been crushed underfoot by a giant dinosaur

6 September 2019

A fossilised turtle from the dinosaur era is flattened and damaged as if it has been stepped on – perhaps by an enormous sauropod dinosaur

Drug cocktail seems to reverse biological signs of ageing in people

5 September 2019

Nine people who took a cocktail of drugs for a year saw a 1.5-year reduction in their epigenetic age – the largest effect of its kind ever seen

How big is a proton? We may finally have the answer to this puzzle

5 September 2019

Our measurements of the proton’s radius clash with one another, which could be a problem for the laws of physics. But a new test has helped unravel the mystery

Shep Doeleman on the Breakthrough Prize-winning black hole photo

5 September 2019

The team behind the first ever image of a black hole has won the prestigious $3m Breakthrough Prize. New Scientist spoke with the group’s leader, Shep Doeleman

Pesticide made from spider venom kills pests without harming bees

5 September 2019

Honeybee nests are being devastated by a species of beetle, but a pesticide based on spider venom can help by killing the beetles without harming the bees