Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned
15 October 2019
The move to haul protesters off London’s streets reflects a scientifically and economically illiterate political and media elite in denial about the climate
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High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages
14 October 2019
Pregnant women who live and work in places with a lot of air pollution appear to be more likely to experience missed miscarriages
Lee Berger: We have made another major discovery about early humans
14 October 2019
Fossil skeletons found embedded in rock at a site near Johannesburg, South Africa, could shake up humanity's family tree
Cannabis extract may work as a treatment for cannabis addiction
13 October 2019
An extract from cannabis called cannabidiol or CBD helped some people who were addicted to smoking the drug quit
These New Scientist-inspired Twitter bots are surrealist art
12 October 2019
Bots on social media get a bad rap, but they can be used for good and for art, like in these three headline bots revealed at New Scientist Live
Crabs are being found in the Thames with stomachs full of plastic
11 October 2019
Crabs in the Thames are ingesting “shocking” amounts of plastic and may be passing it on in high doses to other species in the river, researchers have found
NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics
11 October 2019
A NASA engineer has published plans for an engine that could accelerate a rocket without using propellant. But there are questions over whether it could work
Quantum weirdness could allow a person-sized wormhole to last forever
11 October 2019
We were unsure if wormholes could exist long enough to allow a person through. Now calculations indicate they are extremely rare, but could last the age of the universe
Plans for UK's first moon rover announced at New Scientist Live
10 October 2019
A UK-based space start-up is planning to send the smallest rover ever to the moon in 2021, and it will walk around on legs instead of rolling on wheels
Bees are better at counting if they are penalised for their mistakes
9 October 2019
We had evidence that bees could count up to four. But it seems they can go further - if prompted with both rewards for correct answers and penalties for errors
