What to expect from the cutting edge of science and tech in 2020
18 December 2019
From anti-ageing drugs to self-driving cars and long-lost human ancestors, New Scientist experts reveal what the biggest science stories will be in 2020
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Prosecco destroys hills and 8 other weird facts we learned in 2019
18 December 2019
From the chunkiest T. rex to the magnetism of the entire universe, here are the strangest, most amazing facts the New Scientist team learned this year
The world started to wake up to climate change in 2019 – now what?
18 December 2019
At last, the public is calling for urgent action to tackle global warming and politicians are falling over themselves to get on board, says Adam Vaughan
Deep and crisp and living: How snow sustains amazing hidden life
18 December 2019
Snow may look pristine but even the freshly fallen variety is teeming with microscopic life. This vast and mysterious ecosystem could have a big impact on Earth
France loves them, the US hates them. Why do roundabouts divide us?
18 December 2019
They’re safer than other kinds of road junction, require less energy for lights and result in less pollution from vehicles. But will they ever conquer the world?
Frankincense is a holiday favourite, but its future is under threat
18 December 2019
It has been a prized commodity for millennia – but a cocktail of conflict, poverty and burgeoning demand is putting frankincense under pressure
We live in testing times, but there are many reasons to be optimistic
18 December 2019
As a new decade dawns, we should embrace a cautious optimism, rooted in facts and belief in human ingenuity
COP25 climate summit ends in 'staggering failure of leadership'
16 December 2019
The UK faces the task of breaking the deadlock on international climate negotiations next year, after the COP25 talks ended with little progress in Madrid yesterday
Scientists analysed the best and worst cities to travel around
12 December 2019
A global analysis of street connectivity has identified the cities that are easiest to get around and shown they have less car use and greater travel by foot
Greenland lost almost 4 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years
10 December 2019
The Greenland ice sheet lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2018, leading to sea level rise that contributes to coastal flooding during storms
