Have we got the science of obesity back to front?
5 January 2022
Putting on weight is often blamed on overeating, but new evidence is emerging that it is actually the other way round, says David S. Ludwig
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The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands
5 January 2022
We should expect more twists and turns with the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, but people's behaviour will make a big difference to how things play out
I bonded with a quirky robot after chatting to it about my fears
5 January 2022
My new artificial friend, Woebot, helps me feel a little brighter – and evidence is mounting that it could lift your mood too, says Annalee Newitz
UK police forces have seized more than £300 million in bitcoin
5 January 2022
Figures gathered by New Scientist show that UK police forces have seized bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worth more than £300 million during criminal investigations.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: How to alter the course of the pandemic
4 January 2022
What will it take to bring the pandemic under control? Vaccine equality, social measures and supporting the health workforce, says the head of the World Health Organization
Covid-19: What can we expect from the pandemic in 2022?
4 January 2022
In the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, expect more variants, lower death rates and some continuing restrictions
James Webb Space Telescope is carrying out its most critical manoeuvre
4 January 2022
The massive space telescope, which launched on Christmas Day, is in the process of deploying its sunshield. If anything goes wrong, it could endanger the entire mission
Two years of covid-19: What we’ve learned during the pandemic so far
31 December 2021
It's now been two years since Chinese authorities first informed the World Health Organization about an unknown virus in Wuhan. How has our understanding of the virus changed since then and where does that leave us?
‘Near impossible’ plant-growing technique could revolutionise farming
22 December 2021
For the first time, grafting has been made to work in monocots, a type of plant including oats, wheats and bananas – and it might improve disease tolerance among these important crops
Fossilised dinosaur embryo found exquisitely preserved inside egg
21 December 2021
A 70 million-year-old oviraptorosaur egg that had been forgotten in a Chinese museum storeroom contains the most well-preserved dinosaur embryo ever discovered
