28 June 2022
As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft to map the orbit of the planned Lunar Gateway space station has taken off from New Zealand
9 June 2022
Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop
8 June 2022
As bidding for the remains of three cockroaches fed on moon rock reaches over $21,000, Feedback also makes good use of an algorithm that tells you what time to arrive at a party
8 June 2022
The reasons bread goes stale are more complex than we thought. But we do know enough to make a loaf that really keeps, finds Sam Wong
8 June 2022
Political action won't come fast enough to keep the world to a temperature rise of 1.5°C, but being open about this failure should spur us to successful action on limiting emissions
8 June 2022
Why are peas green when they grow encased within a dark pod? And does anything actually cure hiccups?
8 June 2022
The steam that is created when a near-boiling pan of water is taken off the heat is not actually what it seems, say readers
8 June 2022
The variation in slipperiness of slides in children’s playgrounds could be due to clothing, wetness or even ice-cream, according to our readers
8 June 2022
Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, The magic number bracelet? Plus the answer to puzzle #170
8 June 2022
