29 September 2022
In 2020, a chemical explosion in Beirut caused 218 deaths and widespread destruction. It also shattered one of the world’s richest collections of ancient glassware, offering experts the chance to analyse the artefacts in ways that would otherwise have...
29 September 2022
Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop
28 September 2022
I work on the dark matter problem knowing the questions I have may be answered long after I die. This is the life I signed up for: to think about interesting ideas and hopefully find out whether any of them are correct, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
28 September 2022
The standard "one-size-fits-all" approach to diagnosing and treating mental health problems is failing. Personalised treatments could make a big difference
28 September 2022
Feedback digs into the latest nasal-centric investigations, while also exploring the compellingly odd ratio of The Line, a new Saudi Arabian city that is planned to be 200 metres wide and 170 kilometres long
28 September 2022
A great corn on the cob must tread the line between under- and overcooked. Here's why – and how to do it
28 September 2022
What has been the most successful animal ever? And why does pressing our fingers together in water increase the resistance in water, when the total surface area is the same?
28 September 2022
The reason why we unconsciously open our mouth when we open are eyes is more complicated than you might think, say our readers
28 September 2022
Our readers agree that it is possible to perceive extra colours beneath the violent band of a rainbow, but disagree about the cause
28 September 2022
Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Key decision? Plus the answer to puzzle #186
