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Actress Amber Heard attends the 50 million US dollars Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 13 April 2022.

Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media

7 June 2023

An alarming documentary about the court case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shows how a powerful, untamed social media has the potential to undermine our justice systems
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense 07 April ? 30 July 2023 the Design Museum? ? Image courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio

New Scientist recommends: Ai Weiwei's moving Making Sense exhibition

7 June 2023

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Orion Nebula in Infrared NASA ID: PIA25434 This new image of the Orion Nebula produced using previously released data from three telescopes shows two enormous caverns carved out by unseen giant stars that can release up to a million times more light than our Sun. All that radiation breaks apart dust grains there, helping to create the pair of cavities. Much of the remaining dust is swept away when the stars produce wind or when they die explosive deaths as supernovae. This infrared image shows dust but no stars. Blue light indicates warm dust heated by unseen massive stars. Observed in infrared light ? a range of wavelengths outside what human eyes can detect ? the views were provided by NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), which now operates under the moniker NEOWISE. Spitzer and WISE were both managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, ...more 508 Description:This infrared image of the Orion Nebula features plenty of dust but no stars. In these infrared wavelengths, it's possible to see hot spots where new stars are forming, while unseen bright, massive stars have carved out caverns of empty space. Date Created:2022-11-22 Center:JPL Keywords: Herschel Space Observatory , Spitzer Space Telescope , Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) , Orion Nebula Secondary Creator Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech Visit JPL Website

Under Alien Skies review: A terrific guide to our spectacular universe

7 June 2023

Phil Plait, the man behind the Bad Astronomy blog, is a great guide to the wonders of the cosmos. But would it be a bad thing if his new book created a fresh reverence for our home planet among some readers?
Male and female snow leopards come together.

An Atlas of Endangered Animals review: Great stories to prompt action

7 June 2023

Megan McCubbin's mini-anthology of animals at risk is full of striking tales, including ones about snow leopards and partying orcas. It should provide a powerful motivation for concerned humans
Sir Maurice Youge, Internationally renowned marine zoologist (1899-1986). His hybrid form is based on the local murex shell

These beautiful sculptures are watching over the Great Barrier Reef

7 June 2023

Ocean Sentinels is a series of mostly underwater sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor, who hopes the statues will be colonised by corals and other threatened marine life

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