5 May 2021
Facebook's independent Oversight Board has said the social media giant was right to ban former US president Donald Trump, but has declined to decide whether it should be permanent – punting the decision back to Facebook
1 May 2019
Working hypothesis: From slow ramblers to asteroid Ryugu
6 March 2019
We're told that switching phone networks to the fifth-generation of wireless tech will give us blistering speeds, but it's not clear anyone actually needs an upgrade
24 October 2018
Ripping up the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty will spur a debilitating and dangerous arms race at a time the world can least afford it
9 July 2018
Scott Pruitt resigned from the US Environmental Protection Agency, and his successor is likely to continue gutting regulations that limit air and water pollution
20 June 2018
The psychological and physical effects of serious trauma are likely to impact the children being separated from their families at the US border for years
13 June 2018
In a handshake watched around the globe, US President Donald Trump finally met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on 12 June in Singapore
6 June 2018
Donald Trump's commitment to coal is short-sighted and wrong-headed. A 100 per cent renewable future is coming – and other countries will reap the rewards
11 April 2018
The past year has seen great progress towards building an effective pro-science grassroots movement, but there is still a distance to travel
31 January 2018
Science journalism is about more than pure science. When powerful people of any political leaning go against the evidence, New Scientist cannot turn a blind eye
