Space Week: A seven-day tour of the cosmos
18 July 2023
To celebrate the launch of our new podcast, Dead Planets Society, New Scientist editors have selected some of our most delightful premium articles about the solar system and beyond
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What we can do to let the UK’s tamed rivers flow wild and free again
25 April 2023
In the UK, 97 per cent of rivers have been modified, blocked and otherwise corralled to suit our needs - with enormous damage to wildlife. Here’s how we can reverse the damage we’ve done
Your essential guide to the many breathtaking wonders of the universe
22 April 2023
An abridged inventory of everything there is in the universe – from rogue planets and exomoons to supernovae, supermassive black holes and the cosmic web.
The state of Britain's rivers: Slurry, silage and sewage
22 March 2023
The majority of the UK's waterways are suffering, even those that look like they are in good health, but some restoration projects have started to tackle the issues, and much more can be done
Cave paintings of mutilated hands could be a Stone Age sign language
15 March 2023
Palaeolithic hand stencils with missing fingers could indicate ritual mutilation or frostbite – but new research suggests they might be trying to tell us something
Six archaeological discoveries to rival Tutankhamun's tomb
2 November 2022
From the Terracotta army to the Flores ‘Hobbit’, these are the discoveries that experts argue are more significant than the unearthing of Tutankhamun’s resting place
Bears in your back yard – an excerpt from Mary Roach’s book ‘Fuzz’
2 September 2022
Thanks to conservation successes, black bears are back - and they are becoming more brazen around humans. Mary Roach looks at how they’re tackling the problem in the Colorado mountains
7 big questions the James Webb Space Telescope is about to answer
6 July 2022
NASA has just released the first full-colour image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Here’s what it is looking at first – and how it will address the biggest mysteries of the universe
How to understand your inner voice and control your inner critic
4 July 2022
Most of us have a voice inside our heads and it can be caring, supportive, negative or critical. Learning to control this internal monologue could help you cope with daily stress
What is time? The mysterious essence of the fourth dimension
15 June 2022
The true nature of time continues to elude us. But whether it is a fundamental part of the cosmos or an illusion made in our minds has profound implications for our understanding of the universe
