NASA unveils new spacesuit for Artemis moon mission astronauts
15 March 2023
A spacesuit designed for the Artemis moon missions is much lighter than those worn by the Apollo astronauts, and allows a greater range of motion
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Sci-fi magazine overwhelmed by hundreds of AI-generated stories
22 February 2023
Clarkesworld, a science fiction magazine, has banned new story submissions after receiving hundreds of low-quality AI-generated pieces
Half-metre-long predator was giant of the seas 500 million years ago
8 September 2021
Most animals that lived in the Cambrian period were small enough to rest comfortably in the palm of your hand – but Titanokorys was much bigger
Climate change linked to risk of viruses jumping species in the Arctic
27 August 2021
Climate change may increase the risk of viruses infecting new hosts in the Arctic, suggests a study of genetic material from an Arctic lake
Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report
18 August 2021
Solar power beamed from satellites could provide the UK with a continuous supply of green energy as soon as 2039, according to a report commissioned by the government
What is a metaverse and why is everyone talking about it?
11 August 2021
Huge virtual events including Ariana Grande concerts held inside the video game Fortnite are the latest example of Silicon Valley's new favourite buzzword: a metaverse
Physicists find best way for insects to avoid collisions when jumping
21 January 2021
Equations show that jumping at 60 degrees relative to the horizontal helps insects avoid hitting obstacles – a finding that might help in the design of space exploration rovers
Covid-19 news archive: Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective
19 October 2020
This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update.
Fossil ‘monster’ looks alien but may be related to primitive fish
1 May 2020
The Tully Monster is a famously odd 300-million-year-old fossil that looks like an alien, but a new analysis suggests it was a backboned animal like a hagfish or lamprey
Asteroid Ryugu has no dust on it and we don’t know why
22 August 2019
The most detailed pictures yet from the asteroid Ryugu show it has no dust, which is very strange. There are at least three competing possible explanations
