4 December 2019
Stuck for ideas on what to get the science lover in your life? From great sci-fi to books on how to build a pond or see the stars, these are the cultural gems that staff at New Scientist recommend
2 August 2018
The official death toll for Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico, is 64 people. A new analysis of death records finds that 1139 excess deaths occurred in the months after the storm
27 February 2018
The extreme warmth is likely to slow or prevent the formation of Arctic sea ice, which has been shrinking for decades due to climate change.
20 February 2018
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Gita struck the city of Christchurch, just days after causing devastation on the island nation of Tonga
9 January 2018
The eastern US has shivered through freezing temperatures while Australia has sweltered in a colossal heatwave, and both events may be linked to climate change
11 October 2017
Low humidity, parched vegetation and warm winds have led to fires that have killed at least 17, left over 150 people missing and destroyed over 2000 homes
19 September 2017
The world's busiest shipping lanes have twice as many bolts of lightning as nearby areas, and ships pumping soot into the air seem to be responsible
11 September 2017
After striking the Caribbean islands and leaving several close to uninhabitable, Hurricane Irma has made landfall in Florida and caused untold damage
8 September 2017
The tropical storm has left a trail of devastation across the region, reducing islands to wreckage and leaving at least 14 people dead
