New Scientist - Environment

Powerful images capture the fragility and resilience of...

From battling drought to caring for wildlife, shots from the Earth Photo 2025 co...

Ultracold atoms have been 'hyperentangled' for the firs...

By exerting unprecedented control over extremely cold atoms, researchers have pu...

Giant ground sloths evolved three different times for t...

An analysis of the sloth family tree suggests three different groups of the anim...

New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system

The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less...

Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made ...

Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resur...

Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage

A huge increase in parking costs in my home of York has provoked outrage. This m...

Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – eve...

Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into differ...

Penguin poo helps keep Antarctica cool

Huge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which boosts ...

This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclea...

We have been lucky to dodge nuclear Armageddon so far, but we can't keep trustin...

The egg-drop experiment... but make it peer review

Feedback is delighted to discover that a team of scientists has tackled the popu...

Giant boulder on clifftop in Tonga was carried by a 50-...

A huge tsunami hit a cliff in Tonga 7000 years ago and carried a 1200-tonne boul...

Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution fr...

Airborne electric fields similar to those from nearby power lines seem to have a...

Weary parents shouldn't miss this science-backed guide ...

Most parenting manuals end up gathering dust on my bedside table, but Melinda We...

How to boost your brain power just by changing how you ...

We mostly breathe subconsciously, but columnist Helen Thomson finds evidence tha...

Extra cancer screening could help pick up early cases i...

Dense breast tissue can make tumours hard to spot on mammogram scans, but adding...

Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if i...

With the US in retreat from climate negotiations, China's Xi Jinping could becom...

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