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Can we get better at spotting when someone is lying?

A reader wonders if they can become less gullible. Our science-based advice colu...

Does intermittent fasting improve gut health? Why it’s ...

While intermittent fasting may be growing in popularity, relatively little is kn...

AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here ...

An AI leaderboard suggests the newest reasoning models used in chatbots are prod...

The everyday ways climate change is already making our ...

Extreme weather events are the most dramatic consequence of climate change, but ...

Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the r...

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shak...

Europe increasingly vulnerable to hailstones the size o...

Very large hail – hailstones more than 5 centimetres in diameter – poses a growi...

Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the on...

Following on from our first list, we asked New Scientist staff to pick even more...

These photos reveal the unique agricultural system of t...

Combining sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation, the...

Marcus du Sautoy's new book is good on maths, less so o...

The mathematician is out to show the close link between maths and the arts. This...

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