New Scientist

New Scientist

New Scientist is a weekly magazine that has been in circulation since 1956, focusing on all areas of science and technology. Based in London, it offers editions in the UK, the United States, and Australia. In addition to its print publication, New Scientist launched a website in 1996 and hosts an engaging series of events called New Scientist Live, which has been gaining popularity. Available through retail stores and subscription, the magazine includes news, in-depth features, reviews, and thoughtful commentary on scientific and technological developments and their broader impacts. It also features speculative pieces that explore topics from technical advancements to philosophical questions.

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  • 1 day ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

    Nuclear fusion has the potential to deliver nearly limitless power – but before it can even get started, the world must build a massive supply of enriched lithium fuel from scratch. “One of the biggest missing pieces of technology is the enrichment stage, where a specific type of lithium is concentrated,” says Samuel Ward at Woodruff Scientific LTD, a UK consultancy focused on nuclear fusion.

  • 2 days ago | newscientist.com | Chris Simms

    Cockatoos in Sydney, Australia, have learned to use public water fountains by twisting a handle, despite how difficult they are for birds to operate. It seems to be a behaviour they copy from each other. Sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) have already learned how to open waste bins in eastern Sydney, leading to a battle of wits as humans come up with ways to keep their bins closed and the cockatoos again work out how to open them.

  • 3 days ago | newscientist.com | Helen Thomson

    Would you follow a rule, even if doing so harms you and no one would know if you broke it? A series of experiments suggests that 1 in 4 people do exactly that: obey rules unconditionally, even in the absence of social pressure, punishment and personal gain. The results challenge traditional economic theories, which assume that rule-following is driven largely by extrinsic incentives, and could reshape how we design new laws.

  • 4 days ago | newscientist.com | Graham Lawton

    The aisles seem to go on forever as you push your shopping trolley towards the cereal section. You arrive, only to be met with an anxiety-inducing dilemma: do you buy the granola with low sugar or the one that is fortified with protein and vitamins? Or maybe the one with those delicious little chocolate chunks? The supermarket can be mildly overwhelming, but at least there is no shortage of consumer choice. It seems that we are in control of the food we eat and the lifestyles we lead.

  • 4 days ago | newscientist.com | Madeleine Cuff

    The world has warmed even more than we thought, according to a new dataset suggesting the temperature rise since pre-industrial times is 6 per cent higher than previous estimates. That would put us on track to breach the Paris climate goal of keeping warming below 1.5°C sooner than feared, in 2028 rather than the 2030-2035 timeframe usually cited by scientists.