New Scientistflipped into The latest science news from New Scientist1 hour agoThe best new science-fiction books of September 2026newscientist.com - Alison FloodIf there was a paucity of new science fiction in August, then September more than makes up for it, with everything from a long-awaited piece of …
New Scientistflipped into New Scientist19 hours agoHow our bodies adapt to extreme temperatures – until it gets too hotnewscientist.com - Alice KleinDuring recent video calls with my UK colleagues, I have noticed a common theme. Their cheeks are pink, damp hairs stick to their brows and they sigh …
New Scientistflipped into New Scientist1 day agoShould we all be taking low doses of lithium to prevent Alzheimer’s?newscientist.com - Alice KleinIn the 1880s, a newly dug well in Texas became known as the “Crazy Well” after a woman who drank from it daily allegedly overcame dementia. Her …
New Scientistflipped into New Scientist3 days agoHealed fang wound found on 520-million-year-old apex predatornewscientist.com - Michael Le PageEven top predators weren’t safe in Cambrian seas around 520 million years ago. An extraordinary fossil shows a healed wound where one predator took a …
New Scientistflipped into The latest science news from New Scientist3 days agoNASA’s huge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launchnewscientist.com - Leah CraneNASA’s next flagship space telescope is getting ready to launch. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will probe some of the cosmos’ most …
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