This week's magazine
29 March 2025
Issue 3536
On the cover
Editor's picks
Comment
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Microdosing weight-loss drugs is on the rise – but does it work?
Features
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The unexpected impacts of a society transformed by weight-loss drugs
Features
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What do GLP-1 drugs really tell us about the brain’s reward system?
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GLP-1 drugs are only the start – the powerful drugs to expect next
Features
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Why exercise is more important than ever when taking weight-loss drugs
Features
Environment
How a surprising twist on rewilding could help settle our carbon debt
Features
Table of contents
News
Space
Dolphins greet astronauts after SpaceX Dragon capsule splashdown
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after nine months on board the International Space Station
News
Life
Bizarre fossil may have been an entirely new type of life
News
Environment
Greenland has gained over 1600 km of new coastline as glaciers retreat
News
Humans
Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites
News
Space
NASA has made the first radio telescope observations on the moon
News
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Classrooms decorated like woodlands seem to slow myopia progression
News
Humans
A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools
News
Chemistry
Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process
News
Technology
AI can forecast the weather in seconds without needing supercomputers
News
Chemistry
Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds
News
Life
Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans
News
Life
Monkeys choose babysitters based on who has more parenting experience
News
Space
Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang
News
Life
Two-fingered dinosaur used its enormous claws to eat leaves
News
Space
Weird meteorite may be relic of lost planet that no longer exists
News
Humans
Have we vastly underestimated the total number of people on Earth?
News
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Microdosing LSD is not an effective ADHD treatment
News
Space
New evidence microbes played a role in mysterious markings on Mars
News
Technology
Quantum satellite sets globe-spanning distance record
News
Analysis
Features
Living in an Ozempic world
Features
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What do GLP-1 drugs really tell us about the brain’s reward system?
Features
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Microdosing weight-loss drugs is on the rise – but does it work?
Features
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Why exercise is more important than ever when taking weight-loss drugs
Features
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The unexpected impacts of a society transformed by weight-loss drugs
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GLP-1 drugs are only the start – the powerful drugs to expect next
Features
Environment
How a surprising twist on rewilding could help settle our carbon debt
Features
Culture
Humans
A controversial book about human diversity shows how biology unites us
From race and IQ to sex and gender, Herman Pontzer's new book Adaptable is an ambitious and enjoyable exploration of how understanding ourselves better can help us bridge divides
Culture
Environment
Mike Berners-Lee’s solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard
Culture
Technology
New Scientist recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game
Culture
Life
Stunning new animated series tells the story of a cure-all mushroom
Culture
More
Environment
In the city, anyone can be a naturalist-explorer
By opening their eyes and hearts to the many distinctive – but overlooked – urban habitats, city dwellers can reconnect with nature, says Menno Schilthuizen
Comment
Environment
How toilet waste is being rebranded as a valuable resource
Comment
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What the research says about the benefits of low-intensity cardio
Regulars
Cryptic crossword #158
Tom Gauld on Young MacDonald’s plans for his farm
Regulars
Twisteddoodles: interesting fact discovered!
Regulars
Regulars
Comment
Rats come one step closer to becoming snobby and pretentious
Feedback is pleased to discover the latest research into the wine-identifying abilities of rats, but feels the rodents still have a long way to go before they are truly obnoxious to be around
This Week’s Letters
Letters
This week’s new questions
Last Word
Is it more efficient to carry water in a bottle or in my stomach?
Last Word
Did the running skills of our species help us outcompete Neanderthals?
Last Word