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Mind

This neuroscientist says some psychopaths wish they were nicer

Technology

A very serious guide to buying your own humanoid robot butler

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 26: Formally-attired audience sporting 3D glasses during opening night screening of film "Bwana Devil," the 1st full-length color 3D (aka "Natural Vision") motion picture, at Paramount Theater. 3d Film Audience, Hollywood, California, USA - 26 Nov 1952

Physics

Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together

Leaders

Technology

The success of machine mathematicians shows us how to be OK with AI

Many people who try using AI are disappointed with the results and feel they can鈥檛 trust a machine 鈥� but are there lessons we can learn from how AI is taking on mathematics?

News

Environment

Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future

Scientists disagree whether human-made climate change or natural fluctuations are mostly to blame for worse-than-expected heat in recent years

Life

King penguins are thriving in a warmer climate, but it may not last

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Parkinson’s disease may reduce enjoyment of pleasant smells

Technology

A miniature magnet rivals behemoths in strength for the first time

Life

Single-celled organism with no brain is capable of Pavlovian learning

Humans

Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births

Technology

The race to solve the biggest problem in quantum computing

Technology

Chemistry may not be the ‘killer app’ for quantum computers after all

Mathematics

Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history

Technology

Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells

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Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets

Life

Orcas may be to blame for some mass dolphin strandings

Space

Mystery ‘whippet’ space explosion is the brightest of its kind

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A daily multivitamin may slightly slow rates of ageing

Space

SETI may have missed alien signals because of space weather

Humans

Human populations evolved in similar ways after we began farming

Life

Ancient ‘weirdo’ reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence

Analysis

Life

Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up?

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue of species hit by climate change, but there are limits

Aperture

Space

Captivating space images show how it has inspired us through the ages

An upcoming book from presenter and author Dallas Campbell collects both iconic and lesser-known images of space, from illustration to photography

Regulars

Features

Physics

Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together

A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?

Mind

This neuroscientist says some psychopaths wish they were nicer

Technology

A very serious guide to buying your own humanoid robot butler

Culture

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Albert Llop/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15351897e) Rebecca Solnit (born 1961) is an American writer and activist. She writes on a variety of subjects, including feminism, the environment, politics, place, and art. In Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on June 6, 2025 . Rebecca Solnit In Barcelona, Spain - 06 Jun 2025

Environment

Rebecca Solnit: ‘The great majority of people want climate action’

Climate activist and author Rebecca Solnit tells Rowan Hooper why she still has hope, even in these "catastrophic" times

Culture

Comment

New Scientist recommends Cirque du Soleil’s insect-themed OVO show

Culture

Technology

What to read this week: Katrina Manson’s terrifying Project Maven

Culture

Mind

Why are we so suspicious of do-gooders?

A growing body of research shows that we tend to discount a person鈥檚 good deeds if they stand to benefit from them. Columnist David Robson explores where this instinct comes from 鈥� and whether we should resist it

Space

What is a galaxy? That’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer