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Stay informed with commentary and opinion pieces on the latest issues in science, technology, health and the environment, written by expert New Scientist journalists and world-leading researchers and thinkers.

Technology

You don't need to worry about recursive-self-improving AI – yet

Anthropic has warned that recursive-self-improving AI could be on the horizon, but the truth is the company is more immediately concerned with marketing itself for a blockbuster initial public offering on the stock market, says Matthew Sparkes

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Humans

What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa

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Mathematics

The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

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Superintelligent machines may well need us after all

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Space

How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe

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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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Technology

Q-Day could destroy bitcoin – and our retirement savings

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Life

Capitalism has warped our understanding of ecology and life’s origins

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Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?

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Mind

Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

In the age of AI, instant answers to our questions are readily available. But columnist Helen Thomson finds that continuing to encourage those delicious flashes of insight that come from your own thoughts may be beneficial both for your everyday life and your long-term brain health

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How ageing on Earth mimics the effects of space travel

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Life

PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed

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Technology

The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think

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The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert

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