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CERN’s new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of reality

Mark Thomson has taken the reins at CERN just as particle physics confronts some of its deepest unknowns – and faces…

Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate

A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity –…

Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness

A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long computations, an important…

I was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

The author was diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder where antibodies attack the…

REST3D: Reconstructing Physically Stable 3D Scenes from a Single Image

REST3D is a framework that reconstructs physically stable 3D scenes from a single image by combining physical scene…

Keto diet shows real promise for anorexia recovery

Restricting carbohydrates may sound like an unlikely approach to treating anorexia, but following a ketogenic diet was…

Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars

When they're being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps.

The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on

Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world's largest privately owned laser.

She watched a wildfire destroy her town, so she's building fire-proof bunkers

From goats to hydraulic homes, US businesses are coming up with ways to mitigate the damage of wildfires.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s Newlimit Raises $435 Million, Tripling Valuation to $3.1 Billion

Newlimit, the longevity biotech co-founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, has raised $435 million in a Series C round…

The Unreasonable Redundancy of Nature's Protein Folds

Recent advances in deep learning for protein structure prediction, exemplified by DeepMind's AlphaFold3, have enabled…

HHS is overriding peer review to require changes to research scope, design

Ötzi's frozen remains may harbour metabolically active microbes

Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that lived in his gut when he was alive, as…

My Students Can't Read

Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items

"It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.”

4K years ago, Mohenjo-daro grew more equal over time

A new study of Mohenjo-daro, a major Indus Civilization city that flourished between 2600-1900 BCE, reveals that…

If I had a hammer... it might actually be a rhino tooth

Neanderthals had some wild stuff in their toolkits.

Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center

The National Center for Atmospheric Research won't be losing its supercomputer.

Why you need to future proof your brain in middle age and how to start

Ages 40 to 65 see a period of turmoil in the brain that has previously been overlooked.

How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe

Our understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum goes back to Isaac Newton, but astronomers are still finding new ways…

Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up

The number of cases falls from 1,100 to 437 with increased testing.

The best new popular science books of June 2026

The most exciting popular science reads this month explore everything from symbiosis to hormones, while Alice Roberts…

In a surprise launch, China debuts another big rocket designed for reusability

There are sound engineering reasons to use the same approach SpaceX uses with the Falcon 9.

Hearing loss is bad for the whole body – but new treatments are coming

From dementia to heart attacks, hearing loss has been linked to a wide range of effects across the body, and the…

Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its oxygen

Computer simulations have uncovered a new manganese compound that could exist deep in Earth’s mantle and may be…

New Scientist recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life

An exploration of how biological cooperation underpins all life - and why we’ve overlooked its power until now - makes…

Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst

Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its…

Crystal Nights (2008)

# Summary "Crystal Nights" is a 2008 science fiction short story by Greg Egan that was originally published in…

How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe

There are currently no approved drugs that target Bundibugyo - the species of Ebola responsible for this outbreak.