We can see when your brain forms a memory by watching you move
27 May 2020
Subtle patterns can be seen in people’s reaction times as their memories are recalled, and boosting these brainwaves could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
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Coronavirus is evolving. Knowing how could help us stop the pandemic
20 May 2020
Viruses, like the coronavirus causing covid-19, can evolve rapidly. Knowing how and why they change should help us beat this pandemic and prevent future ones
Seven new coronaviruses have been found lurking in bats in Africa
18 May 2020
By testing bats in Gabon, researchers found seven coronaviruses that are new to science, but we don’t yet know if they could jump to people and cause illness
We may have missed half the microplastics in the ocean
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Collecting microplastics on the ocean’s surface with three kinds of net has revealed far more stringy fibres of plastic than previous studies found
New Scientist puzzle #59: Celebrate the differences
13 May 2020
Can you complete the diagram so that each of the nine circles contains a different digit from 1 to 9? Plus the solution to puzzle #58. Set by David Bodycombe
Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?
13 May 2020
Hypertension affects one in four adults and is usually treated with medication, even though lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure. Here's what you need to know
Kelp is coming: How seaweed could prevent catastrophic climate change
13 May 2020
From providing a green alternative to plastics to reducing methane emissions and sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, seaweed could be the secret ingredient we need to clean up our planet
We have seen hints of a new fundamental force of nature
13 May 2020
Multiple indications seem to be showing that something is manipulating the universe beyond the four basic forces we know – and we are starting to work out what it is
Meet Carlo, an ancient reptile who had part of his face bitten off
10 March 2020
A fossil of a predatory reptile from the dinosaur era is missing the front of its jaws, suggesting it was attacked by a rival that bit them off
Slimming down fatty livers in the lab could boost donor organ supply
6 March 2020
Donor livers are increasingly not being used for transplants because they have too much fat. Hooking them up to a machine for a crash treatment could solve that