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A three-year drought may have brought down the ancient Hittite empire

8 February 2023

Wood from a burial chamber in modern Turkey reveals there was a sudden severe drought around the time Hittite cities were abandoned 3000 years ago
People in relationships have higher love scores if they live in a country with high living standards, gender equality and collectivist cultures

Couples are most in love in Hungary, according to science

14 February 2023

People in romantic relationships in 45 countries were asked how strongly they agreed with statements such as “just seeing my partner excites me”
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Why it is important to explore the outer limits of knowledge

11 January 2023

Science and reason generate reliable knowledge about the world, but they have their limits. Exploring them can shed light on what knowledge really is, and should help us gain more of it
Joel's life is turned upside in a panic during apocalyptic events.

Don’t Miss: The Last of Us - hit video game becomes a TV show

4 January 2023

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss
(from left) M3GAN and Cady (Violet McGraw) in M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone.

M3gan review: A chilling sci-fi film about the dangers of AI care

25 January 2023

It pays to know what you really need from a sophisticated learning machine, particularly if you don't want a killer robot on your hands, says Simon Ings
Scent review: How fragrant plants weave their magic

Scent review: How fragrant plants weave their magic

17 August 2022

From frankincense to cacao and vanilla, Scent: A natural history of fragrance shows how aromatic substances have helped shape human culture
FEATURE IMAGE - Alzheimer's Society research - brain stem cells. Researchers like Dr Charlie Arber use stem cells - cells which don't have a?special function yet - to grow human brain cells in a dish. This can help to understand how dementia starts. This flower-like picture shows a neural rosette - a group of cells which are half way to becoming a brain cells. The green strands are cells turning into brain cells around the edges of the rosette. Copyright: Dr Charlie Arber, UCL.

Amazing Bed of Rosettes photo captures beauty of dementia research

17 August 2022

An incredible view of biological research has won the Alzheimer's Society's new competition, with a photo by Charlie Arber that shows a group of "blue" stem cells as they start to turn into "green" brain cell
Five Days at Memorial review: The hospital hit by Hurricane Katrina

Five Days at Memorial review: The hospital hit by Hurricane Katrina

10 August 2022

Based on the book by journalist Sheri Fink, this TV mini-series dramatises the shocking stories of health workers and patients whose lives are changed forever as Hurricane Katrina overwhelms a US hospital in 2005, finds Bethan Ackerley
DEWD0X Archaeological Site of Atapuerca. Archaeological Site: Gran Dolina. World Heritage Site. Burgos. Castilla-Leon. Spain.

Life As Told By a Sapiens to a Neanderthal review: Joyful curiosity

27 July 2022

This evolution bestseller is full of ironic humour, sharp insights and affectionate acknowledgement of human flaws – and ends up as a celebration of curiosity
Access to nature needs to be a right, not a privilege

Access to nature needs to be a right, not a privilege

27 July 2022

Going birding made a huge difference to my family’s mental health. Environmental organisations need to work with charities such as the one I set up, Black2Nature, as well as with young minority ethnic people, to engage them with nature, says Mya-Rose Craig