New Scientist

17/07/2025

A rush to build more energy infrastructure is driven in part by inflated estimates of US data centre growth. That means households and small businesses could face higher electricity bills – even if AI demand falters

17/07/2025

The world is losing major ground in the fight against measles. In some countries, we're seeing measles outbreaks that haven't been this large since the 1980s or 90s

17/07/2025

In this week’s issue: Can dire wolves, mammoths and other animals really be brought back from the dead – and should we do it? Plus, we've discovered a new kind of magnetism

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17/07/2025

Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in the competitive gut microbiome

17/07/2025

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk

17/07/2025

Australia has offered a lifeline to the people of Tuvalu, whose island is threatened by rising sea levels. But the deal comes with strings attached – and there will be millions more climate migrants in need of refuge by 2050

17/07/2025

Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three specific times in our lives. Might it be possible to stay younger for longer?

Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three specific times in our lives. Might it be possible...

17/07/2025

We are in need of a new form of magnetism. Altermagnetism, a weird twist on familiar magnets, could jumpstart progress - and it's just the beginning.

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us build an entirely new type of computer

17/07/2025

An AI-powered robot was able to dissect a gall bladder from a dead pig in what researchers claim is the first realistic surgery with almost no human intervention.

An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder surgery on a dead pig, with minimal human assistance

17/07/2025

Shamanism is on the rise, both in practice and in popular culture. Manvir Singh has spent years exploring why it is so enduring, what we can learn from it and the surprising forms modern shamans take.

Shamanism is on the rise, both in practice and in popular culture. Manvir Singh has spent years exploring why it is so enduring, what we can learn from it and the surp...

17/07/2025

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world.

17/07/2025

Feedback tries to work out if a new indie rock band is releasing AI-generated music, and eventually decides to lean into this as the future