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Whether it's the original 1966 classic or one of its many modern spinoffs, there's a Star Trek story for everyone. Betha...
11/09/2026

Whether it's the original 1966 classic or one of its many modern spinoffs, there's a Star Trek story for everyone. Bethan Ackerley explores how newcomers can get acquainted with this daunting universe

Just a few hundred thousand years after an asteroid wiped out most dinosaurs, large alligators were thriving in North Am...
11/09/2026

Just a few hundred thousand years after an asteroid wiped out most dinosaurs, large alligators were thriving in North America

11/09/2026

We know spending time in nature is good for our health, but what is better – time spent near green spaces like parks and forests, or blue spaces like oceans and lakes?

In this week’s episode of Change Your Mind, hosts Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson take a deep dive into why blue spaces can be so good for your mental health. In one study, researcher found that when people experienced blue spaces, they scored significantly /. higher on a happiness scale than when they were in green spaces.

To find out what’s going on, listen to the full episode: https://www.newscientist.com/podcasts/

People are born old in their graves and get more robust over life, only to shrink into babies who are pushed into their ...
11/09/2026

People are born old in their graves and get more robust over life, only to shrink into babies who are pushed into their mother’s womb. The ambitious Under Story conjures a disconcerting, “backwards” world, finds science fiction columnist Emily H. Wilson

Mathematicians now have a formidable tool for breaking open challenging problems, but working out how best to use it isn...
11/09/2026

Mathematicians now have a formidable tool for breaking open challenging problems, but working out how best to use it isn't going to be easy

Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some
11/09/2026

Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some

The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process
11/09/2026

The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process

Teeth uncovered in Indonesia that are up to 25,000 years old show signs of the person having sucked on whole betel nuts,...
11/09/2026

Teeth uncovered in Indonesia that are up to 25,000 years old show signs of the person having sucked on whole betel nuts, probably to release pain-relieving compounds. The finding represents the oldest archaeological evidence of habitual drug use in humans, dating back even further than the earliest-known beer-brewing.

“We really don’t know much about the origins of our most widely used psychoactive substances, so to find that, up to 25,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers were already addicted to plants that alter human brain function, I think that’s fascinating,” says Adam Brumm at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2588277-earliest-evidence-of-habitual-drug-use-found-in-teeth-in-indonesia/

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Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London
11/09/2026

Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London

Our readers don’t agree with this statement, and even broaden out their evidence base to their furry companions
11/09/2026

Our readers don’t agree with this statement, and even broaden out their evidence base to their furry companions

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