New Scientist Space - Cosmology

Quarks are the subatomic particles thought to make up nearly everything we can see. Now it turns out they could be an illusion created by quantum trickery

A case of a man who appears to have experienced acute psychosis triggered by the UK's 2016 European Union referendum result has been described in a medical journal

A case of a man who appears to have experienced acute psychosis triggered by the UK's 2016 European Union referendum result has been described in a medical journal

An epic project has worked out how much carbon there is on Earth. The answer is 1.85 billion billion tonnes – and most of it is underground

A study of people in an intensive care unit has found that being in hospital can lead to harmful strains of bacteria taking over your microbiome

Herbert Kleber, the subject of today’s Google doodle, was a US psychiatrist who played a leading role in transforming attitudes to and the treatment of addiction

Herbert Kleber, the subject of today’s Google doodle, was a US psychiatrist who played a leading role in transforming attitudes to and the treatment of addiction

There are no health reasons to cut down on eating red or processed meat, says a new review that contradicts most existing dietary advice

Bird numbers are plummeting in the Mojave desert in the US as it gets hotter due to global warming, and it could be because they can’t get the water they need

A weather-resistant fluid containing fire retardants can be sprayed onto vegetation to stop wildfires from starting at high-risk areas such as roadsides

A study that gave antidepressants to rabbits suggests that female orgasm may be evolutionarily linked to a mechanism for triggering the release of eggs

Smart cameras can help with common memory lapses, reminding you whether you’ve left the stove on or where you put your wallet

With rates of routine vaccinations falling in England, health secretary Matt Hancock has called for them to be mandatory. Is that a good idea?

A new TV adaptation stresses the action, horror, and science fictional aspects of HG Wells's celebrated tale; in other words, it's sticking closely to the book

Doctors often give people drugs that haven’t been approved for their particular cancer as a last resort. Now it seems it has some benefit about a third of the time

Aerospace firm Astra Space flew two rockets tests last year - both malfunctioned, contaminating 230 tonnes of soil and damaging spaceport buildings

Earth is the only planet that we know has life, but it might not be the best one – a thicker atmosphere and slower spin would make a world more conducive to sea life

Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket is due to take passengers on a trip around the moon in 2020. Last night, he said orbital tests will begin within two months

`Oumuamua is the first interstellar object we've detected travelling through our solar system, as astrophysicist Michele Bannister will explain at New Scientist Live in October

Five NHS trusts have agreed contracts with Google Health after it swallowed up its UK sister firm DeepMind Health. But a lack of transparency means it's hard to tell how much has changed