Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people

— Carl Sagan

Astronomy

A political take on cancer provides a tough but much-needed analysis

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and difficult read, but one that is well worth the effort
Categories: Astronomy

Artist brings data to life in striking screen prints

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
With a background in maths and design, Rebecca Kaye uses data to make sense of the natural world
Categories: Astronomy

A political take on cancer provides a tough but much-needed analysis

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and difficult read, but one that is well worth the effort
Categories: Astronomy

Could brain-computer interface let us inhabit robot avatars on Mars?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
In the latest instalment of our Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of inventions yet to come, Rowan Hooper reveals how brain-computer interface let us travel to Mars via robot avatars in the late 2020s
Categories: Astronomy

Could brain-computer interface let us inhabit robot avatars on Mars?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
In the latest instalment of our Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of inventions yet to come, Rowan Hooper reveals how brain-computer interface let us travel to Mars via robot avatars in the late 2020s
Categories: Astronomy

The blue whale: the world's most versatile measuring stick?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback is delighted to hear from a reader who proposes an ingenious new unit of data – but we have some quibbles with the maths
Categories: Astronomy

Doctors need to listen to the evidence about bed rest in pregnancy

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Bed rest is commonly prescribed for high-risk pregnancies. It can't hurt and might help, right? Wrong, says Jacqueline Sears
Categories: Astronomy

Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, in Joshua Hammer's The Mesopotamian Riddle
Categories: Astronomy

The blue whale: the world's most versatile measuring stick?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback is delighted to hear from a reader who proposes an ingenious new unit of data – but we have some quibbles with the maths
Categories: Astronomy

Doctors need to listen to the evidence about bed rest in pregnancy

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Bed rest is commonly prescribed for high-risk pregnancies. It can't hurt and might help, right? Wrong, says Jacqueline Sears
Categories: Astronomy

Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, in Joshua Hammer's The Mesopotamian Riddle
Categories: Astronomy

What politicians so often get wrong about science

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction
Categories: Astronomy

What politicians so often get wrong about science

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction
Categories: Astronomy

Best small telescopes 2025: Portable, lightweight models to travel with

Space.com - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
These are the best small telescopes you can buy in every category.
Categories: Astronomy

Conservationists raise alarm over Air Force plan to land SpaceX Starships on bird sanctuary atoll

Space.com - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
“Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..."
Categories: Astronomy

That's no space station, it's a student-led drone show: Space photo of the day

Space.com - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:41pm
The Space Foundation's 40th Space Symposium got underway with space history lighting up the night sky over Colorado Springs.
Categories: Astronomy

Trump's Executive Orders on Coal Call for More Mining and Weaker Pollution Limits

Scientific American.com - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:30pm

President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that keep aging coal generators running and undermine efforts to rein in pollution, including mercury and arsenic emissions

Categories: Astronomy

What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:30pm
A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior
Categories: Astronomy

What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:30pm
A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior
Categories: Astronomy

What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveals about us

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:30pm
A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior
Categories: Astronomy