New Scientist Space - Cosmology

What we pay for food and other goods doesn’t reflect the environmental and social damage they cause. But a radical new approach to economics could change that

Cannabis attitudes are undergoing a seismic shift but what do really know about the drug? Our three-part special podcast series is uncovering the science of marijuana

Rather than assuming medical conditions happen because something in the body has “gone wrong”, considering evolutionary explanations for illnesses and symptoms may help us better understand how to treat them

A study comparing weather records with climate model projections suggests that the latest models are underestimating how often future rainfall extremes will occur

Some countries are pushing for an agreement to phase out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, but others argue that such a deal wouldn't be fair

The maximum lifespan of mammalian species such as humans can be estimated from so-called epigenetic markers - and altering those might extend our longevity

The Tiangong space station, China’s orbiting laboratory, was completed last year – now it has been photographed in full for the first time

A fundamental trade-off between the resolution of a clock and its accuracy could have important implications for quantum computers, which must measure short timescales accurately

Almost every element in the universe, including those that make up our bodies, was created by a process that began when the earliest stars exploded - and now the James Webb Space Telescope may have seen signs of those supernovae

A robot paw made from half a silicone ball could help robots keep their footing, thanks to an internal camera that monitors how its shape deforms

An iceberg more than four times the size of New York City began drifting again after being stuck on the seafloor for nearly 40 years

UK dietitians say people over 65 need more fat reserves, but why are they going against most other healthy weight guidelines?

Infected person has made full recovery but officials are investigating where they caught the virus and whether they may have passed it to other people

By mimicking how some insects use polarised light to navigate, a light-detecting compass can tell where magnetic north is even if clouds are covering the sun

Almost four years after the first cases emerged, we are accumulating evidence about the physiology behind this complex condition – from microclots to viral persistence

AI and a raft of revolutionary technologies are poised to transform how we communicate, says a new book by Philip Seargeant. Vijaysree Venkatraman explores the implications

Creating a sewing pattern from an existing garment can be a time-consuming task, but now an artificial intelligence model can do the job from a photo

Background music is less distracting at parties if you are unfamiliar with the songs being played, according to brain activity data

Background music is less distracting at parties if you're unfamiliar with the songs being played, according to brain activity data

Many artificial intelligence models available to the public are designed to refuse harmful or illegal requests, but it turns out that AIs are very good at convincing each other to break the rules