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Australian Tiger Quoll – Featured in Dan Werb’s *Our Wild Familiars*, releasing this month Shutterstock/Craig Dingle This month in London witnesses a flurry of intellectual excitement,…
A Supernova Threatens Civilization in Claire North’s ‘Slow Gods’ Shutterstock/Martin Capek In my venture to craft a gripping space opera, I envisioned starting with the explosive…
Slow Gods by Claire North: July’s Pick for the New Scientist Book Club Welcome to the captivating world of *Slow Gods*, where the cosmic supernova Lonoha…
The Amanda Knox Case: DNA Evidence’s Role Image Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images The Secrets of Our DNA Turi King Doubleday, UK. Transworld Digital, USA In 1993,…
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The New Scientist Book Club explored Luminous by Sylvia Park this May. In May, the New Scientist Book Club shifted gears from Kim Stanley Robinson’s Space…
Double Helix Structure of DNA: The Genetic Code Shutterstock/Juan Gaertner Intelligent life on Earth achieves maturity by uncovering the reasons for its existence. If advanced extraterrestrial…
Giant Firestorm: The Escalating Crisis Climate change is driving unprecedented wildfires, threatening our safety and ecosystems. The situation is expected to worsen if immediate action isn’t…
Google Data Editor Simon Rogers reveals what we ask Google in his latest book. Mijansk 786/Shutterstock This month’s most engaging popular science books showcase a diverse…
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What did the New Scientist Book Club think of Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson? I set an engaging challenge for the New Scientist Book Club…
Seoul – Sylvia Park Luminous Stage – Night Sean Pavone/Shutterstock This summer was unforgettable. July struck hard, with 62 recorded heatstroke fatalities in Seoul, compounded by…
A robot child goes missing in Sylvia Park’s “Luminous,” the New Scientist Book Club’s May selection. d3sign/Getty Images In 2024, a striking headline emerged: In a…
The biological age of an individual indicates damage over time, which can be enhanced through lifestyle adjustments such as improved diet and routine exercise. Burt Glinn/Magnum…
How does Simon Singh’s classic popular science book “Fermat’s Last Theorem” resonate today? Did you know that the number 26 is unique? It’s the sole integer…
James Watson’s The Double Helix: A Look at Its Enduring Legacy There’s a compelling case to be made for The Double Helix, a celebrated science memoir…
A pale cloud of water ice drapes over the Tharsis volcano on Mars NASA/JPL/MSSS Before humanity ventured to Mars, the planet was desolate. Yet, it underwent…
NASA’s Mars Rover ‘Perseverance’ NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/ASU/MSS S Thinking about the readers brings me joy. In Red Mars, the narrative unfolds in the current year,…
“Richard Dawkins brilliantly made us think in terms of genes”: Rereading “The Selfish Gene” In 1976, Richard Dawkins published a groundbreaking book titled after the compelling…
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Can you tell if someone is lying? The answer isn’t simple. Margarita Young/Alamy Toxic People Leanne ten Brinkesimon & schuster Leanne ten Brinke’s eye-opening book on…
Michael Pollan’s Exploration of Consciousness in ‘A World Appears’ Addictive Stock Creative / Aram What is consciousness? This enduring question stands at the forefront of scientific…
Spending Time Painting in Cornwall, UK Ashley Cooper/Alamy Russell hesitated at the door, unsure whether to enter or not. This wasn’t his usual environment; he only…
Unlocking the Super Ager Microbiome Discover the secrets to a long and vibrant life hidden within the microbiomes of centenarians who celebrate over 100 years of…
Caribou Herd Spring Migration at Anaktubuk Pass, Alaska KATIE ORLINSKEY Frostline Neil Shea, Picador (UK, February 12) Ecco Publishing (US, available now) The North Pole might…
Understanding Palantir’s Impact Palantir, a leading American data analytics firm, wields technology capable of both saving and taking lives. As its influence expands globally, concerns about…
Rules-based cooking is enticing due to its capacity to yield highly reproducible outcomes. FG Trade/Getty Images ScoreC. Thi NguyenAllen Lane Last year, I penned an article…
Pilot John Peters (front) and navigator John Nichol were captured as prisoners of war. Trinity Mirror / Mirror Pix / Alamy Uncertainty Toolkit Sam Conniff and…
Megan Eaves-Egenes’ Nightfaring delves into our relationship with the night sky Shutterstock / danm12 In the northern hemisphere, January often feels like the longest, dullest month.…
Exploring Complex Neurological Effects of Drinking Water Book Review: Neural Mind: How the Brain Thinks This is a comprehensive two-part review of an intriguing book. The…
Chimpanzee intelligence tests are primarily performed in laboratories, not in their natural environments or sanctuaries like this. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images The Arrogant Ape by…
Amur tiger, also known as Siberian tiger, explores Russian watersTamim Ridlo/Shutterstock tigers between empiresJonathan C. Slugt, Allen Lane (UK). Farrar, Strauss, Giroux (USA) The Siberian tiger…
New Year’s Eve will be celebrated in a virtual utopia as “Every Version of You” begins Akin Bostansi/Getty The sky this evening is utterly dismal, with…
The New Scientist Book Club took a departure from science fiction in October, focusing instead on the winners of the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize.…
Geothermal power could become a crucial aspect of the UK’s future energy mix Jim West/Alamy purify the air Hannah Ritchie, Chatto & Windus (UK); MIT Press…
New Scientist Book Club just read Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel The Dispossessed Gollancz; Benjamin Brink/Oregonian/AP/Alamy Alex Foster’s reading experience, after shifting our perspectives in a…
The human brain is one of the most intricate entities ever to exist. Andriy Onofriyenko/Getty Images Science literature, particularly those authored by scientists, is often perceived…
Stephen Pinker argues that “cancel culture” represents a form of censorship Jean-Christian Bourcart/Getty Images When Everyone Knows What Everyone Knows Stephen Pinker (Allen Lane (UK); Scribner…
The rise of artificial intelligence has led to an increasing demand for such data centres in London Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images If Someone Builds It,…
At the time, Nick Clegg, an executive at Meta, addressed the Technology Summit in Portugal in 2021. Hugo Amaral/SOPA Images via Zuma Press Wire/Alamy How to…