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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…
Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images A Shared Narrative2: It’s EverythingPeter Brunnen (Allen Lane) Carbon dioxide influences our perceptions. Emissions from power stations, vehicle exhausts, and the…
New Scientist Book Club discusses Alex Foster’s Circular Motion The New Scientist Book Club has taken a turn by revisiting Alex Foster’s Circular Motion, moving from…
Noise-Canceling Headphones as a Solution to Unwanted Sound pjrtransport/alamy shout Chris Berdik (WW Norton) Noise is a constant presence, easily overlooked until its intensity shifts significantly.…
Beekman proposes that the intricacies of parenting have fueled the evolution of language Shutterstock/Artem Varnitsin The Origin of LanguageMadeleine Beekman (Simon & Schuster) Language remains one…
The sun’s future in this Sichuan pepper field in Bijie, China STR/AFP via Getty Images The Sun Comes Here (Bill McKibben) WW Norton UK, September 16th.…
Spend time in green spaces to enhance working memory and attention. Luke Hayes/Millennium Images, UK Nature and the Heart Mark Berman (Vermillion, UK; S&S/Simon Element, USA)…
New Scientist Book Club has just read Adam Roberts’ Lake in the Dark Laurie photos Following the journey through Khalian Bradley’s *Time Saving*, the New Scientist…
Standardizing the look of the irrepressible emoji must have been a challenge Caner Elci/Alamy Face with Tears of JoyKeith Houston (WW Norton) If a picture can…
A large population can drive innovation and economies of scale Philippe Montigny/Istockphoto/Getty Images After the Spikes Dean Spears and Michael Geruso (Bodley Head (UK); Simon &…
Hal Lacroix’s adventure unfolds on a spacecraft that has been exploring new planets for centuriesDotted Zebra/Alamy Exciting science fiction awaits fans this July, with two highly…
What are you missing? Contemplating the exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Jeffrey Greenberg/Group via Getty Images via Universal Image…
Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time awarded mixed reviews at the New Scientist Book Club One of the wonderful elements of science fiction is its vastness,…
Did the UK’s iconic Sycamore Gap Tree fall as an act of revenge? vaughan/epa-fe/shutterstock The Science of Revenge James Kimmel Jr. (Harmony Books) Few can easily…
Irène Joliot-Curie and her husband Frédéric Joliot managed to observe neutrons during their experiments. Smith Archives/Alamy Destroyers of the WorldFrank Close (Allen Lane (UK); Basic Books…
In April, authors and publishers protested utilizing copyrighted books for AI training Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News Amid legal battles, billions are at stake as courts in…