This is a great read, but I'm sharing it for these photos - taken by a photographer while giving birth to her own baby! www.newscientist.com/article/2512...

My jaw dropped at the first paragraph. By Alice Klein www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

Insightful @mjflepage.bsky.social on why measles is rising and what it'll take to win parents back www.newscientist.com/article/2513...

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on: 🇬🇱 Why does America want Greenland? 🧬 Mystery of dark DNA 💉 Ozempic weight rebound podfollow.com/the-world-th...

The UK is finally making chickenpox vaccination available to children. The JCVI recommended this back in November 2023. In the meantime, there's been a two-tier system - richer families could pay approx £150 for the vaccine, while poorer kids got infected with a lifelong virus.

Our cover feature this week is this very thoughtful, interesting read on the wide variation seen across autism, and the genetic and brain studies that are revealing different subtypes and combinations of traits. By @michael-marshall.bsky.social. www.newscientist.com/article/2509...

For our first podcast of 2026 we pick out some of the big science stories coming this year 👇 with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @jjaron.bsky.social, @mjflepage.bsky.social and @alexthompo.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2Ybb...

Radical new visions of reality, rethinking body fat, a new understanding of autism, and Bryan Johnson's morning routine. These stories and more on our annual podcast features special - enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2TW...

New podcast: 🐬 Orcas and dolphins - an uneasy alliance 🧠 Distinct psychiatric conditions - same root causes? 🎇 The new field of Galactic Ecology 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/6245... with me, @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @mjflepage.bsky.social, @alexwilkins.bsky.social and @alecluhn.com

Revised Definitions of the Verb “To Google”: supposed to be SATIRE but eg, "To look something up quickly and then spend twenty minutes fact-checking the AI summary, only to find out that it was absolutely wrong." That's just reality now. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/rev...

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop.bsky.social , @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on: 🏃How exercise shrinks tumours and starves cancer 🦠Weird molecules found on comet #3IATLAS 💡Einstein v Bohr on the nature of light podfollow.com/the-world-th...

ICYMI, @mjflepage.bsky.social's insightful critique of climate action and why it's getting worse, not better www.newscientist.com/article/2505...

"We have adolescent brains into our 30s" is a great headline but it's also not true. @rowhoop.bsky.social, @carissacwwong.bsky.social and I unpicked all the interesting details from that big news-making white matter study on the World, The Universe And Us youtu.be/HoQgW-KKbr0?...

Joy indeed! Listen now and hear how our ancestors raved in caves.

#COP30 starts TODAY. Here's New Scientist's preview of the meeting, with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org and @rupertread.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m_Q...

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 It's a #COP30 special with @rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @rupertread.bsky.social & @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org They discuss the upcoming climate conference in Brazil - possibly the most crucial one yet podfollow.com/the-world-th...

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @timothyrevell.bsky.social and the team on: 📉 The collapse of America’s health data system 😴 How sleep affects your focus 👽 Life on Mars in liquid veins? podfollow.com/the-world-th...

New podcast: 💉mRNA vaccines help your body fight cancer 🤬State of Climate Action report sounds red alert 🦜New explanation for the dawn chorus open.spotify.com/episode/4ODd... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social and @mjflepage.bsky.social plus Clea Schumer and Sophie Boehm of @worldresources.bsky.social

Here is our exclusive survey asking leading climate scientists to give their views on solar geoengineering: *66% believe we will see it attempted this century *52% say it will probably be done by a "rogue actor" *81% want an international treaty to manage risk www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

Bad photos of an extraordinary weekend at #NewScientistLive. 1. @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, @danieljamesyon.bsky.social and @chamkaurghag.bsky.social tell @rowhoop.bsky.social and myself all about their fascinating research on a special live episode of The World, The Universe & Us (on feeds soon).

Here's @sparkes.bsky.social on what happens if/when the AI bubble bursts. If you're expecting it to all go away, you're probably wrong www.newscientist.com/article/2499...

Must-catch show this week: 🧵 1/3) Primatologist Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, who works on tool use in chimps in Gombe, tells us what it was like working with Jane Goodall. 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/2QZk...

Great episode of The World, The Universe & Us out later today, featuring @astrokatie.com

Hear how Shackleton's Endurance was only strong "in the poetic sense" here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Vote for us! We are up for BEST SCIENCE PODCAST at the Signal Listener's Choice awards, please vote for THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE AND US here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Regulatory cells in our blood play a key role in preventing our immune systems attacking us - and the discovery of these cells by Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi was today rewarded with a Nobel prize 🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

Podcast! 🇦🇶 Emergency in Antarctica 🧠 Brain swivel 🧬 Why women live longer than men open.spotify.com/episode/1Afl... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social @tinymaddie.bsky.social

Such an interesting column by @jjaron.bsky.social. Come for the algebraic geometry, stay for the pacifist hermit subsisting on dandelion soup. www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

We are quick to place ourselves on the extremes of the social spectrum, but the truth is that personality is more malleable than you think, says Claudia Canavan

So interesting, especially the gender diagnosis gap, and a second, lesser-known kind of narcissism.

Interesting to think how this method could also be adapted to treat other neurodegenerative conditions and dementias.

Insightful analysis from @gracewade.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

Listening vs reading taps into subtly different processes in your brain. V interesting from Helen Thomson www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

You don't need to worry about the asteroid, it's the inflammaging that'll get you.

This week we've got a brilliant special package on longevity science and how to have a happy old age, superbly edited by Alison George.

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on: 👽 Why we can't announce life on Mars (yet) ⚔️ The Romans' impact on the British economy 🏋️ Link between weight lifting and your microbiome podfollow.com/the-world-th...

Those intriguing biosignatures on Mars making the news this week? We discussed the exciting discovery back in March www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzMW...

I had the pleasure of talking polar geoengineering, emergency medicine robots and ancient hunter gatherer hairstyles with @bbcvic.bsky.social on Inside Science today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

On the podcast @pennysarchet.bsky.social reveals that EO Wilson once told her HIS favourite species was this BRUTE. Look at those jaws! (Thaumatomyrmex spp. pic Alex Wild)

My leader this week, on how millennial parents who grew up on MySpace should be able to use existing tools to manage their teens' social media use without the state having to step in www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Cleaning up ocean plastic, potty training citizen science, and a possible hybrid human-Neanderthal skull with @amsterdammed.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social and @markmiodownik.bsky.social on Inside Science www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The World, the Universe and Us this week: ☠️First ancient Egyptian genome 🐋Orcas giving gifts TO HUMANS 🛰️First interstellar navigation! open.spotify.com/episode/3tUH... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @alexwilkins.bsky.social and @michael-marshall.bsky.social

“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation? It looks like an additional monthly user.” and “I’m not crazy. I’m literally just living a normal life while also, you know, discovering interdimensional communication.”

This is a revelatory read

My quest for science-backed baby sleep guidance continues.

"Searching for a fun, geeky-but-accessible science hit? The New Scientist’s The World, The Universe and Us may be your thing. A fun and fascinating listen that leaves you a little smarter" www.independent.co.uk/life-style/c... cc @pennysarchet.bsky.social

"Endearingly nerdy" - that's myself and @rowhoop.bsky.social, according to The Times www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...

On the show this week: 🌊 New arguments against deep-sea nodule mining 🍃 Biophotons emitted from living things (!) 🥁 Chimp drumming and the origins of religion www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbE0...

V. much enjoyed talking NHS AI, coronavirus genomics and the maths of Ancient Greek music with @bbcvic.bsky.social - listen now!

Is maths stuck, and what will it take to make real progress in mathematical thought? V interesting www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...