Congratulations to @rowhoop.bsky.social on the publication today of his brilliant new book Togetherness! www.newscientist.com/article/2528...

I continue to be amazed at what AI is doing in mathematics. This seems to be the most significant result so far - one researcher in @alexwilkins.bsky.social's story describes it as "absolutely a bomb". www.newscientist.com/article/2527...

I wrote this from last week's @egu.eu meeting about the idea of building a dam across the Bering Strait to stop a vital ocean current collapsing. To be clear, I don't think we should do this! But the thought experiment raises a lot of interesting questions.. www.newscientist.com/article/2525...

Wild that the era of exoplanet geology is beginning before our eyes

People sometimes say that "dinosaurs aren't really extinct, because birds are dinosaurs". Which is true! Paleontologist Steve Brusatte told me the evolutionary story of birds and definitely left with me with fresh appreciation of them www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX5Y...

Arithmetic (roughly speaking, adding up and multiplying numbers) has a "speed limit" due to the rules of mathematical logic. Richard Elwes explains why this limit exists - and the monstrous sequences that flagrantly break it www.newscientist.com/article/2521...

We're doing a series of reviews of classic popular science books and I had the pleasure of reading Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh, which I had never gotten around to looking at before. My verdict: I loved it from start to finish. www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Delighted to say the paperback edition of my book The Meteorite Hunters is out very soon and you can pre-order it now. Comes complete with this snazzy new cover ☄️☄️ uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

My colleague @alexwilkins.bsky.social has written a brilliant piece on incredibly, surprising quickly AI is revolutionising mathematics www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Our cover story this week is a really nice read from Miriam Frankel on a new way to see back beyond the big bang www.newscientist.com/article/2514...

Today I learned that we’ve never known what Richard Carrington (of “Carrington event” fame) looked like… but we do as of this week. Nice beard, 10/10.

The Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Silicon Age... and now for the Age of... er, Metal-Organic Frameworks! www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

Excited to be speaking at Astrofest this coming Saturday, alongside lots of other brill speakers. I'll be telling the story of micrometeorites and how these tiny, shiny specks of cosmic dust can be found on any urban rooftop. europeanastrofest.com

In which I mount my argument that effective altruism is one of the worst ideas the century so far…

This was so much fun to do. Thanks for inviting me! And brilliant to meet Isabel and Tom, who are total pros

Bit late to post this, as I've been so busy! But it was a pleasure editing our latest special, looking at how to understand some of the most mind-bending concepts in science, from quasiparticles to metaphysics to symbiosis. www.newscientist.com/article-topi...

Important meteorite news, incoming! www.newscientist.com/article/2486...

Lovely to be back at the Cheltenham Science Festival — still has that same chilled summer vibe I remember from years ago. And excited to speak at 20:30 about the marvels of meteorite hunting!

All we hear about these days is growth, growth, growth. I think there are more interesting conversations! Which is why I went to Amsterdam some months ago to understand its mission to become a circular city... youtu.be/wdsobgg9o3w

Very much looking forward to heading back to Cheltenham Science Festival - had so much fun as a volunteer a decade ago. I'll be chatting with @helenlpgordon.bsky.social and @markmiodownik.bsky.social about the wonders of meteorites on 8 June. Come join us! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/meteo...

Visit any chemistry lab today and you'll see a lot of liquids. That's because the received wisdom is that chemical reactions are often best done in solution. But an alternative vision is starting to take off: what if we instead just smash dry powders together? www.newscientist.com/article/2479...

A person cannot live on air alone. But they can get at least some of their nutrients by breathing them in - or so it seems. The new science of aeronutrients is one of those "can't believe I never thought about this!" ideas that don't come along often -- love it. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

What if Parkinson's disease isn't one condition, but two? Alex Thompson's cover this feature this week reports on what could be a huge and hugely helpful insight into this disease www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Delighted to see that Sara Russell has reviewed my book The Meteorite Hunters for @nature.com and calls it "wonderfully engaging, admirably accurate and up to date — a must-read for budding planetary scientists" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Oh, and also this super fun alternative history from the inimitable @jjaron.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/jjar...

This week at New Scientist HQ we're joining with the celebrations of the centenary of Quantum Mechanics. We have a amazing package of features probing the theory's beginnings, impact and true meaning... check it all out here: www.newscientist.com/article-topi...

Just got back from a holiday The Azores! Which was just such a privilege. Saw dolphins and walked in lush forests. Would recommend…

Very pleased to be speaking at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival -- (about meteorites, naturally!) I remember being a volunteer there years ago and having a great time, so it will be lovely to go back!

It turns out the solar system may have lost a planet, and no, I'm not talking about Pluto www.newscientist.com/article/2472...

We also have this fabulous long read out this week from the wonderful Caroline Williams - on a new understanding of why so many of us feel so tired all the time and how to reverse it www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

A brilliant piece www.newscientist.com/article/2472...

What's the oldest computer code that's still running? Matt Sparkes' journey to find out was a fun read! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

It’s world book day! And, fittingly, I’m having a conversation with Helen Gordon about our books on meteorites tonight at Toppings book shop in Bath! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...

Our cover story this week by Stuart Clark explores the radical idea that the universe might have a "timescape", where parts of it are billions of years older than others. Could this wild idea explain away the puzzle of dark energy? (£) www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

This is such a good idea! Might try it with my wife (and then watch my illusions that I am actually a good husband crumble...) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Off to Exeter armed with my book to talk tonight about #meteorites ! It seems there are still some tickets www.agile-rabbit.com/event/the-me...

📰 Identical front page on every UK paper today, with homepage takeovers too. Only 2nd time this has happened. As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair inews.co.uk/opinion/made...

Absolutely delighted with this review of my book, The Meteorite Hunters. "A good popular science book should involve great storytelling - and that's exactly what Howgego does here." popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

This week, we @newscientist.com have a special issue called WHEN? looking at the 7 of the most consequential moments in the history of everything. Here's my leader making the (admittedly niche!) case that asking "when?" is just as fascinating as asking "why?" www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Really sorry to hear this. Natalie is kind, smart and a nice writer, so hoping to give this a little boost

Publication day for my book!

“We know what other moons are. We know asteroids and comets. Phobos and Deimos? No idea.” Great piece looking at why Mars' moon Phobos is one of the strangest objects in the solar system www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

How our ancient ancestors turned clothes from functional to fashion. I loved the brilliant details in this piece by Ali George www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

A real brain-twister here from physicist Samir Mathur. He explains what led him to conceive of "virtual" black holes - and how a web of quantum correlations between them could explain dark energy, the mysterious force that is pushing the universe to expand www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

For anyone in #Bath or #Exeter... I'm coming to your wonderful cities to talk about meteorites! At Toppings on 6 March with Helen Gordon www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... and in Exeter on 27 Feb www.agile-rabbit.com/event/the-me...

I'm absolutely here for niche Ipswich content, love it. Some of these folks look mad enough to be Howgego ancestors...

My book on #meteorites is out in less than a month! So I'm going to start posting about what I think are the most fascinating specimens. Let's start with... the Imilac meteorite! www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/imi...

Roughly five years after the start of the covid-19 pandemic, this is not the news I wanted to read on my first day back at work in 2025...

Reposting this when people are awake! Such a fun peice

The man who wants to merge minds with a quantum computer. Cracking interview from Thomas Lewton www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...