Leaders
Health It's time to clean up 'forever chemicals' and companies should pay Artificial compounds found in things like food packaging can be a risk to our health. We can clean them up, but who will foot the vast bill? Leader Free
News
Environment European summers will be hotter than predicted because of cleaner air By ignoring declining air pollution, regional climate models have greatly underestimated how hot Europe's summers and heatwaves will become News Free
Environment Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust News Subscriber-only Life Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination News Subscriber-only Technology Most brain monitors sold to consumers don't keep your data private News Subscriber-only Chemistry We now know exactly how thick the boundary between water and air is News Subscriber-only
Health MMR vaccines may not always give lifelong immunity against measles News Subscriber-only Life Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers News Subscriber-only Life Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue News Subscriber-only Space Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit News Free Health Father's gut microbiome may affect infant health News Free Health Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack News Free Technology GPS jamming traced to Russia after flights over Europe suspended News Subscriber-only Space Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet News Subscriber-only Physics Black holes scramble information – but may not be the best at it News Subscriber-only Technology Politicians can use social media ads to buy votes for €4 per person News Subscriber-only Life Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England News Free Life Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant News Free Life Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae News Free Space China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon News Free Technology How Schrödinger's cat could make quantum computers work better News Free Health Lack of US bird flu tracking in cows may raise risk of human infection News Subscriber-only
Analysis
Environment Is climate change accelerating after a record year of heat? The record-breaking heat of 2023 has seen a rare disagreement break out between climate scientists, with some saying it shows Earth may have entered a new period of warming Insight Subscriber-only
Earth Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point Comment Subscriber-only Environment Why carbon offsetting your flight isn't the answer Comment Subscriber-only
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Humans Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked The skull of Shanidar Z was found in the Shanidar cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and has been painstakingly put back together Regulars Subscriber-only
Features
Health The 'forever chemicals' toxic to your health - and how to avoid them From your popcorn bag to your waterproof jacket, forever chemicals are all around us. We're finally starting to understand what they are doing to our health - and how to get rid of them Features Subscriber-only
Physics Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor Features Subscriber-only Humans Who were the enigmatic Sea Peoples blamed for the Bronze Age collapse? Features Subscriber-only
Culture
Comment Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution From large and shell-covered to tiny and jelly-like, the developmental story of eggs offers a way to rethink the story of life, says Jules Howard in his new book Infinite Life Culture Subscriber-only
Comment The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life Culture Subscriber-only Comment New Scientist recommends Child, a podcast on our first stages of life Culture Subscriber-only Comment Sarah Perry's Enlightenment is a moving story of love and astronomy Culture Subscriber-only
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Regulars
How the discovery of a nest in a Roman museum caused a kerfuffle On a recent visit to the National Roman Museum, Feedback was an onlooker to the furore that ensued when a sparrow's nest was spotted in the mouth of an ancient stone face Regulars Free
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