Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history
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How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history
Seventy-five years ago, in the depths of a peat bog in Yorkshire, UK, archaeologists made a startling discovery:…
I was accused of killing over 100 million rabbits across Australia
New Scientist reporter James Woodford recalls his run-in with rabbits D.Cunningham/Shutterstock I was working a Sunday shift when…
Startup is building the first data centre to use human brain cells
A small number of companies are working on biological computers Floriana/Getty Images Data centres use huge amounts of…
Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets
Genetic data can be analysed to estimate your risk of certain conditions Science Photo Library / Alamy Genetic…
What is a galaxy? That’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer
The globular cluster NGC 1850 lies inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way…
Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian – and it’s fab
Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary Jonathan Olley/Sony Pictures Project Hail MaryIn cinemas from 19…
Mystery ‘whippet’ space explosion is the brightest of its kind
“The Whippet”, as imagined by the New Scientist picture desk NASA/muratart/Shutterstock/Adobe Stock A sudden, mysterious burst of bright…
Why cosmology seems to be caught in a vibe shift
NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University) A…
Ancient ‘weirdo’ reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence
Artist’s reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment, 215 million years ago Gabriel Ugueto An early relative of…