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I took an expedition cruise from Iceland to Greenland and it was the trip of a lifetime

Rainbow-covered glaciers, hundreds of humpback whales and a lucky eclipse sighting – Jake Hall spotted some of the world’s most phenomenal natural sights on board a New Scientist Discovery Tour

The Independent UK · Sep 4

'You all know we’re not actually going to lose gravity for 7 seconds today right?': why the Weather Channel is reminding us that the eclipse doesn't zap gravity and the study that asked if it has any effect

Wait. There might be some effect?

TechRadar · Aug 12

France’s wildfires are now creating their own thunderstorms, unleashing lightning, violent winds, and raining burning embers that can ignite new blazes

In a troubling development, France's largest wildfires have started to create their own thunderstorms. These formidable pyrocumulonimbus clouds unleash lightning and fierce winds, accelerating the spread of flames. Experts associate this alarming trend with Europe's rising temperatures and persistent heatwaves. Firefighters face extraordinary challenges in managing these fire-induced storms, marking…

The Times of India · Jul 30

'Civilians will be put in harm's way,' expert warns as first autonomous drone kills revealed

A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry has said that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties, according to a report in New Scientist. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Professor of Digital Ethics…

France 24 · Jun 11

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK · May 28

Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

LiveScience · Mar 6

‘They didn’t de-extinct anything’: can Colossal’s genetically engineered animals ever be the real thing?

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti.

LiveScience · Dec 2, 2025

Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld For All The Book And Science Lovers Out There (40 New Pics)

Tom Gauld is a cartoonist who has mastered the art of saying a lot with very little. His clean lines, quiet humor, and sharp observations have earned him a place in publications like The Guardian, The New Yorker, and New Scientist.

Bored Panda · Nov 10, 2025

Michael Kenward obituary

Other lives: Editor of New Scientist who transformed it into a truly popular magazine

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025