If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be 25. June 2026 (15:29) The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page(New Scientist)
Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls 25. June 2026 (11:30) Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks to scans and AI software(New Scientist)
Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon 24. June 2026 (21:00) An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the surface of rocks that resemble traces of microbial activity(New Scientist)
Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive' 24. June 2026 (20:19) We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael Le Page says the flesh-eating screwworm is the most likely first target(New Scientist)
Inside Brazil’s vast network of lifesaving free milk banks 24. June 2026 (20:00) These images from photographer Kristin Bethge document Brazil's milk bank system, which provides some of the world's cheapest and safest donated milk to hundreds of thousands of babies(New Scientist)
Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry 24. June 2026 (20:00) Feedback isn't sure what to make of a ground-breaking piece of research into the understudied topic of "subjective individual variability in onion tearing and its relationship to chemosensory sensitivity"(New Scientist)
The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far 24. June 2026 (20:00) The first six months of the year have brought us popular science reads on everything from consciousness to cosmology. Liz Else rounds up her favourites(New Scientist)
