We may have found a surprisingly nearby cluster of primordial stars 03. November 2025 (11:00) The very first generation of stars, called Population III stars, are mostly expected to be too distant to see directly – but astronomers may have found some for the very first time(New Scientist)
Orcas are ganging up on great white sharks to eat their livers 03. November 2025 (06:00) For the first time, video footage has captured orcas in the Gulf of California hunting young great white sharks, using a trick to flip them over, paralise them and get at their energy-rich livers(New Scientist)
Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing 31. October 2025 (18:00) The uncertainty inherent to quantum mechanics has long left physicists wondering whether the observations we make on the quantum level reflect reality - a new test suggests they do(New Scientist)
Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar 31. October 2025 (16:00) A sheet of fabric that is three times stronger than Kevlar could stop a bullet despite being just 1.8 millimetres thick, thanks to the addition of carbon nanotubes that keep its molecules aligned(New Scientist)
The gut microbiome may play a role in shaping our personality 31. October 2025 (13:00) Rats given a faecal transplant from exuberant toddlers showed more exploratory behaviour, supporting the idea that gut bacteria might affect children’s emotional development(New Scientist)
The best new science fiction books of November 2025 31. October 2025 (13:00) From Claire North’s new novel Slow Gods to a 10th anniversary edition of a brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky book, there’s lots to watch out for in November’s science fiction(New Scientist)
Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan 31. October 2025 (10:30) In this passage from the opening of Grace Chan’s sci-fi novel, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to her protagonists as they spend time in a virtual utopia which is becoming increasingly tempting in a dying world(New Scientist)
