If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you? 31. October 2025 (10:30) Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, explores the philosophical implications of the choices her characters make(New Scientist)
Boy's body was mummified and turned green by a copper coffin 31. October 2025 (07:00) The green mummified remains of a teenager buried in Italy 200 to 400 years ago have given us new insights into the preservative properties of copper(New Scientist)
Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens 30. October 2025 (20:00) Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are exciting, but there is no reason to claim that they are evidence of alien spacecraft – sometimes a comet is just comet, says Robin George Andrews(New Scientist)
Magnetic gel could remove kidney stones more effectively 30. October 2025 (19:00) Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process more efficient(New Scientist)
The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says 30. October 2025 (17:10) President Donald Trump appears to have ordered a return to nuclear testing after decades of uneasy but effective treaties banning the practice – but will it actually happen?(New Scientist)
Dinosaur skeleton settles long debate over 'tiny T. rex' fossils 30. October 2025 (17:00) Palaeontologists have argued for decades over whether certain fossils are young Tyrannosaurus rex or another species entirely – now they have strong evidence that the diminutive Nanotyrannus really existed(New Scientist)
A tiny nearby galaxy is home to a shockingly enormous black hole 29. October 2025 (21:03) One of the Milky Way’s smallest galactic neighbours seems to have a supermassive black hole at its centre, upending assumptions that it was dominated by dark matter(New Scientist)
Cats revealed in all their glory in stunning new photographs 29. October 2025 (19:00) Photographer Tim Flach's new book Feline explores the mysterious and irresistible world of cats, from the domesticated to the wild, and why we love them(New Scientist)
