Where’s my jetpack got to? And other sci-fi tech queries 17. September 2025 (20:00) We are still waiting for the retro-futuristic tech and social revolutions envisioned in science fiction’s old gold, writes Annalee Newitz – not to mention advances in reproduction(New Scientist)
Ian McEwan’s new novel weaves climate change into literary mystery 17. September 2025 (20:00) Ian McEwan’s excellent What We Can Know is set in a UK largely swallowed up by rising seas. Emily H. Wilson explores the story of a scholar hunting a great lost poem – which may have something to with climate change(New Scientist)
Three simple rules for a great post-workout meal 17. September 2025 (20:00) Taking care of your body’s nutritional needs after training doesn't have to be a headache. Grace Wade sums up three key pillars she uses to refuel with confidence(New Scientist)
Dramatic photos show bid to save the Javan slow loris 17. September 2025 (20:00) The photos tell an unusual rescue story – the release of the critically endangered Javan slow lorises into Ujung Kulon National Park on Java Island, Indonesia, last month.(New Scientist)
Dome-headed dinosaur from Mongolia is the oldest ever found 17. September 2025 (18:00) A fossil from about 108 million years ago reveals an early member of the pachycephalosaurs, a group of dinosaurs with bizarre protrusions on their skulls that may have been used in combat(New Scientist)
Global suicide rates fell 30 per cent since 1990 – but not in the US 17. September 2025 (15:00) While most countries have seen a steady decline in suicide rates, the United States has witnessed the opposite, with suicides jumping almost 30 per cent since 2000(New Scientist)
30,000-year-old toolkit shows what ancient hunter carried in a pouch 16. September 2025 (20:01) A set of 29 stone tools, including blades and points for hunting, butchering and cutting wood, were found neatly arranged as if carried in a leather pouch that decayed(New Scientist)
Long covid may be making your periods longer and heavier 16. September 2025 (19:04) Half a decade since the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we're still learning about its complications, with the latest research suggesting that long covid may disrupt menstrual periods(New Scientist)
