Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite 29. August 2025 (11:30) The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Dispossessed". Here, her son Theo Downes-Le Guin considers the artistic process behind it – and why it still resonates today(New Scientist)
Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin 29. August 2025 (11:30) The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic novel The Dispossessed. In this extract from its opening, we get our first glimpse of the planet Anarres(New Scientist)
Go-to therapy for chronic sinus condition doesn't work that well 29. August 2025 (01:30) Surgery, not antibiotics, might be the best way to treat chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition that leaves people with a permanently blocked or runny nose and a reduced sense of smell(New Scientist)
Will Australia's social media ban really keep teenagers safe online? 29. August 2025 (00:00) Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubts over how age verification tools will work – and whether this is the right approach to deal with online harms(New Scientist)
The foundations of eczema may start to be laid down in the womb 28. August 2025 (18:30) Eczema can be very distressing for children – and now it seems that its roots may at least partly lie in their mothers experiencing high levels of stress during pregnancy(New Scientist)
Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart 27. August 2025 (21:00) A fossil discovered in Patagonia shows a 3.5-metre-long reptile from the late Cretaceous with large, serrated teeth capable of slicing through muscle(New Scientist)
We're no longer at our unhappiest during middle age 27. August 2025 (21:00) People used to experience an "unhappiness hump" around midlife, but declining youth mental health may mean that is no longer the case(New Scientist)
