New Scientist recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life 02. June 2026 (14:30) An exploration of how biological cooperation underpins all life - and why we’ve overlooked its power until now - makes thrilling reading, finds Penny Sarchet(New Scientist)
Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits? 01. June 2026 (19:14) Turmeric is heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can be risky(New Scientist)
How human error became a weapon against large language models 01. June 2026 (18:00) Alan Turing proposed a test for machine intelligence: could a computer convince a human it was human? We have begun conducting the same test on ourselves, writes Max Moser(New Scientist)
Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets 01. June 2026 (14:00) Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimer’s, along with changes in activity in crucial cells that disappear as dementia progresses(New Scientist)
Geoengineering can thicken Arctic sea ice, but for how long? 01. June 2026 (10:00) Two companies are aiming to preserve Arctic ice by pumping water onto the sheet and letting it freeze, but only one of the trials found that this delayed melting in the summer(New Scientist)
The best new science-fiction books of June 2026 30. May 2026 (12:00) There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison(New Scientist)
Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them 30. May 2026 (09:00) Particles of light cannot be divided into smaller particles, but if you try to snip off the end of one, instead of shortening it multiplies(New Scientist)
