Rapamycin seems to boost longevity as effectively as eating less 19. June 2025 (02:01) Restricting calories has been linked to living longer in many studies, and now it seems that the drug rapamycin has nearly the same effect, at least in animals(New Scientist)
Fish rescue wins New Scientist Editors Award at Earth Photo 2025 18. June 2025 (20:00) This photo series capturing efforts to save the Chinook salmon of the Klamath river in the western US won the New Scientist Editors Award at the Earth Photo 2025 competition(New Scientist)
Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first 18. June 2025 (20:00) Tech CEOs and politicians alike are preparing for the day that superintelligent AI takes over, whilst failing to deal with the issues in front of them – from copyright to autonomous killing machines(New Scientist)
A new book argues that revenge is an addiction – but doesn't convince 18. June 2025 (20:00) Recovering "revenge addict" James Kimmel Jr. makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction in new book The Science of Revenge. It's compelling, but doesn't quite add up(New Scientist)
The surprising silver lining to the recent boom in invertebrate pets 18. June 2025 (20:00) From spiders to scorpions, some 1000 different invertebrate species are traded globally as pets. This is bad for biodiversity – but there is an upside, says Graham Lawton(New Scientist)
