The best new science fiction books of April 2025 02. April 2025 (17:00) From robot rights to ageing and climate change, this month’s science fiction squares up to the big topics, with new titles from authors including Nick Harkaway and Eve Smith(New Scientist)
US government fired researchers running a crucial drug use survey 02. April 2025 (00:15) A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the country’s only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health(New Scientist)
How nothing could destroy the universe 01. April 2025 (20:00) The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla(New Scientist)
Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss? 01. April 2025 (17:48) As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, become more popular, new side effects are emerging - and one is hair loss(New Scientist)
Monkeys use crafty techniques to get junk food from tourists 01. April 2025 (14:02) At the Dakshineswar temple complex in India, Hanuman langurs beg for food by grabbing visitors’ legs or tugging on their clothes – and they don’t stop until they get their favourite snacks(New Scientist)
US bridges are at risk of catastrophic ship collisions every few years 01. April 2025 (00:00) After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began calculating the risks of similar catastrophic incidents for other US bridges – and they’re surprisingly high(New Scientist)
