We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions 28. April 2026 (11:00) A revolutionary cancer treatment is now being applied to a wide range of autoimmune disorders. Columnist Michael Le Page finds it is proving to be even more effective than expected(New Scientist)
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave 27. April 2026 (18:00) Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands’ coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave in 2025 virtually unharmed, which may reveal how to protect corals elsewhere(New Scientist)
Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness 27. April 2026 (18:00) You may think of the high-fat, low-carb eating plan as a faddish way to lose weight. But the keto diet is now being used to tackle conditions from severe depression to bipolar disorder and anorexia, with transformative results(New Scientist)
Giant Arctic continent launched dinosaurs to world domination 27. April 2026 (14:00) Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing to global cooling that advantaged the famous reptiles(New Scientist)
10,000 new planets found hidden in NASA telescope data 27. April 2026 (12:00) NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has been searching for exoplanets since its launch in 2018, and it turns out it may have found plenty more of them than we had thought(New Scientist)
How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind 27. April 2026 (11:00) Smartwatches commonly use heart rate variability to monitor stress. Columnist Helen Thomson explores what this metric actually tells us, and whether it could also predict and diagnose depression – and help improve your mental health more generally(New Scientist)
100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned 27. April 2026 (09:00) Physicists have long assumed that the universe is uniform at very large scales, but evidence is emerging this is wrong and suggests a way to resolve some of the biggest cosmological mysteries(New Scientist)
Gravity's strength measured more reliably than ever before 24. April 2026 (20:00) Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed – but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature’s most enigmatic force(New Scientist)
Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans 24. April 2026 (14:33) People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures(New Scientist)
QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm 24. April 2026 (12:00) Physicists have long suspected that there is a layer of physical reality beneath quantum theory and a new mathematical model unveils just how strange it might be(New Scientist)
