Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome? 19. June 2026 (11:00) The disruption of your gut microbiome is a major consequence, and possible cause, of ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks into recent trials examining whether it can be replenished through diet and prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics(New Scientist)
Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land 18. June 2026 (21:00) Palaeontologists have found new evidence that the early ancestors of amphibians, reptiles and mammals did not have a larval stage with external gills like modern frogs or salamanders(New Scientist)
Almost the whole of Japan moved eastward after 2011 earthquake 18. June 2026 (21:00) An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, causing almost the whole of Japan to move 5 millimetres to the east(New Scientist)
Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today 18. June 2026 (15:00) Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first published in 1995, remains an essential read for anyone who considers themselves a critical thinker, says Leah Crane(New Scientist)
Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected 18. June 2026 (14:00) As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life more complex than a microbe – but that might take longer than we thought(New Scientist)
Ancient monument may have been an early Stonehenge prototype 18. June 2026 (02:01) Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice(New Scientist)
Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge 18. June 2026 (02:01) Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice(New Scientist)
No young women have died of cervical cancer in England for years 18. June 2026 (01:30) We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and now we have the first evidence it prevents deaths too(New Scientist)
Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine 18. June 2026 (01:30) We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and now we have the first evidence it prevents deaths too(New Scientist)
