6 ways to help your children have a healthy relationship with food 15. January 2026 (12:56) Getting kids to eat well can be a minefield and a source of tension. Nancy Bostock, a consultant paediatrician, says these are the six things she recommends when dealing with fussy eaters and the way we talk about food with kids.(New Scientist)
All major AI models risk encouraging dangerous science experiments 15. January 2026 (11:36) Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists. Some 19 different AI models were tested on hundreds of questions to assess their ability to spot and avoid hazards and none recognised all issues – with some doing little better than random guessing(New Scientist)
Why non-human culture should change how we see nature 14. January 2026 (19:00) Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff(New Scientist)
A new book provides a toolkit to tackle anxiety. Can it really help? 14. January 2026 (19:00) How do we deal with anxiety generated by ever-accelerating change? Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis's The Uncertainty Toolkit sets out to empower us, but it's a flawed read(New Scientist)
AI is promising to revolutionise how we diagnose mental illness 14. January 2026 (19:00) As rates of mental health conditions like depression spike, we desperately need new ways of identifying and treating people in distress. When it comes to giving artificial intelligence a role, though, guarding against its many flaws will be vital(New Scientist)
Woolly rhino genome recovered from meat in frozen wolf pup’s stomach 14. January 2026 (18:01) A piece of woolly rhinoceros flesh hidden inside a wolf that died 14,400 years ago has yielded genetic information that improves our understanding of why one of the most iconic megafauna species of the last glacial period went extinct(New Scientist)
