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1. Babies are born with the neural foundations for maths
2. I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing
3. US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
4. Childbirth for many primate species is even harder than for humans
5. Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?
6. Your menstrual cycle may affect how well vaccines work
7. Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater
8. Neuroscience can't tell us the way to govern people's brains
9. Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
10. Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
11. The race to understand how and when Thwaites glacier will collapse
12. How menopause radically changes the brain – and what happens after
13. Parenting may permanently improve brain health for mums and dads
14. The surprising ways your brain changes from your 20s to your 40s
15. Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls
16. I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene
17. Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever
18. Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North
19. Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova
20. Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?
21. Inside Brazil’s vast network of lifesaving free milk banks
22. The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads
23. Can home batteries help save the climate and save you money?
24. We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development
25. If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be
26. Record-breaking IBM chip uses trick to cram in 100 billion transistors
27. Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells
28. Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry
29. The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far
30. Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon
31. Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'
32. All known Homo naledi skeletons seem to be female
33. The lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon
34. Some of the last Neanderthals were surprisingly genetically diverse
35. Fluctuating oestrogen levels may alter how drugs enter women's brains
36. Hidden black hole could explain mystery at the heart of our galaxy
37. You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how hot is too hot?
38. Huge crater in Australia may be the oldest impact structure on Earth
39. Elite Maya people had teeth placed in a cave far from their tombs
40. SpaceX's secretive plans to deliver cargo to Earth from space
41. How some people's brains make an extraordinary recovery from stroke
42. Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale
43. Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
44. New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
45. ‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?
46. A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
47. People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
48. We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
49. Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity
50. A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp
51. The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day
52. Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
53. Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an easy fix
54. Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along?
55. Gas from Uranus reveals it has an icy centre
56. Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?
57. Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land
58. Almost the whole of Japan moved eastward after 2011 earthquake
59. Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today
60. Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected
61. New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work
62. Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge
63. Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine
64. Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke
65. Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children
66. Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying
67. Our brains have their first thoughts unexpectedly early in life
68. Autism and ADHD are on the rise due to widening diagnostic criteria
69. The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age
70. Walking shark found in Papua New Guinea is new to science
71. Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
72. Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life
73. Technology is changing our perspective on nature – at every scale
74. The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied
75. Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence
76. We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem
77. Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?
78. Why controversial ideas in science shouldn't always be dismissed
79. What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?
80. Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies
81. Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director
82. Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
83. The relationship recession is even bigger for Gen Z than we thought
84. Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them
85. El Niño has started and the weather could get weird
86. Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy
87. Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition
88. Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara
89. How to sparkle in conversation with strangers
90. First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping
91. Global map reveals the vast scale of underground fungal networks
92. Have we finally worked out how Venus flytraps snap shut?
93. ‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming
94. Toy universe shows that time could be a quantum illusion
95. Dramatic photo of ibis being guided to their winter homes wins award
96. Vaping after quitting smoking is linked to lung cancer
97. New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds
98. Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…
99. Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
100. Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording