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1. The weirdness of neutrinos could completely rewrite particle physics
2. A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food
3. The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026
4. Slowdown of AMOC ocean current may be gradual and reversible
5. The world's fastest spider tops 3.5 metres per second
6. The most detailed survey of the universe ever conducted starts now
7. This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe
8. Babies are born with the neural foundations for maths
9. I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing
10. US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
11. Childbirth for many primate species is even harder than for humans
12. Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?
13. Your menstrual cycle may affect how well vaccines work
14. Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater
15. Neuroscience can't tell us the way to govern people's brains
16. Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
17. Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
18. The race to understand how and when Thwaites glacier will collapse
19. How menopause radically changes the brain – and what happens after
20. Parenting may permanently improve brain health for mums and dads
21. The surprising ways your brain changes from your 20s to your 40s
22. Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls
23. I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene
24. Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever
25. Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North
26. Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova
27. Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?
28. Inside Brazil’s vast network of lifesaving free milk banks
29. The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads
30. Can home batteries help save the climate and save you money?
31. We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development
32. If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be
33. Record-breaking IBM chip uses trick to cram in 100 billion transistors
34. Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells
35. The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far
36. Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry
37. Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon
38. Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'
39. All known Homo naledi skeletons seem to be female
40. The lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon
41. Some of the last Neanderthals were surprisingly genetically diverse
42. Fluctuating oestrogen levels may alter how drugs enter women's brains
43. Hidden black hole could explain mystery at the heart of our galaxy
44. You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how hot is too hot?
45. Huge crater in Australia may be the oldest impact structure on Earth
46. Elite Maya people had teeth placed in a cave far from their tombs
47. SpaceX's secretive plans to deliver cargo to Earth from space
48. How some people's brains make an extraordinary recovery from stroke
49. Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale
50. Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
51. New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
52. ‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?
53. A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
54. People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
55. We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
56. Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity
57. A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp
58. The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day
59. Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
60. Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an easy fix
61. Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along?
62. Gas from Uranus reveals it has an icy centre
63. Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?
64. Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land
65. Almost the whole of Japan moved eastward after 2011 earthquake
66. Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is still supremely relevant today
67. Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected
68. New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work
69. Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge
70. Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine
71. Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke
72. Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children
73. Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying
74. Our brains have their first thoughts unexpectedly early in life
75. Autism and ADHD are on the rise due to widening diagnostic criteria
76. The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age
77. Walking shark found in Papua New Guinea is new to science
78. Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
79. Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life
80. Technology is changing our perspective on nature – at every scale
81. The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied
82. Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence
83. We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem
84. Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?
85. Why controversial ideas in science shouldn't always be dismissed
86. What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?
87. Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies
88. Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director
89. Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
90. The relationship recession is even bigger for Gen Z than we thought
91. Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them
92. El Niño has started and the weather could get weird
93. Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy
94. Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition
95. Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara
96. How to sparkle in conversation with strangers
97. First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping
98. Global map reveals the vast scale of underground fungal networks
99. Have we finally worked out how Venus flytraps snap shut?
100. ‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming