Science
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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey
Cuttlefish have a variety of camouflage techniques University of Bristol Cuttlefish use dazzling camouflage to disguise themselves while stalking their…
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AI trained on novels tracks how racist and sexist biases have evolved
Books can document the cultural biases of the era when they were published Ann Taylor/Alamy Artificial intelligences picking up sexist…
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The story of mirror life: From intriguing idea to unprecedented threat
In the coming decades, we might figure out how to make an entirely new kind of life: a mirror cell,…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds of collision with Earth in 2032 have fallen again
An artist’s impression of what asteroid 2024 YR4 could look like as it approaches Earth in December 2032 NASA NASA…
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Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe…
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Why I’m deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines
Artificial intelligence has humans beat – at least when it comes to games like chess and Go, identifying the 3D…
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WOH G64: Gigantic star has gone through a rapid transformation and may explode
An artist’s impression of the star WOH G64 ESO/L. Calçada One of the largest stars in the known universe is…
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Discarded review: In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?
Plastic litter on beaches is causing “plastiglomerate” rocks to form Liz Barney/Guardian/eyevine DiscardedSarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz (Oxford University Press)…
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Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia
Speaking more than one language appears to boost our brain in multiple ways Eiko Tsuchiya/Shutterstock Parlez-vous Français? Learning another language…
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We’re uncovering a radically different view of civilisation’s origins
Jonathan Chen/CC BY-SA 4.0 If the history of our species to date was represented as a single day, then civilisation…
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