Science
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Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans
3D laser scan of the specimen, Uncus dzaugisi Mary L. Droser A worm-like creature preserved in ancient rock has just…
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Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful compound Yiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images A common disinfectant…
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The 21 best science fiction books of all time – according to New Scientist writers
By its very nature, science fiction encompasses a vast and sprawling world of stories, from the galaxy-spanning novels of Iain…
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Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went
Allerton Waste Recovery Park A.P.S. (UK)/Alamy A few years ago, I spent an interesting if pungent day visiting two of…
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A sliver of lab-grown wood has been made from stem cells
Plant stem cells growing in culture New Dawn Bio What may be the world’s first piece of lab-grown wood isn’t…
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World’s thinnest spaghetti won’t please gourmands but may heal wounds
The pasta nanofibres Beatrice Britton/Adam Clancy Scientists have produced the world’s thinnest spaghetti strands, 200 times slimmer than a human…
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Is this the pettiest it is possible to be in an academic article?
Revenge on referees Our news colleagues Jacob Aron and Michael Le Page have drawn Feedback’s attention to a post on…
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Lake of Darkness review: This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant
Something evil may be lurking in a black hole in Adam Roberts’s new novel Liuzishan/Getty Images Lake of DarknessAdam Roberts…
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Nectar-loving Ethiopian wolves may be the first carnivore pollinators
An Ethiopian wolf licks nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower Adrien Lesaffre Ethiopian wolves feed on the sweet…
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We’ve taken a photo of a star in another galaxy for the first time
Left: An image of the star WOH G64 taken with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile. Right: An artist’s…
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