science

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian’s cosmic sweep Source link

Post-apocalyptic bunker sci-fi is huge this year as TV front-runners Fallout, Paradise and Silo return. Bethan Ackerley asks whether this is a signal we’ve given up on our real world, or if there is hidden hope Source link

The drug rapamycin has been held up for its life-extending properties, but whether this treatment – or fasting – actually adds years to your life isn’t guaranteed Source link

Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation’s drone expertise help it rebuild? To learn more, New Scientist gained exclusive access to the research labs, factories and military training schools behind Ukraine’s drones Source link

A cream that directly disrupts the underlying causes of the skin patches seen in the condition vitiligo will be made available on the NHS Source link

Horses use their larynx to make two sounds simultaneously, so they are effectively singing and whistling at the same time Source link

We often stop noticing things we’ve become too accustomed to, as a side effect of our brains protecting us from sensory overload. Columnist Helen Thomson shares the evidence-backed ways to learn how to notice again Source link

A survey of 100 commercial foods for dogs and cats revealed that PFAS chemicals appear in numerous brands and types, with fish-based products among those with the highest levels Source link

We’ve been missing an important contributor to ageing, says columnist Graham Lawton. Ultra-processed foods are known to be associated with many chronic health problems, but studies have now shown they may also speed up ageing Source link

An exotic type of dark matter could explain some of the characteristics of our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, but many cosmologists are leery of the idea Source link