science

Time it right each month, and you can spot two fleeting tricks of light on the lunar surface. Abigail Beall is planning ahead Source link

Photographer Frédéric Noy’s shots give an insight into life around the rainforests of Udzungwa Mountains National Park – and efforts to protect it Source link

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week Source link

Newly discovered rock art sites in Sulawesi, Indonesia, that date to nearly 68,000 years ago are thought to be the oldest rock art in the world, pre-dating Neanderthal hand stencils in Spain by 1100 years Source link

An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overheating, but experts say that the chances are extremely slim due to the age of the reactors, which were shut down over two decades ago Source link

It is impossible to get rid of anxiety because it exists to help us, says cognitive psychotherapist Owen O’Kane. Instead, he suggests three ways to reframe your relationship with anxiety in order to take back control Source link

Our genomes are filled with errors that were once impossible to correct. But in CRISPR, we finally found an extraordinarily powerful tool for treating genetic disease – and perhaps making better versions of ourselves Source link

A quarter of a century in, this is our definitive pick of the ideas in science and technology that are already transforming the world Source link

It never used to be possible to attribute individual weather events to climate change and map their full consequences. Thanks to the work of two pioneering climate scientists, it is now Source link

Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable power is crucial. The opening of Tesla’s first “gigafactory”, which used economies of scale to electrify our transport and energy systems, marked a turning point in this endeavour Source link