science

Experiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluids Source link

This is the opening of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars, the New Scientist Book Club read for April, as humans come to the planet to settle it Source link

Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years ago Source link

In the cloud forest of Costa Rica, many canopy-dwelling animals do their business in strangler fig trees, perhaps as a way of leaving messages Source link

Feedback is prompted by readers to investigate the size of the shed in the term ‘shedload’, and gets down and dirty with particle physics in the quest Source link

The remains of dogs from more than 14,000 years ago have been found in Turkey and the UK, revealing that domesticated animals were spread across Europe by hunter-gatherers Source link

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised evolutionary biology. Half a century on, The Selfish Gene remains powerfully insightful, finds Rowan Hooper Source link

A start-up has worked out how to preserve the brain after death – paving the way for immortality in a distant future. But beginning to reckon with this reality yields serious practical and philosophical questions Source link

Physicists are grappling with how the increasing presence of AI will change the nature of their profession Source link

Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and warm deep water have played a part in this abrupt transition Source link