science
Upheavals to the oral microbiome in pregnancy may be behind tooth loss
Dental problems often arise or get worse during pregnancy, and a new study hints that rapid changes to the oral microbiome at this time could be at least partly to blame Source link
Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Iain M. Banks’s classic sci-fi novel The Player of Games. In this extract, we meet protagonist Gurgeh for the first time Source link
Physicists have worked out a universal law for how objects shatter
Whether it is a cube of sugar or a chunk of a mineral, a mathematical analysis can identify how many fragments of each size any brittle object will break into Source link
The 12 best science fiction books of 2025
From drowned worlds to virtual utopias via deep space, wild ideas abound in Emily H. Wilson’s picks for her favourite sci-fi reads of the year Source link
Why memory manipulation could be one of humanity's healthiest ideas
It might sound like dystopian science fiction, but discovering how to reshape memories responsibly is helping us to heal the brain from within, says Steve Ramirez Source link
A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases
New tools that create ultra-precise maps of our tissues are transforming our ability to diagnose and cure once-fatal illnesses Source link
Your brain undergoes four dramatic periods of change from age 0 to 90
Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to learn and our risk of certain conditions Source link
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
Spinning vortices of water trapped under the Thwaites glacier ice shelf account for 20 per cent of the ice melt. They’re expected to get worse as the world warms Source link
Moss spores survive and germinate after 283-day 'space walk'
Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months – and most of them survived the challenging experience Source link
An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun – but overdoes it a little
Attempts to describe quantum physics are rarely enjoyable, but Paul Davies’ zeal in Quantum 2.0 sometimes steers too close to hype, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan Source link