
NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2026



THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The latest issue features features articles on cultural retrospectives, corporate collapses, linguistics, and ethical dilemmas. Highlights include an examination of Dolly Parton’s cultural impact, an investigation into the collapse of Guidepost Montessori, and an analysis of household “familects”
Were the terrorist attacks that day the end of an idyllic era? The beginning of our current dystopia? Or just a middle chapter?
The word is used across the political spectrum, but it’s embraced by few.
Hawaii’s housing crisis was at a breaking point even before the fire. Since then, displaced families have struggled to rebuild their lives.
In an era of heavy rain, a transit system with 47,000 openings is bound to leak.

President Trump has been in the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.
Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, laid out A.I.’s rapidly advancing capabilities and said greater safety controls were needed.
Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.
Talks are expected tomorrow, officials said. Diplomacy to end the war with the United States has stalled and Iranian-allied forces have advanced in Yemen.
Survivors tell the stories of the people and places buried under the mud after a disaster in Nepal.