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NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 31, 2026

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NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE: This issue features ‘THE REGENERATING BRAIN’ – The unexpected discovery that it’s never too late to grow new neurons – and how to harness it.

Your brain’s unexpected ability to regenerate and how to harness it

The controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of adult brain health, pointing the way to better treatments for stroke, dementia and depression By Jamie Ducharme

Does Sabrina Pasterski’s holographic theory make her the next Einstein?

Often described as a genius, physicist Sabrina Pasterski built and flew her own plane by the age of 16 and is now developing a mind-bending idea that could finally unify gravity and quantum theory By Miriam Frankel

The understanding that even bees have feelings is changing our view of consciousness

The world’s first spinal cord transplant has been performed in Russia

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NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 17, 2026

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New Scientist Magazine: This issue features ‘El Niño Emergency’…

This El Niño will bring predictable disasters, so why aren’t we ready?

We know that this monster El Niño will bring floods, droughts, cyclones and wildfires, but some governments aren’t putting in the necessary resources to prepare for disaster

The world may never go back to how it was after this monster El Niño

This El Niño is forecast to end around June next year after smashing all records, but its impacts could persist indefinitely in some parts of the world By Michael Le Page

A revolutionary way of targeting tumours could beat even the worst cancers 

Two large asteroids found spinning as fast as a fairground ride

Tattoos could be turned on and off with light

Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age

Should we keep children away from sugar for their first 1000 days?

Hannah Fry: How OpenAI has caused an existential crisis in mathematics

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NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2026

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New Scientist Magazine: This issue features ‘What Is Nothing’ – We’re about to see inside empty space – and reveal the quantum foundations of the universe.

New Scientist recommends a fascinating deep dive into the real Vikings

We’re on the verge of seeing the quantum foundations of the universe

Are mushroom-growing kits seeding a biodiversity crisis across Europe?

Fermat’s last theorem formalised by AI agents in just 11 days

Pygmy raccoons teach each other to make toys out of paper and sand

Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole

The first signs of dark matter particles may finally have been spotted

Should we all be taking low doses of lithium to prevent Alzheimer’s?

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NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE – JULY 11, 2026 PREVIEW

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New Scientist Magazine: This issue features ‘How Healthy Is Your Brain’…

How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out

Occam’s razor has lost its edge. Can we sharpen our search for truth?

Babies are born with the neural foundations for maths

Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?

What is ‘SpudCell’? Arguably the greatest bioengineering feat yet

Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery

Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring

The 4 best science-fiction shows of 2026 so far

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New Scientist Magazine – October 11, 2025

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New Scientist Magazine: This issue features ‘Decoding Dementia’ – How to understand your risk of Alzheimer’s, and what you can really do about it.

Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong

One of Earth’s most vital carbon sinks is faltering. Can we save it?

What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

Autism may have subtypes that are genetically distinct from each other

20 bird species can understand each other’s anti-cuckoo call

Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? Not yet, but one day

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Dec. 12, 2024

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Volume 636 Issue 8042

Nature Magazine – December 11, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Digestive Tracks’ – Fossilized vomit and poo reveal how dinosaurs came to dominate ancient ecosystems…

Do you drink coffee? Ask your gut

Largest study of links between consumption of the beverage and gut diversity finds coffee-loving bacteria.

Has Venus ever had an ocean? Its volcanoes hint at an answer

Chemistry of the planet’s atmosphere suggests that its interior has never held water.

Ancient stacks of dishes tell tale of society’s dissolution

Artefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the region founded and later rejected an early form of the organized state.

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Dec. 5, 2024

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Volume 636 Issue 8041

Nature Magazine – December 3, 2024: The latest issue features ‘In The Clouds’ – Isoprene drives formation of new particles in the upper troposphere…

Humble scientists earn more trust

Study participants rated fictional scientists who admitted their own knowledge gaps as more credible.

The cells that help the immune system fight lung cancer

Neighbouring cells bolster the immune cells’ tumour-fighting abilities.

Antarctica’s first known amber whispers of a vanished rainforest

The only continent where amber had not been found no longer has that distinction, thanks to a sediment core drilled just offshore.

This dwarf planet might have its very own ice volcano

Relatively warm regions of the object called Makemake could also be explained by a dusty planetary ring.

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov. 28, 2024

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Volume 635 Issue 8040

Nature Magazine – November 13, 2024: The latest issue features

How to create psychedelics’ benefits without the ‘trip’

Stimulating certain brain cells in mice seems to ease anxiety without causing hallucination-like effects.

Farmers’ fires leave long-lasting smudge on African weather

A pall of smoke from burning cropland each year decreases rainfall in the annual monsoon.

How human brains got so big: our cells learned to handle the stress that comes with size

Understanding how human neurons cope with the energy demands of a large, active brain could open up new avenues for treating neurological disorders.

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov. 14, 2024

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Volume 635 Issue 8038

‘Nature Magazine – November 13, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Head Start’ – Well preserved fossil skull offers insight into archaic bird brains…

Don’t blame search engines for sending users to unreliable sites

Analysis of billions of pages of results from searches using the Bing algorithm suggests that reliable sites appear in search results 19 to 45 times more often than do sites with low-quality content.

China’s thriving forests are stockpiling vast amounts of carbon

Satellite observations validate national reports on forest coverage and carbon storage.

No hearing aids needed: bats’ ears stay keen well into old age

Elderly big brown bats showed little sign of age-related degradation in the inner ear.

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov. 7, 2024

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Volume 635 Issue 8037

‘Nature Magazine – November 6, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Outside Influence’ – Exploring the contribution extrachromosomal DNA makes to cancer….

Naked mole rats vanquish genetic ghosts — and achieve long life

Comparison of the hairless animals’ genomes with those of several other mammals shows low activity of certain sequences.

The midlife crisis is not universal

Study of thousands of people in rural communities shows that many do not experience a slump in well-being during their forties and fifties.

The seas are on the rise — and that surge is accelerating

Sea-surface data show that the average sea-level rise in 2023 was more than double that in 1993.

Hidden wonders: laser data reveal a dense network of ancient Maya settlements

Survey pinpoints pyramids, rural settlements and a large city in an unstudied stretch of Mexico.