Science
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Why the most central law in cosmology may need to be broken | New Scientist
The cosmological principle is the foundation of modern cosmology – but its usefulness doesn’t necessarily make it true, says columnist Leah Crane
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TCL’s Tab A1 Is a Budget Tablet That Does Not Feel Cheap
For most people, the Tab A1 Plus checks all the boxes and is the best budget tablet you can buy, but don’t expect power or long-term Android support.
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Is district cooling the solution we need for extreme heat in cities? | New Scientist
Networks of pipes carrying chilled water have proven to be an efficient way to cool hospitals and universities. Now, they are expanding into cities as heatwaves increase in the US and Europe
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AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans
Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” with others.
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First-of-kind Guillain-Barré drug switches off part of immune system | New Scientist
A treatment that turns off the bit of the immune system that goes haywire in Guillain-Barré syndrome may be the first targeted therapy approved for the autoimmune condition
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LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, it’s challenging engineers to make every GPU count.
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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
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Quantum computers are starting to become useful as scientific tools | New Scientist
Three problems that are out of reach for conventional computers have been cracked by quantum computers and show how important the machines could become for scientific research
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Flat head syndrome discovered in Iron Age skeletons | New Scientist
Certain sleeping positions can lead to babies developing flattened heads, and an analysis of ancient skulls from Italy reveals that this condition affected people in the 9th century BC
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Spectacular fossil preserves internal organs of ancient marine reptile | New Scientist
A stunningly intact marine reptile named Austronaga minuta that lived around 245 million years ago may have looked like a miniature version of more famous later ocean predators, like plesiosaurs
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Waiting to Buy Apple’s Latest AirPods While They’re on Sale? Now’s Your Chance
I’ve been waiting for a deal on Apple’s latest AirPods, and it’s finally here. Here’s what you need to know before you buy.
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After Testing Dyson’s New Vacuums Against the Old, There’s a Clear Winner
Curious if you should get Dyson’s new 2026 stick vacuums or stick to the older ones? I tested five models, old and new, to find out for you.
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It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
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It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed.
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Last Word: Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? | New Scientist
One correspondent with a particularly intelligent dog begs to differ with this question, while another looks to deepen the mystery
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Last Word: Are flies following a strategy when they keep hitting windows? Part 3 | New Scientist
An Australian reader with an abundance of flies in their locality tries to answer a question that has intrigued many of our readers
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Did NASA's Viking landers find life on Mars after all, asks new book | New Scientist
Steven Benner’s Meet The Neighbors is an intriguing tale of misunderstood planetary biochemistry. Paul Marks is engrossed
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Tom Gauld on the Great Wise One | New Scientist
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
Climate change is helping invasive species to not only establish themselves across the Continent but to stay alive for longer. Scientists suggest we get used to it.
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A handy guide to the science of super-long fingernails | New Scientist
Feedback is delighted by a deep dive into why people sometimes wear "artificially elongated fingernails". But does it do more than just scratch the surface?
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Last Word: This week’s new questions | New Scientist
If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last, from humans and plants to subterranean bacteria? And why do humans so readily adopt fiction into our lives, and feel emotion about characters as though they were someone close to us in real life?
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New Scientist Book Club's verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up | New Scientist
There was unusual consensus amongst New Scientist Book Club members about our read for July, with readers falling over themselves to praise this big-concept slice of science fiction
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Twisteddoodles on twin studies | New Scientist
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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Worry about what your children eat, but don't forget your own diet | New Scientist
Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off the hook when it comes to improving our diets
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Last Word: What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? | New Scientist
From tides to eclipses, the slow departure of our moon will affect life on Earth, say our correspondents
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Love It or Hate It, Ferrari’s First EV Is a Thrilling Drive
WIRED test-drove a preproduction version of the Luce, the storied Italian automaker’s controversial electric car, and it was remarkably surprising. Will it convert Ferrari fanatics?
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The Best Festival Gear, Tested by a Dubstep Enjoyer
Our field-tested gear includes power banks, electrolytes, outdoor blankets, earplugs, and more.
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X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
Elon Musk’s platform hit out at the country’s “invasive” information-gathering powers as it demands the government drop efforts to strengthen its no-children policy.
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Extraordinary ichthyosaur fossil shows its last meal was a pterosaur | New Scientist
The remains of an orca-sized ichthyosaur include evidence of what it ate – before it too got eaten by an even bigger marine predator
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Months After Apple Warned of Low Supply, It’s Still Very Difficult to Buy a Mac Mini
Thanks to the surge in local AI processing and the ongoing memory shortage, it’s incredibly difficult to buy a Mac Mini.
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One of These Ethernet Switches Will Give Your Router the Ports You Need
If your router is short on ports, you can add more with one of the best Ethernet switches. These are my top picks from what I’ve tested.
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More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’
Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots.
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NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
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No, You Probably Shouldn’t Lease Your iPhone
With Apple Upgrade, the company is making it easier to pay for its products in monthly installments. Critics call it the “financialization of the affordability crisis.”
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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.
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How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back From the Dead
Startup Zanskar has created one of the most productive geothermal wells in the US at a power plant that had been in decline for years.
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Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.
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Best Braun Coupon Codes: 15% Off
Unlock exclusive savings on Braun IPL, shavers, and grooming products. Find verified Braun promo codes and expert tips to maximize your discounts.
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OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
In a new disclosure, OpenAI says its agent used exposed logins to gain access to at least four “publicly available services” in its unhinged quest to solve a test.
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A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months
How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.
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Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.
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Laura Loomer’s Reversal on Ukraine Stirs Up the MAGA Civil War
Donald Trump’s base has been increasingly spilt. Laura Loomer’s sudden embrace of Ukraine has only widened that divide.
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Jaguar makes epic 2100-kilometre journey across the Amazon | New Scientist
A jaguar that has been dubbed Gaspar traversed 2100 kilometres of the Amazon, crossing farms and roads. But why he set off on this mission is unclear
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An island has been waging war on rats. They think they've finally won | New Scientist
Rats are a scourge on island wildlife all over the world. But an island off the coast of Ireland is showing how to successfully gain the upper hand
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Asteroid strike caused global firestorm that incinerated the dinosaurs | New Scientist
After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling back to Earth at ballistic speeds, creating a global blast of heat strong enough to broil life on land
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Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it? | New Scientist
Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the crop
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A Two-Person Startup Has Fixed One of the Most Hated Sounds in Modern Life
A couple of enterprising sound designers have taken on the challenge of producing more pleasant beeps for the humble microwave.
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Is the Electric Trike the Next Big Thing in Shared Micromobility?
Veo is launching accessibility-focused electric tricycles in Denver, with plans to put its e-trikes on the streets nationwide.
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Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?
In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. They’ve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulzberger has no plans to stop fighting it.
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‘They’re Fucking a Lot of People’: 7-OH Users Brace for DEA Ban
The opioid-like compound, which is found in kratom, can cause brutal withdrawal symptoms and will soon be a controlled substance. Some users tell WIRED it has relieved their pain and anxiety.