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T4AEYJ Stellar explosion shining in deep space, cosmic star blast in Universe. High resolution galaxy background.

In which direction in the sky did the big bang take place?

28 December 2022

The big bang wasn’t a conventional explosion, so can’t be traced back to its origin and to a point in the sky, say our readers
Ichthyosaur

Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur super-predator

29 December 2022

New fossil discoveries show predatory marine reptiles from 200 million years ago may have been bigger than today’s blue whales – and that they evolved astonishingly rapidly
DNA

Gene-replacement therapies are transforming children’s lives

23 December 2022

Several therapies to correct severe genetic disorders have been approved by medical regulators in 2022, and others have produced impressive clinical trial results
The drone pilot and other project engineers operated within a make-shift control room.

Drone used to map radioactive vault at former US weapons site

13 December 2022

A drone has mapped a vault full of radioactive powder as part of a decades-long project to clean up a former weapons and nuclear energy test site in Idaho
Why the tech apocalypse of 2022 was largely a good thing

Why the tech apocalypse of 2022 was largely a good thing

14 December 2022

With Twitter, FTX and Alexa all in the doldrums by the end of this year, Annalee Newitz explains why this is actually an encouraging sign for humanity
TOPSHOT - Staff members from the Hoshinoya Tokyo hotel demonstrate the "Lantern Dining Experience", where lanterns made by Kojima Shoten - a shop in Kyoto - are used to shroud diners for mask-free dining amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, during a media event at the hotel in Tokyo on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)

The covid-19 pandemic’s third year saw countries adopt new approaches

14 December 2022

As the world faced the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, Iceland began 2022 by shifting towards "herd immunity" while China ended the year easing its zero covid approach
Can you hear the strains of an imaginary Bing Crosby?

Can you hear the strains of an imaginary Bing Crosby?

14 December 2022

Feedback brings you up to date with the latest experiments into whether people think they hear Bing Crosby crooning White Christmas, while also investigating if seasonal holidays bring a rise or a fall in the number of humans
Cryptic crossword #99: 500 leaves put under carpet (3)

Cryptic crossword #99: 500 leaves put under carpet (3)

15 December 2022

Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist’s weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop  
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Join the Christmas Bird Count and contribute to conservation research

14 December 2022

There are plenty of opportunities for birdwatchers to contribute to conservation science this December and January, says Layal Liverpool
The strange physics of absolute zero and what it takes to get there

The strange physics of absolute zero and what it takes to get there

14 December 2022

Weird things happen down at -273°C, the coldest possible temperature. Now we're building quantum fridges, which could make things even weirder