News

About New Scientist magazine. New Scientist is the world’s most popular weekly science and technology publication. Our website, app and print editions cover international news from a scientific ...
Meteorologists say that in the next decade, summer daytime temperatures above 28°C could persist for more than a month, with ...
In 2018, the average salary for European scientists was €47,606, almost as high as the levels last seen in 2016. On the face of it, scientists in Europe are doing better financially than their ...
Our flagship event, New Scientist Live, is returning to ExCeL London on 7 to 9 October. For many of you, the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discovery needs no introduction.
Rocks in some parts of the UK have the potential to produce natural hydrogen, but it remains unclear whether the gas is ...
Delivering a sustainable UK energy industry. ITN Business launches news-style programme ‘Sustainable Solutions Towards Net Zero’ which highlights the businesses championing sustainability ...
It is a special day for Tom Gibbs, one of the UK’s first two bison rangers. Four bison have been released this morning in woodland near Canterbury, south-east England, marking the first time the ...
Rising summer temperatures pose a blackout threat to the UK’s electrical grid, with crucial equipment such as transformers and cabling ill-equipped to cope with the climate of the future. In a ...
There are close to 1500 rivers in the UK, but just two stretches have been officially approved as swimming destinations – and even these are currently too polluted to use safely.While ...