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Stay informed with commentary and opinion pieces on the latest issues in science, technology, health and the environment, written by expert New Scientist journalists and world-leading researchers and thinkers.
Space
Can we ever know the shape of the universe?
The shape of the cosmos depends on a balance of two competing forces: the pull of gravity and the expansion driven by dark energy. Columnist Leah Crane explores what observations tell us about how much universe is out there and whether it’s shaped like a sheet, a saddle or something else entirely
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Environment
Why I'm still an environmental optimist – despite it all
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Mathematics
Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician
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Health
How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities
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Space
Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek
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Health
Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change
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Physics
The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm
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Health
Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What are the risks?
To eliminate bedtime struggles, a growing number of parents have turned to melatonin gummies, but these hormone supplements are largely unregulated. Columnist Alice Klein digs into the evidence on the risks of regularly using melatonin as a sleep aid for children
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Life
Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?
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Health
How your health is being commodified by social media
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Health
It would be a mistake to rush into an under-16 social media ban
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Mind
Embracing sauna culture can lower dementia risk and boost brain health
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