- May 9, 2025
Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the rails?
“Have you ever seen a fungus move in real life?” Episode 2 of the new season of The Last of Us HBO There was something
Landslide rescuers to get help from rapid analysis of seismic data
Local people searching the site of a landslide in Yambali, Papua New Guinea, in 2024 Xinhua/Alamy When a dangerous landslide hits, rescuers scrambling to assist
The world, the universe and us: We're relaunching our weekly podcast
After 300 episodes of New Scientist Weekly, it’s time for a refresh. Our flagship podcast has a new name but remains a show that can
Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method
Some deepfake videos present a convincing pulse Alamy Stock Photo Deepfake videos that feature digital manipulations of people’s facial expressions and voices can also depict
US government defunds research on misinformation
Disinformation can be especially prevalent on social media sites Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has terminated government research grants
Colossal ancient icebergs left grooves on the bottom of the North Sea
Tabular icebergs are breaking away from the ice shelves of Antarctica James Kirkham City-sized icebergs once drifted past the coast of Britain when ice sheets
Stone Age dog skeleton hints at complex early relationship with pets
The skull of the newly discovered Palaeolithic dog Jean-Baptiste Fourvrel An “extremely rare” 16,000-year-old canine skeleton from southern France offers evidence that Stone Age humans
Artificial light pollution could fuel growth of toxic algal blooms
Cyanobacteria blooming in Lake Windermere, UK Ashley Cooper pics/Alamy Communities around the world trying to manage blooms of toxic algae and cyanobacteria already know they
A timeline of the most important events in quantum mechanics
The seeds of quantum theory were sown by Albert Einstein and others as early as 1905. But the theory came together properly 100 years ago
US military launches initiative to find the best quantum computer
The control room at quantum computer start-up Quantinuum Quantinuum The US military has launched an effort to determine who may be able to build a
