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Columnist

Tackling topics from the cutting edge of dark matter research to the latest developments in the tech world, explore the incisive opinions of New Scientist's expert columnists.

Life

Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an 'extinction drive'

We have developed genetic technologies that could wipe out entire species of pests that are harmful to us. Columnist Michael Le Page says the flesh-eating screwworm is the most likely first target

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Mind

‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?

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Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?

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Technology

Technology is changing our perspective on nature – at every scale

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Space

We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem

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Mind

How to sparkle in conversation with strangers

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Space

A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now

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Humans

What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa

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Mathematics

The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

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Space

How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe

Our understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum goes back to Isaac Newton, but astronomers are still finding new ways to employ it. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores how much these invisible waves can reveal to us about the cosmos – and whether they might show us that we’re not alone

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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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Technology

Q-Day could destroy bitcoin – and our retirement savings

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Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?

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Mind

Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

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