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Possible signs of ancient life on Mars are rich in complex carbon

24 June 2026

An instrument on the Perseverance rover has identified large, complex carbon compounds alongside unusual patterns on the surface of rocks that resemble traces of microbial activity
Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry

Hold the onions – and see if they make you cry

24 June 2026

Feedback isn't sure what to make of a ground-breaking piece of research into the understudied topic of "subjective individual variability in onion tearing and its relationship to chemosensory sensitivity"
E7MK5Y Insectivorous plant Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) digesting a captured mosquito. Plant house, Galveston, Texas, USA.

Why do some plants eat insects if they are capable of photosynthesis?

24 June 2026

Carnivorous plants have nutritional needs that may not otherwise be met in their environments, one reader explains
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Money may play a role in seasonal birth patterns

24 June 2026
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Save the world's coral reefs, don't resurrect them

24 June 2026
SELSEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Workers from Chichester council clean spilt debris from a refrigeration container that fell from a tanker and washed ashore on the beach on December 10, 2025 in Selsey, England. A clean-up effort is underway to remove debris from England's southern coastline after sixteen containers carrying bananas and other fruit tipped off the Baltic Kipper cargo ship into the Solent strait between the Isle of Wight and British mainland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

24 June 2026

Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson rounds up her favourite reads of the year to date – and highlights one particular book as her top pick
New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Symbiosis makes life's origins even more complex (1)

24 June 2026
Human brain. Digitally enhanced 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a normal human brain. An eyeball is shown at lower left (blue).

Neuroscience can't tell us the way to govern people's brains

24 June 2026

From the age of legal adulthood to the concept of "profound autism", policy-makers are turning to neuroscience to help shape laws and policies, but the science simply isn't ready
FRANCE. Versailles. Ch??teau de Versailles. Salon de la guerre. 2018.

If everyone got rid of their mobile phones, what would happen?

24 June 2026

A calmer, more peaceful and environmentally friendly analogue world could ensue, predict our readers
New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

What's in a name? For fields, quite a lot

24 June 2026

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