Brain's movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution:
The cerebellum at the back of our brains wasn't thought to have played an important role in human evolution, but a study of its epigenetics suggests otherwise
Owl-like dinosaurs had remarkably good hearing and night vision:
A small, bird-like dinosaur had better night vision and hearing than other dinosaurs and most modern birds, suggesting it was a good nocturnal hunter
Covid-19 news: US supports temporary waiver on vaccine patents:
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Many US cities will lose nearly all ash trees by 2060:
A beetle called the emerald ash borer will devastate ash trees in cities across a large swathe of the US in the decades to come, but West Coast cities might escape
Worrying about bad jet lag could actually make your jet lag worse:
Concerns about jet lag may lead to a "nocebo" effect, in which believing something to be harmful can actually increase its negative effects on you
Ecocide may be on its way to becoming a new international crime:
There have long been calls for international laws to make environmental destruction, or ecocide, a crime. Now that movement may have a chance, writes Graham Lawton
Limiting fossil fuel use isn’t enough – we must stop extraction too:
To limit climate change and meet even the modest goals of the Paris Agreement, governments need to focus less on reducing demand for fossil fuels and more on cutting the supply
Children are getting long covid and being left with lasting problems:
UK officials have called the lack of support for children with long covid a “national scandal” and parents are raising alarms about the risks posed by school reopening
First universal coronavirus vaccine will start human trials this year:
The world is in urgent need of a vaccine that protects against all coronaviruses, even those we've not met yet, warn scientists, as plans for human trials of potential candidates ramp up
Exclusive: On board the mission to one of the world’s largest icebergs:
A vast iceberg which separated from Antarctica in 2017 is now breaking up. Oceanographer Povl Abrahamsen reports from a unique mission to study the impact of its demise using underwater robotic gliders