Want to live forever? There are major questions to confront, first 25. March 2026 (11:53) A start-up has worked out how to preserve the brain after death – paving the way for immortality in a distant future. But beginning to reckon with this reality yields serious practical and philosophical questions(New Scientist)
Earth may have formed from two separate rings around the sun 24. March 2026 (19:00) Our solar system’s rocky planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – may have formed from two rings around the young sun, rather than a single disc(New Scientist)
Cystitis or tooth decay could trigger dementia just a few years later 24. March 2026 (19:00) Infections are increasingly being linked to a higher risk of dementia. In the latest research, scientists have found that being treated in hospital for a severe infection seems to raise the risk of developing the condition over the next five to six years(New Scientist)
The shocking fossils that show T. rex wasn't the king of the dinosaurs 24. March 2026 (17:00) We've always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils has prompted palaeontology’s biggest-ever U-turn(New Scientist)
Antimatter has been transported by road for the first time 24. March 2026 (14:30) CERN is working on building an antimatter delivery service. The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 antiprotons around a 4-kilometre loop of road(New Scientist)
Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens' 24. March 2026 (12:00) As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to Alison Flood about mantis shrimp, the pleasures of sci-fi and why empathy is so important in his writing(New Scientist)
Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result? 24. March 2026 (10:00) Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving down our physical and mental fitness – but columnist Michael Le Page finds these mutations aren’t the health risk some make them out to be(New Scientist)
Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline 23. March 2026 (20:00) The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction(New Scientist)
