Our pick of the 33 best science books, films, games and TV of all time 05. December 2025 (15:52) Our writers and contributors have chosen their favourite ever science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games, board games and more to see you through the festive period(New Scientist)
The 33 best books, films, games and TV to entertain you this Christmas 05. December 2025 (15:52) Our writers and contributors have chosen their favourite ever science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games, board games and more to see you through the festive period(New Scientist)
Quantum experiment settles a century-old row between Einstein and Bohr 05. December 2025 (15:00) Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr had an ongoing rivalry about the true nature of quantum mechanics, and came up with a thought experiment that could settle the matter. Now, that experiment has finally been performed for real(New Scientist)
How Australian teens are planning to get around their social media ban 05. December 2025 (13:58) From legal challenges to lesser-known apps, the teenagers of Australia are already preparing to push back against a law that will see under 16s banned from social media(New Scientist)
Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive? 04. December 2025 (19:00) The AI industry consumes vast amounts of energy, fresh water and investor cash. Now it also needs memory chips - the same ones used in laptops, smartphones and games consoles(New Scientist)
Volcano eruption may have led to the Black Death coming to Europe 04. December 2025 (17:00) Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from eastern Europe, and this may have carried in the plague bacterium(New Scientist)
Images reveal the astonishing complexity of the microscopic world 04. December 2025 (11:39) From a dragonfly to marine organisms, photographer Michael Benson zoomed in with powerful scanning electron microscopes to take these extraordinary shots for his book Nanocosmos(New Scientist)
Could the super-rich be cloning themselves? And why would they? 04. December 2025 (07:30) Nearly three decades since the remarkable cloning of Dolly the sheep, it has all gone quiet on the human cloning front. Michael Le Page wonders what's happening behind the scenes(New Scientist)
Tigers seem to be bouncing back in remote Sumatran jungle 04. December 2025 (06:00) Camera traps in an area of the Leuser rainforest patrolled by NGOs spotted 17 tigers in 2023 and 18 Sumatran tigers in 2024, while surveys elsewhere on the island averaged seven(New Scientist)
