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Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them
New Scientist 13 Jun 2026
We can no longer ignore the growing threat of fully autonomous weapons. The world must either act to ban them or accept that they are the future of war ... .
The relationship recession is even bigger for Gen Z than we thought
New Scientist 13 Jun 2026
We know that members of Gen Z are less likely to be in a steady relationship than millennials were at their age, but previous research missed out an important factor that actually widens the relationship recession ... .
El Niño has started and the weather could get weird
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
Global weather agencies have declared that El Niño has begun, and models show it is more likely than not to be a "super" El Niño. The climate pattern boosts extreme weather around the world, and could lead to record temperatures ... .
Have we finally worked out how Venus flytraps snap shut?
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
It was widely thought that the movement of water through Venus flytrap cells caused the trap to close, but detailed experiments have led scientists to propose an alternative mechanism ... .
Global map reveals the vast scale of underground fungal networks
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
Our soils are teeming with networks of fungi, and we're starting to understand how important they are ... .
Toy universe shows that time could be a quantum illusion
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
An experiment with a toy universe made up of extremely cold atoms shows how time can emerge from quantum interactions, instead of existing by default ... .
How to sparkle in conversation with strangers
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
In the face of loneliness, many people are turning to AI ...
Vaping after quitting smoking is linked to lung cancer
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
A study of 4.5 million people suggests that ex-smokers who take up vaping are more at risk of dying from lung cancer than people who quit without the use of e-cigarettes ... .
Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
A superconducting quantum computer is part of a network that is mining an experimental cryptocurrency called Quip, and it is able to do it faster and with better energy efficiency than conventional machines ... .
First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping
New Scientist 12 Jun 2026
A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually beat the accuracy of today’s best atomic clocks ... .
New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds
New Scientist 11 Jun 2026
Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, finds Michael Marshall ... .
Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording
New Scientist 11 Jun 2026
Europe’s largest land animal, the bison, is thought to be relatively unthreatened by predators, but footage from Białowieża Primaeval Forest in Poland shows it does face attacks from wolves ... .
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
New Scientist 11 Jun 2026
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties ... .
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer
New Scientist 11 Jun 2026
Climate models suggest a small nuclear war in the tropics would do even more damage to the ozone layer than a larger nuclear war in more northerly latitudes, increasing exposure to dangerous ultraviolet radiation all over the world ... .
Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’
New Scientist 11 Jun 2026
Researchers diving 7 kilometres deep in a crewed submersible have discovered a vast collection of whale bones, including fossils up to 5 million years old and species new to science ... .