Nuclear review: Oliver Stone’s paean to a nuclear future
A new documentary explores the promise of nuclear energy as an antidote to the climate crisis, but the result may be a little too one-sided Environment 5 October 2022 By…
A complex network of fungi links orchids in the rainforest canopy
Orchids that grow on trees in the forest canopy may access food by connecting to a network of fungal threads Life 5 October 2022 By Jake Buehler Wild orchids growing…
Megadrought could become the new normal in the south-western US
By James Dinneen Megadrought conditions like those impacting parts of California could become the new normal in some regions nvelichko/Shutterstock Exceptionally bad droughts – or megadroughts – are part of…
England’s August heatwave was deadlier than record 40°C days in July
Official statistics show that England’s 10-day heatwave in August 2022 led to more excess deaths than the shorter but record-breaking temperature spike in July, highlighting the risks of extended periods…
How spherical-cow philosophy makes hard physics problems easy
There’s an old physics joke involving a spherical cow. Though it isn’t side-splittingly funny, it does explain why physics works so well, writes Sean Carroll 7 October 2022 By Sean…
Sydney has wettest year on record with 2.2 metres of rain in 279 days
A combination of moist ocean weather cycles, low-pressure systems and climate change have combined to make 2022 the wettest year ever recorded in Sydney Environment 7 October 2022 By Alice…
Don’t miss: Physicist Les Johnson’s A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Humans 5 October 2022 Read A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars by…
Engineering the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer [SPONSORED]
Early-stage lung cancers are not only difficult to diagnose—they’ve also proven difficult to curatively treat.
Desecrated Human Skulls Are Being Sold on Social Media in U.K.’s Unregulated Bone Trade
Human skulls are pierced with coffin nails and human bones are turned into Ouija board pieces; almost nothing is off-limits in the U.K.’s thriving online human remains trade, a Live…
The Federal Government Should Decriminalize Marijuana
Editor’s Note (10/7/22): On October 6 President Joe Biden announced he would pardon “all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana” and asked U.S. governors to do the same…