Covid jab rates vary in England in children of different ethnicities
In England, 15.8 per cent of children aged 12 to 15 from Gypsy or Roma ethnic groups have received at least one vaccine dose, compared with 83.5 per cent of…
European empires had a lasting impact on plant biodiversity worldwide
The global distribution of plants has been heavily influenced by the European empires that spread alien species across the world from the 15th century onwards Life 17 October 2022 By…
Transplanted livers can keep working for a total of over 100 years
Liver transplants from older donors have lasted up to 108 years, and survive longer than those from younger donors, raising questions about whether young livers really should be preferred …
Why I am keen to get my hands on genetically modified purple tomatoes
The first home-grown genetically modified food may be on the horizon, in the form of purple tomatoes, finds Clare Wilson Humans 12 October 2022 By Clare Wilson shutterstock/Nattapol_Sritongcom THE end…
Uncertainty Can Speed Up Climate Action
The Uncertainty Paradox The Primacy of Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change, How the Science of Uncertainty Can Help Us Understand Our Chaotic Worldby Tim PalmerBasic Books, 2022 ($30)…
News Briefs from around the World: October 2022
PERU Analysis of 700,000 years of sediment from an Andean lake shows that tropical mountain glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere grow and shrink in sync with ice sheets in the…
Hardspace: Shipbreaker review: strip spacecraft for parts in orbit
This video game lets you work as a salvager in low Earth orbit. Essentially, it is like building a Lego set in reverse, and, like Lego, it is a very…
Grey wolves are rebounding but it’s making it hard for them to survive
After grey wolf numbers grew in the US, they were taken off the Endangered Species List, which has made them eligible for more hunting – sparking new debate over what…
Don’t Miss: In Plain Sight, an exhibition about visual perception
New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Humans 12 October 2022 Visit In Plain Sight exhibits art (example pictured…
New Scientist Live: Photographs from the show floor
New Scientist’s flagship event returns after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Here is our pick of the show, from a robot dog to Astronomer Royal Martin Rees telling us how science will…