The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life 22. December 2025 (17:00) From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to come thick and fast. But when we've found it, how will we know for sure?(New Scientist)
You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think 22. December 2025 (13:00) From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give your system a fighting chance to overcome infection(New Scientist)
Black hole stars really do exist in the early universe 22. December 2025 (11:00) Mysterious ‘little red dots’ seen by the James Webb Space Telescope can be explained by a new kind of black hole enshrouded in an enormous ball of glowing gas(New Scientist)
What I’ll be doing to help detox my brain in the new year 22. December 2025 (07:00) We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence for how to boost this process(New Scientist)
Putting data centres in space isn't going to happen any time soon 19. December 2025 (15:42) From massive solar panels to the difficulty of staying cool - not to mention high-energy radiation - there are a lot of engineering problems that need to be solved before we can build data centres in space(New Scientist)
The US beat back bird flu in 2025 – but the battle isn’t over 19. December 2025 (15:00) After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled it to end its public health emergency response months later(New Scientist)
2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work? 19. December 2025 (12:00) New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal(New Scientist)
High-achieving adults rarely began as child prodigies 19. December 2025 (12:00) It's easy to assume that the most talented adults among us were once gifted children, but it turns out that talent during childhood is no guide to later success(New Scientist)
