The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds) 14. November 2025 (13:00) From microscopes to geodes, New Scientist staff share their top Christmas present ideas in a gift guide unlike any you’ve seen before(New Scientist)
The forgotten women of quantum physics 14. November 2025 (11:00) Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – but there have been so many women who helped shaped the field since its inception(New Scientist)
Ancient silver goblet preserves oldest known image of cosmic creation 13. November 2025 (13:00) The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ago imagined the creation of the cosmos looked like(New Scientist)
Analysing Hitler's DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful 13. November 2025 (11:18) To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page(New Scientist)
Why aren't young people having sex any more? 13. November 2025 (11:00) Sexual activity in young people is on the decline, but why? And what's more, should we be worried about what this means for society and the future of the human race?(New Scientist)
Strongest evidence yet that the Epstein-Barr virus causes lupus 12. November 2025 (20:00) Lupus has been linked to the Epstein-Barr virus – which causes glandular fever, or mono – before, but we now have evidence of how it can bring about the autoimmune condition(New Scientist)
Kim Kardashian has wrangled an invite to NASA HQ. Can we get one too? 12. November 2025 (19:00) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian apparently thinks the 1969 moon landing was fake. If Feedback comes up with an equally outlandish conspiracy theory, maybe we can also get a guided tour of NASA(New Scientist)
Sperm are selfish – and so are we 12. November 2025 (19:00) A new study hammers home how the "survival of the nicest" view makes no sense when it comes to evolution, says Jonathan R. Goodman(New Scientist)
