The foolproof way to win any lottery, according to maths 03. July 2025 (11:00) How can you guarantee a huge payout from any lottery? Take a cue from combinatorics, and perhaps gather a few wealthy pals, says Jacob Aron(New Scientist)
Bioplastic habitats on Mars could be built from algae 02. July 2025 (21:00) A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same algae, setting the stage for a self-sustaining system to build habitats on the planet(New Scientist)
Emojis give your friends a better impression of you 02. July 2025 (21:00) Red heart or thumbs up? Sending emojis to close friends makes them see you as more attentive and likeable than text-only messages do – no matter which emojis you use(New Scientist)
Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease 02. July 2025 (21:00) An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 years ago, showing that Neanderthal culinary skills were surprisingly sophisticated(New Scientist)
The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean 02. July 2025 (20:00) Australia has offered a lifeline to the people of Tuvalu, whose island is threatened by rising sea levels. But the deal comes with strings attached – and there will be millions more climate migrants in need of refuge by 2050(New Scientist)
The best popular science books of 2025 so far 02. July 2025 (20:00) The downsides of diagnosis and an epic trek following a Slovenian wolf are among our culture editor's top popular science books of the year to date, featuring a range of authors from Robert MacFarlane to Suzanne O'Sullivan(New Scientist)
Could hormone implants allow us to boost focus, endurance and libido? 02. July 2025 (20:00) In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to the 2030s, when hormone implants enabled users to boost everything from pain tolerance to libidos, writes Rowan Hooper(New Scientist)