Read an extract from Adam Roberts’s far future-set Lake of Darkness 27. June 2025 (11:45) In this passage from near the opening of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are given an insight into how deep-space travel works in Adam Roberts’s universe(New Scientist)
Why Adam Roberts set out to write a sci-fi utopia, not a dystopia 27. June 2025 (11:45) The author of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, on why, in a world awash with fictional dystopias, he set out to write the opposite(New Scientist)
Mystery fireball spotted plummeting to Earth over the US 27. June 2025 (00:09) There have been hundreds of reports of sightings of a “fireball” in the skies over the southern US – it may have been a meteor breaking up as it falls through Earth’s atmosphere(New Scientist)
Deep sleep seems to lead to more eureka moments 26. June 2025 (21:00) After a nap, people who entered the second stage of sleep were more likely to spot a solution to a problem than those who slept lightly or not at all(New Scientist)
Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa 26. June 2025 (17:17) With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home(New Scientist)
Extreme winter weather isn’t down to a wavier jet stream 26. June 2025 (16:00) The recent erratic behaviour of the polar jet stream isn't out of the ordinary, researchers have found by compiling data from the past 125 years(New Scientist)
What sleep scientists recommend doing to fall asleep more easily 26. June 2025 (09:00) Helping yourself get to sleep isn’t just about avoiding screens before bedtime. From cognitive shuffling to sleep-restriction therapy, columnist Helen Thomson finds out what actually works(New Scientist)
Independent estimate of Gaza deaths is higher than official figures 25. June 2025 (22:07) A study based on household surveys suggests that from October 2023 to January 2025, around 75,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths, while Gaza's health ministry estimates 46,000 for the same period(New Scientist)
