Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins 29. May 2026 (10:30) Dive into the opening of The Selfish Gene's first chapter 'Why are people?', the New Scientist Book Club’s read for June to mark 50 years since the popular science classic was first published(New Scientist)
Glaciers in the 'roof of the world' have suddenly started melting 29. May 2026 (08:00) Until recently, the Pamir mountains in central Asia have bucked the global melting trend, but in 2025, the region’s glaciers experienced a massive loss of ice due to extreme heat(New Scientist)
Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem 28. May 2026 (18:00) After an AI from OpenAI found a trick to solve an 80-year-old conjecture from Paul Erdős, mathematicians have borrowed the same technique to solve another important problem(New Scientist)
Start-ups are racing to revolutionise mathematics with AI 28. May 2026 (15:00) AI start-ups with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding are hiring mathematicians and building AI systems that they hope will not only solve mathematics, but also build more intelligent AI(New Scientist)
3D-printed lymph nodes could widen access to CAR T-cell therapy 28. May 2026 (14:00) The cost of CAR T-cell therapy means that the highly effective cancer treatment is unavailable in many parts of the world. But a new way of making these cells could dramatically drive down the cost(New Scientist)
Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes 28. May 2026 (10:00) Massive amounts of dust swirl around active nuclei at the centres of galaxies, and these discs could give rise to vast numbers of rocky planets, some even the size of stars(New Scientist)
Earth from Above author returns with astonishing freshwater images 27. May 2026 (20:00) From Kenya's Tree of Life to a Svalbard glacier, these stunning photos are taken from a new book by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, whose The Earth From Above was a smash hit 25 years ago(New Scientist)
