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We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines
James Dinneen, New Scientist
An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste
Aug 21, 2025, 7:00 PM
How to tackle environmental issues when the world can't agree
Madeleine Cuff, New Scientist
The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress
Aug 21, 2025, 5:26 PM
New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon – but why?
Leah Crane, New Scientist
The acting administrator of NASA, Sean Duffy, announced a directive to build a powerful nuclear reactor on the moon, but it is unclear what it would power – or even if his plan is legal
Aug 6, 2025, 12:08 PM
US says CO2 emissions aren’t harmful – climate science shows otherwise
James Dinneen, New Scientist
The Trump administration is attempting to argue that greenhouses gases don’t endanger people to reverse regulations limiting these harmful emissions – climate scientists are pushing back
Jul 31, 2025, 6:33 PM
The laws of quantum physics rule out a universe that came before ours
Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, New Scientist
Instead of the big bang, some physicists have suggested that our universe may have come from a big bounce following another universe contracting – but quantum theory could rule this out
Jul 18, 2025, 4:26 PM
Climate scientists urge others to take up CO2 tracking as US cuts loom
Michael Le Page, New Scientist
Proposed budget cuts in the US will lead to the loss of vital carbon dioxide measurements, but no other countries are preparing to step in so far, researchers warn
Jul 15, 2025, 7:00 AM
Astronomers found a completely new type of plasma wave near Jupiter
Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, New Scientist
Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma can produce a truly novel kind of extraterrestrial wave near its poles
Jul 10, 2025, 4:00 PM
What will be the climate fallout from Trump's 'big beautiful bill'?
James Dinneen, New Scientist
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” just signed by President Trump will slash support for clean energy, leaving the US far short of its Paris Agreement pledge
Jul 8, 2025, 8:06 PM
Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border
Jeremy Hsu, New Scientist
Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds
Jul 7, 2025, 12:00 PM
US government tests new vapour-sniffing drug detector at the border
Jeremy Hsu, New Scientist
Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds
Jul 7, 2025, 12:00 PM
Could Israel's bombing trigger a nuclear accident in Iran?
Matthew Sparkes, New Scientist
Attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities have already triggered at least one internal radiation leak, but should we be concerned that Israeli bombing could cause a larger nuclear accident?
Jun 20, 2025, 5:21 PM
Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first
New Scientist
Tech CEOs and politicians alike are preparing for the day that superintelligent AI takes over, whilst failing to deal with the issues in front of them – from copyright to autonomous killing machines
Jun 18, 2025, 6:00 PM
Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano
Jonathan O’Callaghan, New Scientist
There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from it that we could use to precisely date the activity of another planet's volcano for the first time
Jun 13, 2025, 6:00 PM
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to totally transform astronomy
Chelsea Whyte, New Scientist
With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to start solving the mysteries of the universe, from dark matter to Planet Nine
Jun 12, 2025, 4:27 PM