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The first ever transplantation of a pig's liver into a living person helps us better understand how animal organs can be used to prolong, or even save, lives

Pig liver transplant into a living person edges it closer to the norm

The first ever transplantation of a pig's liver into a living person helps us better understand how animal organs can be used to prolong, or even save, lives

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 32m

Extraordinary pictures show how a commonly-used type of antibiotic kills bacteria like E. coli.

Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic does to E. coli

A commonly used class of antibiotics seems to kill bacteria like E. coli by breaking down their tough armour

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 1h

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.

Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle

Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h

Older fathers are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children, due to sperm becoming increasingly selfish with age.

Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations

Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells in the testes with age

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h

Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s defence system

Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong

Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s defence system

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h

Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water corals, which could have far-reaching consequences

Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging global temperatures

Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water corals, which could have far-reaching consequences

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 3h

A free-floating planet has been seen devouring astonishing amounts of matter, hinting that stars and planets are more alike than we thought.

Rogue planet gains 6 billion tonnes per second in record growth spurt

A free-floating planet has been seen devouring astonishing amounts of matter, hinting that stars and planets are more alike than we thought

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h

Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look forward to fiction from astronaut Chris Hadfield and award-winning authors Ken Liu and Mary Robinette Kowal

The best new science fiction books of October 2025

Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look forward to fiction from astronaut Chris Hadfield and award-winning authors Ken Liu and Mary Robinette Kowal

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h

Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, was not built to withstand frozen seas – and the famous explorer knew it.

Shackleton knew his doomed ship wasn’t the strongest before sailing

Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, wasn't built to withstand frozen seas – and the famous explorer knew it

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 5h

Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might lay an egg in their nest – this shared call hints at the origin of language

20 bird species can understand each other’s anti-cuckoo call

Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might lay an egg in their nest – this shared call hints at the origin of language

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h

Autism may have subtypes that differ in their genetics and how the condition presents.

Autism may have subtypes that are genetically distinct from each other

Autism may exist in multiple forms, with the condition's genetics and signs differing according to the age at diagnosis

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h

Naked mole rats live an extraordinarily long time, compared with similar animals. We're starting to understand how they do it, and whether we can use their strategies to prolong our own lives.

We've discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long

The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a discovery that could help extend our own lives

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h

From an alien-looking flat-faced longhorn beetle to an abandoned baby rhino, images at London’s Natural History Museum show what we stand to lose from the decimation of global biodiversity

Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth’s rich biodiversity

From an alien-looking flat-faced longhorn beetle to an abandoned baby rhino, images at London’s Natural History Museum show what we stand to lose from the decimation of global biodiversity

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 8h

Types of therapy may ease irritable bowel syndrome more effectively than existing go-to treatments.

Therapy may be the most effective way to ease irritable bowel syndrome

People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 8h

Clearing the Air answers all your burning questions about the net-zero transition, with optimistic, data-led insights designed to address misinformation about climate change, says Madeleine Cuff

Hannah Ritchie's new book on net zero is a breath of fresh air

Clearing the Air answers all your burning questions about the net-zero transition, with optimistic, data-led insights designed to address misinformation about climate change, says Madeleine Cuff

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 9h

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for same-sex couples or women with fertility problems to have children that both partners are genetically related to

Egg cells made with DNA from human skin fertilised in the lab

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for same-sex couples or women with fertility problems to have children that both partners are genetically related to

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 13h

Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity

General relativity might save some planets from death

Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 13h

Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of how food both nourishes and harms us

Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of how food both nourishes and harms us

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14h

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand why

How playing a musical instrument helps children learn to read

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand why

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 14h

A hair-growth serum based on plant extracts has noticeable results in less than two months.

Serum based on plant extracts boosts hair growth in weeks

Applying a daily serum that contains extracts of a tropical plant improved hair density and strand thickness in just 56 days

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 15h

A timeline of genetic changes in millions of years of human evolution suggests advances in cognitive abilities may have led to our vulnerability to mental illness.

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances in cognitive abilities may have led to our vulnerability to mental illness

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16h

A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of the marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs

'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout

A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of the marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16h

Scientists have identified five sleep profiles, each of which is linked to distinct mental health symptoms and brain activity patterns

There are five types of sleep – here's what that means for your health

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 17h

Fermented foods make up a third of what we eat and were mostly discovered by accident centuries ago. Now a fermentation revolution is promising extraordinary new flavours and novel ways to boost gut health.

The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

Fermented foods make up a third of what we eat and were mostly discovered by accident centuries ago. Now a fermentation revolution is promising extraordinary new flavours and novel ways to boost gut health

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 17h

In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way . A study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences.

Evolution may explain why women live longer than men

In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences

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