Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing
Learning to recognise birds may strengthen your cognitive reserve steve young/Alamy Expert birdwatchers have brain differences that may underlie their
Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals
Some pet foods contain potentially harmful PFAS chemicals Cris Cantón/Getty Images Many pet foods – especially those based on fish
Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon
Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south pole Science Photo Library / Alamy Scientists want to build a laser
These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you have bad genes
A healthy diet has long been linked to living into old age – and you don’t have to adhere to
The failure of ecosystem services: Why putting a price tag on nature hasn’t worked
Ryan Wills for New Scientist Richard Branson, Jane Goodall and Edward Norton might seem like strange bedfellows. But in 2012,
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelf NASA/Brooke Medley A large and fast-melting glacier
Fast-charging quantum battery built inside a quantum computer
A quantum battery has been built within a quantum computer, a first step in determining whether such batteries could play
A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near our solar system
There might be a big clump of dark matter in our galactic neighbourhood Alamy There seems to be an enormous
Why people can have Alzheimer’s-related brain damage but no symptoms
The plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease usually cause devastating symptoms, but some people seem to be resilient to
Amazon is getting drier as deforestation shuts down atmospheric rivers
Vast areas of the Amazon rainforest have been burned for cattle ranching MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images Deforestation has reduced