The best new science fiction books of May 2025 01. May 2025 (14:00) May’s new science fiction novels include a hot tip from our culture editor, as well as war on an alien planet from Bora Chung(New Scientist)
Drugs like Wegovy can be effective at treating fatty liver disease 01. May 2025 (00:00) Semaglutide, a drug commonly taken for weight loss, showed marked benefits for most patients in a trial for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)(New Scientist)
Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria 30. April 2025 (21:00) Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing machines don't necessarily sustain high enough temperatures(New Scientist)
Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence 30. April 2025 (20:00) Several recent scientific findings, including signs of life on an exoplanet and 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf have caused a stir but when a claim seems too good to be true it probably is(New Scientist)
Robert Macfarlane asks if a river is alive in his provocative new book 30. April 2025 (20:00) We should protect Earth's rivers and forests with laws. But it is another matter to recast them as actual life forms, as Robert Macfarlane's new book Is a River Alive? does(New Scientist)
We may soon be able to hold fossil fuel companies to account 30. April 2025 (20:00) A Peruvian farmer's case against energy giant RWE will be decided shortly. But it has already made history, says Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead author Friederike Otto(New Scientist)
Does science have a future in the US? 30. April 2025 (20:00) When politics and science align, it is easy to think science is apolitical. But the situation in the US today shows how science has always been fuelled by politics, says Annalee Newitz(New Scientist)
Why do so many AI company logos look like buttholes? 30. April 2025 (20:00) Feedback notes the proliferation of AI company logos, and agrees with one blogger's claim that many bear a striking resemblance to a certain anatomical feature(New Scientist)
