Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar 31. October 2025 (16:00) A sheet of fabric that is three times stronger than Kevlar could stop a bullet despite being just 1.8 millimetres thick, thanks to the addition of carbon nanotubes that keep its molecules aligned(New Scientist)
The gut microbiome may play a role in shaping our personality 31. October 2025 (13:00) Rats given a faecal transplant from exuberant toddlers showed more exploratory behaviour, supporting the idea that gut bacteria might affect children’s emotional development(New Scientist)
The best new science fiction books of November 2025 31. October 2025 (13:00) From Claire North’s new novel Slow Gods to a 10th anniversary edition of a brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky book, there’s lots to watch out for in November’s science fiction(New Scientist)
Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan 31. October 2025 (10:30) In this passage from the opening of Grace Chan’s sci-fi novel, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to her protagonists as they spend time in a virtual utopia which is becoming increasingly tempting in a dying world(New Scientist)
If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you? 31. October 2025 (10:30) Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, explores the philosophical implications of the choices her characters make(New Scientist)
Boy's body was mummified and turned green by a copper coffin 31. October 2025 (07:00) The green mummified remains of a teenager buried in Italy 200 to 400 years ago have given us new insights into the preservative properties of copper(New Scientist)
Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens 30. October 2025 (20:00) Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are exciting, but there is no reason to claim that they are evidence of alien spacecraft – sometimes a comet is just comet, says Robin George Andrews(New Scientist)
