Ringworld extract: Read a section from Larry Niven’s timeless classic 11. April 2025 (11:30) In this extract from the classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet Ringworld’s protagonist Louis Wu, as he travels a future Earth(New Scientist)
Where Schrödinger’s cat came from – and why it’s getting fatter 10. April 2025 (20:00) Schrödinger called his metaphorical cat “quite ridiculous” but the quantum weirdness it represents has become a useful benchmark for the quantum computing industry, finds our quantum columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan(New Scientist)
Should we give up on recycling plastic? 10. April 2025 (18:00) Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies could change the picture drastically(New Scientist)
Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of ancient Egypt 10. April 2025 (14:00) A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago and included a temple dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II(New Scientist)
