Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans 06. July 2026 (22:00) A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of tools and personal objects suggests there was some sharing of culture between the two species(New Scientist)
How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out 06. July 2026 (18:00) In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off(New Scientist)
5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert 06. July 2026 (16:00) How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so? Skin cancer expert Rachel Neale is here to answer all of these questions and more(New Scientist)
Musical take on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is moving and charming 06. July 2026 (14:00) A TED talk and then a film, William Kamkwamba’s story of how he worked to provide his rural Malawian village with electricity has now been turned into a musical – and it mostly works, says Bethan Ackerley(New Scientist)
Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in 06. July 2026 (13:49) The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe’s climate warm depends on our carbon emissions and the rate of ice melt from Greenland, but there is a chance that a shutdown is already inevitable(New Scientist)
Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason 06. July 2026 (12:00) Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – but that may not be true at all(New Scientist)
Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype 06. July 2026 (11:00) Some marathon runners and other athletes swear by beetroot juice shots, but is there evidence they really do anything for our bodies? Columnist Alice Klein investigates(New Scientist)
Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy? 06. July 2026 (08:00) AI companies are hiring philosophy graduates to help them understand the nature of consciousness, whether it can be replicated and how their systems can be made better and more reliable(New Scientist)
‘Hobbit’ hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons 03. July 2026 (21:00) An experiment that involved feeding a dead goat to a Komodo dragon as well as an analysis of thousands of ancient bones suggests that Homo floresiensis was neither a skilled hunter of big game nor a master of fire(New Scientist)
A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordial magma ocean 03. July 2026 (17:13) Earth was once covered by a global magma ocean, which later cooled and crystallised – now traces of this primordial event have been found in magma from a young volcano in the Indian Ocean(New Scientist)
