SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history 15. May 2026 (17:00) A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028(New Scientist)
Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current 15. May 2026 (16:40) Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further(New Scientist)
CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first 15. May 2026 (12:00) CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective(New Scientist)
Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing 15. May 2026 (11:00) People who imagine their self to reside in their head or their heart have different approaches to life. Columnist David Robson explores the benefits of learning to shift where you sense your self, and how this practice could improve your relationships and decision-making(New Scientist)
Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists 14. May 2026 (17:40) The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women – and some find irritating – is actually more common in men(New Scientist)
Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up? 14. May 2026 (16:00) Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries(New Scientist)
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release large stores of methane 14. May 2026 (12:00) Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum – and scientists warn it could happen again(New Scientist)
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice' 14. May 2026 (12:00) Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum – and scientists warn it could happen again(New Scientist)
