Author: New Scientist

For the first time ever, a beautiful slipcased edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by...

We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works? From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming be...

If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN.Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? ...

Informative, surprising and hilarious, New Scientist tackles questions about the animal kingdom from readers in the magazine's popular 'Last Word' ...

How did it all begin? Where is it all going?A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the ...

Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel back...

What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human? The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and ...

As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your b...

There's a whole universe out there...Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit,...

Think of a number between one and ten.No, hang on, let's make this interesting. Between zero and infinity. Even if you stick to the whole numbers, ...

All science begins with questions... - Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't yo...

Well, why not? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their kn...

For you to be here today reading this requires a mind-boggling series of lucky breaks, starting with the Big Bang and ending in your own conception...

Ever wondered what's going on inside your head?You are your brain. Everything that makes you you, and all your experiences of the world, are someho...

Murder for hire. Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Money laundering... These might sound like plot lines of a thriller, but they are true stories fro...

Why aren't there any green mammals?Is eating bogeys bad for you?Do dolphins and whales get thirsty?Why can't you tickle yourself?Where do astronaut...