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Rebecca Skloot told the story of Henrietta Lacks and how her cells were taken without her permission in a bestselling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Reading it left Alison George with an uneasy feeling - so she spoke to Lacks's family

Greatest science books: Henrietta Lacks's descendant on her legacy - and Rebecca Skloot's book | New ScientistRebecca Skloot told the story of Henrietta Lacks and how her cells were taken without her permission in a bestselling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Reading it left Alison George with an uneasy feeling - so she spoke to Lacks's familywww.newscientist.com

The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page says this approach could transform treatments for all kinds of conditions

A new kind of drug will help fight previously untreatable conditions | New ScientistThe first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page says this approach could transform treatments for all kinds of conditionswww.newscientist.com

An increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for the brain effects of a diet full of these foods

How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain health | New ScientistAn increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for the brain effects of a diet full of these foodswww.newscientist.com

Global warming may make it too hot for malaria-carrying mosquitoes to survive in parts of Africa, but could also shift the problem to less affected areas

Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa | New ScientistGlobal warming may make it too hot for malaria-carrying mosquitoes to survive in parts of Africa, but could also shift the problem to less affected areaswww.newscientist.com

A treatment that turns off the bit of the immune system that goes haywire in Guillain-Barré syndrome may be the first targeted therapy approved for the autoimmune condition

First-of-kind Guillain-Barré drug switches off part of immune system | New ScientistA treatment that turns off the bit of the immune system that goes haywire in Guillain-Barré syndrome may be the first targeted therapy approved for the autoimmune conditionwww.newscientist.com

Surgery that aims to enhance the clearance of Alzheimer's-associated proteins from the brain has been banned in China, but only after thousands of people had the procedure

Thousands of people in China have had banned Alzheimer's surgery | New ScientistSurgery that aims to enhance the clearance of Alzheimer's-associated proteins from the brain has been banned in China, but only after thousands of people had the procedurewww.newscientist.com

As you get older, your body’s response to food changes significantly. But by making the right changes to what you eat from midlife and beyond, it might be possible to add a decade to your life

Your body changes as you age and so should your diet – here’s how | New ScientistAs you get older, your body’s response to food changes significantly. But by making the right changes to what you eat from midlife and beyond, it might be possible to add a decade to your lifewww.newscientist.com

Set in an empty world after a superflu pandemic wipes out most of humanity, Peter Heller's The Dog Stars - the August read for the New Scientist Book Club - will be released as a film later this month. He reveals how he came to write it

New Scientist Book Club: How I wrote The Dog Stars, the novel behind Ridley Scott's new film | New ScientistSet in an empty world after a superflu pandemic wipes out most of humanity, Peter Heller's The Dog Stars - the August read for the New Scientist Book Club - will be released as a film later this month. He reveals how he came to write itwww.newscientist.com

Humans have been observing solar eclipses for millennia – carving, painting, sketching and finally photographing as the moon blocks out the disc of the sun

10 of the best pictures of solar eclipses throughout history | New ScientistHumans have been observing solar eclipses for millennia – carving, painting, sketching and finally photographing as the moon blocks out the disc of the sunwww.newscientist.com

The cosmological principle is the foundation of modern cosmology – but its usefulness doesn’t necessarily make it true, says columnist Leah Crane

Why the most central law in cosmology may need to be broken | New ScientistThe cosmological principle is the foundation of modern cosmology – but its usefulness doesn’t necessarily make it true, says columnist Leah Cranewww.newscientist.com

In this extract from Peter Heller’s novel, the August read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to pilot Hig, who lives alone after most of the world was killed in a superflu pandemic

New Scientist Book Club: Read an extract from The Dog Stars by Peter Heller | New ScientistIn this extract from Peter Heller’s novel, the August read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to pilot Hig, who lives alone after most of the world was killed in a superflu pandemicwww.newscientist.com

Fascist empires and deadly sea monsters are on offer in the science fiction out this month, says Alison Flood

The best new science-fiction novels of August 2026 | New ScientistFascist empires and deadly sea monsters are on offer in the science fiction out this month, says Alison Floodwww.newscientist.com

If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last, from humans and plants to subterranean bacteria? And why do humans so readily adopt fiction into our lives, and feel emotion about characters as though they were someone close to us in real life?

Last Word: This week’s new questions | New ScientistIf the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last, from humans and plants to subterranean bacteria? And why do humans so readily adopt fiction into our lives, and feel emotion about characters as though they were someone close to us in real life?www.newscientist.com

Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectus

Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa | New ScientistOver 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectuswww.newscientist.com

Steven Benner’s Meet The Neighbors is an intriguing tale of misunderstood planetary biochemistry. Paul Marks is engrossed

Did NASA's Viking landers find life on Mars after all, asks new book | New ScientistSteven Benner’s Meet The Neighbors is an intriguing tale of misunderstood planetary biochemistry. Paul Marks is engrossedwww.newscientist.com

Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the crop

Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it? | New ScientistClimate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the cropwww.newscientist.com

From tides to eclipses, the slow departure of our moon will affect life on Earth, say our correspondents

Last Word: What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? | New ScientistFrom tides to eclipses, the slow departure of our moon will affect life on Earth, say our correspondentswww.newscientist.com

To understand where climate change is heading, we have to look at the planet’s distant past and appreciate the disturbing uniqueness of our situation, says Bill McGuire

Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history | New ScientistTo understand where climate change is heading, we have to look at the planet’s distant past and appreciate the disturbing uniqueness of our situation, says Bill McGuirewww.newscientist.com

In a small study, restricting calories led to greater weight loss among people with a biological age younger than their chronological age

Having a young biological age could help with weight loss | New ScientistIn a small study, restricting calories led to greater weight loss among people with a biological age younger than their chronological agewww.newscientist.com

When it comes to supplements to stave off the effects of ageing, columnist Graham Lawton admits he is a hardened sceptic. But he finds some evidence for a few that can improve biological age as we grow older

There are only a few anti-ageing supplements that actually work | New ScientistWhen it comes to supplements to stave off the effects of ageing, columnist Graham Lawton admits he is a hardened sceptic. But he finds some evidence for a few that can improve biological age as we grow olderwww.newscientist.com