Subscribe to New Scientist
Feeds

60 Seconds

LATEST

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 25 November 2009

How a snail shell gets its twist, how breast milk gives immunity, fears over new-found huge gorilla colony and more

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 18 November 2009  | 2 comments

How Russia is growing, literally, allergies rocketing in US children, food for life on Titan, and more

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 21 October 2009  | 1 comment

Reefs' riches, Newton's heir, cannabis leniency and more

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 14 October 2009

Reprieve for Antarctic ice, Maldives government sinks to new depths, abortions down and more

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 07 October 2009

An anti-cancer virus trial. space radiation at a record high, toxic glaciers and more

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 30 September 2009  | 1 comment

US Senate takes on climate, grizzlies under protection again, a breast cancer mystery and more

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 16 September 2009  | 1 comment

Colour-blind monkeys, pregnant women and swine flu, more room for rockets, and more

Honey beats MRSA, land of rising cuts, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 09 September 2009  | 1 comment

Engineers for Earth, tiger hit, space club grows and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 26 August 2009  | 1 comment

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 19 August 2009  | 5 comments

60 Seconds

60 SECONDS:  00:00 12 August 2009

Return of El NiƱo, Vampires with SARS, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 05 August 2009  | 1 comment

The stay-alive virus, First up the trees, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 29 July 2009  | 1 comment

Running on empty, HIV breakthrough, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 22 July 2009  | 2 comments

Aral Sea blues, Bat cave emptied, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 15 July 2009  | 1 comment

Green light for blue rose, Hubble hiccup, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 08 July 2009  | 2 comments

Worldwide creationism, Shotgun stunner, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 01 July 2009  | 9 comments

Stone Age flute, Cocaine subs, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 24 June 2009  | 1 comment

Smash and stare, Shrinking star, and more

60 SECONDS:  00:00 10 June 2009

ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST NEWS

Both of NASA's Mars orbiters are down for the count

22:15 01 December 2009  | 2 comments

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been offline since August – now, the Odyssey probe is down as well, spelling delays for the twin rovers, which use the orbiters to communicate with Earth

Long-lived Titan lakes are boon to life

21:03 01 December 2009  | 11 comments

A new study suggests that lakes on the Saturn moon may not be just a 'flash in the pan', giving potential life longer to develop

SOUNDBITES

"We completely understand the public's concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission"

00:00 22 July 2009  | 2 comments

Harry Schoell of Cyclone Power Technologies attempts to quash internet rumours that his company is developing a robot that runs its biomass-powered engine by digesting fallen soldiers on the battlefield (The Guardian, London, 20 July)

"An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away"

00:00 15 July 2009  | 2 comments

A National Health Service pamphlet being distributed in Sheffield, UK, advising teenagers that regular sex is good for cardiovascular health (The Times, London, 20 July)

"If I was in a family that had the familial form of Alzheimer's ... I would definitely be taking in 500 milligrams of caffeine a day"

00:00 08 July 2009

Gary Arendash at the University of South Florida, on his study suggesting that coffee might reverse Alzheimer's memory problems (ABC news, 6 July)

ADVERTISEMENT

Partners

We are partnered with Approved Index. Visit the site to get free quotes from website designers and a range of web, IT and marketing services in the UK.

EXPLORE FURTHER

Login for full access