5 June 2025
Nuclear fusion power will probably require vast quantities of enriched lithium – but we aren’t making nearly enough, and ramping up production will mean using toxic mercury
4 June 2025
In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened
4 June 2025
Carbon stored in landscapes for thousands of years is leaching back into the atmosphere via rivers, and human activity may be to blame
2 June 2025
As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models
2 June 2025
When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment
2 June 2025
Researchers have proposed a more accurate way to calculate the global surface air temperature, which suggests we are just three years away from breaching the 1.5°C climate goal
30 May 2025
The trails of cold water hurricanes leave in their wake are warming up faster, giving an energy boost to storms that follow
30 May 2025
The carbon dioxide removal industry is struggling to grow at the pace needed to have a significant role in meeting climate targets
29 May 2025
Amsterdam aims to become a fully circular city by 2050, with a plan to halve new raw material use by 2030. New Scientist explored projects leading this green shift.
28 May 2025
Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was on the brink of collapse – one of many becoming less stable as global temperature rise
