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Tom Gauld on the perils of time travel
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (69+ words) Tom Gauld on the perils of time travel'New Scientist More from New Scientist Explore the latest news, articles and features Our verdict on Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt: An inspiring call to action Twisteddoodles on going up against gravity What…...
How to convey amounts of snow to Canadians: use polar bears
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (762+ words) Feedback is pleased to discover another delightfully unconventional unit of measurement, which is used to convey amounts of snow on Ottawa's Rideau canal Feedback is New Scientist's popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit…...
Sebastião Salgado's stunning shots of the world's icy regions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (151+ words) The late photographer's work depicting some of the world's coldest places is collected in his new book Genesis Sebasti'o Salgado took this shot between Bristol Island and Bellingshausen Island in the South Sandwich Islands in 2009 But of course, the images…...
Five stunning images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year awards
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (102+ words) An otherworldly coral, a very cute moth and an intricately beautiful mushroom are among the winners in the prize this year Ross Gudgeon's winning image, Fractal Forest Valeria Zvereva's winning shot, called Mushroom in the Nude StyleValeria Zvereva/CUPOTY Light…...
Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (179+ words) Biting flies on the head of an American crocodileZeke Rowe/British Ecological Society "This crocodile was lurking in a tidal marsh off the beach," said Rowe, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, in a statement. "I…...
I'm calling it – 2026 is going to be the year of the galaxy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (617+ words) We are going to be getting a lot of exciting new information about galaxies in 2026, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, who can't wait to see what it can tell us A James Webb Space Telescope image of a rare cosmic phenomenon known…...
2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (186+ words) A village buried by a landslide, the world's largest tidal bore and the aftermath of ferocious storms and wildfires appear in our pick of images from environment stories this year Mount Etna in Sicily is the world's most active stratovolcano,…...
The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (248+ words) The year's most memorable moments from astronomy and space exploration include a double-detonating supernova, a private moon landing and a stunning lunar eclipse The supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5 as seen by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large TelescopeESO/P. Das et al....
Can you work out what these enigmatic close-up photos are of?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) The images appear in Frankel's new book Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the hidden science around us. Each close-up, many of which were taken on her phone, comes with an explanation of the scientific processes depicted. "It's like a guessing game," she…...
A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (330+ words) Our visual highlights from the animal world this year include a mouse caring for its companion, dolphins communicating in an unexpected way and a colossal squid caught on camera for the first time Hang in thereWenjian Sun et al. 2025 Wenjian…...