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1. The best retro games console is the one you played at age 10
   Nostalgia for video games seems to be strongest for those played during childhood – at least for Nintendo Switch players
2. Ice-monitoring drones set for first tests in the Arctic
   High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
3. Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins
   Why are some people drawn towards exploration and challenge – even to the point of extreme danger? Alex Hutchinson's bracing new book unpicks the complex reasons
4. It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap
   For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now
5. The epic quest to redefine the second using the world's best clocks
   A more precise definition of the second is crucial to all sorts of physical measurements – but to get there, scientists have to pack up their extraordinarily fragile optical clocks and take them on tour
6. Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables
   A company in the Netherlands says it has perfected a way to create "graft chimeras" with the skin of one plant and the innards of another
7. The best new science fiction books of April 2025
   From robot rights to ageing and climate change, this month’s science fiction squares up to the big topics, with new titles from authors including Nick Harkaway and Eve Smith
8. Weekend workouts can be as valuable as exercising throughout the week
   Squeezing exercise into one or two days a week seems to have similar health benefits as doing the same amount of physical activity spread out throughout the week
9. US government fired researchers running a crucial drug use survey
   A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the country’s only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health
10. How nothing could destroy the universe
    The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla