New Scientist - Current Issue Articles

1. Tom Gauld: 'I prefer her earlier, funnier theories'
   Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
2. These maps will change how you see the world
   Geographer Alastair Bonnett on his pick of the most diverse maps, from a collection of 100,000 galaxies to a 12th-century Chinese depiction of rivers on a grid
3. Twisteddoodles takes on the Ig Nobel prizes
   This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
4. Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong
   As the space industry evolves, we need a new set of international regulations to decide who is responsible for safety, the number of satellites in space, and more
5. New Scientist recommends the 'surprisingly emotional' Game of Sisyphus
   The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
6. Top statistician David Spiegelhalter on how to deal with uncertainty
   David Spiegelhalter has spent his career crunching numbers to assess what may happen in the future. His thought-provoking new book gives readers a window into how they can apply this in their own lives
7. How bad is modern life for our body clocks – and what can we do?
   Modern life disrupts the circadian rhythms controlling our biology – increasing our risk of developing conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Lynne Peeples's new book The Inner Clock explores and offers solutions
8. Terminator is back, in a striking but flawed anime version
   We're trying to avert Judgement Day yet again – this time in an anime series for Netflix. But striking visuals can't make up for shortcomings in narrative and character development
9. We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms
   A recent atomic physics workshop was outside my dark matter comfort zone, but learning about science beyond my usual boundaries was invigorating, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
10. Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year
    From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, for science that "makes people laugh, then think"