Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air
As pollution levels return to normal in China's capital after a record-breaking month of smog, what can be done to banish the smog?
New Scientist
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UN peacekeepers stage great ape escape in Congo
Call it the great ape escape. UN peacekeepers have flown four young gorillas from a conflict zone where they were at risk of being poached. The gorillas were taken to a rehabilitation centre 200 kilometres north of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and will eventually be released into a nature reserve.
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Cosmic 'dandruff' may have brought carbon to Earth
Fluffy specks of carbon-rich dust found in Antarctica could help explain how the carbon needed for life wound up on Earth.
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The advantages of autism
Autism has long been defined by its drawbacks
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There's no doubt about the health dangers of salt
Excess dietary salt is a killer and you should take any evidence to the contrary with a large pinch of the stuff, say Franco Cappuccio and Simon Capewell.
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Revealed: Pfizer's payments to censured doctors
The drug company paid experts disciplined for deficiencies in patient care to lecture other doctors on prescribing, finds an analysis by New Scientist.
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Pfizer's payments to censured doctors
They are billed as "healthcare professionals who spend years building expertise in their fields". Using materials grounded in science, they educate their peers in the risks and benefits of drugs. This
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The advantages of autism
Autism has long been defined in terms of its drawbacks. Now it's time to look at the benefits, argues David Wolman.
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World's third-largest dam gets the go-ahead
A decades-long tug of war between environmental and indigenous groups on one hand and the Brazilian government on the other came to a close yesterday when a Brazilian energy consortium won the right to build what will become the world's third-largest dam.
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How interfering humans helped Amazon diversity
Even before Europeans arrived, farmers were changing South American ecosystems with a landscaping method previously unrecognised in the region.
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A 2020 vision for global science
We live in a world that is more interconnected - and more vulnerable - than ever before. The fallout from the banking crisis was worldwide. Concerns about infectious diseases have risen and fallen in the public's consciousness, and while no catastrophic pandemic has yet hit us, it is clear that preventive measures require global monitoring and cooperation.