Russia's relentless quest for Arctic fuel treasure
In The Conquest of the Russian Arctic, Paul R. Josephson tells of crazy-heroic engineering and environmental disaster in the service of fossil fuel extraction
Science ignored in US birth control ruling
The US Supreme Court has ruled that asking companies to provide free contraception is a violation of religious freedom – a decision made without looking at the science
Diabetes drugs may sometimes do more harm than good
The side effects of some drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes can make them not worth their while, especially for older people
A perfect negative crystal floating in space
What looks like a solid octahedron is actually a void inside a chunk of spinel, a gem best known as the centrepiece of the British queen's Imperial Crown
Old Scientist: 50 years of nuclear fears and fantasies
From the July archives of New Scientist, how our views of a nuclear future have gone from dreams to nightmares over 50 years of worries, weapons and waste
Five ways to keep sharks away from the beach
What's the best way to protect people from sharks? With controversy raging over Western Australia's shark cull, we look at five methods used around the world
Rainbow 'bird's nest' MRI reveals how a heart beats
A colourful image of muscle fibres, which shows how a heart beats, is on display at a new exhibition in London
Don't have a cow: Making milk without the moo
If we could make milk the same way we make beer, the environmental benefits would be huge, says bioengineer Ryan Pandya
Biggest X-ray eye in space to hunt hot cosmic objects
The Athena space telescope will launch in 2028 to gather hot, energetic light from monster black holes and interstellar gas storms
Park the eco-apocalypse for a journey of hope
Adventures in the Anthropocene: A journey to the heart of the planet we made by Gaia Vince is a story of optimism about how 10 billion people can live together
Swedish space rock may be piece of early life puzzle
A strange Swedish meteorite is unlike any rock seen before and is seemingly the first piece of a "bullet" that sparked an explosion of life on early Earth
Don't fear Facebook's emotion manipulation experiment
Rage has erupted over a Facebook experiment aimed at manipulating users' emotions. There are reasons not to get angry, says psychology researcher Tal Yarkoni
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