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Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, revolutionising modern life. But it isn't without its dark side...

New Scientist visits a virtual nightclub to get remarkable insight into human interaction

The new book "Gemini and Mercury Remastered" features iconic images from the earliest days of human space exploration

The Arctic is the fastest-warming place on Earth, resulting in hugely detrimental effects that extend far beyond the polar region. Temperature increase is causing the permanently frozen ground, known as permafrost, to thaw, releasing locked-up greenhouse gases such as carbon and methane. But as more soil becomes available and temperatures increase, so, too, does vegetation, …

Police crime procedurals are among the most popular genres on TV. Audiences around the world love a good whodunnit for a touch of gritty drama, good-vs-bad adventure and guess-along puzzle-solving. But how much do they reflect reality?  Often, argues Carol Rogers, who is the lead scientist for sexual offences at the Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services, …

Amsterdam has set itself the goal of being fully circular by 2050 and halving its use of virgin materials by 2030. Behind those lofty aims is a host of projects accelerating the transition to a more environmentally sound city – something, perhaps, more places can learn from. To fulfil its material wants and needs, humanity …

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

A century since Werner Heisenberg changed the course of physics, five of the world's leading physicists examine the greatest achievements of quantum mechanics and look forward to the next 100 years, in which experiments might finally answer some of the theory's biggest mysteries: is gravity quantum? Can classical and quantum physics be unified? And where …

For decades, researchers have thought of autism as a predominantly male condition. The more we studied boys and men, the clearer the picture of autism that emerged – or so we thought. Now, we have come to realise we were missing a huge piece of the puzzle. Gina Rippon, a neurobiologist at Aston University in …

For decades, researchers have thought of autism as a predominantly male condition. The more we studied boys and men, the clearer the picture of autism that emerged – or so we thought. Now, we have come to realise we were missing a huge piece of the puzzle. Gina Rippon, a neurobiologist at Aston University in …