November 20, 2025 2 min read CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Antiscience Claims of Autism Ties The CDC this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence By Humberto Basilio edited by Claire Cameron The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Ulcerative colitis is characterised by inflammation of the lining of the colon and rectum BSIP SA/Alamy A toxin produced by bacteria found in dirty water kills off immune cells in the lining of the colon, meaning people whose guts are colonised by these bacteria are much more likely to develop a condition known as ulcerative…
SAN DIEGO — A diet low in the amino acid glutamate may ease migraines, a small study suggests. A month of staying away from high-glutamate foods led to fewer migraines in a group of 25 people with Gulf War Illness. The specifics of these veterans’ migraines, part of a collection of symptoms resulting from the…
November 20, 2025 3 min read The Lost Planet that Created the Moon Came From the Inner Solar System New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon By Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Artist’s impression of the planet Theia colliding with ancient Earth to…
This moss grew from a spore exposed to space for nine months Tomomichi Fujita On 4 March 2022, astronauts locked 20,000 moss spores outside the International Space Station and left them exposed to the rigours of space for 283 days. They then rescued the spores and returned them to Earth on a SpaceX capsule so…
Our staff’s favorite books of the year pondered science’s role in some of society’s most pressing issues, from AI to childhood trauma to river restoration. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know at feedback@sciencenews.org. Rehab Shoshana WalterSimon & Schuster | $29.99 In a journalist’s exposé of U.S. drug treatment centers, stories of people who…
Snack bars, yogurts, ice cream, even bottled water: it seems like food makers have worked out ways to slip extra protein into just about anything as they seek to capitalize on a growing consumer trend. Today, protein-fortified foods and protein supplements form a market worth tens of billions of US dollars, with fitness influencers, as…
Tablets could offer a more convenient way to take weight-loss drugs H_Ko/Shutterstock A daily pill could soon be available as an alternative to Wegovy and Ozempic injections after a trial found it led to substantial weight loss and improved blood sugar levels in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Orforglipron, developed by pharmaceutical company…
November 19, 2025 1 min read Investigators Think They’ve Solved the Mystery of the Baltimore Bridge Crash A tiny, misplaced label may have slowly loosened a critical wire on the ship that hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, eventually causing a catastrophic failure By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service…
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by emailing feedback@newscientist.com No laughing matter Feedback had a birthday within the past 12 months, and Feedback Jr gave us a card that read: “My ambition in life is to…
