We now know how horses whinny Tierfotoagentur/E. Hofstede/Alamy When a horse whinnies, it is making two sounds simultaneously as no other animal can: a low-pitched noise made in a similar way to a cow’s moo and a high-pitched whistle made in its throat. It has long been known that a horse’s whinny contains both a…
February 26, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm These cells in the body remember fat. Here’s what that means for weight loss Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid By Lori Youmshajekian edited by Lauren J. Young Colored scanning…
Fallout’s society includes vault-dwellers (shown here) and those stuck topside Lorenzo Sisti/Prime This is the year of the bunker – at least, it is on TV. We kicked off in January, just as season two of Fallout (Amazon Prime Video) was getting going. It is a lively alternate history, set hundreds of years after the…
February 26, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Scientists gave the same sample to seven at-home microbiome tests. The results were dramatically different The science and the regulations to underpin these tests “just aren’t there yet,” researchers say By K. R. Callaway edited by Claire Cameron Trillions of microbes affect how our…
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 It’s a gas Feedback is feeling bold, so here is a prediction: the research we are about to describe is going to win an Ig Nobel…
If you examine our solar system’s giant planets, you’ll notice right away that they’ve all got moons—a lot of moons. While Earth only has the one, Jupiter has about 100 that we know of (and likely hundreds more, depending on what you define as a “moon,” that is). Saturn has almost 275! Many of these…
Artist Pierre Huyghe Ola Rindal A century ago, when quantum mechanics was developed, physicists felt they were peering into the abyss: everything they thought was real, wasn’t. Today, we talk easily about collapsing clouds of probability and spooky action at a distance. Liminals by artist Pierre Huyghe (pictured) reminds us how gut-wrenching the ideas remain….
February 27, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm AI-powered smart goggles are helping novice scientists perform like experts A new wearable AI system watches your hands through smart glasses, guiding experiments and stopping mistakes before they happen By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Eric Sullivan A view of a lab bench as…
Astronauts practise tasks in a simulated moon environment NASA Preparing to send people back to the moon is a complex business, with astronaut safety at the top of the list of priorities. In the image above, NASA crew members are testing a new generation of spacesuits, built by Texas-based aerospace company Axiom Space. The company’s…
February 27, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA scraps 2027 Artemis III moon landing in favor of 2028 mission The announcement that NASA will rejigger Artemis III not to land on the moon in 2027 came after the agency’s Artemis II mission encountered problems, delaying its launch By Claire Cameron edited…
