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 Computer versus dog Sometimes Feedback gets an email with such a punchy opening line, we basically have to include it. Hence, we perked up when Elliot Baptist…
Edward and Bella are back with Fathom Entertainment and Lionsgate set release the five films of the Twilight saga in a nationwide movie marathon from October 29 to November 2 in honor of the 20th anniversary of the first book in Stephenie Myer’s iconic series. Screenings for the five-night engagement include new, exclusive roundtable chats…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks at the Peterson Institute For International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images “This case challenges President Trump’s unprecedented and illegal attempt to remove Governor Cook from her position which, if allowed to occur, would the…
A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.
Agile drone technology companies are breaking into a market long dominated by defense giants, winning contracts through speed, precision, and real-world results. An executive order unveiled by the White House in late July aims to “unleash” the U.S. drone industry. The initiative includes billions in federal investments to accelerate the deployment of unmanned systems across…
Yesterday, at noon EST, As Ever dropped another product line to coincide with the season season of With Love, Meghan. Minus a limited-edition honey, all of the old favorites were back in stock, including all of the teas, the flower sprinkles, the shortbread mix, etc. Meghan added a new jam flavor: orange marmalade. Raspberry is…
The strikes near the capital, Damascus, were the latest Israeli military intervention in the country since a new government came to power.
August 28, 2025 3 min read These Succulents Glow in the Dark—And They’re Gorgeous Houseplants become rechargeable night-lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles By Katherine Bourzac & Nature magazine Researchers gave these succulents in the Echevaria genus a glow up by injecting them with luminescent particles. University students might soon have something other than…
Credit reporting giant TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers’ personal information. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office on Thursday, TransUnion attributed the July 28 breach to unauthorized access of a third-party application storing customers’ personal data for its U.S. consumer support operations. TransUnion claimed “no credit information…
Daniil Medvedev was fined $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday – more than a third of his $110,000 prize money from this year’s singles at the tournament – for his meltdown after a photographer wandered on to the court at match point. Tournament referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and another…
