New Scientist

'Could when you eat matter as much as what you eat?'

For a special issue about nutrition

The Everything Principle: Can this sweeping idea from neuroscience explain the entire universe?

'Nowhere to Hide'

Data harvesting and how your online activity can be used to categorise you in ways that can drastically alter your life

 AI Poisoning

Increasingly, the internet is one great pile of training data for AIs. It is now estimated that 1% of all internet traffic is from AI bots, crawling and scraping the internet for use in training AI systems

For many – including media organisations – “crawling and scraping” are synonyms for theft. The solution? Poison and trap the AIs that dare to ignore the rules of your domain

‘Brain Savers’ 

A greater appreciation of microglia, the army of mobile cells that tends to our neural pathways, is inspiring revolutionary treatments for dementia

Interoception: the 'sixth sense' - our ability to tune into our body’s internal signals

'Fixing Science's Fatal Flaw'

Being able to distinguish between cause and effect is crucial to really utilising data capture. Now we have the maths to do it reliably

Artwork from a series about refining and developing existing inventions. In this case, the bicycle

'Fixing Science's Fatal Flaw'

Being able to distinguish between cause and effect is crucial to really utilising data capture. Now we have the maths to do it reliably

Selection of food spots for a special issue about nutrition

'Why the Universe is Just Right for Life'

Stephen Hawking's final theory tackles the biggest question of all

The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

From male pipefish pregnancies to single-father frogs, evolution has produced some truly doting dads – and made the job surprisingly rewarding

Man up: Is testosterone an elixir of youth?

Testosterone supplements promise men a butch boost of resurrected libido, energy and mood. But there's a better way to restore virility

‘Only Child, self-centred, spoiled and lonely' 

Illustrating an article that looks at whether this stereotype is true, and if growing up without siblings affects personality traits and well-being

The Everything Principle: Can this sweeping idea from neuroscience explain the entire universe?

'Differently Drunk' 

How the different alcohols create different chemical reactions

Cover artwork for a special issue about nutrition

 Everything Principle