Astronauts could use fish and human waste to grow food on long trips
On long space missions, fish could help create a closed loop system where space travellers grow all the food they need and recycle all their waste
Every bottle of prosecco may erode 4.4 kilograms of Italian hillside
In Italy's traditional prosecco-growing region, estimates suggest that 400,000 tonnes of soil is eroded from the vineyards each year
We’ve dug up tiny animals from beneath a frozen Antarctic lake
The discovery of preserved carcasses of tiny crustaceans and tardigrades beneath Lake Mercer suggests biologically complex life may survive deep beneath the ice
10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed
The last 10 years have seen amazing advances in science and technology – and stark damage to the world we live in. Like a lot of people on social media we thought we'd take a look back at the last ten years in science and New Scientist
Australia swelters in record temperatures with warmest ever night
Noona in New South Wales recorded Australia's warmest ever night with temperatures remaining above 35.9°C on 17 January
Peacocks might use their showy tails for covert communication
Tigers, leopards and dogs all hunt peacocks, but their colour vision is poor, suggesting they might not actually notice a peacock's colourful tail
Silencing brain cells in mice can make them no longer care about pain
When certain brain cells are silenced in mice, they still sense pain but no longer seem bothered by it. The finding could lead to new pain treatments
Asteroid smash-up may have rained down on Earth 290 million years ago
Craters on the moon show that it and Earth faced a massive increase in large meteorite strikes about 290 million years ago, which could have endangered life on the planet
Moon craters reveal surprise rise in asteroid shrapnel pelting Earth
Craters on the moon show that it and Earth faced a massive increase in large meteorite strikes about 290 million years ago, which could have endangered life on the planet
Saturn’s rings formed in a smash-up less than 100 million years ago
Some of the Cassini spacecraft’s final measurements of Saturn’s gravitational field show that its rings are younger than we thought, and its winds run deeper