US men now die nearly 6 years before women on average—the biggest gap since 1996. One reason? "Deaths of despair." newscientist.com/article/240253…

300-million-year-old fossilised reptile skin is the oldest ever found 🦎 newscientist.com/article/241164…

They're baaaaaack newscientist.com/article/242700…

Two years after New Scientist opened our New York bureau, we're launching our first in-person event in the US: a masterclass on consciousness! (June 22). To celebrate, here's special access to five in-depth features on the #brain and #consciousness: newscientist.com/article/242815…

*Do not lick the toad* newscientist.com/article/243007…

The lastest book recs from my favourite nerds (read: friends) newscientist.com/article/243303…

Calling young inventors and creative minds - scientists need your #lego ideas! newscientist.com/article/243466…

Leeches leap to find a meal 🩸newscientist.com/article/243606…

Scientists have now assembled the most complete woolly mammoth genome ever, thanks to a jerky-like fossil trapped in Siberian permafrost. newscientist.com/article/243921…

Monday catch-ups with coworkers who have kids can be humbling. Over the weekend, I went to the beach. Over the weekend, her son cut all his eyelashes off with scissors.

An analysis of chimpanzee “conversations” revealed that the time between their gestures was remarkably similar to human exchanges – even a bit faster. newscientist.com/article/244029…

Here we go! Introducing Wildlife Investigative Reporters & Editors (WIRE), a new journalism nonprofit from me, Rene Ebersole, and Oliver Payne to make sure important stories about exploitation of nature and animals continue to be told. wireonline.org

Everything you need to know about the new covid-19 variant from Grace Wade newscientist.com/article/244892…

📢📢Job alert📢📢 We're looking for a new Chief Subeditor at New Scientist. Could this be you? Details here newscientist.com/nsj/job/140204… DMs open.

[cries in former English major] newscientist.com/article/245629…