Wild chimpanzees may get mildly intoxicated from alcoholic fruit 17. September 2025 (21:00) Chimpanzees are consuming significant levels of alcohol from their diet of ripe fruit and the finding may help explain the origins of humans’ taste for alcohol(New Scientist)
In the race to reach 100, the wealthy have a head start 17. September 2025 (20:00) There are more centenarians now than ever before. But more must be done to address inequalities that prevent people from having a realistic chance of hitting this milestone.(New Scientist)
The real reason our weather is going to the dogs 17. September 2025 (20:00) Feedback was amazed to hear that dog ownership could cause a hurricane across the other side of the world. Or are we barking up the wrong tree?(New Scientist)
A radical idea to fix plastics recycling 17. September 2025 (20:00) Making all shampoo or detergent bottles look the same isn't anti-capitalist, and it's the only way to make a truly circular economy for plastics, says Saabira Chaudhuri(New Scientist)
Where’s my jetpack got to? And other sci-fi tech queries 17. September 2025 (20:00) We are still waiting for the retro-futuristic tech and social revolutions envisioned in science fiction’s old gold, writes Annalee Newitz – not to mention advances in reproduction(New Scientist)
Ian McEwan’s new novel weaves climate change into literary mystery 17. September 2025 (20:00) Ian McEwan’s excellent What We Can Know is set in a UK largely swallowed up by rising seas. Emily H. Wilson explores the story of a scholar hunting a great lost poem – which may have something to with climate change(New Scientist)
Three simple rules for a great post-workout meal 17. September 2025 (20:00) Taking care of your body’s nutritional needs after training doesn't have to be a headache. Grace Wade sums up three key pillars she uses to refuel with confidence(New Scientist)
Dramatic photos show bid to save the Javan slow loris 17. September 2025 (20:00) The photos tell an unusual rescue story – the release of the critically endangered Javan slow lorises into Ujung Kulon National Park on Java Island, Indonesia, last month.(New Scientist)
Dome-headed dinosaur from Mongolia is the oldest ever found 17. September 2025 (18:00) A fossil from about 108 million years ago reveals an early member of the pachycephalosaurs, a group of dinosaurs with bizarre protrusions on their skulls that may have been used in combat(New Scientist)
