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1. Thursday, October 8, 2026

2. 23:00science
   Number of known species of giant waterlilies almost doubles New Scientist by Michael Le Page
3. 17:18science
   The big unanswered question about Russia’s ‘plague’ death New Scientist by Michael Le Page story
4. 16:07science
   AI or ‘super intelligence’? Trump isn’t the only one who is confused New Scientist by Jacob Aron story
5. 16:03science
   OpenAI mistranslated mathematics into code for its Navier-Stokes proof New Scientist by Jacob Aron story
6. 14:00science
   Climate satire Digger – with Tom Cruise on top form – is full of surprises New Scientist by Bethan Ackerley story
7. 13:00science
   Record El Niño threatens Great Barrier Reef with ecological shift New Scientist by James Woodford story
8. 11:00science
   The world may never go back to how it was after this monster El Niño New Scientist by Michael Le Page story
9. 08:38science
   The most interesting mathematical discoveries in OpenAI’s 722 new papers New Scientist by Leah Crane story

10. Wednesday, October 7, 2026

11. 18:00science
    194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageing New Scientist by James Woodford story
12. 18:00science
    Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age New Scientist by James Woodford story
13. 17:00science
    If you want to know how to think about healthy eating, read this book New Scientist by Graham Lawton
14. 17:00science
    Why do people look better in a mirror than in a photograph? New Scientist by Connie Murray
15. 17:00science
    What forces act on fluid moving through a pipe to make it spiral? New Scientist by Connie Murray
16. 17:00science
    Do olfactory illusions exist, similar to optical and audio illusions? part 3 New Scientist by Connie Murray
17. 17:00science
    This week’s new questions New Scientist by Connie Murray
18. 17:00science
    Have we found the world’s nichest science-themed tourist attraction? New Scientist by New Scientist
19. 17:00science
    Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AI New Scientist by New Scientist
20. 17:00science
    Don’t know where to start with AI? Kevin Roose’s new book has answers New Scientist by Jacob Aron story
21. 17:00science
    Tom Gauld on the real risks of AI New Scientist by Connie Murray
22. 17:00science
    Twisteddoodles: ‘I made an AI version of you’ New Scientist by Connie Murray
23. 16:22science
    OpenAI has dumped 722 maths papers – now it must clean up the mess New Scientist by Jacob Aron story
24. 15:00science
    Why rediscovering extinct species can actually be a bad thing New Scientist by Penny Sarchet story
25. 15:00science
    Colonisation of Australia led to big increase in wildfire danger New Scientist by James Woodford story
26. 15:00science
    Stunning early mammal fossil sheds light on the evolution of suckling New Scientist by James Woodford story
27. 10:29science
    OpenAI announces 722 mathematical discoveries in one go New Scientist by Matthew Sparkes story
28. 09:58science
    Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror molecules New Scientist by Carissa Wong story

29. Tuesday, October 6, 2026

30. 17:00science
    The telescope that could reveal what dark matter and dark energy are New Scientist by Leah Crane
31. 17:00science
    Shoes may change the structure of our ankle bones New Scientist by Christa Lesté-Lasserre
32. 15:00science
    Impossibly fast-moving stars are revealing the Milky Way’s mysterious heart New Scientist by Leah Crane
33. 13:00science
    The most ambitious ideas to save the world from El Niño New Scientist by Madeleine Cuff story
34. 10:26science
    Nobel prize in physics awarded for discovery of high-energy neutrinos New Scientist by Matthew Sparkes story

35. Monday, October 5, 2026

36. 15:00science
    Can we harness the brain’s deep-cleaning system to prevent Alzheimer’s? New Scientist by Michael Marshall
37. 15:00science
    Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave New Scientist by James Woodford story
38. 14:40science
    AI finds bafflingly complex but beautiful symmetrical Venn diagram New Scientist by Matthew Sparkes
39. 14:19science
    Nearly 200 people isolated after lab worker in Russia dies of plague New Scientist by Michael Le Page story
40. 11:00science
    What disasters will El Niño bring over the next year? New Scientist by Alec Luhn story
41. 11:00science
    Compressing bones releases molecules that ease traumatic brain injuries New Scientist by Tosin Thompson
42. 09:37science
    Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio who developed optogenetics New Scientist by Michael Le Page story
43. 09:00science
    arXiv might not survive AI slop onslaught, warn mathematicians New Scientist by Matthew Sparkes story
44. 08:00science
    Should we keep children away from sugar for their first 1000 days? New Scientist by Alice Klein

45. Friday, October 2, 2026

46. 16:00science
    Fossil mammal with reptile-like teeth changes picture of our evolution New Scientist by James Woodford story
47. 14:00science
    Mathematicians and AI in behind-the-scenes battle over what’s true New Scientist by Matthew Sparkes story
48. 12:00science
    First week of life seems critical for future allergy and eczema risk New Scientist by Carissa Wong
49. 10:00science
    Brain area discovered that may be critical for viable pregnancies New Scientist by Alice Klein
50. 08:15science
    Read an extract from Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel New Scientist by Emily St. John Mandel
51. 08:00science
    I am a top drone pilot in the Ukrainian Army – this is what it is really like New Scientist by Kratos story
52. 08:00science
    Will the backlash against AI data centres hit quantum computing too? New Scientist by Karmela Padavic-Callaghan story