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Stay informed with commentary and opinion pieces on the latest issues in science, technology, health and the environment, written by expert New Scientist journalists and world-leading researchers and thinkers.

Health

Should we all be taking low doses of lithium to prevent Alzheimer’s?

Animal studies have shown that lithium orotate could help stave off dementia, and a human trial is about to start to see if the effects hold. Columnist Alice Klein takes a look at the benefits and downsides of lithium

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Physics

Einstein thought time dilation was both real and not – he was right

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Health

The healthcare industry isn’t built for coming off medication

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Environment

Why Europe could get colder as Earth gets hotter

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Health

Will muscle-boosting meds be the next big thing after GLP-1 drugs?

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Mind

How much water do you really need to drink to keep your brain sharp?

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Jeanne Calment

Health

How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-boggling

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Max Pemberton, a National Health Service doctor, fronted the show "The Great ADHD Myth?"

Mind

Suggesting that ADHD is a myth is pseudoscientific and dangerous

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It is finally time to talk about the impact of fluctuating hormones

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Humans

The cave where Neanderthals met Homo sapiens

At Grotte Mandrin in France, a Neanderthal discovery has challenged everything we know about our human relatives

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Technology

Feeding our books into generative AI risks creating a cultural void

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Mind

Why do people ask so few questions in conversation? 

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Humans

We still don’t know when humans began

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Technology

We should decide how AI shapes the future, not tech firms

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