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Forget the big picture: The case for voting on just one issue

More floods are coming. Here's what actually works to help people prepare

The “Far Side” Had It All Wrong—Cows Really Can Use Sophisticated Tools

Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

Pinning extreme weather on climate change: Best ideas of the century

Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

The invention of net zero: Best ideas of the century

A revolution in how we do chemistry: Best ideas of the century

Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

There’s no such thing as a normal brain: Best ideas of the century

The one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century

The immense interconnectivity of the brain: Best ideas of the century

The hidden power of epigenetics: Best ideas of the century

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

Revealing the epic story of ancient humans: Best ideas of the century

The totemic 1.5°C climate target: Best ideas of the century

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

We can block the spread of HIV: Best ideas of the century

The electrification of everything: Best ideas of the century

Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

The 5 worst ideas of the 21st century – and how they went wrong

Smartphones (yes, really): Best ideas of the century

Austrian cow shows first case of flexible, multi-purpose tool use in cattle

Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia. These four reforms can help tackle it

We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

This tool-using cow defies expectations for bovine braininess

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect

First-ever flexible tool use seen in a cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed

How every generation uses AI, from boomers to Gen Z

American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global market with diminishing federal backing

What makes people more likely to give to charity after a disaster

China is becoming more sexually liberal—if you are a man

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about health care in space

Rare plant thought extinct rediscovered by citizen scientist in remote Australia

Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease treatments

When science discourages correction: How publishers profit from mistakes

Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land

Calm seas can drive coral bleaching, research reveals

How astronauts will fix their gear using thin air

Japan Trench geology confirmed as key driver of 2011 megaquake

Gender quotas for public company boards spur rise in women CEOs, study finds

Protostars carve out homes in the Orion Molecular Cloud

Building the data infrastructure for next-generation materials science

Feeling involved in decision-making associated with higher mental well-being, lower loneliness for women in farming

COVID-era trick could transform drug and chemical discovery

Wildfires trigger massive soil loss for decades, new global map shows