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(The median citation count of New Scientist is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fun and games49
Can machines that suck up atmospheric carbon truly help tackle climate change?20
Writers accept lower pay when using AI to help them with work15
Grow it yourself?13
A line in the sand11
Giant black holes nurture small ones9
Polaris Dawn crew prepare for riskiest spacewalk ever7
Feeling zesty6
Spiders use firefly light to lure more prey into their web6
Strange meteorites traced to their source craters on Mars6
The first of many epic journeys6
Habitats on Mars could be built from algae5
The enemy within5
Peering at peppers4
Bitter ends4
Which way?4
Prehistoric Spanish people moved 2-tonne stone by boat4
A gentle giant ready to attack4
Neuralink's brain implants were on our minds4
Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets like land mines4
Gobbling up dark matter may help stars live forever4
Everything to say4
Vanishing snow will cut forest carbon storage4
The dark energy illusion3
Microscopic gears driven by light can power tiny machines3
Spinning around3
Going nuclear3
Peak performance3
Alien anxiety3
There's no end in sight3
Feedback3
Adding up3
Ancient scribes had terrible posture while working3
How Will these drugs change society?3
Feedback3
Did tiny black holes fill the cosmos?3
Letters3
Micro marvels3
Feedback3
From the big screen…3
Geysers may have created protocells3
The Einstein machine2
‘Dark radiation’ may solve cosmic clash2
Black holes may inherit magnetic fields from stars2
Synthetic spider silk laced with graphene can rapidly heal itself2
Do anti-inflammatory diets work?2
Cold snaps2
Boost for lab-grown blood vessels2
Sloths grip stronger than humans and other primates2
Hot as hell2
Shackleton saga2
New Scientist recommends2
Robotic laser can target and kill cockroaches2
Should more countries vaccinate against chickenpox?2
CERN measurement casts doubt on shock W boson result2
Red or blue pill2
Most-ancient bird tracks in Australia2
Fossil footprints hint at mystery hominin with unusual walking style2
Quantum hook-up for supercomputer2
Bolivia's blight2
Sperm whale clicks are closest thing to human language yet found2
Backwards computing2
Quick crossword #1332
The real cost of flying2
Snap, crackle, pop2
Go with the flow2
Letters2
Supernova sweep may have cleaned up our solar system2
Squid fishing boom in unpoliced areas2
What Einstein got wrong about ultra-speedy mirrors2
Making sense of it all2
Reaching for the stars2
Enigmatic Planet Nine may have been seen by a space telescope in 1980s2
Frequently seeing loved ones may cut risk of early death2
Pain2
Is Planet Y hiding past Neptune?2
Believe it or not!2
A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from permafrost2
Overheated trees are contributing to urban air pollution2
Inflammation may be the price of longevity2
Know your limits2
AI boost to cancer detection2
The viral superconductor2
“Women's neuroscience just isn't a field – we are so far behind”2
Rogue agent2
Web3 is a fantasy, but it can still hurt you2
Octopus tech2
Self-driving car could be ordered to repossess itself2
Can we trust AI search engines?2
Never-ending cities created for VR2
Hard hitting2
Lizards stress eat as helicopters pass2
Flat out1
Curvy object1
BrainTwister1
DNA repair captured in step-by-step detail1
Alternative periodic table could change how we measure time1
Over the hill?1
Irritating question1
Rethinking obesity1
Ancient supervolcano had only mild impact on climate1
Feedback1
Elusive particle may be in reach1
Head-tingling videos may help people with anxiety1
Blowing up1
The limits of awareness1
Chimps and humans share a sense of rhythm1
Letters1
Even moderate CO2 emissions could lead to 7°C of warming1
Migraine drug eases early symptoms like dizziness1
Quick crossword #1551
New Scientist recommends1
PLANETS AND PLANETARY SYSTEMS1
California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather1
Seeing is believing1
A floating polar research station will uncover the secrets of Arctic winter1
Chemical reaction used in cooking may have nurtured complex life1
Red or blue pill1
EU's search-and-rescue drones1
Eating green1
Burning issue1
'Demon' dreamed up by physics actually exists in our cells1
Feedback1
Genetically engineered bacteria could one day heal us from inside our cells1
No more sweating over whether to wear a jacket1
Moths can travel by the light of the stars1
Feedback1
Headscratcher1
A tale of two halves1
Chinese station caught from above1
New heights1
How to think about… Metaphysics1
Portal-like “ring wormholes” could be used as a time machine1
Mysterious summer marsquakes shake the Red Planet1
Grinding bones into an edible paste could reduce food waste1
Hidden magnetism1
The nose knows1
Why using pig fat to fuel planes is hogwash1
Cryptic crossword #1541
Anti-opioid implant could prevent dangerous overdoses1
Staying warm1
BrainTwister1
Spinning gold from fragments1
Quick crossword #1761
Lighting up1
Nerve pain from diabetes treated by faecal transplants1
Baby talk1
Recreating the origins of life1
Spending time in space speeds up muscle ageing1
Worlds apart1
The past 12 months were the hottest ever on record1
Spare change1
Complex mazes found in structure of bizarre crystals1
Micro to macro1
Letters1
Wood made see-through using rice and egg whites1
Mars once had a thicker atmosphere than Earth1
Just three years of high temperatures will mean we have missed 1.5°C goal1
Tiny machine parts made of self-assembled proteins1
On the dark side1
Escape from a whale1
Tiny frog, big discovery1
Space oddities1
THE WORLD INSIDE YOUR HEAD1
Have we found Earth's oldest rocks?1
New Scientist recommends1
Can we prevent GPS attacks?1
Keeping our cool1
Quick crossword #1801
Urban jungle1
Eurasia has seen a surge in droughts1
Physics Nobel goes to trio who sliced up time with light1
COP29 host faces climate disaster1
Wagging question1
Tesla's Cybercab is a hollow promise of a robotaxi future1
Fluid-like light simulates space-time1
Hot on the trail of ET1
Ozempic-like drugs may help with alcohol addiction1
Driverless cars could be tricked into crashing1
Rivers are leaking ancient carbon into the atmosphere1
Cuts hit NASA1
Fastest free-moving star in galaxy caught going 2285 km/s1
Look to the future1
Feedback1
Play on1
How to think about…1
The past appears to run slower1
Breaking the ice1
Adding to the team1
Interstellar visitor might be the oldest comet ever seen1
Crowing about it1
Wegovy helps the heart even with minimal weight loss1
Life and climate, a co-production1
First images from a new eye in the sky1
Polar bears seem to be ageing faster as the Arctic warms1
Gene-edited pork on the menu1
Standing on the shoulders of giants1
Vast moon ravines carved in minutes1
A silver lining1
Into year three1
Earthquakes could be hydrogen source1
Flying dinosaur alights in Chicago1
Defossilise your life1
Quick crossword #981
What's in a name?1
New Scientist recommends1
How to think about… Quantum computers1
Holograms could help spot urinary tract infections1
The universe on pause1
Capybaras get a slimy new coat1
'We're precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event'1
All the world's a stage1
Far off1
The physics of a soap opera1
Are farmed oysters, mussels and clams the ultimate green foods?1
Penis worms lived in borrowed shells long before hermit crabs1
How to think about… Language1
Leonardo da Vinci's 'helicopter' design beats today's drones1
Plotting it out1
Trilobite stuffed itself with food1
New Scientist recommends1
Buzz off1
Talk to me1
Not so random1
African birds of prey under threat1
Shedding light on dark energy1
Sticking it out1
Extreme heat is driving decline in tropical birds1
How to think about… Quasiparticles1
Still beyond our grasp?1
How we feel the music inside us1
Testing relativity in the quantum realm1
Will woolly mammoths be resurrected soon?1
Ancient Egyptian's genome hints at links with Mesopotamia1
Resistance training may also strengthen your gut microbiome1
Man with paralysis walks by activating brain and spine implants with his mind1
Cryptic crossword #1361
Taking it personally1
Starship rocket reaches orbit1
Fighting quantum with quantum1
Don't miss1
New Scientist recommends1
Bizarre galaxy died very young but may come back to life1
Feedback1
AI chatbots ‘think’ in English even when asked questions in other languages1
Symptoms of long covid can differ depending on age1
Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions1
Cooling coat1
Super-thickeners made of starch could cut calorie content1
How periods change with age1
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