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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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fun and games20
Can machines that suck up atmospheric carbon truly help tackle climate change?15
Writers accept lower pay when using AI to help them with work14
Grow it yourself?11
A line in the sand9
Giant black holes nurture small ones7
Polaris Dawn crew prepare for riskiest spacewalk ever6
Strange meteorites traced to their source craters on Mars6
Feeling zesty5
Spiders use firefly light to lure more prey into their web5
The first of many epic journeys5
The enemy within4
Prehistoric Spanish people moved 2-tonne stone by boat4
Peering at peppers4
Neuralink's brain implants were on our minds4
Habitats on Mars could be built from algae4
Which way?4
Vanishing snow will cut forest carbon storage4
Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets like land mines4
Everything to say3
A gentle giant ready to attack3
Letters3
Spinning around3
Alien anxiety3
Gobbling up dark matter may help stars live forever3
Did tiny black holes fill the cosmos?3
Micro marvels3
There's no end in sight3
Microscopic gears driven by light can power tiny machines3
Feedback3
Bitter ends3
The dark energy illusion3
Adding up3
Ancient scribes had terrible posture while working3
Elusive particle may be in reach2
Testing relativity in the quantum realm2
New Scientist recommends2
Have we found Earth's oldest rocks?2
Boost for lab-grown blood vessels2
Eurasia has seen a surge in droughts2
Letters2
The nose knows2
Do anti-inflammatory diets work?2
Hard hitting2
Feedback2
Still beyond our grasp?2
How Will these drugs change society?2
Hot as hell2
Red or blue pill2
Soya beans get a portion of pork2
Irritating question2
Is Planet Y hiding past Neptune?2
Wegovy helps the heart even with minimal weight loss2
Fighting quantum with quantum2
The real cost of flying2
Plotting it out2
“Women's neuroscience just isn't a field – we are so far behind”2
Backwards computing2
Rogue agent2
How to think about…2
Supernova sweep may have cleaned up our solar system2
Cuts hit NASA2
Peak performance2
How to think about… Metaphysics2
Feedback2
Sperm whale clicks are closest thing to human language yet found2
Overheated trees are contributing to urban air pollution2
The limits of awareness2
Go with the flow2
'We're precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event'2
Inflammation may be the price of longevity2
Baby talk2
Migraine drug eases early symptoms like dizziness2
AI boost to cancer detection2
Micro to macro2
Going nuclear2
A floating polar research station will uncover the secrets of Arctic winter2
Shackleton saga2
How to think about… Quantum computers2
Geysers may have created protocells2
Feedback2
From the big screen…2
‘Dark radiation’ may solve cosmic clash2
Resistance training may also strengthen your gut microbiome2
AI brings John Lennon's vocals to new Beatles' song2
Escape from a whale2
Black holes may inherit magnetic fields from stars2
Time for a shower1
Particle accelerator is so small it could fit inside a pen tip1
‘Viking skin’ nailed to medieval church doors in England is actually animal hide1
Curvy object1
Crop-eating stink bugs could be kept at bay by wasps1
Pain1
Quick crossword #1801
Anti-opioid implant could prevent dangerous overdoses1
Don't miss1
Why AlphaFold is transformational1
Seeing is believing1
Complex mazes found in structure of bizarre crystals1
Different strokes1
Cryptic crossword #1771
Cold snaps1
Burning issue1
Eating green1
End of the road?1
BrainTwister1
Synthetic spider silk laced with graphene can rapidly heal itself1
Ancient supervolcano had only mild impact on climate1
Spinning gold from fragments1
A seismic mystery1
Worlds apart1
Bolivia's blight1
Talk to me1
Recreating the origins of life1
Letters1
Bizarre galaxy died very young but may come back to life1
Sloths grip stronger than humans and other primates1
Defossilise your life1
Ozempic-like drugs may help with alcohol addiction1
Shedding light on dark energy1
New Scientist recommends1
Unravelling words1
Chimps and humans share a sense of rhythm1
A tale of two halves1
'Water become bone’1
Keeping of livestock predates farming1
New Scientist recommends1
Quick crossword #1291
Breaking the ice1
Feedback1
The language puzzle1
What's in a name?1
Covid-19 may raise premature birth risk1
Modern flu may be down to 1918 virus1
The past 12 months were the hottest ever on record1
Crowing about it1
Staying warm1
'Dark matter music’1
Magnetic weather1
Spinning rotor made from DNA1
African birds of prey under threat1
Feel the beat1
Quick crossword #1761
Pollution from rockets could affect weather systems1
The world's oldest ever RNA sample1
Ice dreams1
Wood made see-through using rice and egg whites1
Spending time in space speeds up muscle ageing1
Racing ahead1
THE WORLD INSIDE YOUR HEAD1
Over the hill?1
Super tug1
Total recall1
Super-thickeners made of starch could cut calorie content1
Urban jungle1
Key agreements made at COP281
In hot water1
Head-tingling videos may help people with anxiety1
The viral superconductor1
Fluid-like light simulates space-time1
The universe on pause1
Drugs seem to help repair damaged mouse lungs1
Snap, crackle, pop1
Octopus tech1
Moths can travel by the light of the stars1
Standing on the shoulders of giants1
The Amazon rainforest has already reached a crucial tipping point1
Life and climate, a co-production1
Know your limits1
Blowing up1
Earthquakes could be hydrogen source1
COP29 host faces climate disaster1
How periods change with age1
Squid fishing boom in unpoliced areas1
Far off1
Flying dinosaur alights in Chicago1
Feedback1
Headscratcher1
Running out of river1
Tiny frog, big discovery1
Look to the future1
Lighting up1
Unsustainable conservation1
How to think about… Language1
Your gut microbes may affect how ill malaria makes you1
New Scientist recommends1
Taking it personally1
Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the body using heat1
Alternative periodic table could change how we measure time1
Time loops may be easier to achieve than we thought1
Cryptic crossword #1361
Keeping our cool1
AI chatbots ‘think’ in English even when asked questions in other languages1
Cooling coat1
Eyelash expression1
Burning bright1
Rare pink diamonds appeared after geological break-up1
First images from a new eye in the sky1
Vast moon ravines carved in minutes1
Polluted partnerships1
Chinese station caught from above1
Even moderate CO2 emissions could lead to 7°C of warming1
Lifestyle can counter genetic dementia risk1
Science: a team sport1
A star-fuelled mystery1
Leonardo da Vinci's 'helicopter' design beats today's drones1
Spare change1
Self-cooling quantum computer made of diamonds1
De-extinction didn't live up to the hype1
BrainTwister1
Not so random1
Tesla's Cybercab is a hollow promise of a robotaxi future1
To Me' Mery Christmas! From Me1
The Einstein machine1
Quick crossword #1331
How to think about… Quasiparticles1
Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions1
New Scientist recommends1
A silver lining1
A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from permafrost1
California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather1
Flat out1
Dash of tomato colouring makes better solar panels1
Starship rocket reaches orbit1
Robotic laser can target and kill cockroaches1
New Scientist recommends1
Speedy light1
Remember this1
Polar bears seem to be ageing faster as the Arctic warms1
Just three years of high temperatures will mean we have missed 1.5°C goal1
Red or blue pill1
Symptoms of long covid can differ depending on age1
Quest for the quectonewton1
Cool melt1
Are farmed oysters, mussels and clams the ultimate green foods?1
Mysterious summer marsquakes shake the Red Planet1
Will woolly mammoths be resurrected soon?1
Practical magic1
Can we prevent GPS attacks?1
Hurricane in Jamaica helped change mountain ecology1
Cryptic crossword #1541
Grinding bones into an edible paste could reduce food waste1
Quick crossword #1171
Feedback1
A glimpse of chemistry in a distant galaxy1
Follow that star!1
DNA repair captured in step-by-step detail1
JWST shows ancient galaxy may be merging with another1
Capybaras get a slimy new coat1
Polar bears adapt to hunt without sea ice1
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