Invasive tropical mosquito species detected in LondonThe tropical mosquito found in East London is able to transmit Zika virus and dengue, according to experts.
After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to MercuryBepiColombo’s trajectory required an unprecedented nine planetary flybys, or gravity assists, to set up for the chance to enter orbit around Mercury later this year. BepiColombo also launched with the most powerful electric propulsion system ever put into deep space, with four gridded ion thrusters to reshape its orbit around the Sun in between flybys.
I took an expedition cruise from Iceland to Greenland and it was the trip of a lifetimeRainbow-covered glaciers, hundreds of humpback whales and a lucky eclipse sighting – Jake Hall spotted some of the world’s most phenomenal natural sights on board a New Scientist Discovery Tour
The charts that show the havoc El Nino is set to wreak across the worldThis year’s rapidly intensifying, climate change-fuelled “super” El Niño is on course to be the strongest on record – and potentially the most powerful in centuries.
Saxony-Anhalt: Far-right AfD eyes power in German state voteAlthough the eastern state accounts for less than 3% of the nationwide electorate, the election outcome could serve as a bellwether about the far-right AFD's prospects in the rest of the country. DW has the latest.
'You're not to think you're anything special': Why Swedes hate standing outSwedes prize equality, dislike boasting and are famously reluctant to stand out – yet they're also fiercely individualistic and know how to celebrate. The century-old idea of Jantelagen helps explain these contradictions, and offers visitors a fascinating key to decoding Swedish culture.
Can You Air-Condition a City?As heat waves intensify, cities are racing to develop ways to cool large outdoor areas, from simple mist-spraying towers to complex schemes to create artificial clouds.
