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As one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, James Watson pioneered the field of genetics and left behind a complicated legacy

A dwarf galaxy 100 million light years away is being stripped of its crucial star-forming gas, and it seems that the cosmic web is siphoning off this gas as the galaxy passes through

The surface of comet 3I/ATLAS may have been so radically altered by cosmic rays that deducing its home star system would be impossible

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

By cutting surveys of public health, the US government won’t be able to properly tackle problems ranging from drug addiction to food insecurity

Jacob, an 11-year-old lion, has defied expectations by surviving for years after losing a leg – now we know his success is down to an innovative hunting strategy

Archaeologists have compiled the most detailed map yet of roads throughout the Roman Empire in AD 150, totalling almost 300,000 kilometres in length

The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght’s Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth

Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties

The identity of a skeleton buried under a Budapest convent has been confirmed as Béla of Macsó, a Hungarian royal murdered in a 13th-century power struggle, and archaeologists have pieced together how the attack unfolded