Michael Marshall, Author at New Scientist Science news and science articles from New Scientist Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 242057827 What primates tell us about the evolutionary origins of keeping pets /article/2583030-what-primates-tell-us-about-the-evolutionary-origins-of-keeping-pets/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 /article/2583030-auto-draft/ 2583030 The 85-million-year timeline of human evolution /article/2583039-timeline-of-human-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 /article/2583039-auto-draft/ 2583039 What is life? A provocative new book sets out to redefine it /article/2582598-what-is-life-a-provocative-new-book-sets-out-to-redefine-it/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 /article/2582598-what-is-life-a-provocative-new-book-sets-out-to-redefine-it/ 2582598 How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors /article/2533221-how-humans-evolved-to-be-twice-as-big-as-our-ancestors/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:03 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2533221 2533221 Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason /article/2532890-human-brains-may-have-got-bigger-for-no-particular-reason/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:37 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2532890 2532890 Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge /article/2530818-ancient-monument-marked-summer-solstice-centuries-before-stonehenge/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:01:16 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2530818 2530818 Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity /article/2530459-autism-may-have-two-distinct-subtypes-that-vary-by-brain-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:42 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2530459 2530459 Has the answer to life’s origins been hiding in our cells all along? /article/2529162-has-the-answer-to-lifes-origins-been-hiding-in-our-cells-all-along/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:51 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2529162 2529162 New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds /article/2529358-new-scientist-recommends-a-brilliant-take-on-the-evolution-of-birds/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg27035990.200 2529358 What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa /article/2529312-what-really-happened-when-ancient-humans-migrated-out-of-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=currents&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:38 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2529312 2529312