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Stem cell transplant gives hope for treating age-r...
A monkey that performed poorly on vision tests did much better after having a stem cell transplant t...
BepiColombo spacecraft's flyby of Mercury begins u...
The secrets of Mercury's strange magnetic bubble are gradually being unlocked by the BepiColombo spa...
Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and...
On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruptio...
Signals from exotic new stars could hide in gravit...
A computer simulation suggests that some collisions between exotic, hypothetical stars would make sp...
In photos: Annular solar eclipse 2024 delights wit...
On Oct. 2, an annular solar eclipse turned the sun into an impressive "ring of fire." Here are some ...
First moonwalker Neil Armstrong's speech notes pos...
Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known for saying 12 words on July 20, 1969: "That's one small step fo...
Ants can be used to make yogurt – and now we know ...
A traditional yogurt-making practice from south-eastern Europe uses live ants as a starter, with the...
Rapamycin could make an epilepsy drug much safer d...
The epilepsy medication sodium valproate is linked to developmental problems in fetuses, but lab stu...
Top 'safety risk' for the ISS is a leak that has b...
The ISS has been dealing with a leak in its Russian segment since 2019. As NASA and Roscosmos work t...
Aurora alert: Possible geomagnetic storm could spa...
Aurora chasers are on high alert for possible geomagnetic storm conditions Oct.3 through Oct. 5 with...
One of our favorite star projectors now at lowest ...
Save 13% on the Pococo Galaxy star projector ahead of Amazon Prime Day (Big Deal Days): The lowest p...
How mass extinctions can help scientists find comp...
The history of life on Earth offers clues to aid the search for complex life elsewhere in the cosmos...
Which AI chatbot is best at avoiding disinformatio...
AI chatbots from Google and Microsoft sometimes parrot disinformation when answering questions about...
Drone versus drone combat is bringing a new kind o...
Machines are fighting machines on the Ukrainian battlefield, as a technological arms race has given ...
Annular solar eclipse 2024 wows skywatchers with '...
On Wednesday (Oct. 2), an annular eclipse swept over the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Argentina, wowing...
Google says its AI designs chips better than human...
Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are alread...
ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is 'go' for 2nd-ever l...
United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket is 'go' for its second-ever liftoff, a test fligh...
Ancient DNA tells story of toddler who lived in It...
A young boy who lived towards the end of the last glacial period had dark skin, blue eyes and a cong...
A note from the editor about New Scientist Live
With just one week to go until the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, New Scientist...
Sun unleashes monster X7.1 flare that could superc...
Just when we thought the sun was taking a bit of a break, the sunspot AR3842 fired off two powerful ...
NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as pow...
NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for...
AIs are more likely to mislead people if trained o...
If artificial intelligence chatbots are fine-tuned to improve their responses using human feedback, ...
Can AI and new technology fix our dysfunctional de...
Democracy across the world isn’t working the way it should. But scientists and technologists are com...
Dolphin 'smiles' may truly be a sign of playfulnes...
Captive dolphins are more likely to make an open-mouthed expression when their playmate can see them...
October's new moon will bring us a spectacular 'ri...
October's new moon will occur today (Oct. 2) and create a dazzling annular solar eclipse.
Exercise supplement creatine could be grown in edi...
The compound creatine, a popular exercise supplement that only occurs naturally in animal products, ...
Did a NASA telescope detect cosmic 'hot dogs' or D...
The potential detection of "Dyson spheres" indicating advanced alien civilizations may actually be s...
