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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...
'I think it was hard not to watch that rocket lift...
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were expected to launch on SpaceX's Crew-9 mission...
Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a glo...
Today (Oct. 2), the moon and sun will create a "ring of fire" during an annular solar eclipse. Here'...
FAA requires investigation of anomaly on SpaceX's ...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation of the anomaly a SpaceX Falco...
China unveils spacesuit for moonwalking astronauts...
China has revealed the design of its moonwalking spacesuit, which the nation hopes to start putting ...
Parkrun events could boost your life satisfaction
People report greater life satisfaction six months after starting Parkrun events, which could partly...
A star-studded Rosette nebula brings gorgeous colo...
The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros is captured in all its glory, revealing the sites of star formation ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS wows skywatchers around th...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is lighting up skies around the world. We take a look at some of the best ph...
