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The brain's construction depends mainly on the shape of its neurons, a discovery that could speed up the mapping of the human brain

Modern humans only made it out of Africa when the changing climate made the Arabian desert passable – the rest of our migrations were climate-dependent too

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: no-hands driving, a brief history of the human genome, cavenauts in training, and more

Here's today's roundup of science, nature and environment news from the Bay Area and beyond.

A lunar supercomputer would help with the computing required for deep space missions – and could also be used to establish a moon base

Following government restrictions on currency sales, people in Argentina have been using Paypal to exchange US dollars.

A unanimous vote at the International Astronomical Union in China has changed the underlying definition of the astronomical unit

Southern sea otters are local icons, gracing a plethora of souvenirs, murals and postcards throughout central and northern California. With a face like that, it’s easy to see why. But sea otters themselves are not...

Sometimes astronauts head to the most unlikely places to train for the rigours of space, as NASA's Andrew Feustel reveals

Apple says iPhone 5 preorders topped 2 million in 24 hours, more than double the amount of iPhone 4S preorders.

The Winklevoss twins, who famously sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, have invested in a new social network for the financial community.

After Nintendo's Wii U preview event last week, I asked Cindy Gordon, Nintendo's V.P. of Corporate Affairs, a few questions about launch details, pricing and the system itself. Here's what she told me.

No matter the potential of Google TV, until now the hardware has just been too expensive compared to other set-top boxes such as Apple TV and Roku. The new Vizio Co-Star, priced at $100, is one of the cheapest Google TV ...

The world's largest games jam has taken place at Bedfordshire University with record numbers of student developers taking part

ABC News reviews the new FitBit Zip.

The professional networking site LinkedIn has announced it now has 10 million members in the UK.

New data shows which towns in Britain illegally download the most music, amid continuing concerns about the cost to the industry.

Manchester has been named the piracy capital of the UK, according to a new study seen exclusively by the BBC.

Eight billion years ago, rays of light from distant galaxies began their long journey to Earth. That ancient starlight has now found its way to a mountaintop in Chile, where the newly-constructed Dark Energy Camera, the ...

Who's the most illegally shared artist near you?

Manchester named in study as biggest city for music piracy in the UK, with singer Ed Sheeran topping the list of most illegally downloaded artist.