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The FDA is under pressure to regulate, following further evidence of contamination with a natural carcinogen

A beeswax cap that was applied 6500 years ago to a cracked canine adds to evidence that prehistoric humans were competent dentists

Rats fed modified maize are more likely to get large breast tumours and die early, says a new study – but there are many problems with the work

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: grey gold of ambergris, neural implants spark better decision, US population in 2050, and more

A brain implant that predicts a bad decision and stimulates a better one is paving the way for treatment of Alzheimer's – and enhanced cognition (full text available to subscribers)

Our exclusive analysis reveals huge inequalities between young Hispanics and ageing whites – only by working together today can the US protect its future

Published today is a high-resolution 3D atlas of the human brain, the result of four years and $55 million spent studying just two-and-a-half brains

The galaxy's light began travelling towards us just 490 million years after the big bang, giving scientists a peek at when the first galaxies emerged

Feral cats threaten native wildlife, from reptiles to birds, and often lead a miserable life. By better understanding the concerns of cat colony caretakers, wildlife biologists hope to find enough common ground to benefi...

Watch a pioneering safety test using a vision-blocking visor that left participants driving blind in rush hour. It won an Ig Nobel prize

As the New York Board of Health moves to prohibit sales of super-sized sugary drinks, Daniel Engber examines the conflicting studies around the issue

Bold schemes are afoot to filter fact from fiction on the web, and all of us can have a crucial part to play, says Jim Giles (full text available to subscribers)

Geneva, 19 September 2012. Winner of the Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN1 award and CERN's2 first artist in residence, Julius von Bismarck3, will present his work 'Versuch unter Kreisen', at the closing lecture of his ...