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New military malware called PlaceRaider takes control of a victim's smartphone camera and takes sneaky snaps to build up a 3D image of their surroundings

So-called reparative therapies that promise to "cure" homosexuality have been banned in California

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Darwin, Hawking, Dawkins… New Scientist readers voted for the 10 popular science books that helped changed the world

Don't believe the US presidential opinion polls. Barring a political earthquake, Barack Obama will be re-elected at a canter, says Jim Giles

The tropical timber trade is increasingly being run by organised crime and is responsible for up to 90 per cent of global deforestation

Against a black backdrop and with professional lighting, these aren't the sort of photos of animals we're used to seeing

Geneva 1 October 2012. Representatives from the science funding agencies and library communities of 29 countries are meeting at CERN[1] today to launch the SCOAP3[2] Open Access initiative. Open Access revolutionizes the...