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From rocketing penguins to microscopic skeletons, our favourite images from this year's Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

A kidney-like structure that filters blood in rats is a vital step towards making new kidneys from someone's own cells

A long core of sediment from a Japanese lake is a Rosetta Stone for ice-age climate research.

Earth experienced an extended heatwave 249 million years ago that made many areas uninhabitable

The carbon in layers of algae from the bottom of a Japanese lake will help reveal the precise dates of historical climate change and human migrations

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: how the moon formed, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the key to youth, Antony Gormley, and more

The Otton frog has one more finger than other frogs – a finger with an extendable spike it uses to stab rivals

Utility meters widely installed in the US send out wireless signals that can easily be spied on

The following article was written by Singularity Hub Member David McNally from the U.S. Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command, and appeared on .army.mil. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Oct. 3, 2012) ...

Art inspired by science has boomed as artists have embraced scientific methods to further their work – it's time science returned the compliment

Exoplanets are the new kids on the block, but in Mirror Earth, Michael Lemonick is impressed by heartbreaking tales of careers shattered by the search

In 2018, NASA will launch the James Webb Space Telescope, which will boast mirrors approximately seven times larger than those on the Hubble. Once operational, the telescope will peer through interstellar dust and clearl...

Some of the winners of this year's Nobel prizes tell us how they heard the news and how it will affect their lives and research

Players of shoot-'em-ups could roam beyond the virtual borders set by game designers, thanks to a new game design that builds its world afresh in real time

Watch how a new virtual tour can visualise the impact of a tumour before birth

Paul Nicklen has just become the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer Year for this photo, Bubble-jetting emperors, which was no easy task to capture

Sculptor Antony Gormley explains how his installations explore the way humans act, react and interact

By placing 3D printers on remote bases, the US armed forces are looking to make their combat units more self-sufficient

Giving old mice young blood reverses age-related cognitive decline