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Is our Navy really the smallest it's been since 1916? And what does that mean, anyway? "Horses and Bayonets" was a meme the instant it came out of President Obama's mouth during last night's debate. The phrase was part o...

From the archives: These inventions may have silenced snores, but they were totally evil.

See our favourite visions of the world in microscopic pieces from this year's Nikon Small World competition

A sophisticated new imaging system could solve a mystery that's puzzled generations of scholars – how to read the 5000-year-old proto-Elamite script

A device that lets you switch between radio frequencies on the fly could have a big impact on the wireless communication industry

Calorie restriction extends life in mice – so does boosting levels of hormones associated with fasting. Might it work for us?

Manslaughter verdicts for six seismologists highlight the need for scientists to speak for themselves

Eduardo Labarca wants to bring the ocean you. Not through the kind of striking, high-definition imagery that Planet Earth brought, but through an immersive experience where you actually get to navigate the corals, chase ...

There's nothing like role models for inspiring the scientific spirits of women, today and tomorrow! And Marie Curie isn't the only one out there–history is rife with lesser-known but no less fabulous female scient...

From the inventor of the bicycle-riding 'bot, a new creation This robot is one of quite a few created by DrGuero2001 (or Masahiko Yamaguchi, a robot-builder with credentials, as he's known outside of YouTube). He's previ...

Watch how a new technique can make drops of liquid glide like pucks on an air hockey table

Reusing old bits has allowed an optical quantum computer to factorise a larger number than ever before using Shor's algorithm

Discovering how bitter taste receptors in the upper airways help fight infection paves the way for new sinusitis treatments

New Scientist is teaming up with an emotional computing company to track voters' reactions to last night's presidential candidates' debate

When did our ancestors become aware of their own mortality? The answer may help us understand the origin of our unique way of life, says Graham Lawton (full text available to subscribers)