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An electrode cap and computer program can translate brain signals into commands for a humanoid robot. Researchers in Japan are using a brain-machine interface to control the actions of a humanoid robot. The goal is to al...

The Aston Martin DB5 that made its first James Bond cameo in 1964's Goldfinger gets bullet-ridden and blown up in the new movie Skyfall. Except not really. In the new James Bond movie Skyfall, the Aston Martin DB5--a rar...

A small partner circling a black hole would make the hole wobble and reduce its temperature

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: our ancestors ate grass, beyond the LHC, living by remote control, UK ash hopes, and more

The fungal disease killing ash trees in the UK cannot be eradicated, so instead scientists will go looking for trees with natural resistance

Alchemy was more than misguided attempts to turn lead to gold, argues Lawrence Principe in The Secrets of Alchemy PLUS Crabs: peeing from the head

Need to make a call but have run out of juice? Just give your cellphone a shake for an extra burst of power

People can calculate simple mathematical equations unconsciously, adding weight to the idea that such reasoning isn't an exclusively human trait

When Siri first hit the scene, many smartphone users were either enamored by the app or were jealous that they either had an unsupported iPhone or used Android devices. But over the last year or so, more apps have been v...

Transportation thoroughfares in the Netherlands are about to take a big leap into the 21st century. The Dutch design firm Studio Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure, a major European road construction company, wil...

It's a warriors' tomb, but a new genetic analysis shows that its occupants tell us more about culture than conquest

Transmitting our senses into machines is set to change the way we live, says Helen Thomson, but it's the unintended consequences we should care about (full text available to subscribers)

Transmitting our senses into machines is set to change the way we live, says Helen Thomson, but it's the unintended consequences we should care about (full text available to subscribers)

To truly understand the Higgs we will need yet another massive particle accelerator – physicists are starting to dream, and now's a good time to start

The idea that curvaceous figurines are prehistoric pornography is an excuse to legitimise modern behaviour as having ancient roots, says archaeologist April Nowell

Berkeley Lab scientists and their Sloan Digital Sky Survey colleagues use quasars to probe dark energy over 10 billion years in the past

The key is alternating layers made from materials with different abilities. Making better body armor doesn’t have to be about adding bulk--it’s about smart layering. A new composite material, made of tiny a...

Springtime brings warmer temperatures and a rebirth as nature reawakens.