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Rock storage and a zoomable 3D camera are some of the possible updates to a rover based on Curiosity's design

A widely condemned therapy which aims to help gay men change their sexuality is under legal scrutiny in a US trial

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the world's sinking cities, psychiatry's failures, carbon emissions rising, premature babies, and more

A workable diagnostic system is needed, because sticking with the status quo is not an option

Temperatures and sea level are rising faster than predicted, but it's our ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions that are the real worry

A snapshot of the tropical storm from the International Space Station shows the extent of Bopha's fury from 370 kilometres up

Joining NASA's Robonaut, JAXA's Kibo robot will serve as a robot companion to Japan's ISS resident, attempting to relieve the stress of long term space living. NASA has already sent its own humanoid Robonaut into orbit a...

Injecting specific sequences of RNA into the hearts of mice damaged by heart attack can help the organ repair itself by producing new muscle tissue

The infant should grow up into a sun-like star, and is surrounded by enough matter to make at least seven Jupiters

On the brink of a health information revolution that promises to offer round-the-clock body monitoring and personalized medicine, the medical implant company Medtronic has some sobering news for patients who use their de...

Often written by expert writers with an obsessive quest for accuracy, the readability of Wikipedia entries is taking a back seat

Having been modeled after a variety of organisms (or their parts), robots come in all shapes and sizes but researchers at MIT now report that they’ve designed their robots after the very structures that make...

Hint: the taxpayers. Deadspin breaks down how much the public is paying for sports. Getting that fancy new sports stadium isn't always cheap, and sometimes the taxpayers are used to fill the gap. This .gif from Deadspin ...

After a year at sea, Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider has set the record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous robot. In November of last year, Liquid Robotics dropped four of its brand new Wave Glider robots in...

Artist Tomás Saraceno's new installation, On Space Time Foam, allows the audience to clamber over it to discover our collective interconnections

River deltas worldwide are sinking, bringing catastrophic floods. Some major cities have sunk more than a metre. What's going on? (full text available to subscribers)

It's a rare case of beneficial litter – cigarette butts are used by birds to line their nests, which has the added affect of repelling parasites

It's a rare case of beneficial litter – cigarette butts are used by birds to line their nests, which has the added affect of repelling parasites

From nearly 130 science-inspired stories, our judge Alice LaPlante has narrowed down a fantastic shortlist. Story three of five: Sleep by Richard Clarke

Stack up graphene and it's normally brittle – but now there's a way to make it three dimensional and bouncy

Extremely premature babies are more likely to survive their first week than 11 years ago in the UK, but the proportion that develop severe disabilities is unchanged

A super-epic holiday greeting from space. Happy holidays from the International Space Station! Film student Giacomo Sardelli created this timelapse video of the ISS to promote world connectedness and peace on Earth. 'Tis...