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You know, in case you're trying to conceal your location (or a murder suspect's). John McAfee--anti-virus pioneer, "person of interest" in Belize murder investigation, and launcher of increasingly bizarre media stories--...

Ladybugs have returned to the Oakland Hills and Redwood Regional Park. Find out why they're here and how you can help track ladybugs in your own yard or neighborhood.

See a mind-bending effect crafted into a recently discovered quilt that changes depending on its colours and dimensions

Today is the anniversary of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. To mark the occasion in 1966, Popular Science published a feature on how the Japanese designed such a successful assault--and how they paid for it later. Today ...

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: fly me to the moon (for $1bn), dawn of photosynthesis, space-time waves, Kaggle's boss, and more

As the Qatar climate summit looks set to run into the weekend, we look at some key issues, such as compensation for poor countries harmed by climate change

As the Qatar climate summit looks set to run into the weekend, we look at some key issues, such as compensation for poor countries harmed by climate change

Two satellites called Ebb and Flow have revealed the fine variations in the moon's surface with the most detailed gravity map ever

A review of studies involving 75,000 people shows that simply eating less fat made them lighter

If you’ve lost a job to automation, take heart — it’s more than just humans who are getting muscled out by robots. UT San Diego recently reported that in the next five years, the Navy will be phasing...

A new quake off Japan's Pacific coast revives memories of 2011 tsunami; Fukushima nuclear power station "undamaged"

Software that automatically classifies video into channels catering to specific interests is YouTube's latest ploy to become the future of television

An attempt to explain life was career suicide for mathematician Dorothy Wrinch, we learn from Marjorie Senechal's biography I Died for Beauty

Vote on the latest matchups in our Best of What's New bracket! Welcome to the second round of our five-round bout. There was no shortage of impassioned debate when we gathered to anoint the top 25 innovations in the hist...

A set of trinkets and devices for those who are constantly plugged into the world wide web. The Internet is a dangerously addicting place. If you have a friend who spends all of their free time with their eyes glued to t...

Kaggle.com has turned data prediction into sport. People competing to solve problems are outclassing the specialists, says its president Jeremy Howard (full text available to subscribers)

The value of indifference, carbon-free sugar, scientists massacred in the nude, and more (full text available to subscribers)

The Toxoplasma parasite does its dirty work by getting immune cells to make a chemical normally found in the brain

The first direct detection of gravitational waves may happen in 2013, if new studies of pulsars affected by galaxy mergers are correct

From nearly 130 science-inspired stories, our judge Alice LaPlante has narrowed down a fantastic shortlist. Story five of five: Go D by Michael Rolfe

For the first time, geologists have found evidence of how modern photosynthesis evolved 2.4 billion years ago

A Japanese train based on a theme park ride could make getting around cleaner – and more fun