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DARPA's menacing military machine gains some new tricks. The Legged Squad Support System, a.k.a. BigDog, which looks more like the offspring of a bull and a spider than a dog, shows off some new skills in this video. At ...

Back in June, news sites began picking up the story of Rayfish Footwear, which claimed it could genetically engineer stingrays to have whatever skin pattern or color you want, and then make you some cool sneakers out of ...

Need just a little more length on your charging cable to reach the outlet? No problem: new wires filled with liquid metal could stretch up to eight times their original length. At some point soon, we'll have wireless eve...

It’s no secret that in the future robots — not all, but certain ones — will be designed to kill. Certainly, we’ll have service bots a plenty that are as safe as golden retrievers, but thereâ�...

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: revolutionary stem cell trial, the sceptic's guide to 3D printing, alien planets suited to life, and more

-- Time Person of the Year Runner-Up: Fabiola Gianotti, the Discoverer -- The Higgs Boson: Particle of the Year -- Are We Closing in On Dark Matter? -- Spotted: SLAC's linac made out of Legos -- The Higgs boson Double tr...

Policy that would make it easier to carry concealed weapons into schools could have meant “the difference between life and death for many innocent bystanders,” a spokesman for Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolg...

Saturn blocks out the sun to reveal its rings in all their splendour in this image from the Cassini spacecraft

3D printing is a revolutionary technology, but never mind the hype, says MacGregor Campbell – it will make its impact in unexpected ways (full text available to subscribers)

A star that is a mainstay of science fiction and resembles our sun has become a prime candidate for having habitable planets

Videos of dogs driving cars have become a global hit and prompted wild claims of canine intelligence. Not so fast, argues an animal cognition researcher

Want to see what your couch would look like in any colour or fabric? A new augmented reality app lets you virtually trick out your living room before you buy

A look back through history gives our modern commercial dealings with water a new perspective in Drinking Water by James Salzman

Watch cell forces do origami with tiny plastic sheets

Next year will see the first person receive induced pluripotent stem cells – "rewound" adult cells that can grow into any tissue in the body

Software that harnesses principles of cognitive science aims to turn you into a grade-A student

Combining two approaches to preventing flu might create lasting immunity against novel types

New research suggests the pharaoh likely had his throat slit by conspirators in his harem.

Thiel's Breakout Labs has awarded an energy firm $300,000 to continue its research harnessing tornadoes for cheap, clean energy. Billionaire Peter Thiel is already trying to create all sorts of zany things: 3-D printed m...