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Take a look at the submerged backbone of the internet. It might feel like our communications systems have evolved past the point where we'd need tons of cables, but it couldn't be further from the truth--undersea cables ...

Russia's rocket track record isn't looking so good lately. A Russian rocket carrying a U.S. satellite crashed into the Pacific this morning. No one was hurt, thankfully, but this isn't exactly good news for Russian comme...

It often snows on hot Jupiters - worlds like our Jupiter, but orbiting close to their sun - just don't expect a gorgeous white wonderland

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the biology of tough childhoods, Texan mega-battery, steering spaceships with two brains, and more

Where your mind goes every night, how to get more of the good stuff - and why do we do it anyway?

What do zombies have to do with consciousness? Quite a lot, show the thrilling theatrics at the Science Museum, London

In a case of nature's love of recycling, the remora's unique sucking disc headgear starts life as a bog-standard dorsal fin

An Arabic version of a common programming language aims to open up software engineering to a wider audience that doesn't speak English

The most extensive bilateral arm transplant to date has been successfully achieved thanks to an interdisciplinary team of doctors and nurses at John Hopkins Hospital. The operation, which was performed on December 18, la...

Faecal transplants reveal how gut bacteria have an important role to play in the onset and treatment of a form of malnutrition called kwashiorkor

A giant battery built next to a Texas wind farm can bridge the gap between supply and demand, making renewable energy more viable

A giant battery built next to a Texas wind farm can bridge the gap between supply and demand, making renewable energy more viable

Suffering in our early years can have terrible after-effects - not only on us but also on our descendants. We're now closing in on how the biology works (full text available to subscribers)

Animal rights campaigners hail recommendations as a triumph, but loss of only animal model for hepatitis C could delay vaccine development

Legally binding glances, when the threat of disease isn't enough, the tiger that loves New Scientist, and more (full text available to subscribers)

A 3D printer has turned a famous mathematical proof into an object of the precise dimensions needed to demonstrate the genius of Archimedes

From ancient Greek technology to shadows of the fourth dimension, 3D printing can make otherwise tough concepts in mathematics seem intuitive

The combined power of two people's brains is better at completing certain tasks - and could even one day be used to control spacecraft

Skip the family vacation -- you can see more of the national park from your laptop. It's been a great week for Google Maps-branded remote tourism. First, the online cartographers rolled out a detailed map of secluded Nor...