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Tied tight with advancing technology are concerns human development is irrevocably damaging the planet. Back in 2001, one theory warned warmer oceans and overfishing would spawn jellyfish at an alarming rate. Throughout ...

The lymphatic system helps rid the body of toxins.

Recycled cellphones tend to hang on to their former owners' personal data. A new algorithm aims to wipe them clean

White House officials have already shot down a proposal for a Death Star, but who needs 'em? A new Kickstarter campaign is bringing the Death Star to the people, and in four days they've raised more than £200,000 (about...

All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: why we sleep, slicing up brains, robot inquisition, sacred sites in danger, and more

A networking loophole has made it easy to have a peek at what everyone else is doing by accessing cameras connected to the internet

The Alaskan Brewing Company burns its own spent grain for fuel. The Associated Press has the story of Juneau's Alaskan Brewing Company, which has installed a pleasingly sustainable new boiler system that takes grain that...

The latest additions to a London zoology museum would all fit in a wardrobe: vintage glass microscope slides that form a fascinating, dazzling tribute to life

From fruit flies to dolphins, every creature needs its shut-eye. Why we sleep is one of the biggest mysteries in biology, though the clues lie in the brain (full text available to subscribers)

Duck! Here comes asteroid 2012 DA14, grazing close to where you live on February 15th!

A new teacher's kit designed to make it easy and affordable (relatively speaking) to bring robots to school. Learning algebra with a robot sounds way better than learning it with flashcards, right? I know I would have ha...

Rowan Hooper visits the lab where brains are sliced in search of the underlying mechanisms of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's

Engineers create a ping pong gun that breaks the sound barrier

In a rare sighting, a black snub-nosed monkey has been seen helping another monkey give birth in south-west China

The effects of climate change strains already fragile international relations, as Andrew T. Guzman describes in Overheated

Crowdsourcing won't catch on unless workers can be sure they're getting a fair deal