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3D displays haven't exactly sold like hot cakes. But a glasses-free prototype with a wide viewing angle could change all that

Obama's BRAIN Initiative directs $100 million in public money toward basic brain research. But what's the goal?

After mating, female Euxesta bilimeki flies often eject the sperm and eat it - a habit that seems to help them stave off thirst in the dry season

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Large Hadron Collider Scientists Turn Focus To Search For Dark Matter (Pictures) -- Elusive dark matter found at last? -- Stephen Hawking sees uni...

Several innocent people have been accused of being responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing thanks to misinformation originating from police scanners. Why are these even broadcast? The past week has seen a torrent of ...

It's an older recipe than you'd think. "Contents under pressure may explode" has never been more accurate. Pressure cookers heat food with steam, using increased internal atmospheric pressure to heat and trap steam beyon...

A new analysis of major quakes since 1979 suggests that they cause a distant part of the planet to shake at least 9 per cent of the time

All the latest stories on newscientist.com: what caused the Midwest drought, life-friendly planets, AI hunts Boston bombers, baby consciousness, and more

Software that spots colored cars and hats, and even specific the ages and genders, helps analysts comb through hours of surveillance footage. Three days after the Boston Marathon bombings, a security camera caught one of...

Researchers are plugging in smokers, alcoholics, and even crack addicts to expose them to a relapse environment--and teach them how to deal with it. Will it work? When the addicts enter the room, they haven't met the peo...

Whether in captivity or on the loose, animals can be surprisingly cunning - so zookeepers in China carried out a drill with a colleague in a bear suit

As a space-faring culture, we have now left our marks across the solar system, on planets, moons, asteroids, and in the empty space between them. Some of these "marks" are yet-functioning robotic spacecraft. Some are lit...

Noodle peelers should probably start looking for other things to do around the kitchen - there's just no competing with these robots.

Catapults, cannons, submarines, and more!

Controversy over whether climate change was to blame for the Midwest drought highlights the need for better ways to assess the causes of extreme weather

In The Anatomy of Violence, Adrian Raine makes a strong case - often based on his own research - that distinct biological traits shape criminal behaviour

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Wearable tech software displays text on the darkest the background you are looking at at any given moment, whether it's a dimly lit room or a bright blue sky

The combination of 3D printing and robotics promises to bring revolutionary architecture to every block

Properties, uses and sources of the element aluminum.

Properties, sources and uses of the element magnesium.