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Everyday science, familiar plotlines, and an absence of jargon make this the most accessible Star Trek yet. Star Trek is hardly beginner-friendly. Five television series, 12 movies, and a nerd following that defines nerd...

A four-part series on the clean technologies that will set us free brightcove.createExperiences(); Our series follows editor-in-chief Jacob Ward on a trip across the country and around the world to see firsthand the idea...

The robot can course at 22 kilometers per hour. Boston Dynamics' Cheetah robot may be the fastest, but MIT's version of the DARPA-backed quadruped robot is proving to be the most efficient. In a newly released video, MIT...

A tag that transmits a radio pulse over 20 kilometres whenever jolted can be fitted to life jackets or animals, or even used to monitor damage to bridges

All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: survival of the sociable, zap your brain, 3D ghost images without a camera, egg moon, and more

Plus: how other shows fare over time Who can predict how a TV show will fare two or three seasons out? Some shows only gain momentum after a dull first season, while others break out of the pack early on only to flounder...

Protecting against the new Middle Eastern coronavirus may be hard as vaccines for related bugs have caused an unwanted reaction, but work on SARS will help

Engineers often turn to nature for inspiration, but working from evolutionary blueprints isn't always necessary. The Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) recently showed off a dexterous robotic hand that uses three r...

--Fermi scientist leading search for rare particle 'morphing' -- Neutrinos from the cosmos hint at new era in astronomy -- The Higgs Boson and a 'New Physics' --"Could Make the Speed of Light Possible" -- IceCube Neutrin...

The purposeful, synchronised travel paths of the hundreds of thousands of bacteria are captured in a brilliantly colourful time-lapse image

In the drive to climate-proof cities, we can't just focus on buildings. Social infrastructure is just as important, says sociologist Robert Sampson (full text available to subscribers)

A landmark fossil study in 2008 suggested it was male dinosaurs that hatched the eggs, but a new analysis casts doubt on that idea

Sitting in an icy nest near Saturn, tiny Methone is oddly smooth, perhaps because it is made of lightweight stuff that can flow to erase impact scars

Mood-emitting headphones, microwaving security tags, waterproof sandals, and more (full text available to subscribers)

Computer programs could soon start making legal decisions, and they might do a better job than humans

An imaging technique that identifies chromosomal abnormalities in young embryos could dramatically increase the success rate of IVF

Modern perception of Vikings often cast these historic people as savage raiders with horned helmets. In truth, the Scandinavian people were much more diverse in their motives and intentions.

Properties, sources and uses of the element krypton.