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Scientists from Germany and Japan have developed a new magnetic sensor, which is thin, robust and pliable enough to be smoothly adapted to human skin, even to the most flexible part of the human palm. This is feeding the...

Samsung recently released its new virtual-reality headset, the Gear VR (powered by Oculus Rift), but the product comes with a foreboding list of possible health-related side effects.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have created the first transistors made of silicene, the world's thinnest silicon material. Their research holds the promise of building d...

What urges mathematicians to spend years in pursuit of solutions? Manya Raman Sundström thinks it's because we can't help seeking beauty (full text available to subscribers)

A diverse panel of experts recommend new, age-specific sleep suggestions.

From KQED Education Do Now: Animal testing in scientific and commercial research has a long and controversial history. When should animals be used for research or industry testing, if ever?

One of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history was strengthened by smoke from burning farmlands in Central America, a new study suggests.

Videos are revealing how sound propagates around a recorder to help designers optimise the sound quality of musical instruments

New structural studies of the superficially simple ammonium carbonate monohydrate could shed light on industrial processes, biochemistry and even the interstellar building blocks of life.

Last week, a man crash landed his drone on the White House lawn. Evidently, the individual, a member of a US intelligence agency, had been drinking and was showing off...

New guidelines from the National Sleep Foundation slightly change the recommended sleep ranges for children and teens.

All the latest on newscientist.com: mystery of Antarctica's growing sea ice, three-parent babies, origins of altruism, the fight against smog and more

Near 4 kilometres below the Antarctic ice, this ancient lake could hold extreme life forms. This time it was sampled with extra care to avoid contamination

Birds are unwitting masters of fluid dynamics -- they manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one direction and moving themselves in another. Two New York University researchers have taken insp...

Large and affordable holographic video displays may soon be possible, which could spur the development of glasses-free 3D TVs, researchers say.

Before visiting visiting one on Thursday, I had no idea that quantum physics labs are such a maze of lasers, mirrors, lenses and vacuum chambers. The Joint Quantum Institute is a cooperative venture between the Universi...

A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables.

Birds are unwitting masters of fluid dynamics--they manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one direction and moving themselves in another. Two New York University researchers have taken inspir...

Holographic video displays, featuring three-dimensional images, are about to "go large" and become a lot more affordable at the same time, thanks to the work of a team of Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers and th...

In a world first, members of the UK parliament have voted to allow mitochondrial donation

Orange bubbles, blue patches, and red wisps of light dance in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope photo toward the constellation of Taurus.

Gadgets designed to replicate your presence at home when you're not around could spark a technological arms race between residents and would-be burglars