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Which inventions should we prioritise to safeguard the environment and human health and happiness? From better batteries and photovoltaic paint to a universal vaccine precursor, Vaclav Smil shares his wish list

NASA and Lockheed Martin's strange-looking X-59 plane is set to fly early in 2023, and it is designed to break the sound barrier quietly rather than creating a huge sonic boom

The formation of the Bering Land Bridge connecting Asia to North America occurred much later than experts thought.

The ability to transmit and manipulate, with minimal loss, the smallest unit of light--the photon--plays a pivotal role in optical communications as well as designs for quantum computers that would use light rather than ...

The Inflation Reduction Act will accelerate US progress on boosting renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions in 2023 as a decade of funding starts

Takashi Taniguchi and Kenji Watanabe create high-quality crystals that offer the perfect substrate on which to tailor-make two-dimensional materials with amazing electronic properties. They tell New Scientist how they gr...

Weather warnings remain in place in many parts of the US with more heavy snow on the way, while parts of Europe are seeing record warmth for January

Scientists are increasingly studying quantum entanglement, which occurs when two or more systems are created or interact in such a manner that the quantum states of some cannot be described independently of the quantum s...

Best Buy has slashed the price of the Bowflex SelectTech 552 adjustable dumbbells by $50 in the January sales.

The best budget fitness trackers can help you monitor your health without breaking the bank.

Hydrow has slashed the price of its top-of-the-line rowing machine.

Previous golf robots have required assistance from human operators, but Golfi can find golf balls on a green and work out how to hit them by itself