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String theory may be our best attempt at a theory of everything, except that it can't describe an expanding universe like ours. Now a radical new twist on the idea could finally fix that - but it requires us to completel...

The Amazfit T-Rex 3 can easily compete with mainstream outdoor smartwatches.

A new study found that popular ADHD-related content on TikTok often misaligns with clinical guidelines, potentially influencing how young adults perceive the disorder. Researchers analyzed the top 100 ADHD videos and fou...

A new study finds that staying up late, known as having an "evening chronotype," is associated with a higher risk of depression. Researchers analyzed data from 546 university students and found that this link is influenc...

The giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters).

The top 100 videos about ADHD on TikTok feature many claims that psychologists consider inaccurate, but students often identify misleading videos as helpful

A research team has developed the world's first quantum microsatellite and demonstrated real-time quantum key distribution (QKD) between the satellite and multiple compact, mobile ground stations.

Last month's discovery of the most energetic neutrino yet detected is incredibly exciting for us particle physicists - but it also raises many questions, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Improving our understanding of sudden climate shifts is welcome. But framing this as creating an "early-warning system" is wrong on so many levels it is hard to know where to begin, says Bill McGuire

Feedback, a Lego fan, delves into a new science-related set, and learns that the model of a DNA double helix is the wrong way around. Time for some jokes about mirror organisms...

Adam Kucharski's new book Proof is a life raft in a sea of fake news and misinformation

In the enjoyable and science-backed book Me, But Better, Olga Khazan embarks on a year-long experiment to see if she can really become a more agreeable person

After weeks of criticism, Microsoft promised to show new data about its Majorana 1 quantum computer at the biggest meeting of the world's physicists. Researchers in the room tell New Scientist they were not impressed wit...

During its final hours on the lunar surface, the Blue Ghost spacecraft captured stunning photos of a lunar sunset.

Researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) to design a novel series of Fe-based amorphous alloys. These ma...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a keyboard - a structure never seen before in any bird brain

A record-setting test of quantum communication used a microsatellite to connect ground stations in China and South Africa, bringing a global quantum internet closer to reality

Imagine a world where your phone stays cool no matter how long you use it, and it's also equipped with tiny sensors that can identify dangerous chemicals or pollutants with unparalleled sensitivity and precision.

Live Science spoke with author John Green about his latest book, which explores both the history and current realities of tuberculosis.

Scientists know well how conventional materials conduct heat. However, things are not as straightforward under extreme conditions such as temperatures close to absolute zero combined with strong magnetic fields, where st...

A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.

The first randomised controlled trial of microdosing LSD as a treatment for ADHD found the psychedelic drug wasn't any more effective than a placebo in alleviating symptoms