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A new method turns noise into valuable data to enhance understanding of chemical reactions and material properties with unprecedented detail at the atomic level. The results of this research are now published in Nature.

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed implant that delivers targeted electrical stimulation to damaged areas of the spinal cord, promoting nerve regeneration. The implant mimics the spinal cord's structure with a fine, ...

A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold hydrogen, new research reveals. They could help scientists figure out when our galaxy's black hole l...

Speaking requires a precise sequence of muscle movements, long thought to be coordinated by Broca's area in the brain. New research reveals that a different region, the middle precentral gyrus (mPrCG), plays a key role i...

A new study reveals that the sequence of eye movements--not just eye contact itself--plays a key role in how we interpret social cues, even with robots. Researchers found that looking at an object, making eye contact, th...

A comprehensive review of over 23,000 studies identified 64 over-the-counter (OTC) supplements and herbal products evaluated in clinical trials for depression. St John's Wort, saffron, probiotics, vitamin D, and omega-3s...

Our brains demand a huge amount of energy, yet they allocate blood with remarkable efficiency. Researchers have uncovered how endothelial cells lining blood vessels act as a rapid "signaling highway," using gap junctions...

Cat owners have noticed their pets seem to go crazy for concrete blocks. Why?

Lara Lewington's Hacking Humanity looks at the fabulous technology that is changing healthcare. But where is the critical analysis?

Aviation is probably the single hardest industry to decarbonise. Sustainable fuels aren't the answer, but Mike Berners-Lee thinks there is one at hand

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

From a silhouetted space station to glowing comet tails and swirling stars, this year's ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest inspires us to see the cosmos in a new light

Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of an eye. Could this be good news, asks Graham Lawton

The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century

The first-known observations of matter-antimatter asymmetry in a decaying composite subatomic particle that belongs to the baryon class are reported from the LHCb experiment located at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. ...

The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars -- if it's allowed to be stu...

Snow leopard cubs have been photographed in Mongolia - the first time researchers have visited one of the animals' dens since 2019

We are all talking about so-called "dark empaths" but how would we know one if we met one? David Robson looks at the research behind the social media hype

The Wild Ones follows three experts out to capture video of species including the Gobi bear and the Javan rhinoceros. It is a heartwarming call to action

New pictures taken in Yukon, Canada, show a perfectly preserved fossil skull, which experts say belonged to a male, teenage horse that lived during the last ice age.

Astrophotographers have snapped stunning shots of a giant shapeshifting solar prominence, dubbed "The Beast," which appeared over the sun's northeastern limb on July 12 and rained impossibly fast fire over our home star.