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Paper turned into an eco-friendly light-emitting display
1000 days ago - New Scientist
Spraying ordinary paper with specialised materials can make flexible light-up displays that could be used on packaging and newsprint
Weird dream? Your brain won't even try to make sense of it
1000 days ago - New Scientist
Our dreams are so bizarre that parts of the brain that usually try to make sense of language seem to power down rather than attempt to understand them
This dinosaur had wings like a bat, but did it fly like one?
1000 days ago - New Scientist
A fossil from China may have had unique membrane-like wings to glide or even fly, suggesting dinosaurs dabbled in flight before evolving into birds
Human gene editing has arrived – here's why it matters
1000 days ago - New Scientist
It's becoming possible to edit our genes to treat and prevent conditions like HIV and sickle cell disease or, more controversially, create designer babies
Copy your rivals if you want to win the World Cup or become CEO
1000 days ago - New Scientist
Football managers and people climbing the corporate ladder face choices about how to chase the ultimate prize. Now game theory suggests what's best
A Russian spacecraft is spinning out of control - but don't panic
1000 days ago - New Scientist
Contact has been lost with an uncrewed supply capsule headed for the ISS, but the situation is more like a missed parcel delivery than a Hollywood apocalypse movie
UK's political parties offer little on climate and renewables
1001 days ago - New Scientist
In the run up to the UK general election, a review of climate pledges shows that all major parties offer unspecified promises rather than concrete policies
The no-drone zone: How to stop UAVs spying on us from above
1001 days ago - New Scientist
From politicians to celebrities, there are plenty of people who want to stop drones watching their every move. Now they have ways of doing so
Antarctica's Blood Falls are a sign of life below ground
1001 days ago - New Scientist
A vast underground network of aquifers storing water – and potentially teeming with microbes - may be linked to Antarctica's bleeding glacier
Freakiest dinosaur ever found is a vegetarian relative of T. rex
1001 days ago - New Scientist
Chilesaurus is an odd vegetarian relative of T. rex, a chimera-like hotchpotch of traits from many dinosaurs, which challenges our ideas on their evolution
Milky Way's quiet life leaves it with no dark matter skeleton
1000 days ago - New Scientist
Our galaxy has only ever merged with small galaxies, not large ones. This low-key history has left it bereft of dark matter from outside
Predatory cockroach from dinosaur era found trapped in amber
1000 days ago - New Scientist
A family of predatory cockroaches that lived 100 million years ago has been discovered in fossils found in Myanmar
The human universe: Exploring our place in space
1000 days ago - New Scientist
We’re masters of Earth, but how do we measure up against the cosmos? From colonising stars to destroying the universe, we explore humans' role...
LATEST IN SCIENCEClimate change's impact on extreme weather quantified
1001 days ago - New Scientist
Global warming seems to be causing 75 per cent of extreme high-temperature events and 18 per cent of extreme rainfall
I'm chasing the shadows of paranormal experience
1002 days ago - New Scientist
Researching ghosts, ESP and precognition is real science, says Caroline Watt, and it takes more rigour than most (full text available to subscribers)
Microbes play villainous role in Arctic climate change
1002 days ago - New Scientist
Not all living creatures are victims of climate change – some are actively helping to raise temperatures and melt ice
That's no moon! Spacecraft mistaken for new natural satellite
1002 days ago - New Scientist
For 13 hours today, astronomers thought Earth had gained a new, temporary moon – but it turned out to be the Gaia space telescope
US farms hit by bird flu - but a vaccine might make things worse
1002 days ago - New Scientist
So far 8 million chickens and turkeys have been destroyed to stop the spread of H5N2, but a vaccine could encourage the spread of "silent" infections
Rare cannibal iguana caught snacking on a juicy juvenile
1002 days ago - New Scientist
Reptiles don't usually tuck into their own kind, but harsh environmental conditions may have pushed this adult iguana to its limits
UK people happy to cut energy use, but wary of smart meters
1002 days ago - New Scientist
A UK survey of more than 2400 people reveals that those who are most worried about electricity bills are least likely to want smart meters
Nepal earthquake: How to prevent thousands more deaths
1002 days ago - New Scientist
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake taught us that managing and preventing landslides could save thousands of lives in Nepal over the coming weeks
The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction
1002 days ago - New Scientist
Fossil evidence suggests it wasn't climate change that killed off the enigmatic Ediacarans, Earth's first complex life, but competition from Cambrian...
Bitter sweet nectar: Why some flowers poison bees
1003 days ago - New Scientist
Plants provide pollinators with nectar as a reward for their services, so why lace it with mind-bending toxins? Their motivations are surprisingly...
It's time to let national happiness guide political policy
1003 days ago - New Scientist
The real feel-good factors must be allowed to guide government decisions alongside economic measures, says economist and Labour peer Richard Layard
Getting to grips with the placenta's real health benefits
1004 days ago - New Scientist
A project to understand the body's most mysterious organ could help us tackle everything from pregnancy complications to heart disease, says Cathy...
Touching down on Mars could still be a far-off prospect
1004 days ago - New Scientist
Landing on the Red Planet may remain a distant dream for now, despite ambitious plans by aerospace companies to take people there in the next decade
The Vital Question: Finding answers about the origin of life
1005 days ago - New Scientist
Life was shaped by the very thing that fuelled it, linking questions about everything from our lifespan to the nature of alien life, argues a book by...
Tiny robots climb walls carrying more than 100 times their weight
1005 days ago - New Scientist
The two robots borrow techniques from both inchworms and geckos to climb up walls while carrying huge loads
Tax cuts for top earners fail because the theory is broken
1005 days ago - New Scientist
Tax breaks for the wealthy were meant to trickle through society to benefit all. It didn't work and inequality just got worse, says economist Ha-Joon...
World's first malaria vaccine could be rolled out by end of year
1005 days ago - New Scientist
Results suggest millions of cases globally could be averted with the vaccine, which may be approved for use by year end
Police can now tell identical twins apart - just melt their DNA
1005 days ago - New Scientist
Some crimes are left unsolved because police can't tell which identical twin DNA evidence has come from. Now there's a quick way to tell them apart
Happy birthday Hubble, 25 today! Look back to where it all began
1005 days ago - New Scientist
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced some fabulous images over the past 25 years – and this is the mirror that made them all possible...
Feedback: Some numerology of astronomy
1005 days ago - New Scientist
Food and drink for thought, we revisit magic DNA numbers, suspecting a subliminal message on education and more (full text available to subscribers)
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