We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E.

An unusual aspect of GPS that contributed to its rapid adoption by is that it is operated for free ... Science from 2010 to 2012 and is currently a senior physics writer and editor for Quanta ...

despite exorbitant subscription fees for the magazine. At the same time, however, AI technology is not bad for science per se; it is increasingly helping in research itself.

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Richard Alley, Lawrence Edwards and David Tilman were among the two dozen honorees who received the National Medal of Science ...

Norovirus, often erroneously called the "stomach flu," sickens an estimated 21 million Americans and 685 million people ...

Researchers have discovered that healthy skin — once thought to be a passive barrier — can actually produce antibodies that fight off infections. It’s hoped that the finding could one day lead to the ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique ...

Large language models may unlock a new and valuable type of research.

After another record-breaking year for global temperatures in 2024, pressure is rising on policymakers to step up efforts to ...

Despite its upbeat subtitle, How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science, David Sobel’s widely praised new study of Marie Curie and the 45 women who worked in her laboratory reveals the ...

Because global temperatures are warming, what’s considered normal is warming, too. So, when a 2025 cold snap is reported as ...