When we talk about prehistoric foods, we often focus on meat or perhaps cereal grains. But columnist Michael Marshall finds ...

A radical new approach suggests some of quantum theory’s most bizarre and inexplicable effects might be down to physics ...

A gene called ZFX exerts powerful effects on an entire network of genes linked to autism, which may help explain why the ...

Unusually large handaxes weighing up to 3 kilograms have puzzled archaeologists because they are so unwieldy, but their ...

An experiment with ultracold potassium atoms has revealed details of a type of turbulence that only exists in the quantum ...

D printing, microcontrollers and drones have enabled the resurgence of antipersonnel mines in the Russia-Ukraine war, making ...

Olivia Goldhill is a features editor at New Scientist, focused on biomedicine, health and neuroscience. She's especially ...

Dry soil and high pressure can amplify extreme heat, helping to explain why regions like Europe are suffering ...

Bursts of vigorous physical activity, such as carrying heavy shopping or rushing for the bus, seem to have a significant ...

The Hubble Space Telescope faces a fiery and fatal re-entry to Earth's atmosphere sometime around 2032, but NASA is asking ...

A magnet barely wider than a human hair is one of the fastest spinning objects ever and could be useful for both fundamental ...

Parkinson's disease is linked to toxic protein clumps and disrupted brain waste removal, which may feed off each other, ...