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Researchers have developed a new way to turn ordinary antibodies into tiny disease-fighting molecules that can work inside human cells, potentially opening new paths for treating Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Huntingtons disea...

MIT physicists found that two electronic phases inside the same quantum material emerge through surprisingly different mechanisms-one smoothly and the other in expanding pockets resembling growing ice crystals. The disco...

The brain has a remarkably flexible system for handling uncertainty and changing situations. Researchers found that the frontoparietal cortex constantly shifts how it communicates with other brain regions depending on wh...

At the bottom of the ocean, optical fibers transmit telecommunications and internet data around the world. Waveguides make that feat possible by channeling and amplifying the light-and therefore the data within-over enor...

ADHD is a real condition that can have serious consequences if undiagnosed. An ill-informed documentary that suggests it is a modern, social construct could cause harm, says Caroline Williams

When different materials transition from one phase to another, such as water coming to a boil or a magnet losing its ability to attract metals, something remarkable can happen: They begin to behave identically, following...

IBM's new modular cryogenic system links quantum chips to overcome major infrastructure hurdles and pave the way for a powerful system by 2029.

The authors found most of the scenarios they investigated resulted in lower emissions, including cases where the gas car was barely a year old. The post Scrapping Even a New Gas Car for an Electric One Could Cut Emission...

The authors found most of the scenarios they investigated resulted in lower emissions, including cases where the gas car was barely a year old. The post Scrapping a New Gas Car for an Electric One Could Cut Emissions, St...

Kimon de Greef's The Ego Trip chronicles the rise of a potent psychedelic drug, from the toads that secrete it to the man who claimed it has amazing powers. Olivia Goldhill discovers an extraordinary tale

A rich widow, a disillusioned cop and a dim hypersled driver are caught in the machinations of the oppressive party ruling the Decurion Empire in Richard Swan's The Infinite State. Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson en...

Why do humans have a common sense of beauty for things like sunsets, and do other animals share this appreciation? And why cant we cool water as quickly as we can heat it?

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Answers continue to pour in as New Scientist readers ponder this question, with one reader widening it out to consider dragonflies, and another focusing on cluster flies

Josie Ford Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Archaeologists RIP In July, Feedback reported that geologist characters in movies were surprisi...

For decades, women have felt the need to hide the impact of changes in their hormones, while scientists have excluded women from research to avoid hormonal fluctuations complicating their research. Thankfully, this is st...

Quantum computers hold great promise for applications from drug discovery to cybersecurity. Yet figuring out what would give quantum computers their edge over everyday "classical" computers is a subtle problem. A...

Do you think a social media ban for young users would be effective? Live Science readers revealed their thoughts in our latest poll.

Miniature models of the brain don't seem to follow the same developmental timetable as real brains, which matters for research.

We may have clusters of immune cells at the back of our skull that help ward off conditions like brain cancer

Sand, powders, and other collections of visible-sized grains are found throughout daily life, from food and pharmaceuticals to soils and industrial materials. When grains of similar size are arranged regularly, they can ...

AI agents devised a way to reduce friction of an airplane wing model even without access to a costly computer simulation