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In a very rare case, a fetus developed cancer in the uterus, and these tumour cells spread to her twin sister

A study of 1,563 people reveals that reading a character's private remorse fosters empathy that helps readers forgive real-world offenders.

Movement-induced flares in chronic back pain activate brain regions involved in self-reflection, suggesting chronic pain may be processed differently than acute pain.

A study of DNA from early colonial-era skeletons in a Montreal cemetery has revealed that none of them had any Indigenous ancestry.

A recent study in mice hints that a modified tapeworm medicine might help relieve painful lesions seen in endometriosis.

A groundbreaking study suggests that 2.22 million Indigenous Australians lived on the continent before European colonization, far more than previously believed. Researchers estimate that 93% of this population was lost w...

Researchers have developed a chip-scale optical ring-laser gyroscope that can measure rotation as slow as 37 degrees per hour. This record sensitivity, approaching Earth's rotation rate of 15 degrees per hour, could ...

A 120-million-year-old fossil forgotten in a museum for nearly a century has revealed a terrifying new dinosaur that may have been more dangerous to humans than a T. rex. The tiger-sized predator also provides the first ...

A ship that sank in the Early Bronze Age was probably carrying jars of olive oil and may have been on its way to the ancient city of Troy when it sank

Anthropic announced that an AI could self-replicate inside smart devices within months, stoking fear around the internet. Columnist Jacob Aron explains the technical limitations that make this spook story less than likel...

A major study found that several cancers are rising faster among younger adults in England, even as smoking, diet, and other established risk factors have generally improved. Excess weight explains only part of the incre...

An AMOC weakened by climate change can be revived by cooling global temperatures, but we don't have the technology to remove huge quantities of CO2 and drive that cooling

From ice groaning to a very noisy troop of monkeys, Wilderness Songs by Justin Anderson shows some of the best nature stories are told through soundscapes as well as words - with added QR codes, finds Dhruti Shah

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Why do humans enjoy black-and-white photos or videos, but have less tolerance for images that have only two other colours? If two chromosomes are better than one, why notthree?

When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift somehow delivers both a determined call for more wildernesses globally - and a great novel. Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson is thrilled she gave it another chance

We know that this monster El Niño will bring floods, droughts, cyclones and wildfires, but some governments arent putting in the necessary resources to prepare for disaster

With talks by experts from Alice Roberts to Tim Spector and a host of scientific fun to be had, this year's New Scientist Live took place from 10 to 12 October. Check out the action in this selection of shots from th...

A new mathematical formula tracks an AI's internal "compass needle" to flag undesirable outputs before they happen.

A new mathematical formula tracks an AI's internal "compass needle" to flag undesirable outputs before they happen.

In this excerpt from "Every Last Fish," author Rose George examines the deep-rooted problems of the regulations surrounding fish meal.

A research team led by Haruki Watanabe, a professor in the Department of Physics and the Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with...