With the help of powerful computers, researchers discovered a four-sided shape that naturally rests on one side, and built a ...

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

A flexible fabric called X-Wear could replace some parts of medical scanners, which would make taking X-rays and CT scans far ...

Rocks in some parts of the UK have the potential to produce natural hydrogen, but it remains unclear whether the gas is ...

Restricting calories has been linked to living longer in many studies, and now it seems that the drug rapamycin has nearly ...

Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ...

The author of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, on why, in a world awash with fictional ...

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement ...

A high-speed crash between two dwarf galaxies might explain a unique feature in space – and provide useful information on ...

Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make ...

Over the past 150 years, the rise in Caesarean sections and changes in diet could have led to smaller pelvises among women – ...

Packed with puzzles and narrative threads, Matt Wixey's novel Basilisk is an exhilarating read that is hard to put down ...