Pulsars that emit radio waves “glitch” as they rotate – this seems to be caused by interruptions to swirling vortices inside ...

An AI that watches you while you eat can estimate how much you’re consuming, and could help people track their calorie intake ...

Two new pairs of giant pandas will join the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC and the San Diego Zoo in California by the end of the year, signalling a shift in “panda diplomacy”. “It’s ...

When artificial intelligence models say they are unsure of their answers, people become warier of their output and ultimately more likely to dig out accurate information elsewhere. But since no AI ...

Are you struggling with low self-esteem? If so, you may have been told to repeat phrases such as “I am a loveable person, I am a loveable person, I am a loveable person”. Positive chants like this, ...

A rare sighting of a giant pangolin revives hopes for the species' survival in West Africa, despite threats from poaching and deforestation ...

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Australia’s prehistoric thunder birds – once thought to be the ancestors of emus – were, in fact, the biggest geese that ever ...

SpaceX is getting ready to launch its massive Starship rocket, perhaps as soon as 5 June, and we have all the details on the ...

Menstruation is occurring earlier and earlier in life for younger generations in the Western world, but researchers are ...

China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully landed on the moon’s far side and started taking samples of lunar rock from the ...

We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century ...