FEATURE: 11:06 03 December 2009 | 1 comment
New laws to counter illegal downloading will be intrusive and ineffective, say internet service providers
11:00 03 December 2009
Our new favourite sci-fi subgenre is steampunk - high tech devices thrown back into Victorian England - but why is it so popular now?
10:36 03 December 2009
Calls for reform of the draconian libel laws in force in England and Wales have finally caught the ears of the government
18:58 02 December 2009 | 31 comments
If you believe some reports, the future of humanity is a race of genetically engineered women who can reproduce without men. Read this before ditching your boyfriend/husband
18:01 02 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to scrape the Earth's barrel of oil dry, how our brains build social worlds, and why a split personality is good if you're a router
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: 18:00 02 December 2009 | 20 comments
The microprocessor has been voted the greatest innovation of the past 50 years. Rightly so, says Federico Faggin
18:00 02 December 2009 | 11 comments
One of the most massive stars known exploded in 2007, creating an unusual type of supernova that was probably common in the early universe
THIS WEEK: 18:00 02 December 2009 | 13 comments
Detection of high-energy gamma rays from distant "blazars" are forcing a rethink of our ideas about the formation and evolution of galaxies
SPECIAL REPORT: 18:00 02 December 2009 | 24 comments
An exclusive study for New Scientist shows that westerners can radically cut carbon emissions and keep their lifestyles
ESSAY: 18:00 02 December 2009 | 15 comments
What does a meeting of minds really mean? To understand how people interact, we need to think of their brains as a single system, say Andreas Roepstorff, Chris Frith and Uta Frith
COVER STORY: 18:00 02 December 2009 | 26 comments
The extraordinary lengths we'll have to go to if we want to keep the black stuff flowing
17:50 02 December 2009
Phil Jones has announced he will stand down while an independent review investigates allegations of professional misconduct
15:00 02 December 2009
100 volunteers get tattoos of endangered species at this unconventional conservation event
13:13 02 December 2009 | 1 comment
The World Health Organization now advises giving antiretroviral therapy to people with HIV earlier on in the infection cycle
12:45 02 December 2009
In the world's first live, webcast brain dissection, scientists will cut up a human brain that revolutionised neuroscience
UPFRONT: 12:16 02 December 2009 | 14 comments
Modelling suggests these cuts will not be enough to head off dangerous climate change – Europe may have to take up the slack
11:33 02 December 2009 | 24 comments
The conditions may be two sides of the same coin, suggests a review of genetic data – the finding could help design complementary treatments
FEATURE: 10:40 02 December 2009 | 30 comments
Roads made from concrete with a nanofibre layer that heats up when fed with electricity could stay ice-free without the corrosive effects of salt
09:00 02 December 2009 | 15 comments
The long-awaited study is about to come out – it won't convince sceptics, even though cellphones almost certainly can't cause cancer, says Michael Repacholi
09:00 02 December 2009
The Borneo-based DJ is rescuing the apes, playing matchmaker and releasing them to sing in the wild
NEWS: 08:00 02 December 2009 | 6 comments
Home broadband routers could also store web data to be shared with other users, so cutting the energy demand of internet data centres
22:15 01 December 2009 | 14 comments
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been offline since August – now, the Odyssey probe is down as well, spelling delays for the twin rovers, which use the orbiters to communicate with Earth
21:03 01 December 2009 | 13 comments
A new study suggests that lakes on the Saturn moon may not be just a "flash in the pan", giving potential life longer to develop
18:00 01 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: five eco-crimes we commit every day, why the evidence in the Amanda Knox murder trial might be flawed, and the winners of our calendar competition
17:18 01 December 2009 | 10 comments
The first randomised controlled trial in very young children seems to settle the question of whether early screening and treatment are worthwhile
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The arm can grip all sorts of handles and knobs while pushing or pulling to open a door
Touch-screen devices could be smaller if they could read how you use your fingers
18:01 02 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to scrape the Earth's barrel of oil dry, how our brains build social worlds, and why a split personality is good if you're a router
17:50 02 December 2009 - updated 17:54 02 December 2009
Phil Jones has announced he will stand down while an independent review investigates allegations of professional misconduct
12:45 02 December 2009 - updated 15:48 02 December 2009
In the world's first live, webcast brain dissection, scientists will cut up a human brain that revolutionised neuroscience
Research on the causes of sleepwalking may make it easier to identify whether those who commit crimes in their sleep should bear the responsibility
00:00 02 December 2009
Black hole spied at work, how Jane Austen died, giant pandas get jiggy and more
00:00 25 November 2009
How a snail shell gets its twist, how breast milk gives immunity, fears over new-found huge gorilla colony and more
Africa is set to experience a surge in civil wars, causing nearly 400,000 additional battle deaths by 2030 – all as a direct result of rising temperatures, a study suggests
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