DNA from ancient humans has been found on a prehistoric cave painting and on cave walls, demonstrating the potential to one ...

The New Scientist Book Club’s read for July is Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods. In this extract from its second chapter, ...

The world of quantum video games is vast – there are hundreds that are either inspired by quantum mechanics or use quantum ...

Claire North, whose space opera Slow Gods is the July read for the New Scientist Book Club, discusses how a population might ...

Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, author of young adult novels. As Claire North, they have published works ...

The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented ...

The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little ...

Large fruits and seeds buried under volcanic ash nearly 75 million years ago upend the idea that flowering plants only came ...

Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have ...

Growing numbers of homeowners are installing batteries that store electricity when it is cheap, which helps balance the grid ...

A phone company is developing a small generator that blends chemicals to concoct a variety of fragrances in response to commands via the net ...

This August a total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across ...