As it faces yet another set of delays, NASA’s Artemis programme is being shaken up, delaying an actual moon landing in favour ...

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Secret-keeping evolved to maintain social harmony, but it can weigh heavily on us when we can’t stop thinking about them. So, ...

Frailty can typically only be lessened through lifestyle changes, but a stem cell therapy seems to target the underlying causes of the condition, boosting the mobility of frail older people ...

Legislation working its way through the UK parliament would ban children from using social media and virtual private networks ...

The New Scientist Book Club enjoyed our February read, Tim Winton's far-future-set Juice. Head of books Alison Flood rounds ...

Feedback is excited to learn that University of Maryland researchers are measuring farts in a bid to build a Human Flatus ...

As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on its read for March, Art Cure, author Daisy Fancourt gives a sneak preview into the myriad ways in which the arts can improve our health ...

Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases ...

In this extract from Daisy Fancourt's Art Cure, the March read for the New Scientist Book Club, we learn about how art classes transformed life for Russell after he had a stroke ...

Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's ...

The drug rapamycin has been held up for its life-extending properties, but whether this treatment – or fasting – actually ...