In the opening to Emily St. John Mandel's new novel Exit Party, the October read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are ...

Unlike most modern mammals, which get just two sets of teeth in their lifetime, an ancient species from the Cretaceous, found ...

The mainstream view is that there are no particularly crucial phases in the development of the immune system, but a study of hundreds of infants suggests otherwise ...

A newly discovered part of the brain is essential for successful embryo implantation in mice. It may help to explain why some ...

AI models are solving mathematics problems with increasing pace, and a technique called formalisation is key to demonstrating ...

To succeed at scale, quantum computing must differentiate itself from AI, says columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan. But the ...

Kratos is the call sign of one of the leading drone pilots in Ukraine. As part of the Aquila regiment, 3rd Army Corps, he has taken down almost 1000 enemy drones ...

With a new book from the late primatologist Frans de Waal and a deep dive into artificial intelligence from New York Times ...

Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long. A ...

Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, is our most potent weight-loss drug, but it can be made even more effective when ...

Dried amniotic membranes from donated placentas can be wrapped around delicate nerves during prostate cancer surgery to ...

From Becky Chambers to Audrey Niffenegger, there are some heavy hitters with new sci-fi novels out this month – and a hefty ...