New Scientist Book Club has been reading Alex Foster's debut novel, Circular Motion , in which he charts what would happen if ...

An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, ...

Dark-coloured cars can make a measurable difference on nearby air temperature, and in cities of millions the effect can add ...

Cement that can cool itself by reflecting light on the outside and releasing heat from its surface could help buildings stay ...

Astronomers have picked up evidence of an Earth-sized world, distinct from the previously hypothesised Planet Nine and Planet X, that might be warping the orbits of objects beyond Neptune ...

Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK and Challenge Works have launched the Longitude Prize on Dementia – a competition with a £4million prize fund to find innovators who can create ground-breaking ...

Foods like goat or sheep milk and buckwheat are behind many cases of severe allergic reactions, but may not be listed as such ...

A 1989 experiment offered the promise of nuclear fusion without the need for high temperatures, but this "cold fusion" was ...

Frank Wilczek has one of the most brilliant and original minds in theoretical physics, having come up with the idea of time ...

An AI model trained on years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can predict the sun’s future appearance and ...

Robin Hammond's photographs show the conservation battle to eradicate three species introduced to New Zealand, in order to ...

A dietary supplement made from engineered yeast could help honeybees thrive despite the declining availability of ...