Scientists' worst fears have become true and Britons have voted to leave the EU. The decision will likely have a huge...

Last December 195 countries gathered in Paris at the United Nations Climate Change Conference and signed an agreement, that covers...

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Last month, Google-owned artificial intelligence company Deep Mind made headlines after New Scientist revealed that the contract between the company and...

A recent study suggests that the presence of a separate first class in aeroplanes may underlie the phenomenon of 'air...

A couple of decades ago all mass communication was one-sided. To newspapers, radio and television, the 'audience' were simple recipients of information. All that changed with the...

A new study in mice shows that voluntary exercise during pregnancy promotes physical exercise in their offspring. These results add...

If you were in charge, how would you choose to distribute wealth? By merit, or more equally? It turns out...

The World Health Organization has declared that there is "a strong scientific consensus" that the Zika virus can cause "Guillain-Barre...

Last week the Senate of Brazil authorised the production, import, distribution and prescription of synthetic phosphoethanolamine, a putative cancer drug...

While the country remains divided, most scientists seem to agree on one thing: if the UK leaves the EU its...