SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Nvidia’s position as the dominant supplier of AI chips may be under threat from a specialised chip pioneered by...

Measles is making a comeback in the Americas. The United States may soon have to return its gold medal status of measles elimination, a ranking bestowed by the World Health Organization that signals the virus is under control and not...

“Gain a child, lose a tooth”, or so the saying goes. Pregnancy is known to be linked to a...

Chemical additions to plastic that mimic natural polymers like DNA can create materials that break down in days, months...

African forests are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, a fundamental shift that will make it more...

The New Scientist Book Club continued to think about the inner workings of the mind with our November read,...

We may have seen the first hints of strange stars powered by dark matter. These so-called dark stars could...

Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesLeopard cats did not become domesticated and continue to live wild across Asia.Curiously, leopard cats have recently been crossed with domestic cats to produce Bengal cats, which were recognised as a new breed in the 1980s.The...

BREMEN, Germany — NASA will help Europe get its long-delayed Mars life-hunting ExoMars rover off the ground, even though President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget cuts the collaboration in a drive to reduce spending on science.The announcement was made...

Watch the replay of the press conference held at the conclusion of ESA's Ministerial Council 2025 (CM25) in Bremen, Germany. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, as well as the hosting minister and the CM25 chair, present the outcome of...