People's skin can become inflamed when they wear cosmetics because a molecule in the skin triggers an immune response — but the reaction may be reversible.
It isn't heat conduction, convection or radiation. What's going on here?
The chip's complex design was generated by a computer. "If you look at the design, no human engineer would have come up with it."
The chip's complex design was generated by a computer. "If you look at the design, no human engineer would have come up with it."
Exhausting, expensive and exclusive, these conferences needs to be modernized. The future of science depends on it.
YouTubers attempt to train fire to burn downwards instead of upwards. Can it be done?
Stories abound of women who have dieted alongside a man, only to see his fat melt away — while they struggle to change the number on the scale. What's the deal?
An atom is so small that if you reimagined an atom to be the size of a tennis ball, the width of a penny would be the size of Earth.
Even a galaxy teeming with star-hopping alien civilizations should still harbor isolated, unvisited worlds — and Earth might be among them.
A YouTuber demonstrates what would happen to the Earth if it was struck by multiple sized objects.
The DNA computer uses a process known as hybridisation, which occurs when two strands of DNA attach together to form double-stranded DNA.
An "oddly satisfying experiment" finds that adding a little milk can make see-through Coca-Cola.
YouTuber SmarterEveryDay gets a machine to hit a monster 700 foot home run.
Breakthroughs include measuring the true nature of the universe, finding new species of human ancestors and unlocking new ways to fight disease.
The Warped Perception YouTube demonstrates the science of what's happening inside a exhaust emission control device.
Sounds like a profitable business idea that's not outrageous at all.
Even for those who love Porsche cars, it's hard to ignore how poorly the Porsche Taycan Turbo does in terms of efficiency metrics for an electric car.
He Jiankui, the scientist who used CRISPR to create two gene-edited girls born in 2018, has been handed a three-year jail term by a court in Shenzen, China.
Neuroscientists' best estimate for "right now" is only about 2.5 to 3 seconds, or less. According to physics, right now is an illusion altogether.
Every couple of years some scientist says they're on the brink, and then nothing happens. What's the obstacle here, exactly?
It's called an Euler's disk and it's famous for having a dramatic increase in spin rate as the disk loses energy and begins to fall.
From poisoned monks and nuclear bombs to the "transfermium wars," mapping the atomic world hasn't been easy.
There's still no evidence to support this claim.
From the chunkiest T-rex to the magnetism of the entire universe, here are the strangest, most amazing facts the New Scientist team learned this year.
There's a common myth that you should never stick metal into a microwave, but to what degree is this myth really true?
If you giggle while questioning your moral fortitude, then you probably enjoy so-called dark humor.
The red giant Betelgeuse is the dimmest seen in years, prompting some speculation that the star is about to explode. Here's what we know.
People tend to feel gloomier when the nights draw in and cold weather descends. But altering our working hours to fit the seasons could help lift our mood.
The immune response can be modulated by bacterial signaling molecules.
There is substantial but inconsistent evidence that as carbon-dioxide levels rise, they could affect human cognition.
The answer includes Benjamin Franklin, Mutiny on the Bounty and centuries of records.
Smiling and standing up straight can trick your brain into believing you're happy and confident.
The fossilized roots, which date 386 million years, shed light on Earth's first forests and the enormous effect they had on global climate and ecology.
Anthropologists may have found the last H. erectus group to succumb to extinction.
Snow crystals come in two main types. The "pope" of snowflake physics has a new theory that explains why.
The rise and fall of the claustrum epitomizes the hunt for consciousness in the brain.
GEDmatch's transformation from a popular genealogy site to a crime-fighting tool is almost complete.
Companies claim they can now easily calculate your biological age. Should you take them up on it?
The mysterious vagus nerve could be key to fight inflammation, pain and stress.
If a headless worm can regrow a memory, then where is the memory stored? And, if a memory can regenerate, could you transfer it?
There have been many online videos showing you can make glue bubbles this way, but are they true?
ASMR is a phenomenon that produces shivers of pleasure in response to sound, while misophonia triggers negative reactions so intense it can ruin lives. Scientists are now realizing they have a lot in common.
Can scientists determine what lies at the bottom of the ocean before mining companies destroy it?
A comparative analysis of historical and contemporary astronomical data has resulted in the discovery of approximately 100 star-like objects that unexpectedly vanished.
From a wad of pitch less than an inch long, researchers have painted a detailed portrait of an ancient human — and added another layer to the story of human evolution.
The piece of Birch tar, found in Denmark, contained the mouth microbes of its ancient chewer, as well as remnants of food to reveal what she ate.
Many smartphone screens switch to warmer colors in the evening to help you sleep better — but research suggests the science behind this is all wrong.
Justine Calma breaks down the controversy over light bulbs in America.
You've probably seen a visualization of what all the water on Earth looks like as a sphere — but what about all the other materials that make up our planet's crust, water and atmosphere?
If high carbon emissions continue, babies born in the United States could lose a collective 250,000 days of gestation annually by the end of the century.
Male researchers are more likely than women to use "novel" and other flattering terms to promote their studies.
An underwater glimpse of spawning salmon. A moon flying through Saturn's rings. An artificial lung printed in a lab. These were some of the best science photos of 2019.
An organized tide of brain waves, blood and spinal fluid pulsing through a sleeping brain may flush away neural toxins that cause Alzheimer's and other diseases.
Scientists scouring the lunar surface for clues to past impact rates found a bonus feature that has geologists "thoroughly confused."
Experts can even predict who's likely to suffer or recover, based on brain structure and personality.
A new study shows that the deepest point on land is under the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica. Glaciologists were mapping the area only to find that the trough under the glacier went far deeper than they had imagined.
Teams have looked for a "fifth force" in the universe within the Earth's mantle, ultra-vacuum chambers, and in hypothetical particles such as "X17." Finding it could help explain mysteries around dark matter and dark energy.
Disco clams have soft tissues flash light like a disco ball — researchers believe they use this to thwart predators.
Why "hormesis" is key to your health and longevity.
The internet meme has been around for seven years now, so it's high time we establish some ground rules.
