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Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy ...

The Arrhenius equation, which has accurately described rates of chemical reactions for more than a century, may have to be ...

When worker ants are exposed to a pathogenic fungus, they build nests that are more compartmentalised to reduce the risk of ...

From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries ...

A global survey of more than a thousand cities shows heat and air pollution in urban environments often have a measurable ...

Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such ...

Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet ...

Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will ...

Are humanoid robots the future of space exploration? New Scientist reporter James Woodford took NASA's Valkyrie for a spin to find out ...

Levels of certain cells, fatty molecules and proteins in the blood are different in people with chronic fatigue syndrome than ...

X-ray videos of Japanese eels swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish have revealed how the eels can make a daring escape from being digested ...