The invisible issue: The world as you don't see it
There's more to your world than meets the eye: either it's too small, too big, the wrong wavelength or your mind hides it. New Scientist reveals all
Biggest ever autism study probes environmental links
A study of over 100 million people – the largest of its kind – claims a strong link between environmental toxins and autism, but the science isn't watertight
Flight MH370: The allure of the conspiracy theory
We are prone to see intent rather than accident in the unexplained. Cue conspiracy theories for a missing plane, says psychology researcher Rob Brotherton
Dare we hope for a global climate treaty next year?
The world is getting greener and the political appetite for change growing – and the UN's lead climate negotiator is infectiously optimistic
China halves its number of TB cases in 20 years
The success has been driven by a community-based programme that shifted treatment away from hospitals and into public health centres
Salty skies signal planetary growing pains
Thick, steamy atmospheres full of mineral vapours would reveal young planets that have just suffered huge collisions like the ones that helped make Earth
Drone-powered HoverBall could spice up games
Putting a drone in a ball could add an antigravity component to typical ball games, much like the winged snitch in the Harry Potter books
Giant carnivorous chicken dinosaur is first of its kind
Meet Anzu – a feathered, flightless dinosaur that would have towered over humans and had forelimbs tipped with sharp claws
The stripy stick insect that walked with dinosaurs
The earliest known plant-mimicking stick insect has been found, preserved for 126 million years
Wanted: voice donors for people who can't speak
An iPhone app records samples of your voice to be converted into synthetic speech for someone who needs a similar voice
Will new physics sail on gravitational waves?
The discovery of primordial ripples in space-time is exciting. But does it really herald a new era for cosmology?
The robot tricks to bridge the uncanny valley
Giving robots a series of small behavioural tics can make help them appear a lot more human, which makes us feel more comfortable interacting with them
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