Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time
A gigantic rainbow jet has been glimpsed in the act of being booted out of a galactic nursery by the forming stars
Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey
After an epic trip covering about 4.76 billion kilometres, the New Horizons spacecraft is about to arrive near Pluto and its remote, icy neighbours
When politics met science: harmony or hegemony?
Politicians are often accused of paying lip service to science. Researcher Jon Copley went behind the scenes of the UK parliament to examine the claim
NASA test launches Orion space capsule for Mars trip
NASA has sent the Orion deep-space capsule on its inaugural uncrewed flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida
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Cereal killer: Are you eating too much iron?
You need iron – but fortified foods are now being blamed for diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Let New Scientist guide you through the menu minefield
Warm water undermining Antarctica's ice shelves
Antarctica's ice shelves are being melted from below, which could speed up overall melting and eventually raise sea levels by around 4 metres
Y men are more likely to get cancer than women
Men who smoke start to lose the "male" chromosome in their blood and are also more likely to get cancer, hinting at a link between the two
Eels use electricity to remote control prey movements
The electric eel's shocking hunting tactics ensure that fish have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
Bizarre brains highlight missing organ mystery
A photographer's obsession with a collection of abnormal brains in a storage closet, some of which are mysteriously missing, is documented in a book published today
Zoologger: Dancing in time makes crabs sexual failures
The synchronised courtship display of the fiddler crab may be doing it more harm than good
Curious bots make better companions in the classroom
"Wah! There are so many molecules in here! Let's go see what they are." Virtual assistants are more effective when they ask students about what they're doing
Brain link for obesity and high blood pressure found
The mechanism making obese people have high blood pressure has been pinpointed in mice, so we might be able to make drugs to block it in humans
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