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The science of why we’re obsessed with vampires

What vampire stories reveal about changing fears, identities and human nature

Scientists confirm fruit and vegetable skin really is g...

Parts of plants that are usually wasted, from kiwi skin to squash seeds, contain...

The 12 strangest science stories we can’t stop thinking...

From subconscious finger sniffing to rats driving cars, New Scientist staff have...

APOD: 2026 October 30 – Haunting the Cepheus Flare

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 30 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Inde...

Vega Island Frozen in Fright

The sight of an icy skull-like visage on the Antarctic island could make one’s b...

Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Tegh...

Description This global map of Mars shows 13 locations that match the mineralogy...

Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001

Description This slice of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorite...

Halloween Aboard the International Space Station 

Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the Internati...

Back-to-monomer depolymerization of silicones by deoxyg...

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11335-4Back-to...

How the US mid-term elections could shake up science

Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03479-0A Democ...

Oldest known Mars rock is a ‘Rosetta stone’ for the Red...

Blasted off Mars by a giant impact long ago, the meteorite Teghaza 001 eventuall...

Plant biology provides inspiration for PFAS replacement

Forever chemicals are renowned for their durability and their non-stick properti...

Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fl...

On fast flights across the Atlantic, the body clocks of Manx shearwaters get out...

Seabirds get jet lag, too — and it can throw them a bit...

GPS tracking reveals fast east-west flights lead to a mismatch between birds' in...

NASA Names Troy Asher Armstrong Flight Research Center ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Troy Asher director of the agency’s ...

NIH–NASA QuSAFE Challenge

The Quantum-Enabled Predictive Preclinical NAMs for Toxicity and Safety (QuSAFE)...

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