Astrophysics

Watch eels escape from the stomachs of fish after being...

X-ray videos of Japanese eels swallowed whole by dark sleeper fish have revealed...

Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children sp...

Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged...

AI helps find simple charging trick to boost battery li...

Charging new lithium-ion batteries with high currents can significantly increase...

The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to ...

Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east around the globe play a crucial...

Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might ...

Breaching is a common behaviour in a wide range of sharks and rays, and it is th...

The mathematical theory that made the internet possible

Information theory tells us the limits of what can and cannot be communicated – ...

Smart speakers at crime scenes could provide valuable c...

Information on faces recognised, voice commands and internet searches can be ext...

Greenland voyage sheds light on little-known ancient Ar...

On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland t...

Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they ...

The largest pterosaurs, ancient reptiles that were the first vertebrates to mast...

Evidence mounts that saline nasal drops and sprays help...

Saline drops and sprays have already been linked to reduced cold symptoms in adu...

Even simple bacteria can anticipate the changing seasons

Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days are better at surviving cold conditions, s...

Mice turned see-through by a dye that lets you watch th...

Rubbing a common yellow food dye onto a mouse's skin turns it temporarily transp...

Bat die-off led to more insecticide use and more infant...

In counties in the US affected by a bat-killing disease, there has been a 31 per...

Can we spot every incoming asteroid before they hit Earth?

News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a ...

The Atlantic has been suspiciously quiet this hurricane...

The forecasts predicted an extreme storm season in the Atlantic, but so far ther...

A note from the executive editor on New Scientist Live

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