A monkey that performed poorly on vision tests did much better after having a stem cell transplant to patch up holes in its retina
03/10/2024
The epilepsy medication sodium valproate is linked to developmental problems in fetuses, but lab studies may now have found a way to prevent this
Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are already used in its data centres – but independent experts say public proof is lacking
02/10/2024
With just one week to go until the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, New Scientist editor Catherine de Lange reveals what you can expect from the show this year
Feedback is pleased to find that researchers are finally exploring if skin redness is a good indication of "the affective state of hens"
The compound creatine, a popular exercise supplement that only occurs naturally in animal products, could one day be produced in edible plants
People report greater life satisfaction six months after starting Parkrun events, which could partly be due to the supportive environment
01/10/2024
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet around Barnard’s star, one of the sun’s closest neighbours, but it is too hot for liquid water or life
Northern sea robins are formidable marine hunters, and they owe their success to modified fin rays that let them find prey buried in the seabed
26/09/2024
It seems to be more energy efficient for emus to keep one foot on the ground when running at a moderate pace, and the same may have been true for dinosaurs
25/09/2024
These dazzling images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are from the upcoming book Cosmos: Explore the wonders of the universe, which has a foreword by astrophysicist Becky Smethurst
Feedback explores the painstaking science of hair-pulling, and learns that experts have discovered that its effects can range from "hot-burning" to "aching"
