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Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder surgery on a dead pig, ...

Dozens of storm-chasing meteorologists have undertaken the largest-ever study of extreme hail across the US Great Plains. New Scientist environment reporter James Dinneen hitched a ride inside a ...

An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence can quickly ...

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The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly?

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The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major ...

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