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An assessment of nearly 900 dogs has identified 12 breeds prone to brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, which can affect dogs' ability to sleep and exercise ...

We have long drawn parallels between ants and humans. Now we are comparing the insects to computers. It is time to stop using ants as analogues for ourselves and our machines, says Annalee Newitz ...

A new show at the Royal West of England Academy brings together a series of works that interweave art and science ...

Around 40 per cent of people are unaware that men can experience postpartum depression too -- that has to change ...

Feedback enjoys the debunking of a study that suggested a 2022 solar eclipse had been "anticipated" by a bunch of trees ...

Mathematician Hannah Fry travels to the front lines of AI in her new BBC documentary AI Confidential with Hannah Fry. She talks to Bethan Ackerley about what the technology is doing to us - for better and for worse ...

Fungi have become Hollywood's go-to bad guys. But as yet another story focuses on Cordyceps, Nick Crumpton says we are missing a chance to broaden our fictional horizons ...

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week ...

In the ChatGPT era, a war over the nature of intelligence is playing out. Chris Stokel-Walker explores a Princeton professor's engaging take ...

If you feel like the least popular person among your friends, then a handy piece of maths might improve your mood, says Peter Rowlett ...