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Proposed cuts would wipe out NOAA's Ocean and Atmospheric Research office among a raft of other reductions to one of the main scientific agencies of the US ...

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE - now we know how the rams were made ...

Bioreactors housing methane-eating bacteria could offer a portable, off-grid solution for soaking up methane leaks from sites like landfills and coal mines ...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beaked common dolphins that get stranded on UK beaches, and are linked to the animals' risk of infectious diseases ...

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the book club's thoughts on our latest read, the weird and wild Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva. Warning: spoilers ahead ...

The author of the award-winning classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, on the science behind his creation ...

In this extract from the classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet Ringworld's protagonist Louis Wu, as he travels a future Earth ...

Diamonds formed in Earth's lower mantle contain tiny flecks of minerals that are helping us understand the inner workings of our planet ...

Wider hips may make childbirth easier, but increase the risk of other health issues ...

A fossil jawbone found by fishers in the Taiwan Strait has extended the known range of ancient Denisovan people thousands of kilometres to the east ...