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That the human mind treads a delicate line between order and disorder is a radical idea that's gaining traction - and is changing our understanding of intelligence, consciousness and creativity ...

You can feast guilt-free on farmed oysters and mussels as their production can have environmental benefits - but those probably don't include capturing carbon ...

Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixin Liu have new sci-fi novels out this month ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft sometimes lies directly between the sun and Earth, making it ideally placed to analyse powerful solar storms that could damage electronic systems on our planet ...

An implant that monitors brain activity and provides personalised stimulation halved the discomfort of people living with chronic pain ...

Social upheaval across Europe between 1250 and 1860 correlates with volcanic eruptions, reduced sunspot activity and surging food prices ...

Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions ...

A tiny engine comprised of a glass bead zapped with electric fields behaves as if it is operating 2000 times hotter than the sun ...

Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location - why is it so hard to predict local forecasts, and where can we get the best weather information?

The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Alex Foster's sci-fi novel "Circular Motion". We liked it - but there were calls for a bit more science in this slice of science fiction ...