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AI model 'hears' Bryde's whale calls in seismic data from South China Sea

Everyone wants to think they're open‑minded. Here's why most people aren't

How ice-age sea-level falls may have turned seafloor volcanoes into ocean fertilizer

'Cool Routes' finds cooler walking paths with hourly forecasts and street-level shade data

Dads today talk more freely with their teens about sex and relationships

The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another

How bacteria organize themselves to 'hitchhike' across large distances

The Healing Power of Dreaming Under Anesthesia

'Black hole stars'—Webb finds strongest evidence yet

Farmers in a national park are turning down lights at night to help wildlife. It could be good for crops too

'Atmospheric scrubbing' could reduce cooling effects of stratospheric aerosol injections

DNA tetrahedrons unlock sharper cancer targeting with vitamin E tweak

Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

More sustainable agriculture: Recycled fertilizers could be part of the solution

Extreme coastal flooding surges worldwide as rising seas rewrite 100-year odds

Dead organisms have a lasting ecological legacy, new research shows

Small optical component could change how telescopes view the sun

Why controversial ideas in science shouldn't always be dismissed

Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara

Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

Report of gene-edited human embryos sparks worries about the technology’s future uses

New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

Secret life of adult whitebait revealed by new research

How biodiversity loss could raise borrowing costs and deepen debt risks worldwide

Human evolution was messy and gradual, not an abrupt revolution, argues archaeologist

Where not to look in the search for ET

A meteorite impact may have once rained gold on Western Australia

An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

Do mandatory body cameras actually reduce police brutality?

What happens when cartoon villains have an accent? Research reveals impact on kids

Hawaii’s False Killer Whales Are Wasting Away

Earth’s stratosphere is a mysterious superhighway for microbes

AI scores a ‘C–’ on its hardest math test yet

One storm pushed world's rarest great ape closer to extinction in Sumatra

'Basketball Mathematics' help children boost math skills without extra class time

Demolishing homes after climate disasters can be devastating. Here's how we reused precious materials

Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording

Odds climb for record El Niño as 75% of models predict 2.5C warming

80-atom boron 'buckyball' finally steps into nanotechnology's spotlight

Greater international cooperation is needed to achieve the UN's global forest goals

How to build kids’ ‘cognitive endurance’ in an age of distraction

Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’

Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history

A day at the museum: How to follow kids' leads to support curiosity across generations

Acoustic environment may explain why some bird songs outlast others

How These Supergiant Sea Creatures Survive More Than 5 Years Without Eating

How to tell if your dog is left-pawed or right-pawed, according to science

Giant kelp's microscopic light antenna could inspire innovative climate solutions

When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit—but women's do not