NEWS:  10:00 26 September 2009  | 5 comments

When detectives guide the process of identifying suspects, their bias can lead to rough justice. An electronic officer promises faultless impartiality

15:51 25 September 2009  | 94 comments

Next week, we're going to interview Terry Pratchett, author of the enormously successful Discworld series of books – or rather, you are

13:37 25 September 2009  | 8 comments

Data from traffic and weather cameras can bring the ghost towns of virtual earth programmes to life with people, cars and weather

FEATURE:  10:13 25 September 2009  | 68 comments

With more than a billion already going hungry, limiting population growth has to be a priority, say Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich

THIS WEEK:  18:14 24 September 2009  | 39 comments

Technical headaches and political problems prompted the cancellation of US missile defence plans in Europe – but it survives in another guise

THIS WEEK:  16:52 24 September 2009  | 19 comments

A pioneering project in Ethiopia offers both family planning and new farming techniques – which could help poor communities cope with climate change

COVER STORY:  18:51 23 September 2009  | 113 comments

A massive rock will strike the planet in 72 hours. Would we prepare or panic? The US air force tried to find out

14:58 23 September 2009  | 18 comments

Taiwanese students with a gene mutation linked to better memory and IQ – but also anxiety and mental illness – get worse results in high-pressure exams

13:19 23 September 2009  | 4 comments

New Scientist has teamed up with MIT's SENSEable City Lab to launch the British arm of their Trash Track experiment. To get involved, enter our competition

21:00 22 September 2009  | 8 comments

Thirteen per cent of US medical schools reported that students had posted confidential information about patients on blogs or social networking websites