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See some ladder-walking locusts, high tech scans of ancient teeth and a secret pollinator.
Brain regions responsible for relating to others "lit up" when volunteers watched a robotic hand.
A six-legged robot learns different walking styles for it to adapt to tricky terrain or even flee from trouble.
An oil droplet floating on an aqueous solution can make its own way through a labyrinth
Crickets are usually known for destroying plants, so researchers were stunned to see one help out an orchid.
The halo of dark matter around the Milky Way may be shaped like a squashed beach ball.
See how technology is transforming greeting cards, a new exhibit on identity and how to walk on water.
Watch New Scientist compete in a water-walking race and see if nature could have helped us.
A species of octopus has been found to use coconut shells as tools to hide from potential threats.
A video projector, infrared camera and a sheet of paper are all that's needed to explore graphical data in 3D.
A small helicopter can detect obstacles, recover from collisions and explore indoor environments.
See a 3D videoconferencing technique, art that deals with human-animal interaction and an ultra-realistic mapping technique.
A 3d map of unprecedented detail has been created by combining different techniques.
A technique based on a century-old illusion is beinig adapted for teleconferencing.
Wingsuits turn a freefall skydive into a glide - now there is a race to find a way to land without a parachute.
A small microscope fitted to a rat's head can see brain cell activity as the rat moves.
Future weather forecasts could be much simpler thanks to atmospheric models based on fractals.
A new computer model can produce realistic crashes and clangs faster than traditional methods.
The distorted letters we decipher online to prove we are human, not a bot, could be replaced by animations.
An old theme park trick is being applied to mannequins for video conferencing.
An augmented reality system that makes walls transparent could prevent road accidents.
A submersible survey reveals the impact of human debris on marine ecosystems near California.
A video camera or your brain can make it look like a spinning wheel is turning the opposite way.
Ancient hydrothermal vents could have offered the necessary conditions for life to begin.
Virtual reality created specially for mice could help explain how the brain creates internal maps.
Captive chimps get their hands on out-of-reach snacks – but only if they're willing to ask for help.
Follow us to an insect festival, see some ultra-realistic dinosaurs and a huge camera obscura.
What would happen if everyone on the planet was allowed a carbon footprint of the same size?
The Planck spacecraft is building the most accurate map to date of the first light.
A bee tells its friends about nectar sources by dancing in the hive. But are they bothered?
A simulation has revealed that a galaxy stole stars from its neighbour and could devour it in the future.
Heathrow travellers will soon be able to summon driverless pods to get around the airport.
A fly-through of the Milky Way shows what a recent survey of its neighbourhood revealed.
A psychologist has written this song based on an analysis of David Bowie's lyrics.
A study let participants loose in the Sahara desert to see how they found their way.
Spacecraft could soon use inflatable devices to protect themselves from the Martian atmosphere.
A biologist comments on Walking With Dinosaurs and shows us his virtual dinosaur models.
An oil droplet floating on an aqueous solution can make its own way through a labyrinth
A six-legged robot learns different walking styles for it to adapt to tricky terrain or even flee from trouble.
Brain regions responsible for relating to others "lit up" when volunteers watched a robotic hand.
A video projector, infrared camera and a sheet of paper are all that's needed to explore graphical data in 3D.
An augmented reality system that makes walls transparent could prevent road accidents.
Sea slugs steal chloroplasts and genes from the algae they eat to become hybrid plant-animals.
See some ladder-walking locusts, high tech scans of ancient teeth and a secret pollinator.
Watch New Scientist compete in a water-walking race and see if nature could have helped us.
Future weather forecasts could be much simpler thanks to atmospheric models based on fractals.
Astronomers have observed a space storm in the Earth's upper atmosphere for the first time.
About every 11 years, the sun's magnetic field can intensify and fling plasma towards Earth.
A species of octopus has been found to use coconut shells as tools to hide from potential threats.
Wingsuits turn a freefall skydive into a glide - now there is a race to find a way to land without a parachute.
Crickets are usually known for destroying plants, so researchers were stunned to see one help out an orchid.
Zebrafish behaviour is a good indicator for how a drug will change chemistry in the human brain.
A new material that's stronger than steel yet lightweight and stretchy could be used for artificial muscles.
The halo of dark matter around the Milky Way may be shaped like a squashed beach ball.
New evidence that vertebrates walked on Earth some 10 million years earlier than previously believed could change our ideas of where they evolved
See how technology is transforming greeting cards, a new exhibit on identity and how to walk on water.
Researchers have discovered that the hollow mask illusion can be used as a test for schizophrenia.
A gel has been found to grow and shrink in response to a chemical, enabling it to 'walk'.
A 3d map of unprecedented detail has been created by combining different techniques.
A new animation illustrates the mechanism inside the world's oldest computer.
New robotic penguins can move smoothly through the water or air and communicate with each other.
A new high power laser could soon be fired from the nose of military planes to zap missiles and aircraft.
A video camera or your brain can make it look like a spinning wheel is turning the opposite way.
A technique to make water droplets change shape could be used to simulate black holes.
A technique based on a century-old illusion is beinig adapted for teleconferencing.
A small microscope fitted to a rat's head can see brain cell activity as the rat moves.
A small helicopter can detect obstacles, recover from collisions and explore indoor environments.
The distorted letters we decipher online to prove we are human, not a bot, could be replaced by animations.
New software can stabilise shaky camera footage to make it look professionally shot.
Astronomers have spotted the afterglow of a self-destructing star 13.1 billion light years from Earth.
Ancient hydrothermal vents could have offered the necessary conditions for life to begin.
See a 3D videoconferencing technique, art that deals with human-animal interaction and an ultra-realistic mapping technique.
Simulations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy are preparing astronomers for their first view.
Researchers have recreated the 'dead water' effect in the lab to better understand how it slows down ships.
See what the average New Scientist reader looks like and other composite faces from our online experiment.
