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A newly described trunk tetrapod exceeding 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) in length Gaiacia geniae It was probably the largest organism of its kind. Reconstructing your life…

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center This week, we’ll be focusing on dark patches in the sky right now that won’t be around for much longer, as a…

Explore books about multiverses and alternate worldsGremlin/Getty Images Since I became a science fiction columnist New ScientistI had to think hard about what science fiction is.…

If the universe is a game, who is playing it? Bruce Rolfe/Shutterstock The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Every month, we…

The All England Lawn Tennis Club has become the first to use artificial intelligence to protect Wimbledon players from online abuse. The AI-driven service monitors players’…

Tonye Boe Birkeland as Tuva Tenger, riding a camel in Mongolia. Tonye Bo Birkeland The imagined female scientists, explorers and adventurers depicted in Tognje Bo Birkeland’s…

I In the aftermath of Joe Biden’s disappointing debate performance, liberal Americans have taken to discussing their vice president on social media. Memes of Kamala Harris…

Jane Komi/Moment RF/Getty Images Rosewater: Opening Day 2066 now Forty minutes into my job at Integrity Bank, anxiety hits me. This is how a normal day…

Justine Bateman won’t name names, but a TV showrunner friend once came to her with a dilemma: Their team was well into shooting the second season…

This ice was discovered in the Chameleon I cloud, a star-forming region.NASA, ESA, K. Luhman and T. Esplin (Pennsylvania State University), et al./ESO/Gladys Kober/The Catholic University…

debtFacebook users of a certain age may remember a particularly lonely-looking farm animal that appeared in their feeds during the platform’s heyday. A lonely cow wandered…

Life is abundant on Earth, from pigeons in the park to invisible microorganisms covering every surface. However, when Earth first formed 4.5 billion years ago, it…

I Traffic laws and courts leave no doubt as to what the big numbers in red circles mean, but as any quick drive on any city…

My first encounter with Michael Mosley was at the BBC Summer Party. A recent documentary I had presented had just aired on horizon, making me eligible…

The Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) is named after an 18th-century sailing ship due to its resemblance to a ship under full sail. In the open ocean,…

Flashing lights, barbecues, parades, and red, white, and blue flags flying: Fourth of July celebrations have arrived in America, as Americans across the country come together…

Every year, the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest showcases incredible views from our solar system and beyond, with this year’s finalist photos being no…

Weight loss can be a challenging journey, but there may be a breakthrough discovery that could make it easier. Scientists have found a way to burn…

A metal-free organic 3-bromo-2-thienyl diketone exhibits fast and efficient room-temperature phosphorescence with high color purity under a variety of conditions, according to a new study led…

Air conditioning unit on the roof of an industrial building Markus Toonen/Alamy As the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, there are warnings that they could…

TThe notion that highly intelligent robots are extraterrestrial intruders “coming to steal our jobs” reveals significant flaws in our understanding of work, value, and intelligence itself.…

Nest: Still abandoned Be prepared. A neglected bird's nest still remains in the mouth of a large ancient stone sculpture of a human face, hanging high…

The rise of artificial intelligence has propelled the stock prices of major tech companies to new heights, but this growth has come at the expense of…

Scientists optimize pistachio preservation Milovan Radmanovac/Alamy Shelling your favorite snack nuts just got a whole lot easier: physicists have figured out the exact size bowl to…

I I don’t often miss my teenage years, but I do miss the time I had to play video games. I used to get into games…

The first ever video footage of a blue whale nursing a calf was captured by a snorkeler in East Timor, Southeast Asia, and has been released.…

If a week is a long time in politics, five years between elections feels like an eternity in the UK. The political landscape has changed dramatically…

White roofs in London would help keep the city cool during the hottest days.NagyxMe/Imago/Alamy In cities like London, painting roofs white or adding reflective coatings is…

Startup Metal Plant harvests flowers that accumulate nickelCourtesy of MetalPlant On a recent afternoon in northern Albania, workers were gathering armfuls of freshly cut shrubs bearing…

I was dreading the premiere. A Quiet Place: Day 1 is the just-released prequel to a film series about blind but acutely hearing predatory aliens who…

Luza Studio/Getty Images Accept the competitive world Reader’s New Scientist You are not known for mindless indulgence. Many of you work hard at your jobs and…

Top row: Original image. Second row: AI-reconstructed image based on macaque brain recordings. Bottom row: Image reconstructed by the AI ​​system without the attention mechanism. Thirza…

IIn 2002, a group of five Italians garnered local attention for their ambitious project. They aimed to develop games for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance, becoming the…

LAS VEGAS — Some parts of Arizona, Nevada, and Texas have just had their hottest June on record, with scorching temperatures breaking several long-established records.This record-breaking…

This week’s picksWidening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary LandscapeWidely available, all episodes available nowVenus Williams, tennis champion, arts patron, and now podcaster, hosts this…

Archaeologists have discovered a new human rib specimen in the White Cliff Cave, one of two sites known to have been inhabited by Denisovans. Dating from…

Scientists in South Africa were surprised to find that a termite mound standing in the country’s arid regions is over 30,000 years old, making it the…

Dr Bab Shergill is a consultant dermatologist specializing in skin cancer treatment and is a Fellow of the British Association of Dermatology. Here are his top…