AI system helps spot signs of copper cable theft
The theft of copper telecoms cable cost the industry ?770 million last year - now an AI is helping stop the thieves
Graffiti battery lets you spray paint power supply
Five sprayable paints form a lithium-ion battery when layered together, letting you store energy on walls, tiles or even your favourite mug
Chile's icy nazarenos line up on glacial plains
Like a procession of hooded sinners, the penitentes - icy shards formed by sublimating ice at high altitude - stand guard on Chile's Chajnantor plain
Supreme Court rules healthcare bill is constitutional
Obama's healthcare bill has been declared legal - good news for those who are already implementing some of the changes
Journey into a giant magnetic tornado on the sun
Zoom into a solar twister to see how heat is transported to the uppermost layers of the sun
Scandal of an underfunded and undertreated cancer
Lung cancer in those who have never smoked is on the rise - but they face the same stigma as their smoking counterparts
Two faces of chatbot technology speaks volumes about us
A brief tale of two bots illustrates how humans extend our noble and negative facets into our technical endeavours
Google Now assistant knows what you need, right now
The latest Android update includes Google Now, a competitor to Apple's Siri that attempts to predict what information you need
Dancing sunflowers hide their sunlight under Brussels
A hard-to-reach exhibit at the European Commission headquarters holds promise for powering west African schools
Implanted electrodes offer clues to brain's 'thesaurus'
Electrical patterns in the brain reveal how we file and retrieve words according to what they mean, rather than, say, the time when we heard or read them
SETI chief still waiting for ET to call
After 35 years of searching, Jill Tarter is retiring as Earth's top alien hunter. She tells New Scientist why alien rule of our planet would be benign
Win tickets to Wilderness Festival
We have a pair of weekend camping tickets to give away for Wilderness festival in Oxfordshire, UK. Will you be the lucky winner?
Autism's brain activity captured in diagnostic test
A test that could be used to diagnose autism identifies characteristic patterns of electrical activity in the brain
Lawyerbot takes the drudgery out of law
Software that sifts through millions of documents for relevant information gets the green light to replace human lawyers
'Death carrot' could hold the key to new cancer drugs
Clinical trials are in the pipeline for toxic Mediterranean plant ingredient that can kill prostate cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone
Silicon sirens: The naughty bots out to seduce you
Chatbots have turned to crime, using ever-slicker methods to steal cash or identities - and these cheating algorithms are passing the Turing test every day
Robot beats humans at rock-paper-scissors every time
If the robot uprising comes in the form of a rock-paper-scissors match, we're all doomed
Gene therapy curbs nicotine addiction in mice
A virus carrying an antibody against nicotine could be more effective than a nicotine vaccine at helping smokers quit - but it's a long way off
Eats bark, fruit and leaves: diet of ancient human
Australopithecus sediba, a 2-million-year-old member of the human family, had a diet unlike other known hominins
Astrophile: Solar cyclones hold fusion reactor clues
Ten thousand Europe-size tornadoes are scouring the surface of our sun in a process that could be imitated in reactors on Earth
Double rainbow all across the sky - seen from space
You wait ages for a spectacular weather pattern, and then two turn up at once. This image shows both "glories" and von Karman vortex clouds
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