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Waymo Finds a Way Around US Restrictions Targeting Chinese Cars

Waymo confirms to WIRED that its planned...

Honor Magic 7 Pro Review: Refined Flagship

Honor’s latest flagship phone is a refined...

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Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover for up to 15 minutes

A flying robot the size of a postage stamp can hover for up to 15 minutes without breaking, and it can perform acrobatic manoeuvres

2024 may have been the rainiest – as well as hottest – year on record

Global average precipitation in 2024 may have broken the previous record set in 1998,...

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban – but the fight isn’t over yet

Now that the US Supreme Court has decided that a law banning TikTok is...

World’s first AI chatbot has finally been resurrected after decades

ELIZA is famous as a rudimentary artificial intelligence and the first ever chatbot, but...

Rabbits may eat their own teeth to boost their calcium intake

The animals' teeth are constantly being worn down due to their tough diet. But...

Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover for up to 15 minutes

A flying robot the size of a postage stamp can hover for up to 15 minutes without breaking, and it can perform acrobatic manoeuvres

2024 may have been the rainiest – as well as hottest – year on record

Global average precipitation in 2024 may have broken the previous record set in 1998, as rising temperatures boosted the amount of moisture in the...

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban – but the fight isn’t over yet

Now that the US Supreme Court has decided that a law banning TikTok is constitutional, the platform is set to shut down in the...

World’s first AI chatbot has finally been resurrected after decades

ELIZA is famous as a rudimentary artificial intelligence and the first ever chatbot, but versions found online today are actually knock-offs because the original...

Rabbits may eat their own teeth to boost their calcium intake

The animals' teeth are constantly being worn down due to their tough diet. But rather than losing calcium this way, they could be recycling...

Robotic exoskeleton can train expert pianists to play faster

Trained pianists who hit a plateau improved their finger speed after a half-hour training session with a device that moves their fingers for them

Elusive phase change finally spotted in a quantum simulator

Researchers saw a chain of atoms in a quantum simulator go from being magnetic to not magnetic at all, the first time such a...

Elusive phase change finally spotted in a quantum simulator

Researchers saw a chain of atoms in a quantum simulator go from being magnetic to not magnetic at all, the first time such a...

Read an extract from Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Alien Clay

In the opening to Adrian Tchaikovsky's science fiction novel Alien Clay, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, our hero wakes from...

Read an extract from Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Alien Clay

In the opening to Adrian Tchaikovsky's science fiction novel Alien Clay, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, our hero wakes from...

Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2

Wildfires and fossil fuel burning in 2024 contributed to the biggest annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels ever recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory...

NATO tests satellite internet as backup to sabotaged undersea cables

As apparent acts of sabotage cut undersea data cables around the world, NATO held its first demonstration of a project to quickly reroute crucial...

Mind-controlled robotic arm lets people with paralysis touch and feel

By using MRI brain scans to identify regions linked to hand movements and sensations, researchers were able to restore a sense of touch to...

Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer

Droughts lasting multiple years are becoming more common and extreme around the globe, expanding by about 50,000 square kilometres annually
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