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A few central banks are considering whether to issue digital analogues of cash, but unless done carefully, it could leave the most vulnerable out of pocket…

Earlier this year, I was on my way home from a conference when I learned my flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed. That by itself was no big deal – happens…

A study by MIT researchers has uncovered a new way of telling how well people are learning English: tracking their eyes. That’s right. Using data generated by…

The future of transportation in waterway-rich cities such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, and Venice — where canals run alongside and under bustling streets and bridges…

Experts from scores of countries are meeting to discuss ways to define and deal with “killer robots” — futuristic weapons systems that could conduct war…

He stirred controversy with his plans to bring back the woolly mammoth. But first he’s working on editing sperm – and trying out his ageing reversal…

For many people, household chores are a dreaded, inescapable part of life that we often put off or do with little care. But what if a robot assistant could…

Macaws know what to do with their moneyPulsar Imagens / Alamy Stock Photo By New Scientist staff and Press Association Tests involving four species of…

Researchers based at University of Central Florida developed the system by teaching a computer platform the optimal way to detect small specks of lung cancer…

The discovered piece of bone, shown from four anglesBrown, S. et al/CC BY 4.0 By Michael Marshall A sliver of bone from a cave in Russia is at the centre of…