Chimeric monkeys boast six genetic identities
The world's first chimeric monkeys have just been born - producing them was trickier than researchers had expected
Hundreds of tiny moons may be orbiting Earth
Our planet frequently captures into orbit small asteroids too dim to detect, new calculations suggest - we may even be able to bring one back to Earth
Ghouls on film: Ghost or glitch? You decide
What are modern ghost hunters catching on camera? Are technological slip-ups and wishful thinking to blame? Let New Scientist be your spirit guide...
Cut-and-splice time cloak makes events disappear
Want to steal money from a safe and get away with it? Try a time cloak, a device that makes events vanish rather like scenes edited out of a movie
Buildings and clothes could melt to save energy
Phase-change materials that freeze at around room temperature could revolutionise energy storage, cooling things that are too hot and warming them later on
Ohio magnitude 4.0 earthquake linked to fracking
Ohio has suspended work at five deep wells used to store waste water from fracking, after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake was linked to the activity
Murder trial highlights return of Dickensian killer
Lack of vitamin D is being linked to rickets, MS and asthma, so it's time to confront the Victorian villain once again
Math in a Minute: How a tortoise can win a race
See how a tortoise could triumph over the Greek hero Achilles in this ancient paradox
Eating it up: diet fads of the ages
As people start the year with new resolutions, medical historian Louise Foxcroft examines some of the more bizarre weight loss strategies of the past.
Scrunch time: The peculiar physics of crumpled paper
When you crumple up your gift-wrapping paper this year, you'll create a shape so complex that it has defeated the most sophisticated computers
Dolphin increasingly on the menu in poor countries
The eating of marine mammals - from whales to porpoises to manatees - is on the rise in poor nations, driven by declines in coastal fish catches
Apple power adapters could remember your passwords
Peripherals like power adapters that don't tend to get stolen could play a key part in password storage and recovery says an Apple patent filing
FBI crackdown on unproven stem cell therapies
A scientist has been named in a federal indictment as part of a team that allegedly received $1.5 million for unproven treatments
Stephen Hawking at 70: Exclusive interview
In an exclusive interview with New Scientist to mark his 70th birthday this month, physicist Stephen Hawking looks back on his life and work
Turtles' map holds if Earth's magnetic field drifts
Ensuring some offspring "read" Earth's magnetic field incorrectly may be key to how turtles deal with the shifts to the field that occur each year
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