Ornaments are one of my favorite things to gift. In my (possibly delusional) head, I feel like the recipient is reminded of ...

With “Crick: A Mind in Motion,” the British biologist Matthew Cobb aims for the tricky “middle path”: a life vivid enough to ...

A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning.

From microscopes to geodes, New Scientist staff share their top Christmas present ideas in a gift guide unlike any you’ve seen before ...

Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – ...

From the new Taylor Jenkins Reid to Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, a dishy Gwyneth Paltrow biography and much more, here are ...

Ars Technica: The Voyager Golden Record is perhaps the best known example of humans attempting to communicate with an alien species, spearheaded by the late Carl Sagan, among others. But what are the ...

The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This monthly column is a space to share reading and book trends from a librarian’s perspective.

Simple Machines Made Simple,’ which raised more than seven times its target on Kickstarter, wants to demystify mechanical ...

Scientists struggle with the physics of fluids. A recent Google breakthrough could support better predictions and practical ...

In the wilderness, teams need psychological safety to perform well when lives are on the line—and your office does, too.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, the best distraction from the indignity of travel when you are captive in a plane or car or train or bus or whatever… is a book. As screens now are especially ...