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Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is p ...

Bird flu has been rampaging through wildlife and farm animals worldwide. Will it make the long-feared jump to humans?

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NASA has selected advanced technologies to power a future space telescope designed to image Earth-like planets and search ...

A blind psychic not only claimed to predict the end of humanity and the universe, but also laid out a detailed timeline of ...

A giant centipede species has drawn attention for its ability to prey on small birds. Researchers have documented its size, ...

Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, ...

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...

We examine the Trump administration’s approach to the wind industry.

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