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Fedmeoperasjon er ikke det eneste alternativet for mennesker med sykelig overvekt, viser norsk studie.

Verdens sikreste datakryptering er knekt av NTNU-forskere. For å bedre sikkerheten.

Ny studie viser at barn kan gå glipp av viktig læring dersom SFO organiseres og struktureres på linje med skoledagen.

Elektrisitet henta direkte fra lummer luft kan bli framtidas miljøvennlige energi, foreslår forskere. Det kan bli vanskelig å gjøre det effektivt, lyder en av innvendingene.

Kvinner som føder to uker over termin har økt risiko for å få barn med cerebral parese (CP), viser ny forskning.

Copenhagen Suborbitals vil vise at man kan bygge raketter både billig og godt. Derfor har de brukt deler fra vanlige butikker.

Less than five months after the largest oil spill in US history, another fire has occurred on an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico

A panel of physicists recommends keeping Fermilab's Tevatron collider alive for an extra three years, but others worry about collateral damage

Data from repaired Hubble telescope uncover new secrets about our nearest supernova.

Model predicted where and when BP spill would hit Gulf Coast shores

A new report to President Barack Obama from his science advisers urges the federal...

Doubts over the existence of the mysterious quantum phenomenon may soon be laid to rest.

The Brazilian government says that a preliminary survey by a low-resolution satellite shows that...

Cyanobacteria survived strong UV exposure for a billion years – the secret to their success could be key to new sunscreens and "anti-ageing" products

An aversion to biting ants keeps elephants from ravaging the savanna

There is much more to the cosmos than meets the eye. Astrophysicist Michael Rowan-Robinson explores what invisible rays from radio to gamma have shown us

Omega-3 fatty acids work via a specific receptor and may combat diabetes as well

Future spacecraft could change their orbits simply by unfurling electrically conducting tethers – Japan has now tested one in a suborbital mission

All today's stories on NewScientist.com including: the flaws in criminal profiling, a birds-eye view of hurricane Earl and weird water inside planets

Analysis of stunning kick shows how spinning balls follow spiral paths