FEATURE:  20:00 02 October 2014

From our star's excess heat to the complexities of fluid turbulence, many a mystery might be unravelled by the bane of the headphone wearer – knots

TODAY:  19:00 02 October 2014

The rapid expansion of mining and railway links from Kinshasa, the epicentre of the pandemic, helped HIV spread, say a study tracing the virus's first steps

INSIGHT:  18:00 02 October 2014

Last week, US firm UPS announced it is putting 3D printers in 100 stores in response to demand from a public that wants to get creative

DAILY ROUND-UP:  17:30 02 October 2014

All the latest on newscientist.com: how to fine-tune your mind, Ebola in the US, monster neutrino, Watson supercomputer turns heart doctor and more

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  17:30 02 October 2014

Gaze into the underwater abyss where hidden mountains lurk and new islands rise from the sea

TODAY:  17:00 02 October 2014

As the first apes evolved into chimps and humans, it seems the cerebellum grew faster than the rest of the brain, giving us uniquely human traits and skills

NEWS:  16:13 02 October 2014

We might log on to future computers simply by having them watch our mouths as we speak, because the way our lips move can identify us, like a fingerprint

REVIEW:  15:40 02 October 2014

Losing the sense of smell can leave people feeling emotionally blunted – so why is a new exhibition about anosmia so moving, asks Mick O'Hare

TODAY:  15:08 02 October 2014

Human embryonic stem cells are at last being tested in common, potentially fatal diseases such as heart failure and diabetes

TODAY:  15:06 02 October 2014

Using microphones attached to your touchscreen device, a new system lets you give commands simply by tapping nearby surfaces

NEWS:  11:49 02 October 2014

Netflix-like systems work well when their algorithms have large amounts of data to learn from, but struggle without. Sometimes it's best to ask humans instead

LEADER:  08:00 02 October 2014

The reasons to be cautious about taking longevity drugs probably won't hold us back. They will just be too tempting to turn down

NEWS:  20:30 01 October 2014

A 3D-modelling system called Scene Chronology pulls photos from across the internet to automatically show how places have changed over time

SPECIAL FEATURE:  14:59 01 October 2014

From peak focus to maximum creativity, optimise your brain's features and avoid its bugs with these tips from the cutting edge of cognitive research

TODAY:  19:36 01 October 2014

As long as the African epidemic continues unabated, researchers warn that the risk to countries in Europe and elsewhere will keep rising

THIS WEEK:  19:30 01 October 2014

A cosmic coincidence hints that high-energy neutrinos and superfast cosmic rays both come from the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy

TODAY:  19:09 01 October 2014

In 1919 "Little Albert" was conditioned to fear harmless animals in an infamous experiment. Now it looks as if we've solved the mystery of his later life

NEWS:  19:00 01 October 2014

The Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer is teaming up with a powerful individual heart simulator to diagnose someone's chances of sudden cardiac arrest

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  18:30 01 October 2014

Some of the very massive stars that populated the early universe exploded completely, sowing the seeds of future stars, solar systems and galaxies

DAILY ROUND-UP:  17:30 01 October 2014

All the latest on newscientist.com: marshmallow psychologist, wildlife halved in 40 years, chimp social network, longevity drugs, where to be old and more