Full text RSS - You can now subscribe to the full text of Today on New Scientist. Discovery of first colour movies reveals animal stars
Watch a vivid macaw and a goldfish star in the world's first colour films recently discovered in the UK
Deaf gerbils are all ears thanks to stem cells
Stem cells injected into the ears of deaf gerbils successfully treat a form of hearing loss that affects one in 10 deaf people
How Facebook could help swing the US election
A simple message at the top of someone's newsfeed is enough to make them vote - a handy tip for political campaign teams desperate to get the vote out in marginal seats
Water-repellent balls make liquid boil with no bubbles
Steel spheres coated with nanoparticles can keep water smooth and calm even when boiling, which could reduce the risk of industrial explosions
Wild snake mothers don't need a daddy
Mummy snake, baby snake... that's it. DNA analysis has shown that two wild bisexual species of pit vipers can reproduce asexually
Detecting a subway bioterror attack
Late at night in the Boston area subway system, researchers release a cloud of bacteria into the tunnel...
Drug detectives build their own narcotics submarine
The semi-submersible deathtraps in which South American drug cartels smuggle cocaine into the US are unsafe for use in detection trials
Attack on dengue intensifies with two new weapons
Things are looking up for countries struggling to prevent dengue fever, with a new vaccine and a host of genetically engineered mosquitoes
Highs and lows from 50 years of human-powered flight
With the Icarus Cup encouraging a new generation of human-powered aircraft, we take a look at some of the extraordinary machines that have already gone aloft
Cannabis anti-convulsant shakes up epilepsy treatment
A non-psychoactive cannabis chemical controls seizures in animals with fewer side effects than currently prescribed anti-convulsants
Arctic foxes took ice bridge to reach Iceland
The Icelandic foxes belong to five distinct genetic groups, but 1000 years ago just one was present - the others must have found a way to cross the sea
Higgs boson gets peer-review seal of approval
Two landmark papers are published in the same journal as the original Peter Higgs paper that suggested a mass-giving boson
The wondrous life of the Higgs boson
A detailed but elegant history of the Higgs boson, and the people behind the physics PLUS: tragic trials in explorers' quests to understand the Antarctic
The people who are addicted to addiction
Food addicts who undergo gastric bypass surgery often end up hooked on something else entirely. The reason could hold important clues to the nature of all addiction
Invisible QR codes could secure banknotes
The new codes are hard to counterfeit and only reveal themselves under near-infrared laser light
Fresh Jupiter impact may aid solar system census
A bright flash spotted by backyard astronomers adds to a recent flurry of recorded hits, giving a better tally of small bodies hurtling near planets
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