Could cannabis help crack cocaine addicts kick the habit?

31 May 2017

Crack users find it easier to give up when they take cannabis, and animals given components of cannabis are more likely to overcome a crack addiction

Huge impact could have smashed early Earth into a doughnut shape

31 May 2017

Many rocky worlds may have spent time as a newly named planetary form called a synestia – a loosely connected blob of molten rock and dust with a dented middle

Underwater drones use sound to send snaps of the ocean floor

31 May 2017

Underwater unmanned vehicles that scour the ocean floor for submerged mines can now beam back their images to human operators in close to real-time

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31 May 2017

Victorious AI retires, altered antibiotic targets resistant bugs, Google to track offline shopping and more

Tumour-tracking drug that kills cancer approved in the US

31 May 2017

For the first time, a drug that can find and fight cancer – regardless of where it is in the body – has been approved

New Zealand joins the space race with Electron rocket launch

31 May 2017

The nation launched its first rocket on 24 May, making it the 11th country worldwide with space launch capabilities

Collective rather than individual action can beat obesity

31 May 2017

The more we learn about the drivers of obesity, the clearer it becomes that willpower alone won't work. Governments need to act

Old Scientist: Space travel? Waste of money

31 May 2017

You can rely on New Scientist to frown at space spendthrifts, as our scan through issues from Junes gone by reveals

The Arctic has been warmer than this

31 May 2017

Theory robs me of entertaining plots

31 May 2017