Yale professor Sam Raskin led a team to prove the geometric Langlands conjecture, solving a major part of one of math’s most sweeping paradigms.

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to ...

The oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States is an elaborate display of wealth — an intricately carved ...

It didn’t come in 1788, when the Constitution was ratified, or in 1789, when George Washington took office as the United States’ first president. According to Harry R. Rubenstein, an emeritus ...

Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark. The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for ...

Around 7000 years ago, long knives, bracelets and other stone goods fashioned by skilled ... We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

David Lloyd George’s childhood cottage is to be “decolonised” with the help of funding from the Welsh Government. The Liberal prime minister’s modest former home in rural Wales has been ...

What if we dropped the "terrestrial" from "extraterrestrial"? Scientists recently explored the intriguing possibility that alien life may not need a planet to support itself. At first glance ...

“Donald Trump continues to deny the facts. He continues to deny the science. He withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accords and rolled back critical environmental protections ...

According to NASA scientists, thanks to human activities, the current rise of CO2 levels has reached 422 parts per million. That's 50% higher than what it was before the Industrial Revolution.