IVF success boosted by drug that helps embryos implant in the womb
Women given a drug that increases blood flow to the womb have a significantly higher chance of giving birth through IVF
Conquer your fear of public speaking by practising in virtual reality
Practising public speaking in virtual reality lets people confront their fears in a safe environment and become more confident in front of real-life audiences
What you need to know about the big UN climate report out today
A special report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C has been released. Get caught up on why it matters
People in Chile are currently evolving the ability to digest goat milk
Most Europeans have a genetic mutation that allows adults to digest milk, but it is less common elsewhere. Now it is spreading through Chile, and we don't know why
Smartphone with a finger crawls across the table to stroke your wrist
MobiLimb is a fake finger that plugs into a phone's USB port. It can provide extra interaction, including stroking your wrist and dragging itself across a table
Hundreds of tonnes of UK hospital waste piles up including human limbs
A huge backlog of NHS hospital waste has been revealed in a leaked report. It is believed to include pharmaceutical waste and a small number of amputated limbs
Wind farms do affect climate – but they don’t cause global warming
A study has claimed that large-scale wind power in the US would cause significant warming, but this is misleading and could harm take-up of renewables
Faecal swaps could help stop heart transplants from being rejected
Giving mice a faecal transplant made them more tolerant of a subsequent heart transplant, hinting the gut may be key to avoiding organ rejection
Tree rings reveal plague hit medieval Europe’s construction industry
Dating timber used to build European houses between AD 1250 and 1699 reveals that building activity fell during the Black Death and the Thirty Years’ War
First known exomoon could be a baffling monster the size of Neptune
Last year, New Scientist reported the possible discovery of the first ever exomoon. Now new evidence suggests that if it does exist, it is very strange