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New Scientist is a weekly international science magazine covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience. As well as covering current events and news from the scientific community, the magazine often features speculative articles, ranging from the philosophical to the technical. It is not a peer-reviewed scientific journal, but it is widely read by both nonscientists and scientists as a way of keeping track of developments outside their own fields of study or areas of interest. Many science articles in the general press are based on its ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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We no longer fully understand the web
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee wants to put the web under the microscope to investigate how it changes our behaviour. Paul Marks asked him what he hopes to achieve.Posted by Fabrice Florin -
How to survive the coming century
ALLIGATORS basking off the English coast; a vast Brazilian desert; the mythical lost cities of Saigon, New Orleans, Venice and Mumbai; and 90 per cent of humanity vanished. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
First vertebrate eye to use mirror instead of lens
The deep sea is full of surprises, and the four-eyed spookfish is up there with the best of them. It is the first vertebrate found with eyes that use mirrors, rather than a ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Ten ways to save the world
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet, a new book by businessman and climate-change commentator Chris Goodall, says climate change can be overcome if we adopt the following ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Greenland ice lakes drain at speed of Niagara Falls
The worry has been that with further global warming such meltwater would increase and have a catastrophic effect on the ice sheet, lubricating its base and making it slide ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Nerve-tapping neckband allows 'telepathic' chat
With careful training a person can send nerve signals to their vocal cords without making a sound. These signals are picked up by the neckband and relayed wirelessly to a ...Posted by Tish Grier -
Zooplankton move to the moon's tune
How do ocean animals that live below the depth to which moonlight penetrates migrate in phase with the moon? Hans van Haren of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Climate change sceptics criticise polar bear science
Soon, who receives funding for this and other work from Exxon-Mobil, has been attacking climate change science for several years. Three of the six other authors also have ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Astronomers look to quark stars for a fifth dimension
If the universe has weird extra-spatial dimensions in parallel to the 3D world we see around us, then billion-dollar particle accelerators may not be the only place to find ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Ice ages dried up African monsoons
It has long been suspected that there is a connection between the west African monsoon and climate at higher latitudes - especially over geological timescales, says David Lea ...Posted by Leo Romero
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Instant Expert: The Copenhagen climate change summit - 04 November 2009
Can it [Copenhagen Summit} really save us from climate catastrophePosted by William Hughes-Games -
Clearing oasis trees felled ancient Peru civilisation - 04 November 2009
[The Nasca] may have brought about their own demise by cutting down trees.Posted by William Hughes-Games -
'Right to dry' could wean Americans off consumption - opinion - 29 October 2009
It is time to put an end to crazy lows that mean millions of Americans use energy hungry tumble dryers rather than a clothes line.Posted by William Hughes-Games -
Eternal sunshine of the unconscious mind
On Saturday, at New York City's Rubin Museum, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (who wrote Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Climate change sceptics lose vital argument - 29 November 2006
As the little ice age was a regional effect, it would not show up on a global temperature record like the hockey stick graphPosted by William Hughes-Games -
Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart - life - 02 November 2009
Having a high IQ doesn't necessarily mean you're smart.Posted by William Hughes-Games -
Post-human Earth: How the planet will recover from us - environment - 30 September 2009
Would the post human earth resimble these mud pools in IcelandPosted by William Hughes-Games -
No rainforest, no monsoon: get ready for a warmer world - environment - 30 September 2009
Temperature rises caused by greenhouse gas emissions are expected to trigger dangerous feedback loopsPosted by William Hughes-Games -
Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting
Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commutingPosted by William Hughes-Games -
Beyond GDP: We need a dashboard for the whole economy
From stock markets to measuring GDP, conventional economics is in a mess.Posted by William Hughes-Games
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