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Is pain catching? First clues that it might spread to others
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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Scents and odours seem to be implicated in the first experiments that seem to show mice can sensitise other mice to pain
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It’s fine to put a price on life, as long as it’s fair
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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Your life might feel priceless to you and your loved ones, but society needs to know its value
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Lab-made eggs will help people have children when they choose to
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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The creation of mature eggs from adult mouse skin cells will almost certainly be replicated in humans, giving people more choice over when they start a family
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Islands to lose fresh water as rising seas sink them from within
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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As sea levels rise, islands can lose ground not only on their coasts, but also inland as lakes spring up? and cause drinking water to evaporate
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Is it right to kill millions of animals if it protects others?
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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Culls are routinely carried out around the world in the name of upholding biodiversity and animal welfare. Are they ethical and do they work, asks Alice Klein
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Uranus might have two dark moons we’ve never seen before
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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Newly detected wavy patterns in two of the planet’s rings suggest they are being warped by two small, unseen satellites
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First birds made honking sounds more than 66 million years ago
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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A new fossil discovery has shown that birds developed the unique vocal organ that enables them to sing more than 66 million years ago when dinosaurs were around
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California is covering mountains with sensors to fight drought
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 3:00)
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A project is kicking off in the Sierra Nevada mountains to monitor moisture levels to help control the state’s water supplies and hydro power
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Some of our Stone Age tools may just be crafty monkey throwaways
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 2:00)
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Capuchins make stone flakes that could be mistaken for hominin tools, but they do so by accident in search of mineral dust they lick, perhaps as a medication
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Mystery cosmic objects light up in X-ray then go dim in an hour
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-20 2:00)
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Digging through old observations of galaxies, astronomers have discovered X-ray flares from objects they can’t yet identify
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