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World's oldest temple built to worship the dog star
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 21:00)
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Pillars at Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey seem to align with the rising of Sirius, hinting that the bright star may have triggered a frenzy of religious construction
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Feedback: Pink quinine mystery solved
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 20:00)
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Too stupid to post, ever-enlarging cats, small print for eye tests and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Foursquare check-ins tell stores where to set up shop
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 16:00)
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Mining social media to see where people go can give vital extra information to a business about the most lucrative spot for a new store
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NASA's superstar planet-hunter can't be saved
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 7:06)
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But unprocessed data from the Kepler telescope may yet yield more surprises, and there's a good chance the hobbled spacecraft will be repurposed
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Zoologger: The rat that defies powerful carcinogens
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 6:27)
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The Middle East blind mole rat almost never develops cancer– even when it is exposed to some powerful cancer-causing chemicals. The race is on to find out why
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 1:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: infinity's end, a way to fix the emergency healthcare crisis, oddball space neutrinos, the all-in-one factory, and more
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Dangerous biofilm bacteria evolve to be easy to treat
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 1:00)
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Pathogenic bacteria have evolved into a less harmful form in the lab, suggesting that in future, infections could be tackled with therapies that encourage this change
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Official planet namer listens to voice of the people
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 0:01)
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The International Astronomical Union is now taking input from public campaigns to name celestial bodies– though it won't be a complete free-for-all
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Infinity's end: Time to ditch the never-ending story?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-16 0:00)
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We might have more success in explaining how the universe works if we abandoned the idea that some things go on for ever, says Amanda Gefter (full text available to subscribers)
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New cloud-forest mammal looks like living teddy bear
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-8-15 23:58)
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Meet the adorable olinguito, a newly discovered species found living in the cloud forests of the Andes
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