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No sign of emissions letting up as climate talks begin
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 3:00)
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Temperatures and sea level are rising faster than predicted, but it's our ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions that are the real worry
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Gene switch found to help a heart heal itself
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 3:00)
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Injecting specific sequences of RNA into the hearts of mice damaged by heart attack can help the organ repair itself by producing new muscle tissue
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Psychiatry is failing those with personality disorders
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 3:00)
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A workable diagnostic system is needed, because sticking with the status quo is not an option
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Today on New Scientist: 5 December 2012
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the world's sinking cities, psychiatry's failures, carbon emissions rising, premature babies, and more
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Astrophile: A baby solar system with big ambitions
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 3:00)
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The infant should grow up into a sun-like star, and is surrounded by enough matter to make at least seven Jupiters
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Earth-spanning super typhoon Bopha pictured from space
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 3:00)
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A snapshot of the tropical storm from the International Space Station shows the extent of Bopha's fury from 370 kilometres up
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Dying aspen trees sound alarm for world's forests
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 1:48)
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A severe drought in the US 10 years ago weakened the region's aspen trees. If the same is true for other tree species, climate change may destroy many forests
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Nitpicking experts make Wikipedia a harder read
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-6 1:38)
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Often written by expert writers with an obsessive quest for accuracy, the readability of Wikipedia entries is taking a back seat
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理研横浜研、2013年4月に環境資源科学研究センター発足へ
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2012-12-6 0:00)
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理化学研究所の横浜研究所に2013年4月、環境資源科学研究センターが発足する予定だ。同センターのグループの1つは、植物免疫研究グループ(仮称)。まだ公表されていないが、環境資源科学研究センターは、2000年4月発足の植物科学研究センター(PSC)や、2010年4月発足のバイオマス工学研究プログラム(BMEP)が関連するようだ。
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The butterfly effect– in giant balloons
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-5 23:00)
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Artist Tomás Saraceno's new installation, On Space Time Foam, allows the audience to clamber over it to discover our collective interconnections
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