Chimps learn about nature's medicine chest from elders
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-6 19:17)
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Senior chimpanzees appear to show the young 'uns how to recognise plants with medicinal properties? but the finding is controversial
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Today on New Scientist: 5 January 2012
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-6 3:16)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: cute chimeric monkeys, ghouls on film and Stephen Hawking at 70
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Chimeric monkeys boast six genetic identities
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-6 2:54)
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The world's first chimeric monkeys have just been born– producing them was trickier than researchers had expected
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Parasitic fly could account for disappearing honeybees
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-4 7:00)
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Beehives affected by colony collapse disorder can lose most of their bees overnight. Could a parasitic fly be responsible?
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Today on New Scientist: 3 January 2012
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-4 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: a feast of fish, a crystal from space, a crustacean invasion and a library of dust
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The perks and pitfalls of being your own boss
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-4 2:46)
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As CEO of a startup company, our Big Wide World blogger relishes the freedom he has over his working life, if only the product would start making money
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Best videos of 2011: Malaria invades blood cell
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-4 1:06)
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In our top video of the year, watch a malaria parasite infiltrate a cell captured for the first time in high resolution
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Nobel prizewinning quasicrystal fell from space
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-3 23:46)
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The only known naturally occurring sample of quasicrystal seems to come from a meteorite, changing our understanding of how these curious structures can form
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Herring galore as tonnes of fish wash up on beach
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-3 23:35)
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As thousands of dead herring are washed up on a Norwegian beach, biologists are left seeking an explanation that isn't apocalyptic
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How crossword puzzles mess with your mind
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-1-3 23:00)
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The agony and the ecstasy of solving a crossword puzzle can reflect a surprising amount about the subconscious mind, says Stephen Battersby
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