Eddy superhighways churn up the deep sea
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 4:24)
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Researchers have found vast, swirling currents that circulate heat, larvae and chemicals from deep sea vents far and wide across the ocean
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Space shuttle to launch another day
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 4:02)
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Just hours before Endeavour was set to lift off on the second-to-last shuttle mission ever, a glitch forced a delay of at least three days
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Today on New Scientist: 29 April 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 1:40)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: US tornadoes, ultrafast fibre optics, bioengineered larynx, and more
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Circumcision ban will go to vote in San Francisco
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 1:28)
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A proposal to ban male circumcision will be on San Francisco's November ballot– a move that has angered health professionals
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Friday Illusion: Impossible wedding car
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 0:52)
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We mark the royal wedding with a car that's sure to confuse your brain
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Unexpected fungus decimates Australia's pistachio crop
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 0:44)
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A bumper crop of Australian pistachios has failed to materialise because of fungal damage: is a genetic mutation or bad weather to blame?
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Cancer drug thwarts malaria
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-30 0:00)
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Some new cancer drugs may also be effective against malaria, a new study shows
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First partial transplant of a bioengineered larynx
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-29 23:00)
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People with a damaged voice box could talk again if pioneering stem cell research proves fruitful
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Feedback: Grasshoppers play football with their poo
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-29 22:00)
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How far grasshoppers can kick their poo, multiple paternity puzzle, how to arrest 10 people in 14 countries, and food that vibrates at a higher frequency (full text available to subscribers)
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That's what she said: Software that tells dirty jokes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-4-29 21:35)
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Researchers have developed a computer system to identify certain kinds of double entendres
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