Today on New Scientist: 21 June 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Being male is bad for you, Iran steps towards human space flight, and how the camel got its penis
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Careers advisor: Is it OK not to do a PhD?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 1:42)
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Do you feel obliged to do a PhD? Would it be a waste not to? Stephanie MacLean looks at what you can do with just the letters BSc after your name
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Earth's oceans on course for mass extinction
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 1:15)
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It is all thanks to a deadly combination of climate change, overexploitation, pollution and habitat loss
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We have the right stuff to sense magnetic fields
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 1:08)
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Humans have the light-sensitive proteins for magnetovision, or at least they work when transferred into fruit flies
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Rabies may not be the invincible killer we thought
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 0:48)
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The immune system may be able to defeat rabies even after it reaches the brain– could there be an alternative therapy to the Milwaukee protocol?
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Botclouds: a cyberattacker's dream
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 0:43)
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Computing via the cloud could bring all kinds of advantages, but it might also be a haven for cybercriminals
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Video game teaches students how to code
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 0:07)
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A hit video game can help teach students how to carry out some rudimentary programming
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Agency report praises Fukushima staff, slams TEPCO
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-22 0:04)
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If verification were needed that staff at Fukushima performed heroically when disaster hit the nuclear plant, it came on Monday
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Canaries hear the stars sing at the Starmus festival
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-21 23:40)
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Acoustic vibrations from celestial bodies will be fashioned into music at Starmus Festival in Tenerife this week
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Iran satellite is step towards human space flight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-6-21 22:46)
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Next Iran plans to launch a monkey into space and by 2019 a human, but the move will also stoke worries over armaments
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