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Sleepy black bears stay warm through the winter
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 4:00)
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The first study of hibernating black bears shows that their body temperature hardly drops, although their metabolism plunges by 25 per cent
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Foreshocks may warn that a big quake is coming
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 4:00)
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For the first time we have a hint that seismic monitoring could give early warning of some large quakes, about an hour before they strike
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Beautiful blue view of the red planet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 3:41)
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These blue dunes are an accumulation of basalt sands that lie in an impact crater on Mars
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Today on New Scientist: 17 February 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: counting toddlers, a jet-propelled fossil, and why men's bones could affect their sperm count
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Low sperm count? Your bones might be to blame
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 2:42)
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Healthy bones are not only useful for physical strength– they could also be vital for maintaining male fertility
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Zoologger: Jet-propelled living fossil with a problem
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 2:11)
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With 500 million years of evolution behind it, the nautilus has coped with mass extinctions, jet propulsion and even mazes. We are more of a challenge
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Army wants rapid-fire rubber bullets for crowd control
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 2:04)
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Fired from an auto-fire grenade launcher, new plastic crowd control rounds have human rights activists up in arms
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Carnivorous plant traps prey in an instant
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 2:00)
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Watch how the fastest underwater trap sucks up its dinner
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Faulty testosterone cycle may explain male autism bias
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 0:04)
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A gene linked with autism is regulated by sex hormones, giving clues to why more males than females have the condition
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Toddlers know counting rules at 18 months
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-17 23:57)
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Months before they begin to count, infants are teaching themselves the rules of counting
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