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Today on New Scientist: 5 January 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 3:00)
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Today's stories on NewScientist.com, including iPads on the brain, the revenge of robo-deer, Greenland's tipping point, and more
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Today on New Scientist: 4 January 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 3:00)
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Today's stories on NewScientist.com, including animals that fight dirty, where Australia's floods came from, and US political battles
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Winning over the Republicans
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 2:40)
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Scientists need to understand the agenda of the new power in Congress and engage with it, says Peter Aldhous
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Obama gives go-ahead to new food safety law
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 2:27)
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New law gives the FDA more power to inspect food producers but critics say changes will not make food safer
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Partial eclipse robs northern Europe of sun
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-4 23:20)
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Northern Europeans don't see much of the sun in January, and this morning our star was obscured even more than normal
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Shower of dead birds: apocalypse or accident?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-4 21:42)
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A short sharp shower of blackbirds may have been caused by a fireworks display
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Battle looms over US science funding
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-4 21:27)
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As Republicans take control of the US House of Representatives, science could take a hit– despite a Congressional measure to boost funding
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Computer cities: From scrap to skyscraper
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-4 20:57)
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Artist Franco Recchia builds miniature metropolises out of junked computer parts
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La Niña and monsoonal winds flood northern Australia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-4 20:24)
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A strong La Niña and an active monsoonal trough are responsible for the devastating floods in Queensland
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Near-death neurologist: Dreams on the border of life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-4 20:00)
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Neurologist Kevin Nelson explains how the brain slips into a strange state of hybrid consciousness during a near-death experience
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