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Brian Marsden, the man who made asteroids sexy, dies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 2:15)
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The longtime head of the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center calculated the orbits of thousands of asteroids and comets
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Truth in the time of cholera
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 1:29)
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The United Nations doesn't want to be blamed for the cholera outbreak in Haiti– but what could it have done to avoid such accusations?
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Rosalind Franklin and sexism in the theatre of science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 0:00)
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Named after Rosalind Franklin's breakthrough X-ray of DNA, the play Photograph 51 does little to resolve arguments about how much credit she is due
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Red wine packed with antidiabetes compounds
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 23:54)
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Compounds in red wine target the same receptor as a common diabetes drug– and do a better job of it in lab tests
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One day, cells from skin might repair your spine
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 23:51)
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Nerve cells with huge potential for treating paralysis could be made from a person's own skin or hair follicles, making spinal repair more realistic
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Feedback: Top tips for multifunctional clothing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 21:25)
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Parachute trousers, auto-inflating lifebelt, mountaineers' airbag? a whole emergency-proof wardrobe devised by New Scientist readers. And indoor rain (full text available to subscribers)
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Darkness visible: Five big black hole puzzles solved
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 21:00)
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Recent simulations and cutting-edge visuals are giving new insight into black holes and have helped us answer five big questions about them
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Storytelling 2.0: The digital death of the author
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 20:14)
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As literature goes digital, the boundary between writer and reader is rapidly blurring, says Craig Mod
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Extreme survival: Dreaming through drought
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 19:46)
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Lots of animals sleep through dry spells, but to get through dry decades you have to turn your cells into sugar glass (full text available to subscribers)
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Comet caught throwing basketball-sized snowballs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-19 5:21)
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The phenomenon, which has never been seen before, was observed by NASA's Deep Impact probe during a recent flyby of Comet Hartley 2
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