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Genes marked by stress make grandchildren mentally ill
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-4 3:00)
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A little thing called methylation means that parental neglect, or eating a poor diet, could lead to depression or schizophrenia two generations later
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Mixed midterm blessings for science and the environment
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-4 2:40)
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The US midterm elections reflected ideological battles over climate change, abortion rights and evolution
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Zoologger: The miniature cuckold fish
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-4 1:52)
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Attention all men: if you want to spend your life fertilising eggs laid by someone else's mate, we recommend that you shrink
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Machine needs: How technology is shaping humanity
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-4 1:25)
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In What Technology Wants, tech guru Kevin Kelly sees the "technium" as a seamless extension of complex biology, evolving by the same rules
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Gustav Klimt's mysterious embryos
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-4 1:00)
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Golden objects in one of Gustav Klimt's paintings have puzzled art historians for years– but now a scientist has identified them as embryonic cells
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Origami tower takes paper-folding to new heights
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-4 0:15)
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The much-loved "mathemagician" Martin Gardner passed away earlier this year, making this year's Gathering for Gardner more commemorative than celebratory
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A Gigapan seat at the penultimate shuttle flight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 23:30)
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Space shuttle Discovery sits on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida awaiting its final flight, scheduled for tomorrow
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China plans space station by 2020
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 23:27)
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The announcement follows a visit by NASA administrator Charlie Bolden that failed to produce any plans for cooperation with the US in space
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Marijuana legalisation rejected by California
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 23:20)
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Californian voters yesterday rejected the proposition to legalise the sale of marijuana, but proponents say it was still a "tremendous victory"
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Snoop dogs: The rise of DNA pawprinting
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 21:00)
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Man's best friend is turning into a witness for the prosecution, with canine evidence cracking crimes from dogfighting to murder
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