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How to find out if exo-Earths host life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 21:50)
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The space mission needed to find out if Gliese 581 g has life has been shelved, but other habitable worlds will offer better views in the next decade
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Zoologger: The heaviest animal in the air
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 20:13)
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Great bustard males are three times the weight of the females? but in case you didn't notice, they have whopping great whiskers too
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Oliver Sacks: Why I'm a resident alien
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 20:03)
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The neurologist who wrote Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat recalls his "lost years" and explains why he prefers to be an outsider
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Antibody reverses final throes of cancer in mice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 19:28)
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A treatment has shown promise against the final stages of cancer in mice, giving hope that it might one day prevent secondary tumour growth in people
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New species discovered in Papua New Guinea
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 8:01)
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Brightly coloured frogs, spiny ants and a katydid with pink eyes were among finds from the remote rainforests of Papua New Guinea's mountain ranges
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Today on New Scientist: 5 October 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the age of phonon computing, 3D PowerPoint, a lunar rainbow, and how the White House turned green
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Thighs and abs have a different take on fat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 1:58)
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Fat cells in the stomach get bigger to store fat, thigh cells increase in number. The degree to which this occurs may make you an apple or a pear
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Daily choices can affect long-term happiness
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 0:53)
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Your family values, weight and even your partner's neuroticism can have a significant effect on long-term happiness
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White House turns green with solar panels
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 0:45)
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After stalling climate change campaigners for a month, Barack Obama has agreed to install solar panels on the White House's living quarters
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Innovation: Online army turns the tide on automation
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-6 0:31)
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Computers can take jobs away from people, but thanks to Amazon's Mechanical Turk workforce, humans are fighting back
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