Twitter mood maps reveal emotional states of America
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-21 20:14)
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How is the US feeling right now? The emotional words contained in hundreds of millions of tweets may hold the answers
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Laughter's secrets: The best medicine?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-21 18:52)
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Laughing may be good for you, but good cheer only goes so far
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Business, science and art meet in consciousness doc
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-21 18:30)
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A sculptor, an entrepreneur and two scientists dig into consciousness in the documentary Just Trial and Error, says Sandrine Ceurstemont
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Skull tells tale of the lost primates of the Caribbean
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-21 8:01)
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A primate skull found in an underwater cave on Hispaniola is evidence of the primitive and strange fauna that the Caribbean has lost
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Today on New Scientist: 20 July 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-21 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: why turning veggie won't save the planet, a new use for ecstasy and the science behind Inception
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Ecstasy may help trauma victims
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-20 2:34)
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A small trial suggests that ecstasy could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, says Arran Frood, but might it be a placebo response?
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Today on New Scientist: 19 July 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-20 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: why we shouldn't foster the gender divide, a sewage-eating robot and the secrets of laughter
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Briefing: New ways to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-20 1:28)
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With few treatments available, will new criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease help people who are still healthy but at risk?
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Malaria, the killer that won't go away
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-20 0:00)
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The Fever: How malaria has ruled humankind for 500,000 years by Sonia Shah is a diverse survey of the past and present career of a formidable killer
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Navy laser roasts incoming drones in mid-air
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-19 22:41)
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A remote-piloted military aircraft meets a new enemy– a ship-mounted laser that can shoot it down
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