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Picture puzzles separate human from machine
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 21:45)
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A tool for hiding images within larger pictures could provide a neat way of distinguishing between people and bots online
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Higgs discovery rumour unfounded
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 2:34)
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Rumours of a Higgs boson particle at the Tevatron collider appear to be false, and may have emerged following an altogether different discovery, says Kate McAlpine
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Today on New Scientist: 13 July 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: curing cancer with physics, a highly reactive new nuclear fuel and Archimedes's steam cannon
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You can't fight violence with violence
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 1:45)
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The psychology of vengeance explains much about the state of the world and suggests the "war on terror" can never succeed, says Metin Başoğlu
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Deepwater wellhead gets new top hat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 1:34)
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The US Gulf coast is waiting on tenterhooks to find out if the Deepwater Horizon oil leak has finally been halted, says Michael Marshall
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Huge undersea volcano found off Indonesia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 1:25)
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A volcano that towers 3000 metres above the sea floor, yet remains hidden beneath the waves, has been found off the coast of Indonesia
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Reconstructed: Archimedes's flaming steam cannon
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 0:30)
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Archimedes may have built a cannon powered by sun-reflecting mirrors to hurl flaming projectiles at invading Roman forces
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Bumpology: Men go through pregnancy too
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-14 0:21)
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The changes in me are obvious, but are the hormones kicking in for the dad-to-be?
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The madness and love that built the periodic table
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-13 23:15)
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In The Disappearing Spoon, Sam Kean brings to life the idiosyncrasies of the chemical elements– and their discoverers
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Alternative nuclear fuel is surprisingly reactive
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-13 21:37)
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Uranium nitride, tipped as the nuclear fuel of the future, can break very inert bonds, with implications for its storage and disposal
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