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Frozen jet stream leads to flood, fire and famine
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-11 2:16)
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A holding pattern in the jet stream means weather systems stick around with violent consequences
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Today on New Scientist: 10 August 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-11 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: bad news for computing, why we should use biochar, and how to hide files in Flickr pictures
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MRI scans could diagnose autism
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-11 1:54)
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Key anatomical differences in autistic brains have been used to train software to distinguish them from those of people without the condition
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Computer gamers crack protein-folding puzzle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-11 1:18)
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Players of the online game Foldit have beaten dedicated software and human experts in working out the shape that will be adopted by novel proteins
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Green machine: Don't burn plant waste, bury it
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-11 0:00)
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Converting plant waste to biochar leads to bigger cuts in carbon emissions than turning it into biofuels– and brings other benefits too
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Early puberty in girls doubles in a decade
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-10 23:20)
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Ten per cent of white girls in the US reach puberty aged 7. Prime suspects are obesity and exposure to environmental chemicals that mimic oestrogen
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Future on display: Technology you'll want to stroke
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-10 23:14)
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You might not be expect it, but a new furry display is the latest in computer technology– and people can't help but stroke it
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Cosmology's not broken, so why try to fix it?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-10 22:39)
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Claims that there is something wrong with our standard model of the universe rest on flawed logic, say Andrew Pontzen and Hiranya Peiris
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P≠ NP? It's bad news for the power of computing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-10 22:35)
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Some mathematical problems will remain hard no matter how cunning your computer program, a new proof has shown
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An oversimplified guide to the human mind
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-8-10 20:35)
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In Use Your Head, brothers Daniel and Jason Freeman try to explain experimental psychology but end up relying on trivia and factoids
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