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Chicks count from left to right - just like us
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 8:01)
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It's not just humans that count from left to right: two species of bird do too, suggesting our counting preference is instinctive, not learned
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Today on New Scientist: 22 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: drastic measures to save plastic treasures, the return of the sterile neutrino, and a puzzling pelican
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Hollow victory for Monsanto in alfalfa court case
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 1:33)
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The US Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa, but a big hurdle remains before the seeds can be sold
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Sterile neutrino back from the dead
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 1:28)
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A ghostly particle that is showing signs of life could be the stuff of dark matter– and help explain why more matter than antimatter arose in our universe
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Pelican fossil poses evolutionary puzzle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 1:00)
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A fossilised pelican's bill resembles its modern equivalent– but why has it has remained almost unchanged for some 30 million years?
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UK science: Cuts of up to 25 per cent
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 0:35)
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The UK faces deep cuts in public spending and higher taxes. Roger Highfield assesses what it means for science and engineering
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Stem cell society to 'smoke out the charlatans'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-22 17:32)
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The International Society for Stem Cell Research warns members that anyone associating with clinics that offer speculative therapies risks expulsion
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Drastic measures save plastic treasures
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-22 16:00)
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Is plastic indestructible? Far from it: with iconic artefacts crumbling before our eyes, we'll have to think fast to preserve the 20th century's legacy
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Hawking speaks on God, the big bang and novel physics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-22 3:00)
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Stephen Hawking remembers the bad old days when many physicists bristled at the idea of a big bang, with its echoes of the biblical Genesis story
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Innovation: Microsoft's Kinect isn't just for games
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-22 2:31)
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Technology that leaves hands free will soon go beyond gaming, leading to applications that change the way we interact with the the world around us
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