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How science is shaping up in the new Parliament
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-27 1:00)
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The parliamentary group devoted to science has survived the UK's parliamentary upheavals, but some of the new government's plans may not be as science-friendly
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Shadows open window into the autistic mind
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-27 0:01)
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Most children use the shadows cast by items to speed identification. Not so those with autism, who regard the dark shapes as nothing but a distraction
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'Light from sound' could spot cancers and terrorists
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 23:46)
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High-frequency sound can be converted directly to light, theory suggests. The process could be applied in new types of scanner
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The many-worlds physicist couldn't cope with this one
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 23:00)
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The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III by Peter Byrne is a story of thwarted ambition, blind faith in science, genius, subterfuge, adultery and drunkenness
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Shape-shifting 'tube robot' could aid heart surgery
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 22:22)
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The concentric tube robot combines the flexibility of a catheter with the utility of a needle to enable surgeons to conduct delicate procedures
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Swine flu hoax? Get real
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 19:42)
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The pandemic flu might have been less savage than originally predicted but that doesn't mean scientists were crying wolf, says Debora MacKenzie
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Giant airship to carry science back to 1930s
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 19:08)
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A new airship similar to the zeppelins of the early 20th century will carry a NASA science experiment on its first flight
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Muon whose army? A tiny particle's big moment
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 18:42)
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Will the misbehaving muon smash a gaping hole in the bastion of particle physics? Tantalising results suggest it has numbers on its side
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Zoologger: Flashmobbing locusts have redesigned brains
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 8:01)
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When locusts swarm their brains become 30 per cent bigger– but they shift to a new design, too
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Today on New Scientist: 25 May 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-26 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how social mood moves the world, saving the world with hit points, and the taste of amniotic cocktails
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