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This week's top stories [25 June 2010]
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 22:00)
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Our top articles ranked by reader popularity. How the brain deals you a poor hand Clouds add depth to computer landscapes Why spiderweb glue never lets go Free-falling atoms will put relativity to the test British public 'relaxed' about synthetic life Today on New Scientist: 18 June 2010 Genetic on-off switch key to evolution of complex life Take the political heat out of climate scepticism Thundercloud gamma rays hint at origins of lightning Protozoan swimming style identifies water toxins
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Is Facebook taking over the world?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 21:40)
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Despite its sympathetic stance, The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick raises troubling questions about the all-pervasive social networking site
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Lizard-like robot can 'swim' through sand
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 21:09)
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A robot that can travel through loose debris takes its inspiration from the sandfish lizard, one of nature's own sand swimmers
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24-week fetuses cannot feel pain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 21:04)
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The brain connections needed for a fetus to feel pain have not formed by the 24th week of pregnancy, a report by UK doctors concludes
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Climate change is leaving us with extra space junk
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 20:04)
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Dead satellites and rocket parts are taking longer to drop out of orbit, thanks to cooling of the upper atmosphere as the air beneath gets warmer
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The sculpture that eats time
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 19:10)
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A 3.3-metre-high gold-plated clock, with a hideous giant grasshopper on the top. It's all about the nature of time, says Kat Austen
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Genome at 10: The hunt for the 'dark matter'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 16:00)
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We know many diseases are partly inherited, so geneticists are baffled by their failure to find the genetic variants responsible
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Lung-on-a-chip points to alternative to animal tests
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 3:00)
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A miniature polymer lung reveals how pathogens and particles make their way into the bloodstream
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Today on New Scientist: 24 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: blinded eyes restored by stem cells, the state of eco-art, and a question of science
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Element 114 on the brink of recognition
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-25 1:40)
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A new element with 114 protons, first seen a decade ago, has been made by two more labs, paving the way for its inclusion in the periodic table
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