Overfishing began with the Victorians
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 20:18)
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European fishery stocks fell by over 90 per cent between the 1880s and 1970, suggesting that short-term fishing limits will fail to restore stocks now
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New Scientist TV - May 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 19:45)
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How animated characters can move ultra-realistically, a machine that turns your desktop into a factory, and how to control computers using gaze alone
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UK election: Courting the science vote
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 18:45)
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The campaign to get the Science Party elected has been helped by public affection for science, says Michael Brooks
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Cellular 'battery' is new source of stroke defence
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 16:00)
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Common mutations in the DNA of mitochondria, tiny structures that form the energy powerhouses of cells, may protect people against stroke
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Zoologger: The most kick-ass fish in the sea
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 8:01)
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Not content with having neurotoxin weaponry, the tiger puffer tears chunks out of its brothers and sisters when it's growing up
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UK election: what the parties say about engineering
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 2:25)
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Ingenia magazine asked the three main political parties to spell out their policies for engineering: here are their responses
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UN peacekeepers stage great ape escape in Congo
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 2:07)
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Four young gorillas have been airlifted to safety from a region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they were at risk of being poached
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Today on New Scientist: 4 May 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the advantages of autism, the cutting edge of fetal imaging, and how to put a walking robot on the moon
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Green machine: Generating more light than heat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 1:40)
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New, cheaper thermoelectric devices that convert heat into electricity could reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions
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Elusive tetraquark spotted in a data forest
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-5 1:07)
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The existence of the tetraquark– a particle made of four quarks– looks increasingly likely with a fresh sighting in a Japanese particle accelerator
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