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Simon Singh wins libel battle against chiropractors
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 23:01)
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Comments on scientific matters can now be legally defended as "honest opinion" or "fair comment"
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Health worries over antibacterial soap additive
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 21:11)
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The safety of antimicrobial soaps and toothpastes is being reviewed over concerns that they could disrupt hormones
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Nauseating toady snacks educate endangered marsupial
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 21:06)
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A cane toad laced with an unpalatable poison is teaching the quoll, a cat-like Australian endangered marsupial, a life-long lesson, says Wendy Zukerman
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How volcanic ash threatens aircraft
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 20:10)
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Why has a volcano in Iceland forced the UK to close its airspace? Paul Marks looks at what happens when jet meets ash
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Carbon flakes brush up for cheap solar cells
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 18:32)
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A photosensitive dye made from a tweaked form of graphene has been used to make a solar cell– more work could make these cells super-efficient
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Today on New Scientist: 14 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how humanity survived its darkest hour, what the world's top scientists think about our global challenges, and why our pregnant reporter hates lettuce
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Entangle qubits for a true random number machine
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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A device based on quantum entanglement could at last provide a truly random stream of numbers, which cryptographers need for ultra-secure codes
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Global challenges: What the world's scientists say
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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What are humanity's most pressing concerns, and will we overcome them? New Scientist asked the world's science academies– here's what they told us
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Quiet sun puts Europe on ice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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A compelling link is found between solar activity and harsh winter temperatures in northern Europe
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Supervolcano: How humanity survived its darkest hour
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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A colossal eruption 74,000 years ago supposedly left modern humans struggling to survive in Africa? so who, or what, was making stone tools in India?
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