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Today on New Scientist: 23 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-24 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to take out bugs using their genes, the downside of energy-efficient homes, and where to get your geek groove on
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Life-as-web theory can't be woven from fieldwork yarns
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-24 1:22)
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In The Ptarmigan's Dilemma, ecologists John and Mary Theberge tell witty, eloquent tales from 30 years of work– but their bigger game eludes them
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Get your geek groove on
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 19:55)
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The Geek Pop festival celebrating science-inspired music is under way. Amanda Gefter picks out her favourite tune
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UK keeps three times as many patents secret as the US
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 19:25)
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US authorities are apparently less heavy-handed than the UK when it comes to judging patents a threat to national security
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Energy-efficient homes make householders complacent
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 19:00)
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People who have put in insulation or more efficient boilers are more likely to indulge in small excesses like turning up the heating
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Bugs beware: we're gunning for your genes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 18:00)
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Genetic insecticides promise to pick off pests– even cockroaches– species by species while leaving all other animals unharmed
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Motion sensors could track troops when GPS cuts out
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 17:00)
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Satellite orientation technology is being used in motion sensors to locate people when GPS satellites can't reach them
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Science funding: it's the economy, stupid
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 9:01)
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Just in case the next government has any lingering doubts about the link between research and the economy, a select committee warns that cutting the science budget could be devastating
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Moonlets and maelstroms: mysteries of Saturn revealed
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 5:38)
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The spectacular imagery of Saturn taken by the Cassini probe has captured a series of unexplained phenomena on the ringed planet? see them here
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Iceland waits for volcanic shoe to drop
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 3:24)
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If history is any guide, a second, more destructive volcano could blow after this weekend's eruption, even threatening transatlantic flights
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