Today on New Scientist: 2 February 2010
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(2010-2-3 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why our knowledge might not survive, why water vapour is a worse climate villain than we thought, and tiny dino death pits
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Hybrid video could lighten the search and rescue load
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-3 2:30)
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Combining infrared and visible video streams from search drones makes it easier for rescue teams to interpret the images
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Are stem cell scientists sabotaging rivals' work?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-3 2:06)
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An international group of senior stem cell researchers this week warned that it may be happening, although they are short of evidence
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US budget gives nuclear power a yea and big oil a nay
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-3 1:47)
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Nuclear power got a boost and big oil took a hit yesterday when US President Barack Obama submitted his 2011 federal budget proposal to Congress
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Jittery crickets pass spidey-senses to offspring
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 21:00)
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A mother's care knows no barrier? even, it turns out, the small matter of never meeting her young
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Molecular Venus flytrap could munch nuclear waste
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 19:00)
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A sulphide-based structure can trap radioactive caesium ions, presenting a possible method for clearing up contaminated sites
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Today on New Scientist: 29 January 2010
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(2010-1-30 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why you're only half human, how a laser reached a key milestone for fusion, and why there's nothing in homepathy
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New Scientist TV January 2010
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(2010-1-30 2:49)
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We study locust behaviour, examine our ancestors' teeth and find out about a mystery orchid pollinator in the latest New Scientist vodcast
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What alien worlds orbit our nearest star?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 2:19)
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Simulations of the conditions in the Alpha Centauri star system suggest Earth-like planets might exist there, but gas giants are unlikely
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Seeing the songs of whales
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 1:20)
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An obscure mathematical trick transforms whalesong and into strikingly beautiful patterns
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