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Today on New Scientist: 17 May 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-18 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why so many people are living in denial, teaching robots some manners, and the scandal of bat fellatio
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Pinocchio frog and dwarf wallaby: New species found
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-18 1:55)
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An expedition to the remote Foja mountains of Papua New Guinea has revealed a host of new species, from a bizarre frog to a new imperial pigeon
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Mysterious ball lightning may be a hallucination
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-18 1:48)
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Glowing orbs of light that can appear during thunderstorms may be phantasms triggered by the magnetic fields of nearby lightning bolts
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Google to quit sniffing Wi-Fi data
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-18 0:59)
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Google has not only recorded where private Wi-Fi routers are– it may have trawled up your personal data too, says Paul Marks
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Don't hang up? cellphones don't cause brain tumours (probably)
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-18 0:43)
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It cost $30 million, but the World Health Organization's study of tumours and cellphone use still doesn't provide definitive answers
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What the climate bill means for the US way of life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-18 0:32)
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The American Power Act would at last set limits on US greenhouse gas emissions– here's what it could mean for you, wherever you live
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Quantum space monster leaps from a gravity well
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-17 23:30)
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Gravity could create a powerful runaway effect in quantum fluctuations in apparently empty space– this might influence the evolution of stars
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Special report: Living in denial
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-17 22:52)
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From climate change to vaccines, evolution to flu, denialists are on the march. Why do so many people refuse to accept the evidence?
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Bat fellatio causes a scandal in academia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-17 22:36)
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An Irish university is under international pressure to stop punishing one of its academics for discussing a scientific paper on bat sex with a colleague
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Flab rats: Unfit animals are bad for experiments
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-17 22:30)
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Biomedical research needs to wake up to the fact that most laboratory rats and mice are not fit for the job, argues Mark Mattson
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