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Hard-to-see sea life: a close look at watery microbes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-20 1:24)
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The latest Census of Marine Life study is in, highlighting spectacular examples of hard-to-see underwater microbes? see them here
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'Fatness' gene may thin your brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-20 1:16)
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A gene variant that helps us put on pounds may also shrink brain regions involved in problem-solving and perception
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Green machine: Power from the people
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-19 23:50)
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Your every move could generate electricity– whether to power a cellphone or a shopping mall
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Nuclear security push bleeding cryogenic science dry
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-19 23:34)
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This week, members of the US Congress will mull how to fix the shortage of helium-3 caused by demand for nuclear contraband detectors
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Robots with skin enter our touchy-feely world
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-19 21:39)
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If humanoid robots are ever to move among us, they will first need to get in touch with the world– and learn to interpret our fuzzy human language
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Maxed out: Testing humans to destruction
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-19 19:27)
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How far can you push the human body before it fails? New Scientist explores 12 extremes of endurance, from vacuum exposure to memory marathons
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Is God a mathematician?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-19 18:40)
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In an extract from his new book, novelist Herman Wouk recounts how the atheist Richard Feynman told him that calculus was "the language God talks"
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Apes found suffering self-doubt
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-18 18:00)
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Once more, a subtle mental trait though to be uniquely human has been found in great apes
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Prolific posters are top of the blogs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-17 18:00)
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If you want to be a blog star, post, post and post again
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Today on New Scientist: 16 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-17 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: whether a fetus can really feel pain, the discovery of human mirror neurons, and galaxy-killing rogue black holes
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