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'Mumnesia' is a myth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 20:30)
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The popular belief that pregnancy reduces memory seems to be a myth, a result that empowers mothers-to-be, says Wendy Zukerman
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Briefing: What NASA's proposed changes really mean
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 8:37)
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The White House wants to cancel NASA's 'Constellation' programme and develop advanced technologies instead– New Scientist takes a closer look at what it all means
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Cassini probe to get first look at new season on Saturn
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 7:31)
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NASA has extended the spacecraft's mission until 2017, meaning it will get the first detailed look at summer in Saturn's northern hemisphere
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Giving the 'unconscious' a voice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 7:00)
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It is now possible to communicate with people who seem to be in a vegetative state, by tapping into their brain activity
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US 'climategate' scientist all but cleared of misconduct
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 3:41)
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A prominent US climate scientist at the centre of the leaked email controversy has been virtually cleared of professional misconduct by an internal university inquiry
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US 'climategate' scientist all but cleared of misconduct
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 3:41)
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A prominent US climate scientist at the centre of the leaked email controversy has been virtually cleared of professional misconduct by an internal university enquiry
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Mood controller linked to cot death
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 3:15)
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Serotonin is most famous as a mood-controlling neurotransmitter, but it may also be linked to sudden infant death syndrome, says Ewen Callaway
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Today on New Scientist: 3 February 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why water is the strangest liquid, how green plants rely on quantum mechanics, and the evidence against natural selection
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Survival of the fittest theory: Darwinism's limits
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 3:00)
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Darwin was only half-right about evolution: evidence against natural selection is mounting up, argue Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
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Bill Gates digs deep for geoengineering
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-4 3:00)
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The world's richest man has committed $4.5 million of his own money to funding a number of climate scientists interested in geoengineering
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