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Today on New Scientist: 4 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-5 3:00)
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All today's stories from newscientist.com at a glance, including: the third nuclear option, seven possible theories of everything, and a DIY space station
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Knowing the mind of God: Seven theories of everything
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-5 0:33)
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We still don't have a theory that describes the fundamental nature of the universe, but there are plenty of candidates
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Shields down! Earth's mag field may drop in a flash
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-5 0:21)
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Even our best models would fail to predict whether Earth's magnetic field will flip, exposing us to space radiation
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Have they fixed the broken STFC?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 23:15)
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The beleaguered Science and Technology Funding Council is being given a helping hand by the government: will it be enough?
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Confirmed: Fossil Ida is not a human ancestor
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 22:27)
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An independent team has found that Darwinius masillae, hyped last year as the eighth wonder of the world, is not our ancestor, says Rowan Hooper
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Hybrid fusion: the third nuclear option
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 20:39)
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Fission is unsafe and fusion is decades away, but put them together and the problems melt away, say Julian Hunt and Graham O'Connor
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What is causing deformities in Fallujah's children?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 20:26)
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Questions have been raised over the number of deformities found in young children in Fallujah, Iraq– Rebecca Thomson looks at the possible causes
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Organic pesticide doubles up as worm killer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 20:09)
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The protein could drag hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, if cash can be found for human trials
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Drug flop is blow to immune theory of dementia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 20:07)
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The failure of a hay fever drug to Alzheimer's undermines the theory that a dysfunctional immune system causes the disease, says Ewen Callaway
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Why scientists must be the new climate sceptics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-4 19:10)
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The reputation of climate science is taking a battering, but don't just blame the media or closed-minded sceptics, says Jim Giles
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