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Peter Pan ways make bonobos the most amiable of apes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 2:38)
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The famously playful, generous and sexed-up apes hold onto their youthful ways far longer than chimpanzees, while some childish traits never vanish
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Drug for depression tried on stressed-out rats
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 23:17)
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An anti-inflammatory drug that keeps brain cells coming could be the key to treating some kinds of stress and depression
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Burt Rutan: The maverick of Mojave
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 23:06)
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In a rare interview, Virgin Galactic's spacecraft designer talks about his work, conspiracy theories and the explosion that killed three engineers
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Jaron Lanier's manifesto for the tech consumer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 22:00)
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In You Are Not a Gadget, the virtual reality pioneer has some bones to pick with the tech industry over its exploitation of customers
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We're built to run barefoot, on our tip-toes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 21:45)
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Humans living millions of years ago were endurance runners, but how did they do it without air-cushioned soles?
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Hey presto! Brain cells from mouse tails
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 21:43)
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Mature mouse tissue has been transformed directly into working brain cells, an advance that could lead to treatments for conditions such as Parkinson's disease
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Don't let politicians forget the E word
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 20:40)
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There has been much talk of science, but engineering also needs to be firmly on the political agenda
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A rough guide to living longer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 20:00)
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From hormone therapies to voluntary starvation, Greg Critser's Eternity Soup looks at technologies to fend off ageing
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Will NASA retreat from human space exploration?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 4:49)
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Just days before the White House is to unveil NASA's budget, the outlook looks bleak for the future of US space flight
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Understanding fear in brain and body
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 20:00)
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Can knowing how fear works make it easier to manage? In Extreme Fear, Jeff Wise uses real experiences to show that it can
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