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Unethical lab coats: Who makes the tools of science?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 1:43)
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When researchers in the wealthy west buy the tools of their trade, they should spare a thought for how they were made, argues Mahmood Bhutta
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Templeton prize is bad news for religion, not science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 0:46)
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The£1 million prize is meant to reconcile the two– but if you listen to the Templeton Foundation itself that's impossible, says Michael Brooks
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Rankings cut guesswork in sustainable fish farming
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 0:38)
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A league table of sustainable fishmeal sources will help fish farms be eco-friendly, but questions remain over the environmental impact of aquaculture
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Babbage nanomachine promises low-energy computing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 21:44)
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A nanoscale mechanical logic gate could be the foundation of more power-efficient computers
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World of Warcraft predicts the future
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 21:28)
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The online game portends what is to come in the real world, from warfare to religion, says sociologist William Sims Bainbridge
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Revealed: why hot water freezes faster than cold
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 19:36)
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The mysterious ability of hot water to freeze faster than cold water could simply be down to differences in impurities
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Ada Lovelace day: Celebrating women in science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 3:40)
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The annual event aims to raise the profile of women in science and technology. Rebecca Thomson picks out some of the most important people
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Petropolis: Filming Canada's tar sands
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 3:25)
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For his new film, filmmaker Peter Mettler filmed the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, from a helicopter. He tells Amanda Gefter what he hoped to achieve
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Today on New Scientist: 24 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 3:15)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the solar system's 10 weirdest moons, how your body does the thinking, and what could be a new species of human
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Weird worlds: The solar system's 10 strangest moons
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-25 3:09)
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An icy inferno, a lively snowball, another Earth and two flying saucers– there's more to the sun's family than gas giants and potato-shaped rocks
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