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Today on New Scientist: 12 January 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: dung beetles' superpower, how brain entanglement could explain memories, and the first known pollinating cricket
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World's communications network due an energy diet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 2:30)
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Leading telecoms firms say they can cut the energy use of our communication networks by 1000 fold in just a few years
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First pollinating cricket caught on camera
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 2:10)
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Crickets are usually known for destroying plants, so researchers were stunned to see one give an orchid a helping hand
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NASA feels 'plutonium pinch' earlier than expected
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 1:55)
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Some NASA missions that need plutonium-238 fuel are already off the agenda, despite estimates that a shortage would not bite until after 2020
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Brain 'entanglement' could explain memories
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 1:42)
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A neuronal version of Einstein's "spooky action at a distance" could explain how our minds combine experiences from different senses into one memory
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Avoiding dangerous warming by 2100 'barely feasible'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 1:27)
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It may be impossible to get low-carbon energy sources online fast enough to prevent global temperatures rising beyond 2°C by the century's end
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US war on salt begins
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 1:11)
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Already a leader in the charge against unhealthy fats, New York City is now asking processed food manufacturers across the US to slash their use of salt
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Nuclear 'Doomsday Clock' to be reset
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 1:10)
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The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists are preparing to tweak their iconic clock, which represents how close we are to nuclear war. Debora MacKenzie predicts the result
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Tobacco company drove European policy, claims report
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 1:09)
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Formerly secret documents suggest British American Tobacco recruited companies to lobby the European Commission on proposed policy, say UK scientists
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US government OKs controversial mining project
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-13 0:25)
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The Environmental Protection Agency has green-lit more destructive mountain-top mining, sparking scientists to call for a ban to the practice
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