Giant mass of Antarctic ice 'set for collapse'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-8 2:03)
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An ice bridge supporting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to two islands has shattered, leaving the immense mass at the mercy of the seasimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b8df77/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Giant mass of Antarctic ice 'set for collapse'link=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16918-giant-mass-of-antarctic-ice-set-for-collapse.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Giant mass of Antarctic ice 'set for collapse'link=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16918-giant-mass-of-antarctic-ice-set-for-collapse.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/div
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Cheery traders may encourage risk taking
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-8 1:45)
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Even a fleeting exposure to a smiling face makes people more likely to make risky investment decisionsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b8df79/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Cheery traders may encourage risk takinglink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227024.700-cheery-traders-may-encourage-risk-taking.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Cheery traders may encourage risk takinglink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227024.700-cheery-traders-may-encourage-risk-taking.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/div
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One minute interview: Varmus on Bush and Obama
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 23:08)
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Nobel prize-winner Harold Varmus is one of the new US president's science advisers, so what changes is he hoping for?img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b5d022/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=One minute interview: Varmus on Bush and Obamalink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.700-one-minute-interview-varmus-on-bush-and-obama.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=One minute interview: Varmus on Bush and Obamalink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.700-one-minute-interview-varmus-on-bush-and-obama.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http ...
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Obama's science adviser on life after Bush
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 23:08)
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Nobel prize-winnerbHarold Varmus/bis one of the new US president's science advisers, so what changes is he hoping for?img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b67f22/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Obama's science adviser on life after Bushlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.700-obamas-science-adviser-on-life-after-bush.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Obama's science adviser on life after Bushlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.700-obamas-science-adviser-on-life-after-bush.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsport ...
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Top US science adviser on life after Bush
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 23:08)
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Nobel prize-winnerbHarold Varmus/bis one of the new US president's science experts, so what changes is he hoping for?img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b77679/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Top US science adviser on life after Bushlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.700-top-us-science-adviser-on-life-after-bush.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Top US science adviser on life after Bushlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.700-top-us-science-adviser-on-life-after-bush.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal. ...
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Ebola accident puts vaccine to the test
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 22:34)
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Injury from a needle contaminated with the deadly virus put a scientist at riskndash; but an experimental vaccine may have saved herimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b58d6b/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Ebola accident puts vaccine to the testlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16915-ebola-accident-puts-vaccine-to-the-test.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Ebola accident puts vaccine to the testlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16915-ebola-accident-puts-vaccine-to-the-test.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/3 ...
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Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusion
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 22:01)
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Healthy people can't easily tell the front from the rear of a mask, but people with schizophrenia find it easyndash; a finding that may provide a new test for the conditionimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b53435/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusionlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16911-schizophrenics-see-through-hollowmask-illusion.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusionlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16911-schizophrenics-see-through-hollowmask-illusion.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" bor ...
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Bionic eye cam to shine a light on society
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 19:43)
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Film maker Rob Spence plans to make movies from a unique perspective by fitting a wireless video camera inside his prosthetic eyendash; fitting a battery and LED light is the first stepimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b48903/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Bionic eye cam to shine a light on societylink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16914-bionic-eye-cam-to-shine-a-light-on-society.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Bionic eye cam to shine a light on societylink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16914-bionic-eye-cam-to-shine-a-light-on-society.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border=" ...
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Is Alzheimer's the result of a burnt-out brain?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 18:11)
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Healthy young adults carrying a gene variant that is a major risk factor for the disorder seem to have extra activity in brain regions related to memoryimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b3e65a/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Is Alzheimer's the result of a burnt-out brain?link=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16913-is-alzheimers-the-result-of-a-burntout-brain.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Is Alzheimer's the result of a burnt-out brain?link=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16913-is-alzheimers-the-result-of-a-burntout-brain.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/ ...
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UK is ideal home for electronic Big Brother
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-4-7 18:00)
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The UK's privileged position in routing global internet traffic is a "gift" to snooping intelligence agencies, suggests a new analysisimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3b3c299/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=UK is ideal home for electronic Big Brotherlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.300-uk-is-ideal-home-for-electronic-big-brother.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=UK is ideal home for electronic Big Brotherlink=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.300-uk-is-ideal-home-for-electronic-big-brother.html?DCMP=OTC-rssnsref=online-news" target="_blank"img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a hre ...
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