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Is there an optimum speed of life?
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-14 6:00)
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From bacteria to elephants, most groups of organisms stick to the same narrow range of metabolic rates, suggesting that it may have an evolutionary advantage
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New sunspots signal end of solar dry spell
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-14 5:09)
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After months of a virtually spot-free Sun, the number of sunspots finally seems to be on the rise
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New sunspots may signal end of solar dry spell
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-14 5:09)
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After months of a virtually spot-free Sun, the number of sunspots finally seems to be on the rise
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Haemorrhagic virus carried by common African mouse
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-14 2:00)
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A new virus from a rodent sold in Europe as a "pocket pet" has proved deadly to humans? three have so far died
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Loving bonobos have a carnivorous dark side
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-14 1:11)
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Pygmy chimps are renowned for their female-led, peaceful societies, but when hunting, they are as vicious as their bigger chimp cousins
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Almost human: Interview with a chatbot
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-13 23:32)
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An AI program called Elbot recently convinced several humans that he wasn't a machine? chats to a winning intelligence
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'Devils' trails' are world's oldest human footprints
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-13 23:28)
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The marks, preserved in volcanic ash after an ancient eruption, have been dated, confirming they are the oldest known footprints of modern humans
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'Devils' trails' are world's oldest human footprints
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-13 23:28)
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The marks, preserved in volcanic ash after an ancient eruption, have been dated, confirming they are the oldest known footprints of modern humans
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Briefing: Anatomy of a stem cell controversy
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-13 22:56)
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Following a investigation, a stem cell researcher has been found guilty of falsifying data. We take a look at the background to the story and ask: where does the affair leave stem cell science?
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Invention: Billboards that know you at a touch
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-10-13 20:55)
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Technology that knows your likes at the press of a finger would bring web cookies into the real world and revolutionise advertising, a patent says
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