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No truth to claims that 13-year-old found NASA error
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 8:05)
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Claims that a German teen discovered that NASA had underestimated the risk of an asteroid impact by 100 times are false, say scientists
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On the Origin of Muffin Pudding, by Emma Darwin
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 8:01)
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The private notes of Charles Darwin, including his wife's recipe book, are released online
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On the Origin of Muffin Pudding, by Emma Darwin
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 8:01)
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The private notes of Charles Darwin, including his wife's recipe book, are released online
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Red blood cells impenetrable to malaria parasite
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 6:00)
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A genetic mutation that leads to a devastating red blood cell disease offers protection against malaria
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Terahertz speed circuits get closer
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 2:28)
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New devices to steer the high-frequency waves could set them free for data processing?just as wires did for electricity
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Sea levels 'will rise 1.5 metres by 2100'
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 2:20)
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Better models of melting glaciers suggest oceans will swell significantly more than previously predicted
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Economic crises can have health benefits
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-17 0:00)
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Food and fuel shortages may have made life miserable in the short-term, but they led to long-term improvements in Cubans' health
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Shape-shifting skin to reduce drag on planes and subs
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-16 21:30)
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Giving craft skin that can wrinkle its surface can make travelling through water or air less of a drag
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Flores 'hobbit' walked more like a clown than Frodo
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-16 20:30)
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The long left foot ofindicates that it walked with a slow, high-stepped gait, says an anthropologist
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NASA extends Cassini's tour of Saturn's realm
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-4-16 20:00)
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For at least two more years, the Cassini spacecraft will continue to explore Saturn and its ragbag of enigmatic, diverse moons
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