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UK push to put warning labels on alcoholic drinks
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 16:00)
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British parliamentarians have proposed putting warnings on drinks in a manifesto of 10 measures to tackle alcohol misuse in the UK
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Pole alone: The quest for a north without a south
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 4:00)
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We've never seen a magnetic north pole without its opposite number, but theory demands that these strange monopoles exist. So why don't we make one instead? (full text available to subscribers)
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Origin of Egyptian mummies pushed back 2000 years
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 3:00)
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The oldest-known Egyptian burials appear to have been deliberately mummified, suggesting that the practice is far older than Egyptologists had thought
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Small, sticky asteroids could be extra dangerous
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 2:00)
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Fast-spinning small asteroids hold together using the same, weak forces that make flour clumpy. This could make it difficult to protect Earth from them
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Chile is facing yet another massive earthquake
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 2:00)
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Huge earthquakes could be on the way to Chile, after the major quake in April this year failed to relieve seismic stresses that have built up for 150 years
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 1:30)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: the ancestor of all life, first woman to win a Fields, esports explosion, how Ebola paralyses immune system and more
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3D silk doughnut opens window on brain injury
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 1:30)
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A silk "brain" seeded with rat neurons responds to damage like an animal brain, suggesting it could help doctors understand and treat brain injuries
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Revealed: How Ebola paralyses the immune system
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 1:00)
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Ebola virus produces a substance which blocks the fast-track message that usually rallies the immune system– a discovery that could guide new treatments
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Esports: Pro video gaming explodes with big prize pots
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 0:50)
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Star video gamers now earn huge cash prizes and have legions of fans, just like in any other sport? and esports are only getting bigger
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Esports: Doping is rampant, industry insider claims
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-8-14 0:09)
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Drugs to improve focus or remain cool under pressure are part of many esports players' strategy to get ahead, claims a former industry employee
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