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One rule of life: Are we poised on the border of order?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 4:00)
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There are signs that all living things sit on the knife-edge of criticality? something that could help them adapt to complex and unpredictable events (full text available to subscribers)
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Losing our religion: Your guide to a godless future
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 4:00)
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The human mind is primed to believe in god, so why are so many people abandoning religion? and should we be worried about living in an atheist world? (full text available to subscribers)
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A visual time machine into US history
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 3:30)
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From a turn-of-the-century eclipse to a 100-year-old glimpse of the Seminole people of Florida, a new digital collection reveals the history of a nation
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Neanderthals may have been our intellectual equals
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 2:30)
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There's no evidence that our extinct cousins were less intelligent than modern humans, finds a review of archaeological evidence
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Extreme hygiene: Cleaning a hippo's mighty molars
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 2:30)
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Open wide, please. Keeping a safe distance, this man is brushing the teeth of a hippopotamus at a wildlife reserve in China
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Antibiotic-resistant superbugs now a global epidemic
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 2:26)
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The first global review of antibiotic resistance is devastating– and we may run out of antibiotics before we can measure the full scope of the problem
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Execution botched despite lethal-injection warnings
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 2:05)
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Gruesome reports from the execution of Clayton Lockett add further evidence that the death penalty in the US risks violating the country's constitution
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Astrophile: Dizzy exoplanet has a compact 8-hour day
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 2:00)
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In a first for any world outside the solar system, analysis shows that Beta Pictoris b has the shortest known day– and it is going to get shorter
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Stem cell revival: The 1990s are back
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 2:00)
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The technique used to create Dolly the sheep is again the front runner, with ethical baggage in tow
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-5-1 1:30)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: the knife edge all life balances on, epic Mars floods, camels and MERS, big pharma, cyborg angst 2039 and more
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