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Rule-breaking black hole blows weirdly powerful winds
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 6:30)
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A black hole is eating faster than a cosmic speed limit allows, suggesting that small black holes may play a larger role in galaxy evolution than realised
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Location-aware Wi-Fi lets fans be part of the show
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 4:30)
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A system for getting Wi-Fi access to every fan at a gig or match gives a whole new meaning to the concept of audience participation. Mexican wave, anyone?
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Some breastfeeding benefits questioned by US study
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 3:13)
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A study comparing siblings fed either by breast or bottle hints that the long-term benefits of breastfeeding may have been distorted by social factors
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Music-making card turns objects into wacky instruments
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 3:09)
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A simple credit card sized device lets you transform a plant into a piano or make a glass of water behave like a drum
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 2:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: how shaping tools built our brains, brain zapping rouses vegetative people, beautiful books competition and more
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Spacesuit future looks sleek, speedy and commercial
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 2:44)
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An astronaut nearly drowned last year when his suit sprung a leak. But sleek skinsuits and high-tech "suitports" are about to transform spacewear
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Zoologger: Superfemale mice have secret male DNA
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 2:21)
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A female mammal that carries a "male" chromosome should struggle to reproduce, but if it is an African pygmy mouse, this offers an unexpected advantage
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Stunning six-sided snowflakes bloom in slow motion
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 2:02)
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Watch in mesmerising detail as snowflakes crystallise into unique beauties, their rapid growth caught by a high-speed camera
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Europe's law on e-cigarettes sets global benchmark
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 1:55)
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Tough measures branded "unscientific" make it into law, but ensure e-cigarettes remain a consumer product rather than a medicine
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Tell us what made you happy, win 14 Folio Society books
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-28 1:29)
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You could win a bookshelf full of beautifully bound, iconic works of science and natural history simply by telling us what purchase made you happiest
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