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Spinning wind turbines spark clockwork lightning
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 4:30)
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The rotating blades of wind turbines trigger regular lightning bolts that can blast 2 kilometres up into the atmosphere
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Baby universe rumbled with thunder of Higgs bubbles
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 4:00)
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Sonic booms made as the Higgs boson boiled into being could point to new physics if gravitational wave detectors can find the ripples they left behind
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Britons need to accept their new climate
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 3:00)
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The increasing likelihood of extreme weather events poses big challenges for the UK. Fortunately, there are some unexpected precedents
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Honeybee trade is hotbed for carrying disease into wild
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 3:00)
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Lethal viruses which could play havoc with the wild insects that pollinate crops are being spread by honeybees bred for trade
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 2:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: UK's flood choices, monkey mind control, Earth's next asteroid strike, blind mice see the light and more
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NHS plans leave 'anonymous' medical data vulnerable
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 2:11)
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Anonymising the medical records of everyone in England would not keep them safe from prying eyes, as individuals could still be identified
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Blind mice see the light after simple drug therapy
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 2:00)
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Progress has been made towards reversing age-related blindness with stem cells or gene therapy– but a drug may offer a simpler, and safer, approach
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Incoming 'Moby Dick' asteroid goes missing near Earth
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 1:58)
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A 270-metre space rock, nicknamed Moby Dick, was due to swing past our planet this week but failed to show up, sparking a global hunt
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Runaway pulsar spews 37-light-year-long trail in space
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 1:45)
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A pulsar corkscrewing through space at up to 8 million kilometres an hour creates a spectacular light show for the Chandra space telescope
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Deep-sea mining projects land in hot water
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-2-20 0:33)
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The first attempt to mine the sea floor has run aground, as the mining company announces it is suing its partners in the Papua New Guinea government
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