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Artistic tales of Earth's two thawing poles
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 4:42)
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As climate change affects our planet's polar regions, art exploring the Arctic and Antarctica abounds. How does the latest exhibition, Out of Ice , compare?
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Orion's life-support module prepares for launch
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 2:52)
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The Orion service module will keep astronauts alive on their way to the moon, an asteroid or even Mars– this prototype is getting ready for a test flight
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 2:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: ecstatic epilepsy, water cannon, dog social networks, weird shrimp eyes, random wolf on Wall Street and more
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Graphene rival 'phosphorene' is born to be a transistor
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 2:35)
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Unlike graphene, phosphorene is a natural semiconductor and so may be better at turbocharging the next generation of computers
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Autism diagnosis change 'results in loss of treatment'
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 1:54)
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Despite reassurances, a small study has shown that some people with autism may have lost access to services after changes in the diagnostic criteria
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Stephen Hawking's new theory offers black hole escape
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 1:20)
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The world's most famous living scientist has a new mind-bending theory about black holes. Rather than getting sucked into a singularity of confusion, read our explainer
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Ecstatic epilepsy: How seizures can be bliss
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 1:00)
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Some epileptic seizures are blissful. Understanding why might shed light on religious awakenings, joy, and the sense of self, says Anil Ananthaswamy
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Threatwatch: Drug-resistant TB looms even larger
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-25 0:00)
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The WHO has ambitious new plans to defeat TB, but infections that resist nearly all drugs are spreading, as funding for new drugs fall
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Spider-Man robot spins own web to abseil off a cliff
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-24 23:40)
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A spider-inspired robot creates sticky lines of plastic to lower itself over steep drops and could explore other planets with difficult terrain
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A random wolf on Wall Street could calm stock markets
from New Scientist - Online news
(2014-1-24 21:23)
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A simulation suggests that a handful of random investors in a market could stop the cascade of actions that leads to bubbles and crashes
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