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Astrophile: Heavy metal asteroid is a spacecraft magnet
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 7:09)
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The unusual solar system object, called 16 Psyche, seems to be the potentially magnetic core of a planet stripped bare by collisions– and it might attract a robotic visitor
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Volcanic lightning captured in a bottle
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 4:52)
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Geologists have built a model volcano that crackles with lightning as it erupts, hinting at a new way of judging the risk to aircraft following an eruption
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Genetic test screens embryo without disturbing it
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 4:09)
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The new method, which involves sequencing the genomes of cells expelled as a woman's egg develops, could double the IVF success rate, claim researchers
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 2:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: reindeer geoengineering, the art of dreaming, technology that makes you laugh, reviews of the year and more
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The early ocelot gets the agouti
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 1:06)
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Go eye-to-eye with an ocelot? the dwarf leopard ? as it shows off its teeth and the radio collar that lets researchers track its every move
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Rudolph to the rescue: Reindeer geoengineering
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 1:00)
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They may not fly around the world delivering presents, but Scandinavia's reindeer may be busy protecting their Arctic climate, says Catherine Brahic (full text available to subscribers)
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2013 review: The year in technology
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-21 0:00)
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New Scientist rounds up the most exciting and shocking developments in a great year for technological surprises
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Five DIY hacks to survive a space emergency
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-20 21:03)
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Home-made snorkels will soon be used on the International Space Station, and they're not the only odd items astronauts have resorted to in time of need
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Feedback: What would quantum agriculture be?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-20 21:00)
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Lateness in the abstract, relativistically expanding confusion, what would quantum agriculture be? and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Motion-captured laughs make animations more amusing
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-12-20 20:35)
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Discovering the detailed movements we make when laughing can make avatars and cartoon characters far more realistic– and infectiously funny
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