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Rover finds first life-friendly environment on Mars
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 6:35)
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Curiosity's first sample of drilled Martian rock shows traces of ancient water that would have been fresh enough to support microbes– and perhaps even drink
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Japan taps 'fiery ice' fuel from seabed
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 6:16)
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A successful drilling test sets the scene for commercial energy production that exploits methane hydrates, an abundant new power source, says Sara Reardon
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US Army needs to sharpen up PTSD diagnosis
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 4:48)
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Thousands of behavioural health diagnoses were changed by an evaluation board after initial diagnosis by a military physician, an army investigation has revealed
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Today on New Scientist: 12 March 2013
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 3:00)
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All the latest on newscientist.com, including: material magic, the Neil Armstrong of Mars, fiery ice under the sea, Craig Venter's coming synthesis, and more
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Craig Venter close to creating synthetic life
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 1:56)
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Synthetic genome pioneer Craig Venter says that his team is close to creating a living bacterium made completely from scratch
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Mystery boson earns Higgs status thanks to W particle
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 1:41)
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New decay data confirms that the unsatisfyingly named "Higgs-like particle" announced at CERN last year really is a Higgs boson
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That's the stuff: Welcome to the Materials Library
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 1:08)
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Metals that cry, living concrete and a handcuffed Texan's briefcase: the diversity of the materials we create says a lot about us, finds Richard Fisher (full text available to subscribers)
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Reality TV paves way for Neil Armstrong of Mars
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-13 0:59)
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Giant leaps in spacecraft design mean that quirky commercial ventures could be one small step away from putting bootprints on the Red Planet
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Living on the edge of the Snake
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-12 21:13)
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Teetering untidily on the edge of the Snake river canyon, the Idaho town of Jerome captures the continuing tension between human settlement and nature
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Cloning record broken - next up clones from faeces
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-12 20:54)
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After cloning 25 generations from a single mouse, the next step for a Japanese lab is to attempt to make clones from mouse fur, stuffed bodies and excrement
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