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False memories prime immune system for future attacks
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 8:00)
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Exposing our bodies to vaccines based on benign microbes could promote immunity to much nastier but totally different diseases
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Taxpayers' money keeps Japan's whaling fleet afloat
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 6:00)
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Public funds subsidise Japan's whaling industry to the tune of $8.9 million, even though only 11 per cent of citizens support it
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Did police use Twitter effectively during the riots?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 5:45)
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An analysis of tweets from the UK riots of 2011 compares how police in different cities varied in their approaches to communicating with the public
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Tongue-tingling interface lets you taste data
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 4:00)
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Tongueduino's electrodes send signals from sensors to the tongue, allowing taste buds to "read" information such as the orientation of Earth's magnetic field
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Meteor guide: science and safety of Earth-bound rocks
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 3:15)
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As the meteorite landing in Russia today showed, space rocks can be destructive? but they also tell us about a lot about our solar system
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Quake could rock asteroid as it skims Earth
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 3:09)
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The near-Earth fly-by of the huge space rock 2012 DA14 could reveal an asteroid quake in action
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Today on New Scientist: 15 February 2013
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 3:00)
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All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: the computer cosmos vs quantum physics, Russian meteor, asteroid fly-by, shoulder surfers, and more
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Victory for gene patent firm in Australian court
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 2:39)
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Genes can be patented, an Australian court ruled today. The controversial decision could affect an imminent gene patent case in the US
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Astrophile: Evaporating planet shows how worlds vanish
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 2:11)
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An exoplanet being roasted away by its star may be the smallest yet seen and could offer a glimpse of what really lies inside rocky worlds like ours
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Baby black hole is swaddled in a supernova remnant
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-16 2:04)
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Congratulations– it's a black hole. The massive newborn is cradled in a colourful supernova remnant, and could be the youngest black hole in the Milky Way
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