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Today on New Scientist: 9 December 2012
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: fly me to the moon (for $1bn), dawn of photosynthesis, space-time waves, Kaggle's boss, and more
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Doha climate talks stumbling towards a deal
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 2:56)
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As the Qatar climate summit looks set to run into the weekend, we look at some key issues, such as compensation for poor countries harmed by climate change
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Climate talks stumbling towards a deal
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 2:56)
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As the Qatar climate summit looks set to run into the weekend, we look at some key issues, such as compensation for poor countries harmed by climate change
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Twin spacecraft map the mass of the man in the moon
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 2:54)
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Two satellites called Ebb and Flow have revealed the fine variations in the moon's surface with the most detailed gravity map ever
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Lose weight without eating less - just cut down on fat
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 2:40)
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A review of studies involving 75,000 people shows that simply eating less fat made them lighter
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North-east Japan quake rattles same fault as last year
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 1:06)
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A new quake off Japan's Pacific coast revives memories of 2011 tsunami; Fukushima nuclear power station "undamaged"
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YouTube reorganises video with automated channels
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 0:48)
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Software that automatically classifies video into channels catering to specific interests is YouTube's latest ploy to become the future of television
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A mathematician's magnificent failure to explain life
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-8 0:32)
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An attempt to explain life was career suicide for mathematician Dorothy Wrinch, we learn from Marjorie Senechal's biography I Died for Beauty
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Parasite makes mice fearless by hijacking immune cells
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-7 22:20)
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The Toxoplasma parasite does its dirty work by getting immune cells to make a chemical normally found in the brain
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'Specialist knowledge is useless and unhelpful'
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-12-7 22:00)
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Kaggle.com has turned data prediction into sport. People competing to solve problems are outclassing the specialists, says its president Jeremy Howard (full text available to subscribers)
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