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Patch of seagrass is world's oldest living organism
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-7 2:25)
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A 15-kilometre-long swathe of seagrass off the coast of Spain is at least 80,000 years old, making it the oldest known living organism on Earth
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Robotic walking stick lends users some balance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-7 1:54)
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Walking sticks are being dragged into the robotics era thanks to dynamic balancing, super-strong motors and power-punching batteries
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Martian real estate, windy and cratered but isolated
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-7 1:33)
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Mars Express has returned images of the Red Planet's Syrtis Major region, an area once thought to be an ocean– but did oceans once exist on Mars?
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Contador stripped of Tour de France title
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-7 1:20)
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Alberto Contador has been banned for 2 years and stripped of his Tour de France title after he tested positive for the banned stimulant clenbuterol in 2010
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Are we merely the sum of our neurons?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-7 0:30)
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In Connectome: How the brain's wiring makes us who we are, Sebastian Seung explores the mapping of our circuitry and how much it can tell us about ourselves
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Pirate file-sharing goes 3D
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-6 22:20)
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3D file-sharing makes copying "physibles" possible. It'll give companies a headache? but could kick-start a 3D printing revolution
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Doomsday flu decision time: The story so far
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-6 21:02)
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Bird flu research is on hold after the creation of dangerous viruses in the lab, and important studies will be only partly published. What's going on?
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The revolution will be tweeted
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-6 20:57)
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Economic meltdown, pro-democracy revolts, protest camps? was it all really catalysed by social media and new technology? We ask BBC correspondent Paul Mason (full text available to subscribers)
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Zap your brain into the zone: Fast track to pure focus
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-6 20:23)
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Whether you want to smash a forehand like Federer, or just be an Xbox hero, there is a shocking short cut to getting the brain of an expert, says Sally Adee
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Digital landscapes depict humans' impact on the Arctic
from New Scientist - Online News
(2012-2-6 19:22)
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Norwegian artist Svein Flygari Johansen uses computer programming alongside sticks and stones to explore the impact of human culture on Nordic landscapes
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