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Geology will survive creationist undermining
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 23:50)
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Creationist infiltration of scientific conferences seems outrageous, but banning them would do more harm than good, says Steven Newton
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Paper patterns and smartphones foil forgers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 23:00)
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A relatively cheap way of authenticating paper documents could help cut forgery in developing countries
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Postdoc dramas on film
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 22:58)
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A series of one-liners captures the postgrad's bittersweet existence in The PhD Movie, written by Jorge Cham and directed by Vahe Gabuchian
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Cars have evolved to go faster? but humans haven't
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 22:52)
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Faster, safer modern cars may make higher speed limits appealing, but the human body is still stuck in the slow lane, warns Frank McKenna
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Flying, flocking, and squirming robots at IROS
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 22:40)
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The robots of IROS, presented late last month, took their inspiration from worms, birds, and bees
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New twist in the tale of Tutankhamun's club foot
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 22:00)
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Last year, evidence emerged that boy king Tutankhamun had a club foot. Now experts aren't so sure
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About time: Does it really fly when you're having fun?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 21:00)
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Time seems to slow down when you're frightened and speed up when you're having fun– so what happens when you fall off a tower? Linda Geddes has the answer (full text available to subscribers)
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Robot Fight Club: This is the Real Steel
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 20:40)
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Giant robots smashing each other up is great entertainment and the technology to make it happen is not that far away
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Stars in your eyes to help blind people see
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 20:36)
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Mapping the size and colour of the flashes of light we see when we stand up too quickly could bring vision to people who are blind
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Three-way race to reach lost Antarctic lakes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 20:11)
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As a Russian expedition pushes down to Lake Vostok, British scientists head to Lake Ellsworth and a US group plans to drill Lake Whillans
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