The Selfish Gene, a musical
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-13 1:44)
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The world's first biomusical manages to pull off the mean feat of retelling Dawkins's classic, showbiz style
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Friday Illusion: Shifty eyes make an image wobble
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-13 1:27)
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Watch how a flashing pattern can create phantom motion
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Collision-course galaxies form cosmic exclamation mark
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-13 1:01)
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An opening act to their merger millions of years from now, these colliding galaxies get exclamatory
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Rocket-launched hypersonic bomber falls into the sea
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-13 0:28)
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It aims to strike anywhere on the planet in an hour or less, but the Pentagon's hypersonic glider has fallen short of the mark again. Is it worth it?
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Bacterial 'wires' an electronic dream
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-12 23:53)
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Hair-like threads sticking out of some species of bacteria may hold the secret to more powerful electronics and circuits that work underwater
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UK riots: Why respectable people turned to looting
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-12 21:21)
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Some of those caught up in the UK disturbances this week came from stable or even privileged backgrounds– what motivated them to get involved?
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Feedback: Myriad malfunctioning metaphors
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-12 20:38)
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Meticulously crafted imperfections everywhere you look, the British government's orgone adviser, amphibious cars, and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Your faeces, my furry friend, are blowin' in the wind
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-12 20:22)
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Go for a bracing winter's stroll in a major US city and you may be inhaling more than vehicle fumes in the air
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Jamming with The Radioactive Orchestra
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-12 20:00)
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An online tool lets you make sweet music from radioactive decay, and you might even learn some chemistry along the way
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How Muslims can win Olympic gold during Ramadan
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-12 19:47)
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The 2012 Olympics will open a week after Ramadan? but that need not stand in the way of 3000 Muslim competitors
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