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Dear Lewis, the other day I saw a UFO...
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-3 1:49)
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Astrobiologists get many a weird and wonderful letter about UFOs but it is important not to dismiss them, says our blogger
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NASA should plan to remove space junk, experts say
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-3 1:47)
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The US National Research Council says NASA is not doing enough to deal with the dangers of space junk, but fixing the problem will be tough
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Friday Illusion: Object moves in mysterious ways
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-3 1:15)
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See how a restricted view can affect how a line appears to move
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Wrasse and starfish gang up on sea urchins
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-3 0:50)
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Both are partial to a sea urchin meal, but struggle to get it on their own
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Brain scans reduce murder sentence in Italian court
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-3 0:40)
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An Italian court has reduced the sentence of convicted murderer Stefania Albertani following evidence from scans that found abnormalities in her brain
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Giant Mars crater hints at steamy past
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-2 23:35)
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The first rock from the Endeavour crater is rich in zinc, pointing to a hot, watery history
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Feedback: How big is my landslide?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-2 21:31)
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Macabre units of mass, misreading Darwin, capital punishment for grammatical gaffes and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Scaremongering about Fukushima radiation is damaging
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-2 20:56)
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Alarmist predictions about the long-term health effects of the Fukushima nuclear accident are likely to aggravate harmful psychological effects of the incident
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Searching for Plato's truth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-2 20:30)
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Can we ever pin down an objective reality? Inspired by Plato's Allegory of the Cave, artist Mischa Kuball explores the fallibility of our perceptions
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Born to be Viral: Ferrofluid in soap bubbles
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-2 18:49)
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Watch a close-up time-lapse of ferrofluid racing through bubbles
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