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Big Wide World: Teaching scientists to talk science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-16 1:20)
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Our blogger has a messy experience with a journalist, making her wonder whether scientists are better off taking things into their own hands
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Dark-energy fingerprints found in ancient radiation
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-16 0:53)
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The finding bolsters the case for dark energy's existence and could also help to solve other cosmic mysteries
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Hypoallergenic baby formula fails to prevent allergies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-16 0:40)
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A Nestlé-sponsored study to assess the effects of hypoallergenic baby formula casts doubt on their ability to prevent baby's developing allergies later in life
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Drinking the Kool-Aid at TEDGlobal 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-16 0:25)
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From the physics of cities to Neanderthal DNA, at this year's international TED conference the passion for new ideas was at fever pitch
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Quantum quirk makes carbon dating possible
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-16 0:07)
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Carbon-14 is used to decode objects' ages, but the isotope has steadfastly refused to divulge the key to its own unusual longevity? until now
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Born to be viral: Robo-theremin player jams with humans
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-15 23:57)
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Musicians! Can't get any one to rock out with you? Good news: your next jamming partner could be a robot
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Feedback: Wikipedia's strange attractor
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-15 21:28)
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Deep truths of Wikipedia, many hands make physics work, truth turned on its head (and then slipped into New Scientist ), and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Overfishing eats away at genetic diversity of fish
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-15 20:15)
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Our hunger for fish is damaging their genetic diversity to a greater degree than expected, leaving at-risk species vulnerable
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Beauty and tragedy of the melting Arctic
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-15 19:14)
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At a new exhibition in Greenwich, UK, visitors can grasp the loss of glaciers in a powerful, visceral way
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Women with cancer can keep their ovaries
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-15 18:08)
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Many women undergoing chemotherapy have their ovaries removed and frozen so they can have children later. But this invasive practice might not be needed
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