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Meet Indonesia's warrior wasp
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 2:19)
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If H. R. Giger had been hired to design a monstrous alien wasp, it would look like this. But this one is real, and has jaws bigger than its head
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Today on New Scientist: 22 August 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: AI unlocks nature's patterns, the "racial gap" in US science funding, and why early life was a beach
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'Racial gap' found in US science funding
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 1:52)
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Black scientists are 10 per cent less likely to receive funding awards from the National Institutes of Health than would be expected if race were not an issue
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Reality bites at Malaria Tea Dance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 1:42)
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A 1930s-themed tea dance and play commemorate the anniversary of the discovery that gave humanity a fighting chance in the battle against malaria
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Augmented reality mirror changes your face on the fly
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 1:22)
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The mirror warps your facial features in real time to visualise a whole new you
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Crittervision: See like a bee
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 1:06)
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Where you and I see flowers, bees see ultraviolet landing strips, and a lot more besides
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Swine flu, not vaccine, may trigger narcolepsy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-23 0:47)
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Last year's swine flu pandemic may have triggered a surge in cases of narcolepsy– inappropriate sleepiness– in China the following spring
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Crittervision: The world as animals see (and sniff) it
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-22 23:00)
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How does a dog smell the future, or a turtle surf the magnetic ocean? Let five beasts with super senses show you the world through their eyes
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The sounds of movement
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-22 20:57)
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In Harnessed, cognitive psychologist Mark Changizi suggests that language? and music ? evolved to make use of our brain's pre-existing processing skills
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Nature's unruly patterns unlocked with AI
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-22 20:41)
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Smart software could predict the next invasive plant species or disease outbreak (full text available to subscribers)
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