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Police can't keep up with tech savvy protesters
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 8:00)
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With social media and apps that track police movements, protesters are keeping one step ahead of the authorities
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Glass melts near absolute zero
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 6:54)
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Thanks to the weirdness of quantum mechanics, chilling glass to extremely low temperatures may cause it to melt
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'GPS' protein guides neurons to brain's language centre
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 6:32)
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Glial cells often help guide new neurons to their destinations in the brain, but neurons seem to find their way to the neocortex without their help
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Zoologger: The sharpest mind in the farmyard
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 3:05)
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Their dumb reputation belies their abilities– sheep can pass a psychological test that many primates struggle with
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Sex and aggression are bad bedfellows in the brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 3:00)
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The cells responsible for aggression in mouse brains are suppressed during mating, which is probably a good thing
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Death rattle of a decapitated brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 3:00)
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Chop off a rat's head, and a minute later a wave of electrical activity passes through their brain. Is this the boundary between life and death? (full text available to subscribers)
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Today on New Scientist: 9 February 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: seeding the galaxy with earthly life, baby gorillas, and a mysterious brainwave of death
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Will intensified farming save the rainforests?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 1:50)
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The idea that you can save the natural world by increasing the efficiency of agriculture is very appealing. But Fred Pearce is far from convinced
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Endangered gorillas get rare twin birth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 1:16)
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The twins, born at the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, are the fifth set ever recorded in mountain gorillas
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How memory power helps bird brains survive the winter
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-10 0:27)
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Black-capped chickadees in snowier climes have bigger memory centres in their brains, perhaps because better spatial memory helps them find food in winter
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