January 2011 photo competition: Renewal
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 0:52)
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This month, we want your pictures on the theme of rebirth, recycling and revival
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Stem cells hold key to cure for baldness
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 23:47)
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Bald patches turn out to have a full quota of dormant hair stem cells– and the race is on to revive them
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Apollo 13: Houston, we've had a problem
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 21:00)
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Forty years after NASA's ill-fated fifth moon mission, we tune in to the astronauts' conversations thanks to newly released transcripts
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Jamaican 'ninja bird' used wings as nunchucks
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 20:31)
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A flightless ibis that lived in Jamaica until 10,000 years ago turned its hand bones into miniature baseball bats to defend its territory and probably its young
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Hunters hunted: The revenge of robo-deer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 18:00)
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Shooting out of season? Beware? your quarry may not be all that it seems, thanks to taxidermy with a touch of Terminator (full text available to subscribers)
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CES: Thought-controlled iPad app gets in your head
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 9:41)
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Startup company InteraXon is set to debut an iPad app that let's you control onscreen events using only your thoughts.
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Hollywood's 3D hangover
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 5:45)
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Excitement for 3D movies appears to be waning, as films shot in the high-tech format underperformed at the box office this past holiday season.
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The solar system spins onto the iPad
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 4:25)
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A new app teaches you about the solar system through stunning images, 3D models and reams of encyclopedia-style entries.
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Today on New Scientist: 4 January 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 3:00)
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Today's stories on NewScientist.com, including animals that fight dirty, where Australia's floods came from, and US political battles
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Winning over the Republicans
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-5 2:40)
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Scientists need to understand the agenda of the new power in Congress and engage with it, says Peter Aldhous
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