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Today on New Scientist: 2 February 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-3 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: tobacco plants that detect explosives, prophets of doom and incestuous ants
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Google lets you explore the world of fractals
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-3 2:52)
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Fractal generators typically push computers to their limits, but modern hardware and software is now powerful enough to render them in-browser
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Arctic loner: My life as a climate-change drama
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-3 2:09)
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Biologist George Divoky has spent 37 summers alone on an Arctic island studying wildlife? so what's it like to have this portrayed on the London stage?
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Greenland: Climate change drama might leave you cold
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-3 1:03)
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A new play tries to dramatise climate change. Is it deliberately disjointed to reflect public opinion, or just a bit of a mess?
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Dragonfly wings inspire micro wind turbine design
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-3 0:52)
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The way a dragonfly remains stable in flight is being mimicked to develop micro wind turbines that can withstand gale-force winds
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Zoologger: Invasion of the crazy incestuous ants
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-2 23:27)
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The longhorn crazy ant lives up to its name: females mate with their brothers, yet their offspring suffer no consequences
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CGI tricks: How to make a fake beach look real
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-2 23:00)
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Watch a video of new models that are helping sand look more lifelike in computer animations
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The real Leonardo was more impressive than the legend
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-2 21:25)
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A new exhibit in Milan, Italy, shows the astonishing breadth of da Vinci's genius - and renders him more human
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Climate sceptics and scientists attempt peace deal
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-2 21:04)
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In Lisbon last week, 28 climate scientists, bloggers and professional contrarians discussed reconciliation over the science of climate change
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How tobacco plants could be the next bomb detectors
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-2 20:50)
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Biologists have rewired plants to detect explosives and pollutants, and to change colour when they do
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