Haiti's cholera outbreak will go from bad to worse
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 20:07)
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Haiti's cholera epidemic will get worse, and there's no way to use a vaccine. Find out more about the latest events with our special briefing
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Wikileaks: What does Julian Assange hope to achieve?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 7:15)
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Julian Assange has made a name for himself by publishing hoards of state secrets over the years on his website, wikileaks.org. But why does he do it?
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Facebook or Twitter? Let your feet decide
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 3:05)
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Social network pimped versions of the Adidas Superstar sneaker
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Today on New Scientist: 29 November 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: robots that can read, why we treat things like people and how jellyfish dance for their dinner
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Climate-change messages visible from space
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 2:55)
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Giant public artworks across the planet raise awareness of the climate crisis before the UN climate talks in Cancún
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How war gave us the microwave
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 1:49)
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In Sex, Bombs and Burgers, Peter Nowak argues that pornography, fast food and warfare created technology as we know it today
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DNA trick throws ageing into reverse
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 1:05)
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The natural process of tissue degeneration could be reversed by switching on an enzyme
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Robots learn to read the writing on the wall
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 0:58)
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A new breed of robot is using text-spotting software, dictionaries and internet access to learn to read anything, anywhere (full text available to subscribers)
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Green machine: Bugs and sparks turn salty water fresh
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 0:35)
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Bacteria could make seawater drinkable to quench the world's thirst without squandering the world's power
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Mapping the mind to the body? a little too easily
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-29 23:36)
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Antonio Damasio's Self Comes to Mind has some intriguing new ideas based on solid science and makes a grand claim, but won't get its hands dirty
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