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Morality: Infant origins of human kindness
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 18:23)
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The behaviour of babies shows that we've got kindness built in, says Paul Bloom , but extending it to strangers takes some work
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Universal cancer marker shows new treatment options
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 6:00)
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The discovery of a marker that highlights a wide range of cancers could give surgeons a "dotted line" to cut out tumours
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Dim galaxy is most distant object yet found
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 5:11)
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Light from a recently discovered galaxy has travelled for more than 13.1 billion years, making its source the most distant object known
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Halley's meteors streak past
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 2:01)
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Watch the skies this week and you could see a piece of Halley's comet, even though it won't be passing Earth until 2061
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Today on New Scientist: 20 October 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 2:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: eradicating diseases, trees that get in the way of wind power and the mystery of the sloth's neck
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Prospective fathers should watch what they eat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 2:00)
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What fathers eat influences whether their daughters inherit diabetes? in mice, at least
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Gene therapy proposed to treat depression
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 2:00)
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Injecting a gene into the brains of people with depression could help them? it would be the first attempt to treat mental illness this way
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Creationism lives on in US public schools
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 2:00)
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"Intelligent design" is still creeping into US schools, five years after the court ruling that banished it from Pennsylvania classrooms
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Climate change battle moves to courtrooms
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-21 2:00)
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The little guys are suing energy giants for the effects of climate change? could they succeed in changing US legislation where Congress has failed?
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Today on New Scientist: 19 October 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-20 2:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: Stone Age burgers, what to do if big pharma breaks the law and how to simulate white holes at home
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