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Today on New Scientist: 2 November 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: the UK army's stress levels, USB sticks popping out of walls and the ultimate robo-fish
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High life: a short history of the space station
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 2:49)
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The first crew of the International Space Station took up residence 10 years ago– Henry Spencer chronicles the station's highs and lows
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Can the biology of being gay combat bigotry?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 2:45)
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Simon LeVay's theory of homosexuality in Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why nicely balances solid science and common sense
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Professional climate change deniers' crusade continues
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 2:24)
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In the media and the courts, the battle to undermine climate science and its researchers hasn't let up, warns climatologist Michael Mann
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In New York, even the walls have USB
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 2:15)
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USB keys are popping out of the walls around Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, just waiting for any passer-by to walk up and plug in
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UK armed forces in Iraq less stressed than police
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 1:50)
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The UK armed forces on deployment in Iraq seem to show fewer signs of psychological stress than policemen, disaster workers and doctors
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Rarest snake races back from the brink of extinction
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 0:45)
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The Antiguan racer snake has bounced back from a low of 50 individuals, after predatory rats were removed from its home island
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Motorpike: Mechanical fish pulls serious gs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-3 0:24)
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A robotic fish modelled on the fast-accelerating pike has achieved underwater starts of up to 4 g – more than any rival has achieved
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Soaring sights: filming nature's fliers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 23:50)
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Dutch scientists are handing high speed cameras to the public in order to capture nature's flights of fancy
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Brain scans show more than buyers bargained for
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 23:33)
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The ability to bluff may not be down to skill or experience alone– the brains of cunning buyers work differently to those of more simplistic folk
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