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Desirable daisies lure male flies with offer of sex
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 23:05)
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Orchids aren't the only love cheats– daisies, too, get male insects to spread pollen by mimicking female flies
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Is there a Moore's law for science?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 9:36)
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Can the rate of past discoveries be used to predict future ones? Researchers are testing the idea with exoplanets, and say the first habitable exo-Earth could be found in May
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Transgenic Indian superspuds pack more protein
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 4:00)
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Genetically modified spuds contain more protein and the plants yield more potatoes, the first time that a simple modification has increased yield
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Robots draw graffiti over London landmark
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 2:12)
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A UK art installation asks you to provide messages for car-building robots to spell out in giant letters made of light
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Today on New Scientist: 20 September 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the longest life-cycle on Earth, volcanic breath tests and a red mist in China
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Volcano breath test promises eruption early warning
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 1:33)
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A new sensor that monitors the gases venting from a volcano could give us more warning next time it threatens to erupt
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Seeing red as acid leaks in east China
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 1:30)
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An acid leak from an abandoned chemical plant in China blanketed its surroundings in a dark red mist at the end of last week
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Brain's grey matter helps you introspect
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 0:25)
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Neuroscientists have identified an area of the brain that is larger in introspective individuals
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Robots on TV: Five glimpses of future machines
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 0:17)
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Robots are getting smarter and more responsive, from the domestic servant self-starter to the fearless rescuer with an ear for an "um"
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Goodbye, nature vs nurture
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-21 0:14)
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Talking about nature and nurture as separate, clear-cut forces is far adrift from the complexities of developmental science, says Evelyn Fox Keller
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