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Today on New Scientist: 24 May 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-25 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why ice ages don't last forever, a meeting of mathemagical tricksters, and "human Lego"
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Sound-blasting chips for on-the-spot forensics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-25 1:55)
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Using sound to manipulate fluid samples in a "lab-on-a-chip" has brought the dream of rapid chemical analysis and disease diagnosis closer to reality
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UK budget: Science wobbles, university places topple
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-25 0:50)
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As the axe falls on£6 billion of public spending, Imran Khan assesses what the cuts mean for science
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The history of ice on Earth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-25 0:39)
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Our planet's history is marked by wild swings in temperature. Follow the advance and retreat of the ice sheets in our timeline
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Breakthrough in quest to boost rice yields
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-25 0:32)
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The world needs a 50 per cent jump in yields by 2050, so a gene mutation that offers the first 10 per cent is good news
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Is Icelandic volcano winding down at last?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-25 0:13)
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The magma and ash have disappeared and seismic activity is decreasing, but it may not be over yet, says Kate McAlpine
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Magic numbers: A meeting of mathemagical tricksters
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-24 21:44)
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New Scientist visits a mind-stretching tribute to Martin Gardner, featuring everything from origami writing to tiles that go on forever
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Tracing the fuzzy boundaries of science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-24 21:37)
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In Nonsense on Stilts: How to tell science from bunk, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci finds the line between science and pseudoscience can be hard to draw
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Martin Gardner: Exposing fads and fallacies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-24 21:30)
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Martin Gardner, who died on Saturday, was best known for his mathematical puzzles. But they weren't his biggest contribution, says Jeff Hecht
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Meltdown: Why ice ages don't last forever
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-24 16:00)
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At last we understand why the monstrous ice sheets that periodically entomb continents vanish when they do
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