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Today on New Scientist: 28 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-29 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why elections are always unfair, the bizarre life story of the symbion, and a robot that folds towels
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First twin sequences: What do they say about disease?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-29 2:00)
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Identical twins are hugely valuable in teasing apart genetic and environmental factors, but the genomes tell us little about the origins of disease
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There's no doubt about the health dangers of salt
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-29 2:00)
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Excess dietary salt is a killer and you should take any evidence to the contrary with a large pinch of the stuff, say Franco Cappuccio and Simon Capewell
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Electoral dysfunction: Why democracy is always unfair
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-29 2:00)
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Worried that your vote counts for nothing? Mathematics says you might be right? no matter how governments are chosen
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UK election: Science voters, you have the facts
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-29 1:25)
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The three main parties have set out their science policies– this is an unprecedented opportunity for science to influence the vote, says Hilary Leevers
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Lead poisoning risk for frequent game eaters
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 23:58)
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There is enough lead in some wild bird meat to poison regular eaters, thanks to fragments of shot too small to be picked out during a meal
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Vaccine fever in Oz: Is the risk real?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 23:30)
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Just when you thought the swine flu fuss had died down, a new vaccine scare bubbles up in Australia. We shouldn't be worried, says Debora MacKenzie
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We're flying to an asteroid? but which one?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 22:39)
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Finding suitable space rocks to visit will be far from easy, and the problems don't end when astronauts get there
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Zoologger: The most bizarre life story on Earth?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 22:09)
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There's something strange living on lobster mouths– an animal unlike any other, with an astonishingly complex way of reproducing itself
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Maxed out: How long can you go without sleep?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 16:00)
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Rats that are kept awake die after two weeks. You probably wouldn't make it that long
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