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Chicks count from left to right - just like us
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 8:01)
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It's not just humans that count from left to right: two species of bird do too, suggesting our counting preference is instinctive, not learned
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Today on New Scientist: 22 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: drastic measures to save plastic treasures, the return of the sterile neutrino, and a puzzling pelican
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Hollow victory for Monsanto in alfalfa court case
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 1:33)
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The US Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa, but a big hurdle remains before the seeds can be sold
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Sterile neutrino back from the dead
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 1:28)
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A ghostly particle that is showing signs of life could be the stuff of dark matter– and help explain why more matter than antimatter arose in our universe
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Pelican fossil poses evolutionary puzzle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 1:00)
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A fossilised pelican's bill resembles its modern equivalent– but why has it has remained almost unchanged for some 30 million years?
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UK science: Cuts of up to 25 per cent
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 0:35)
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The UK faces deep cuts in public spending and higher taxes. Roger Highfield assesses what it means for science and engineering
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Genome at 10: Medicine's slow revolution
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 0:30)
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Genetic testing is already saving lives, and the numbers benefitting should soon grow dramatically
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Bumpology: Why can't my baby sleep when I do?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 0:24)
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My baby is already keeping me awake– and she's not even born yet
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Lose whaling loopholes, consider quotas
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 0:09)
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The fate of whale species was being negotiated behind closed doors this week and it could be make-or-break time
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The fruit fly formerly known as Drosophila
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-22 22:24)
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The famous fly is to be renamed? it's a bad idea, says ecologist Kim van der Linde , while geneticist Amir Yassin says change is overdue
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