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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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'Human Lego' may one day build artificial organs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-23 20:00)
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Building artificial tissue could become child's play, if Lego-like blocks made of human cells can be assembled into working organs
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Living in denial: The truth is our only weapon
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-23 18:00)
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We must let denialists be heard, and respond with patience, vigilance and tireless rebuttal, says Michael Shermer
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Diamonds travel at freeway speeds inside Earth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-22 20:00)
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Experiments suggest that diamonds rise from deep within the planet at speeds of 60?kilometres per hour, far more rapidly than ordinary magma
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Living in denial: Questioning science isn't blasphemy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-22 18:00)
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Michael Fitzpatrick argues that calling an opponent a denier is illiberal, intolerant and ineffective
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