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Does psychiatry make us mad?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-14 22:40)
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In Anatomy of an Epidemic, Robert Whitaker argues that medical incompetence and self-interest are behind rocketing rates of mental illness in the US
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We can help stop nuclear theft, say science groups
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-14 22:26)
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A major meeting on nuclear security in Washington DC could have benefited from our input, say scientific organisations
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NASA capsule to win new life as escape pod
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-14 22:25)
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NASA's crew capsule Orion, cancelled along with the rest of the agency's moon plans earlier this year, is set to be reborn as an emergency escape vehicle
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E. O. Wilson: Why I wrote a novel– about ants
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 23:57)
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He's defined the field of entomology and influenced generations of naturalists. But though his tale is seen through insect eyes, it's really about us
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Sun rules Earth's mysterious 'night shining' clouds
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 22:39)
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Noctilucent clouds wax and wane over a period of 27 days, which suggests that their formation is partly controlled by the rotation of the sun
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Talking evolved from walking in caterpillars
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 22:00)
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Some caterpillars' warning signals may have evolved from walking– the best evidence yet that communication can evolve from routine behaviour
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Dangerous DNA: The truth about the 'warrior gene'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 21:56)
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" MAOA is the gene that causes aggression". Here are four reasons why that statement's wrong? like most generalisations about DNA and behaviour
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Air detectives know where the bodies are buried
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 21:26)
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An imaging system tested on a safari park's animal graveyard could be used to help investigators locate secret mass graves
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Partying on the anniversary of Gagarin's flight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 21:10)
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Not your average science-based party, Yuri's Night boasts three music stages, an airshow and a 13-metre-high space rocket art installation
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Chimps reject unfairness to their fellows
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-12 16:00)
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They recognise unfair distribution of food, even when it involves individuals other than themselves? this may be a simpler form of human justice
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