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Undersea internet cables could detect tsunamis
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-27 0:00)
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The electric field generated by a passing tsunami could be picked up by seafloor cables, providing a cheap alternative to existing warning systems
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Introducing Botox, bioweapon of mass destruction
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 23:52)
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Could a wrinkle treatment really pose a bioterror threat? Yes, now that large amounts are being produced on the black market, fears Debora MacKenzie
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It's lack of balance that makes skunk cannabis do harm
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 23:24)
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Street cannabis has been made stronger by breeding out a compound that seems to have antipsychotic powers, argue Amanda Feilding and Paul Morrison
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Innovation: Apple patents hint at tablet's technology
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 21:59)
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A look at the firm's patent applications suggest its expected tablet will boast a much more advanced touch interface than the iPhone
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Gene screening to give your embryo the best start
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 21:41)
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A US company has launched a comprehensive, affordable screening service to enable you and your partner to check your genes for serious genetic disease
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Understanding fear in brain and body
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 20:00)
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Can knowing how fear works make it easier to manage? In Extreme Fear, Jeff Wise uses real experiences to show that it can
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Do you know your aliens?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 19:39)
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We've searched out extraterrestrials that have made their way onto our cinema screens. Can you identify them, or the movies from which they came?
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Horizontal and vertical: The evolution of evolution
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 19:29)
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Darwinian selection cannot explain why all life on Earth shares the same genetic code? it looks like another form of evolution came first
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If you think a crow is giving you the evil eye…
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 17:00)
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...it probably is. Crows can recognise individual human faces and hold a grudge for years against someone who treats them badly
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Today on New Scientist: 25 January 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-26 2:52)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to set spasers to sum, an attempt at the first supersonic freefall, and what aliens might look like
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