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Characters in search of a soul
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 22:00)
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Atheists and believers alike search for meaning in Rebecca Goldstein's 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, a philosophical novel with soul
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Fishy sensors could keep submersibles out of trouble
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 21:37)
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Mimicking a fish's lateral line could allow underwater craft to navigate easily in situations where cameras and sonar are no use
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Water vapour worse climate change villain than thought
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 20:11)
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A rise in water vapour in the atmosphere drove 30 per cent of the global warming that took place during the 1990s, according to a study
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Going undercover to catch the cybercriminals
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 20:00)
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Self-taught hacker Barrett Lyon worked with a secret service agent to stop a wave of cyberattacks? but he soon went solo
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Digital doomsday: the end of knowledge
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 19:59)
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Books last for centuries. Computer memories last only decades. If disaster struck, how much of our knowledge would future humans be able to retrieve?
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NASA nixes moon plan, leaving options wide open
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 6:30)
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The White House says it wants to focus on developing new technologies for space flight rather than choosing specific destinations
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Obama keeps his pledge to boost science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-2 5:32)
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Talk of a spending freeze had made researchers jumpy, but the US administration is sticking to its emphasis on innovation
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Jittery crickets pass spidey-senses to offspring
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 21:00)
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A mother's care knows no barrier? even, it turns out, the small matter of never meeting her young
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Molecular Venus flytrap could munch nuclear waste
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 19:00)
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A sulphide-based structure can trap radioactive caesium ions, presenting a possible method for clearing up contaminated sites
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Today on New Scientist: 29 January 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-30 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why you're only half human, how a laser reached a key milestone for fusion, and why there's nothing in homepathy
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