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Less loud sounds can still damage ears
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 7:00)
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If the results in mice translate to humans, the laws that determine the noises workers can be exposed to may need to change
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Propelled by light: the promise and perils of solar sailing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 6:30)
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Despite earlier failures, the Planetary Society is gearing up to test another solar sail in space in a year– executive director Louis Friedman explains why
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Muscular monkeys prompt sports doping fears
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 4:00)
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A new gene therapy appears to bulk up monkeys' muscles - it adds to the worries about gene doping in sport, says Linda Geddes
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Suite of chatterbox genes discovered
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 3:00)
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A set of 116 genes influenced by Foxp2 could have coevolved to give humans language
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Fair play: Monkeys share our sense of injustice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 3:00)
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Our instinctive reaction to displays of greed and conspicuous consumption has its origins in the primate world, says Frans de Waal
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Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 3:00)
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Detailed studies of ancient climate have revealed that the onset of Europe's "Big Freeze", 13,000 years ago, was anything but glacial
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Mars rover battles for its life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 3:00)
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NASA's veteran explorer Spirit faces its toughest challenge yet as it prepares to free itself from a sand trap where it has been mired for the past six months
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In SUSY we trust: What the LHC is really looking for
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 3:00)
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Forget the God particle - the rebooted Large Hadron Collider will give us much greater revelations
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Today on New Scientist: 11 November 2009
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: what the LHC is really looking for, how a mini ice age took hold of Europe in months, and how to get a club-winged manakin excited
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Boys with ALD bring gene therapy in from cold
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-11-12 0:21)
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Two boys treated with a gene therapy for the brain disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy have fared so well that doctors are seeking more volunteers
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