Parasitic butterflies dupe hosts with ant music
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 4:00)
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Caterpillars mimic the noises made by ant queens to trick worker ants into protecting and feeding them, even at the expense of the ants own lives
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Antarctic bulge could flood Washington DC
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 4:00)
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As the Antarctic ice sheet melts, the gravitational pull it exerts on surrounding water will lessen– it could spell bad news for US coastal regions, according to a new report
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Genetic roots of synaesthesia unearthed
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 2:00)
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What makes some people "see" sounds or turn words into colours, and is such cross-wiring linked to autism? A genetic study provides insights
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'Living doll' made of human cancer cells
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 1:25)
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Liver cancer cells and connective proteins have been grown into the shape of human– a technique that could allow drugs to be tested on more complex tissue structures
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Auroras: What powers the greatest light show on Earth?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 1:15)
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A flotilla of NASA satellites is finally uncovering the mechanisms that cause the solar wind to illuminate the polar skies
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Nanotube memory flashes past silicon
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 1:14)
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Previous attempts to create flash memory with carbon nanotubes lagged far behind the speedy silicon in current gadgets, but the latest prototype sprints straight to the head of the race
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Fears over bioterrorism 'stifling scientific research'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 1:00)
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Concerns about biosecurity are prompting biologists in the US to break off collaborations, abandon research plans, and censor their findings, a new survey suggests
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Are fears over bioterrorism stifling scientific research?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-6 1:00)
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Concerns about biosecurity are prompting biologists in the US to break off collaborations, abandon research plans, and censor their findings, a survey suggests
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Video: Chameleon guitar mimics many axes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-5 23:15)
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Swapping part of the instrument's body changes its acoustics so one guitar can sound like many others
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Why teenagers can't see your point of view
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-5 20:29)
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Adolescents might have a new excuse for ignoring their parent's orders– their developing mind seems to have trouble adopting the viewpoint of others
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