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Net piracy: The people vs the entertainment industry

FEATURE:  11:06 03 December 2009  | 1 comment

New laws to counter illegal downloading will be intrusive and ineffective, say internet service providers

Back to the (steampowered) future

11:00 03 December 2009

Our new favourite sci-fi subgenre is steampunk - high tech devices thrown back into Victorian England - but why is it so popular now?

Reform movement for English libel law gathers momentum

10:36 03 December 2009

Calls for reform of the draconian libel laws in force in England and Wales have finally caught the ears of the government

Do mice with two mothers spell the end for men?

18:58 02 December 2009  | 31 comments

If you believe some reports, the future of humanity is a race of genetically engineered women who can reproduce without men. Read this before ditching your boyfriend/husband

Today on New Scientist: 2 December 2009

18:01 02 December 2009

Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to scrape the Earth's barrel of oil dry, how our brains build social worlds, and why a split personality is good if you're a router

Computers top poll of modern discoveries

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:  18:00 02 December 2009  | 20 comments

The microprocessor has been voted the greatest innovation of the past 50 years. Rightly so, says Federico Faggin

Death of rare giant star sheds light on cosmic past

18:00 02 December 2009  | 11 comments

One of the most massive stars known exploded in 2007, creating an unusual type of supernova that was probably common in the early universe

Transparent universe reveals hidden galaxies

THIS WEEK:  18:00 02 December 2009  | 13 comments

Detection of high-energy gamma rays from distant "blazars" are forcing a rethink of our ideas about the formation and evolution of galaxies

Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green

SPECIAL REPORT:  18:00 02 December 2009  | 24 comments

An exclusive study for New Scientist shows that westerners can radically cut carbon emissions and keep their lifestyles

How our brains build social worlds

ESSAY:  18:00 02 December 2009  | 15 comments

What does a meeting of minds really mean? To understand how people interact, we need to think of their brains as a single system, say Andreas Roepstorff, Chris Frith and Uta Frith

Extreme oil: Scraping the bottom of Earth's barrel

COVER STORY:  18:00 02 December 2009  | 26 comments

The extraordinary lengths we'll have to go to if we want to keep the black stuff flowing

Climate research head steps down over email leak

17:50 02 December 2009

Phil Jones has announced he will stand down while an independent review investigates allegations of professional misconduct

ExtInked: Tattoos to save the world

15:00 02 December 2009

100 volunteers get tattoos of endangered species at this unconventional conservation event

WHO changes advice on HIV therapy

13:13 02 December 2009  | 1 comment

The World Health Organization now advises giving antiretroviral therapy to people with HIV earlier on in the infection cycle

Watch it live: dissection of famous brain

12:45 02 December 2009

In the world's first live, webcast brain dissection, scientists will cut up a human brain that revolutionised neuroscience

US and China emissions pledges won't stop 2 °C warming

UPFRONT:  12:16 02 December 2009  | 14 comments

Modelling suggests these cuts will not be enough to head off dangerous climate change – Europe may have to take up the slack

Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites

11:33 02 December 2009  | 24 comments

The conditions may be two sides of the same coin, suggests a review of genetic data – the finding could help design complementary treatments

Radiator roads too hot for ice to handle

FEATURE:  10:40 02 December 2009  | 30 comments

Roads made from concrete with a nanofibre layer that heats up when fed with electricity could stay ice-free without the corrosive effects of salt

Cellphones and cancer: Interphone can't end the debate

09:00 02 December 2009  | 15 comments

The long-awaited study is about to come out – it won't convince sceptics, even though cellphones almost certainly can't cause cancer, says Michael Repacholi

Chanee Brulé: Last night a DJ saved a gibbon

09:00 02 December 2009

The Borneo-based DJ is rescuing the apes, playing matchmaker and releasing them to sing in the wild

Split-personality home routers can cut net energy use

NEWS:  08:00 02 December 2009  | 6 comments

Home broadband routers could also store web data to be shared with other users, so cutting the energy demand of internet data centres

Both of NASA's Mars orbiters are down for the count

22:15 01 December 2009  | 14 comments

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been offline since August – now, the Odyssey probe is down as well, spelling delays for the twin rovers, which use the orbiters to communicate with Earth

Long-lived Titan lakes are boon to life

21:03 01 December 2009  | 13 comments

A new study suggests that lakes on the Saturn moon may not be just a "flash in the pan", giving potential life longer to develop

Today on New Scientist: 1 December 2009

18:00 01 December 2009

Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: five eco-crimes we commit every day, why the evidence in the Amanda Knox murder trial might be flawed, and the winners of our calendar competition

Treating toddlers for autism boosts IQ later

17:18 01 December 2009  | 10 comments

The first randomised controlled trial in very young children seems to settle the question of whether early screening and treatment are worthwhile

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Touch-screen devices could be smaller if they could read how you use your fingers

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Today on New Scientist: 2 December 2009

18:01 02 December 2009

Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to scrape the Earth's barrel of oil dry, how our brains build social worlds, and why a split personality is good if you're a router

Climate research head steps down over email leak

17:50 02 December 2009 - updated 17:54 02 December 2009

Phil Jones has announced he will stand down while an independent review investigates allegations of professional misconduct

Watch it live: dissection of famous brain

12:45 02 December 2009 - updated 15:48 02 December 2009

In the world's first live, webcast brain dissection, scientists will cut up a human brain that revolutionised neuroscience

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