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FEATURE: 11:26 29 July 2010 | 2 comments
Attempts to treat the world's most common form of dementia may have been attacking its symptoms, not its root cause
05:07 29 July 2010
Two satellites that were doomed to die if they remained in orbit around Earth are heading to the moon for a life extension
23:21 28 July 2010
An online talk by a member of NASA's Kepler mission fuels speculation that the telescope has found Earth-like planets
18:15 28 July 2010
As East and West Germany became one, a government ecologist got huge areas of land protected – such "hot moments" are key for maximising conservation
18:00 28 July 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: force fields to protect astronauts, lizards that squirt tears of blood and a crowd sourced tattoo
THIS WEEK: 18:00 28 July 2010 | 4 comments
Some dinosaurs' skulls changed so much as they matured that we've mistaken young and old for completely different species
THIS WEEK: 18:00 28 July 2010 | 2 comments
With inquiries into the affair now complete, Phil Jones reflects on his bruising experiences at the centre of the storm
16:35 28 July 2010
The emotions you feel have evolved as tools to manipulate others into cooperating with you, says a controversial new theory
INTERVIEW: 14:01 28 July 2010 | 12 comments
John Sulston is leading a study into the future and sustainability of global human population
13:00 28 July 2010
A crowdsourced tattoo could have been a brave art experiment – but did contradictory priorities make this project wide of the mark, asks Kat Austen
12:50 28 July 2010
The death of the computer mouse must rank as one of the slowest in history. Could Apple's latest offering provide the killer blow?
12:12 28 July 2010
If ever there was an animal that said "Don't even think about eating me," it would be the blood-spraying Texas horned lizard
11:29 28 July 2010
Another oil leak hit Louisiana's coastal waters yesterday when a barge hit a shallow well – are such accidents surprisingly common, asks Sujata Gupta
FEATURE: 10:35 28 July 2010 | 6 comments
Interplanetary adventurers must contend with deadly solar radiation – but the moon's magnetic memories may hold the key to safe space flight
UPFRONT: 19:00 27 July 2010
The most accurate clock ever sent to space will soon be hosted by the International Space Station – it could help to reveal changes in nature's fundamental constants
UPFRONT: 18:03 27 July 2010 | 1 comment
Japan's IKAROS spacecraft has used liquid-crystal layers to steer using only the pressure of sunlight – a first for solar sails
18:00 27 July 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: aircon that doesn't warm the planet, the hidden secrets of biodiesel and the mathematics of rowing
UPFRONT: 17:59 27 July 2010
Researchers at the centre of the climategate controversy plan to release three major temperature data sets and details of how they are processed
NEWS: 17:24 27 July 2010 | 2 comments
The search is on for better ways of growing algae for fuel – current methods use more carbon emissions than the biofuel saves
16:32 27 July 2010 | 1 comment
The release of tens of thousands of secret documents about the war in Afghanistan relied on a network of servers that cover a leaker's online tracks
16:20 27 July 2010
Veteran science writer Victor McElheny recounts the fascinating story of how our genome came to be mapped in Drawing the Map of Life
15:30 27 July 2010
In times of crisis, systems that power the web must be rebooted - a responsibility that now rests with seven key holders scattered around the world
14:03 27 July 2010
Can a computer produce a realistic laugh? We asked you to judge – and here is your verdict
14:02 27 July 2010 | 1 comment
Australian public health watchdog says campaigners' claims about vaccines are misleading, inaccurate and may be dangerous to public health
FEATURE: 13:30 27 July 2010
There are many ways to row a boat, but it took a physicist to figure out which should work best
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By firing a gun into the sand, we can see the moment of crater formation when debris is flung fastest and farthest
Uncrewed planes that can operate in civilian airspace are almost here – a first step on the road to pilotless airliners
05:07 29 July 2010 - updated 05:10 29 July 2010
Two satellites that were doomed to die if they remained in orbit around Earth are heading to the moon for a life extension
23:21 28 July 2010 - updated 00:05 29 July 2010
An online talk by a member of NASA's Kepler mission fuels speculation that the telescope has found Earth-like planets
18:00 28 July 2010 - updated 18:02 28 July 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: force fields to protect astronauts, lizards that squirt tears of blood and a crowd sourced tattoo
Novel methods for recycling mixed plastics with self-destruct capabilities could help reduce the growing mountains of harmful waste
14:25 16 July 2010 - updated 14:25 16 July 2010
British science is facing a funding cut of up to 25 per cent, and the Royal Society warns that it will cause key parts of the research system to unravel
12:20 15 July 2010
Funding for research that comes from charities is extremely important – but is its future certain, asks Sarah Woolnough
A proposal to allow quotas instead of the current system that allows whaling for "scientific purposes" has collapsed
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