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England has failed with dangerous, disturbed offenders   Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:01:00
That's the message of a review of a pioneering programme run over the past decade in two jails and two secure mental hospitals
Gloomy octopus is 'moody' octopus   Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:00
The world's brainiest invertebrates can be tricked by HD images, so we can study their personalities and behaviour
Electric cars jostle for position on the power grid   Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:06:00
When the surge of plug-in vehicles hits the streets over the next few years, how will our electricity grids cope?
Digital Economy Bill is disaster for digital economy   Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:55:00
The proposed new laws would result in the innocent being punished for offences that have not even taken place, says Jim Killock
Shoddy construction beats precision in quantum world   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00
Instead of striving to eliminate imperfection physicists would do better to inject a bit of randomness into their quantum devices
'Terminator' asteroids could re-form after nuke   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:00
We'd better make sure that we send a big enough bomb to stop an incoming asteroid ��� if we don't, the space rock could reassemble
Today on New Scientist: 11 March 2010   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:00
All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how the climate science battle spread to US classrooms, the world's oldest rivers, and an upgraded robot toddler
Complete genomics finds its first diseases   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:09
Whole-genome sequencing has found its first disease-causing mutations – but will it illuminate our genetic "dark matter", asks Ewen Callaway
Your partner has herpes - now the good news   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:00
The genes that allow herpes virus to evade our immune system have been identified and deleted to form a new vaccine
The green revolution sweeps into the bathroom   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:42:37
The humble toilet is set for a techno upgrade that could reduce pollution and save water, says Helen Knight
World's oldest rivers mapped under huge desert dunes   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:00
Ancient waterways buried beneath Australia's Simpson desert have been traced – even though massive dunes make remote sensing impossible
Natural history museums - a photographer's playground   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:54
What is it about the museums that seems to draw art photographers to them? New Scientist asked three to explain why in an online gallery of their work
Robot toddler gets an upgrade   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:00
See the springier legs and more sensitive hands developed for a toddler-sized robot that will test theories about how flesh-and-blood children learn
Battle over climate science spreads to US schoolrooms   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:33:00
In three states, alternatives to the scientific consensus on global warming must be taught ��� and there seem to be links to efforts to teach creationism
The blessing and curse of choice   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00
Choosing is important to us, but also disquieting – The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar ranges far and wide to help you do it better
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