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| Greenland ice loss behind a sixth of sea-level rise Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:00 |
| The ice cap lost 1500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, and the loss is speeding up |
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| US could ban caffeine-alcohol drinks within months Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 |
| The US Food and Drug Administration has asked manufacturers of drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine to provide scientific evidence they are safe |
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| 'Frankenstein' fix lets asteroid mission cheat death Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:00 |
| The beleaguered Hayabusa asteroid probe is back on track to return to Earth after ground controllers cobbled together a working engine from two dead ones |
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| Today on New Scientist: 20 November 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:00 |
| Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the rise of the tiny medibots, the colliders that will follow the LHC, and an interview with Belle de Jour |
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| Belle de Jour: On science and prostitution Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 |
| The professional scientist and former prostitute Brooke Magnanti told her agent, "If New Scientist asks for an interview, I'll do it." We did ask |
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| Pickled evidence for evolution Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 |
| Animal specimens preserved in jars look Victorian, but the images in Evidence of Evolution show there's still nothing better for studying new species |
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| Pickled evidence for evolution Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 |
| Animal specimens preserved in jars look Victorian, but the images in Evidence of Evolution show there's still nothing better for studying new species |
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| Guapa, it's your genetic ancestry I love Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 |
| In Latino populations, love unites people with similar mix of ancestries |
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| Is this the end for human space flight? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:00 |
| Have our dreams of sailing through space run out of history? Michael Hanlon thinks they have; Ivan Semeniuk can't see them being allowed to die |
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| This week's top stories [20 November 2009] Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:21 |
| Our top articles ranked by reader popularity.Ray Mears: We'll struggle to survive climate changePhilip Rosedale: The web needs to be more lifelikeImpact reveals lunar water by the bucketfulToday on New Scientist: 13 November 2009This week's top stories [13 November 2009]Meteor shower this week as we cut through comet trailsFirst universal programmable quantum computer unveiledHow reputation could save the EarthFailed stellar bombs hint at supernova tipping pointToday on New Scientist: 17 November 2009 |
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| 'Holographic' videoconferencing moves nearer to market Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:00 |
| A new twist on a Victorian theatrical trick could see 2D 'holographic' projections used in business meetings |
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| Dumb code could stop computer viruses in their tracks Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:00 |
| Machine code inserted into all email attachments could prevent even the newest viruses from delivering their payloads |
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| Grigori Perelman: The genius in hiding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 |
| The reclusive Russian turned down the "mathematics Nobel" and then abandoned the field altogether. Marsha Gessen's Perfect Rigor tells his story |
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| Future colliders: Beyond the LHC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:00 |
| Physicists are already plotting how the discoveries of the Large Hadron Collider will shape the next generation of particle smashers |
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| Medibots: The world's smallest surgeons Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:00 |
| No more scalpels – tomorrow's lifesaving operations will use robots that crawl over your heart, scuttle into your ear and swim into your eye |
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