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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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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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