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California court allows police to search cell phones
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 6:30)
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A ruling by the state Supreme Court now allows police to search arrested suspects' cell phones without a warrant.
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Oxygen crash led to Cambrian mass extinction
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 3:00)
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A dramatic drop in the amount of oxygen in the seas caused a mass extinction 499 million years ago
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UK forensics cuts: International justice will suffer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 3:00)
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The decision to close the UK's main forensics laboratory will have worldwide ramifications, says Niels Morling
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Make way for mathematical matter
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 3:00)
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Solids, liquids, gases, even Bose-Einstein condensates: so passé. A plethora of new forms of matter, designed by mathematicians, may soon come into view
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Last chance to hold Greenland back from tipping point
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 3:00)
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New data and models show that Greenland's ice cap, the world's second largest, is on track to hit a point of no return in 2040 (full text available to subscribers)
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Apple service briefly suspended in Saudi Arabia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 2:43)
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The battle between governments and the internet took another turn yesterday when Saudi Arabia appeared to block access to Apple's MobileMe service
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Channel surfing gets the Kinect treatment
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 2:21)
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A gesture-based TV remote-control system could be good news for those tired of hunting for the channel changer
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Zoologger: How to get elected in a termite democracy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 1:59)
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If you want to become the king or queen termite, you need to get busy canvassing– and feed your fellows out of your anus
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Mysteries of Lake Vostok on brink of discovery
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 1:48)
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For 14 million years, Antarctica's Lake Vostok has been sealed off, but now a Russian drill is nearing the surface
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January 2011 photo competition: Renewal
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-6 0:52)
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This month, we want your pictures on the theme of rebirth, recycling and revival
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