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Silica deposits on Mars could entomb possible life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 10:12)
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Deposits of hydrated silica on a Martian volcano point to a hydrothermal origin– they could preserve evidence of ancient life
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'Introspection' brain networks fully formed at birth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 4:00)
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Babies are born with fully formed networks thought to be used for introspection– but that doesn't mean they can contemplate the future
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Clearing tropical forests is a lose-lose
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 4:00)
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It's clear that cutting down tropical forests to plant crops is bad for the climate, but it's not even a good way to feed people
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Today on New Scientist: 1 November 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: the ultimate brain test, what makes bones strong and why western science conquered the world
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First whole human liver built in lab
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 2:55)
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Human livers, about the size of small plums, have been made in the lab for the first time– if they can be scaled up, transplantable ones may follow
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Pictures captured at the world's extremes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 2:50)
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Extreme Exposures, a new exhibition in Los Angeles, shows that some of the world's most challenging environments are also some of its most beautiful
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Machine intelligence put to test in alien world
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-2 2:30)
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Computers that can beat chess grandmasters? Ho-hum. The new challenge for artificial intelligence is a strategy game called StarCraft
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What the UN ban on geoengineering really means
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-1 23:40)
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The agreement last week at the UN Convention on Biodiversity appeared to outlaw geoengineering– but its wording is vague and contradictory
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Why western science conquered the world
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-1 23:15)
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History boils down to biology, and geography can be unfair, says Ian Morris : but the advantages they confer may not last forever
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Stress tests show where bone strength comes from
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-1 20:19)
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Bone gets its remarkable strength from a combination of tiny fibres that become either stiffer or more malleable when stretched
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