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'Brain training' may just hide symptoms of dementia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-2 5:00)
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People who engage in mental challenges may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer's, but decline more quickly if subsequently diagnosed
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Today on New Scientist: 1 September 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-2 2:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com including: wonder conductors set to cool computers, self-healing concrete, and the world's new longest animal
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Void that is truly empty solves dark energy puzzle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-2 2:00)
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Forget vacuums fizzing with particle activity: a new calculation shows this strange notion isn't necessary after all
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Psychoactive drugs: From recreation to medication
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-2 2:00)
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With trials showing positive results from the treatment of cancer to alcohol addiction, could illegal drugs be heading for the medical mainstream?
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Shape-shifting robot compensates for damaged limb
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-2 0:51)
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A modular quadruped, built from a group of identical robot modules, learns to find new walking styles to cope with the malfunction of a single unit
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Zoologger: Death by world's longest animal
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-1 23:59)
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A venomous medusa-like beast as long as a blue whale has emerged as an unlikely defender of the world's oceans
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For self-healing concrete, just add bacteria and food
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-1 23:45)
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Adding limestone-forming bacteria to the mix could help the concrete seal dangerous cracks on its own
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Road to cut off Serengeti migration route
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-1 23:11)
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Tanzania's government plans to build a road through Serengeti National Park, cutting through the migratory route of 2 million wildebeest and zebra
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Arctic oil and gas drilling ready to take off
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-1 23:04)
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Oil drilling in Greenland's Arctic waters began last week, angering environmentalists. But it's nothing compared with the oil and gas rush that's coming
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Conservation and compassion: First do no harm
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-9-1 22:16)
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In putting conservation into practice, we often cause great suffering to animals. Marc Bekoff argues that we need a new ethical perspective
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