Type O blood may be a fertility barrier
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 18:15)
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Should women trying to get pregnant really factor in their blood type alongside diet and age?
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Space tourism could have big impact on climate
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 10:42)
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Soot from suborbital spaceships could melt ice at the poles, suggest the first detailed simulations of the climatic effects of space tourism
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Ancient bugs reveal early link from India to Asia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 4:00)
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By the time India crashed into Asia 50 million years ago, the two were already connected by archipelagos
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Giant virus with tiny victims carries a monster genome
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 4:00)
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CroV has the largest genome of any marine virus, including a host of genes not normally found in viruses
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Robots could ditch fingers for beanbags
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 4:00)
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Using fingers to grip delicate objects without breaking them is difficult for robots– a simpler beanbag hand could be the answer
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Photography, minus the camera
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 2:04)
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What might photography have done if it hadn't become obsessed with the camera and the lens? A London exhibition, Shadow Catchers, seeks to find out
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Today on New Scientist: 25 October 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 2:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: inconstant laws, armed robots on patrol, moving illusions, chemical fears, and more
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Dream jobs 1: Penguin wrangler
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 1:43)
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Kicking off this week's series of true-life stories: zookeeper Evelyn Guyett braves leopard seals to pick feathers from the rumps of Antarctic birds
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Brilliant SF books that got away
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 1:34)
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The sci-fi books that we should have read, but probably haven’t ? as nominated by leading scientists and writers. Plus our flash fiction competition
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Bisphenol A is everywhere? is it safe?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-26 0:34)
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Mounting evidence against a chemical we are exposed to daily is being ignored. What more do regulators need, ask David Melzer and Tamara Galloway
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