Has Jupiter sent cosmology down a false trail?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-12 2:42)
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The planet Jupiter may be skewing the measurements of cosmic microwaves supporting the standard model of cosmology
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How endangered are the Gulf's brown pelicans?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-12 2:28)
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Brown pelicans dripping with oil are quickly becoming the poster children of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill. We review the facts
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Today on New Scientist: 11 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-12 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the fate of Himalayan glaciers, obesity through the ages, and a new stealth material
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The fantasy fish of Samuel Fallours
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-12 0:30)
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Fish with top hats on their bellies, mermaids that utter mouse-like cries, and colours that defy belief. Welcome to the weird world of Samuel Fallours
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Hayabusa asteroid probe faces moment of truth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-12 0:10)
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Once given up for dead, Hayabusa is almost back home, and may yet yield insights about Earth's formation– and its potential destruction
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Radiation-soaking metamaterial puts black in the shade
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-11 23:13)
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A material with exotic optical properties absorbs almost all of the radiation that hits it? it could be used to radar-proof stealth planes
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This week's top stories [11 June 2010]
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-11 22:00)
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Our top articles ranked by reader popularity. Trying to quit smoking? The devil is in the drink Space taxi reaches orbit in first flight test Ancient oceans belched stagnant CO2 into the skies Deepwater Horizon oil spill - third cap lucky? Hints of life found on Saturn moon Laser detectors could nail TNT Distant gas blob threatens to shake nature's constants Today on New Scientist: 4 June 2010 This week's top stories [04 June 2010] How religion made Jews genetically distinct
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BP: The cap fits, but 20,000 barrels escape every day
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-11 21:55)
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The rate of the oil gushing out of BP's broken well is more than double its drill ship's capacity to contain it, says Kate McAlpine
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Behind the mummy: the real King Tutankhamun
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-11 21:45)
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A major King Tut exhibition and clues to the cause of the boy king's demise are now on display in New York City
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UK science: first cut in a strategic area
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-11 19:15)
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Scientists have been preparing themselves for deep cuts in the UK's emergency budget next month, but the axe has already fallen on a major project
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