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Big promises ahead of biodiversity conference
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 23:00)
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Countries around the world are making major commitments to safeguard the world's endangered species, but the evidence suggests they aren't enough
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Men beware: moving country could affect your libido
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 21:30)
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Levels of hormones that influence sexual arousal and disease susceptibility are in part determined by where men live
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Cellphones reveal emerging disease outbreaks
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 20:40)
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People's pattern of movement and communication alter when they have the flu virus, and these changes can be used to spot emerging epidemics
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A warming world could leave cities flattened
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 20:15)
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Crumbling volcanoes unleashed rock avalanches and landslides the last time the world warmed? and the same could soon happen again
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Seven ways to make a new thing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 20:00)
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Steven Johnson runs into trouble when he tries to construct a universal theory of how innovation happens in Where Good Ideas Come From
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50 ideas to change science: Artificial life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 18:17)
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Cells, enzymes, photosynthesis? soon we'll be remaking life our own way. Not to mention making our own spare body parts, and taming flu once and for all
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Briefing: Cancer is not a disease of the modern world
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 3:05)
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Few if any tumours have been found in Egyptian mummies and ancient skeletons. New Scientist examines the evidence and what it means
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50 ideas to change science: Neuroscience
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 2:15)
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Thanks to better brain imaging and biological insights, we're closing in on the neurons of consciousness and the subtleties of our mental machinery
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Today on New Scientist: 14 October 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the now-you-see-it-now-you-don't planet, toxic splendour, Jesus's bones, and more
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Cane toad tadpoles relish cannibal caviar
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-15 1:35)
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Cane toads actively hunt members of their own species. Now it emerges that cane toad larvae also have a taste for toad flesh
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