Lead poisoning risk for frequent game eaters
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 23:58)
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There is enough lead in some wild bird meat to poison regular eaters, thanks to fragments of shot too small to be picked out during a meal
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Vaccine fever in Oz: Is the risk real?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 23:30)
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Just when you thought the swine flu fuss had died down, a new vaccine scare bubbles up in Australia. We shouldn't be worried, says Debora MacKenzie
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We're flying to an asteroid? but which one?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 22:39)
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Finding suitable space rocks to visit will be far from easy, and the problems don't end when astronauts get there
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Zoologger: The most bizarre life story on Earth?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 22:09)
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There's something strange living on lobster mouths– an animal unlike any other, with an astonishingly complex way of reproducing itself
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Maxed out: How long can you go without sleep?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 16:00)
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Rats that are kept awake die after two weeks. You probably wouldn't make it that long
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Nanosculptors could help focus light on silicon chips
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 3:00)
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A technique for super-dense data storage has been used to carve a tiny glass mountain, and could one day be used to make lenses for optical computers
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Today on New Scientist: 22 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to save an island, why the science candidate is standing for Parliament, and the true value of whale poop
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Innovation: One web language to rule them all
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 1:52)
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A new version of the code from which all web pages are made will dissolve the boundary between your computer and the web
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Bright future projected for hand-held games
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 1:33)
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A shoulder projector shines onto a flexible screen that controls computer games by being bent, shaken and tapped
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Whale poop is vital to ocean's carbon cycle
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-23 0:37)
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Protecting endangered baleen whales in the Southern Ocean could help restore its carbon storage capacity
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