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Cosmic accidents: The certainty of chance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-3 18:00)
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Tiny changes at the beginning make big differences in the end. That's why our existence is perilously perched on a great pyramid of trivia
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Homebrew technology: The $100 airplane
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 21:00)
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With some scrap materials, a few cheap electronics and a bit of improvisation, even a child can build a $100 aircraft
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Artificial fertility treatments create a sex bias
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 20:00)
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Fertility treatments alter the natural sex ratio, with IVF more likely to produce boys while ICSI favours girls
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Anyone can dupe biometric scanner
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 19:00)
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Natural changes in the human body may leave biometrics systems inherently fallible? something their manufacturers will have to accept
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Cosmic accidents: Inventing language, the easy way
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 18:00)
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Fresh pastures meant a cosier life for early humans? if they hadn't, we would never have loosened up enough to learn to speak
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Cosmic accidents: Killer asteroid with a silver lining
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 2:30)
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A 10-kilometre-wide rock did for the dinosaurs, but smashed open a window of opportunity for unimpressive little animals called mammals
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Today on New Scientist: 1 October 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: how to recruit a smart team, homebrew technology, Facebook movie, 3D without glasses, and more
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Homebrew technology: Meet New Scientist's junk robot
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 1:55)
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Build a robot that can draw out of little more than an old computer fan
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Ban all tobacco advertising, say US paediatricians
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 1:30)
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The glamour generated by the $25-billion-a-year US tobacco advertising spend confuses the non-smoking message from parents and teachers
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Large brains bust baggage allowance for migratory bats
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-10-2 1:18)
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Migratory bats have smaller brains than their stay-at-home cousins, suggesting they cannot afford the luxury of lugging a large brain on long journeys
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