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The shrinking watery heart of Central Asia
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-10 1:21)
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The heart-shaped Small Aral Sea nestles amid the white salt plains of the Aralkum Desert in Kazakhstan
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Cannabis compounds make newborn females more masculine
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 5:00)
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Activating cannabis receptors in newborn female rats make them play like males and have more masculine brains
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Nuclear bomb debris holds clues to who planted it
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 5:00)
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Analysis of the debris from the first atomic explosion shows that such remnants could help nuclear detectives piece together a bomb's origins
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115 years under the surface: Happy birthday, X-rays
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 3:12)
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From medicine to molecular biology and Egyptology to airports, X-ray imaging has come a long way in 115 years
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Today on New Scientist: 8 November 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: mini big bangs at the LHC, the cyborg that's part moth, and 10-year hurricane forecasting
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E Ink unveils first colour e-reader
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 2:50)
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The displays could one day bring colour to Amazon's Kindle or Sony's Reader
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Former 'tenth planet' may be smaller than Pluto
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 2:42)
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Eris, a distant body that triggered the debate about what constitutes a planet, may actually be smaller than Pluto, according to new observations
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Online law man: Virtual worlds need real laws
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 2:35)
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Tens of millions of people live, work and play in virtual worlds where anything goes. Greg Lastowka thinks we need to police these lawless frontiers
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Best ever image from a neodymium rare-earth magnet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 2:15)
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Though they may sometimes resemble robotic hedgehogs, the exotic properties of ferrofluids make them useful, too
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Cats that cure: Pets' healing power put to the test
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-9 0:47)
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Living with animals is good for our health. Lovely thought, but Hal Herzog says we're too keen to believe it
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