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Post-coital warfare: insect semen kills rival sperm
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-19 3:00)
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Males of some social insects carry on the fight for females after insemination: their seminal fluid harms sperm of other males, but not their own
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Today on New Scientist: 18 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-19 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how machines could break down language barriers, the first natural event changed by global warming, and whether miaow-miaow should be banned
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Bye bye, bluefin: bid for trade ban fails
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-19 2:38)
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An unprecedented effort to use world trade rules to save a species from rampant overfishing has failed, says Debora MacKenzie
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Proposal to ban polar bear trade shot down
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-19 1:06)
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A US proposal to outlaw trade in polar bear parts including paws, fur and teeth was voted down today at an international summit, says Andy Coghlan
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What's the point of nuclear weapons on instant alert?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-19 0:46)
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The US and Russians still have their missiles on a hair trigger, putting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at risk
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Briefing: Should miaow-miaow be banned?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-18 23:50)
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A slew of recent deaths linked to mephedrone have led to vociferous calls for a ban in the UK. What is– and isn't– known about this "legal high"?
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How to move the brain with a Japanese line drawing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-18 22:25)
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Brain scans suggest how an 18th-century Japanese artist was able to evoke movement so well
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Global warming changes natural event: first causal link
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-18 21:17)
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For the first time, climate change has been shown to alter the timing of a natural event– the emergence of the common brown butterfly
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Are machines ready to break down language barriers?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-18 20:54)
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Online translation is shedding its clunky reputation, bringing the vision of global conversation a step closer to reality
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A defuser's guide to the population explosion
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-18 20:00)
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Fred Pearce's impressive and comprehensive Peoplequake makes it clear we ignore demographics at our peril
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