High-carbon ice age mystery solved
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-8 19:54)
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It turns out carbon dioxide levels at the time of the Ordovician ice age were not that high after all
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The great global warming satire
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-8 19:30)
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Ian McEwan's new novel, Solar, uses bang-up-to-date science to explore personal and environmental unscrupulousness, says Rowan Hooper
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Susanna Edwards: Science and art under the microscope
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-8 18:00)
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It's important to preserve old scientific craft even as we celebrate new technology, the artist says
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Beyond torture: the future of interrogation
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-8 17:00)
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Coercive techniques like waterboarding can inflict as much psychological harm as crude physical torture. But do they work?
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Sleep wrong and you'll feel the bad fat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-7 19:00)
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Too much or too little sleep piles on pounds? and it's the worst kind of fat
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Adding oxygen to booze speeds sobriety
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-6 21:00)
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It sounds like a drinker's dream, but could end up being their downfall if it encourages heavy drinkers to consume even more
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Automatic secretary can tame a bulging inbox
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-6 19:00)
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A new planning tool makes it easier to spot the most urgent messages in a mass of emails
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Sneaky app shows potential for smartphone botnets
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-6 5:47)
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Cellphone apps can be made that secretly pass your personal data back to their creators, researchers show
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Today on New Scientist: 5 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-6 3:00)
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All today's stories from newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to speak microbe, why tobacco-funded studies are bad for us, and why it's a good idea to smile
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New element copernicium wins a symbol at last
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-6 2:00)
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Element 112 has been given the symbol Cn, to avoid confusion with another element, an organic compound and an abbreviation used by physicists
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