Getting to grips with why we slip
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-29 19:00)
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Whether ice, wet floors or banana skins are to blame, falling over is no laughing matter. And explaining how it happens has friction aficionados floored
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Geo software aims to avoid ski resort eco-disasters
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-28 23:00)
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The software analyses environmental factors to determine ideal spots for resorts, helping ensure alpine environments are not thoughtlessly disrupted
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Atomic dogs: The making of an internet sensation
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-28 19:00)
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Could New Scientist 's Richard Fisher make it big online with nothing but 16 golden retrievers and a little help from his friends?
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Free yourself from oppression by technology
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-27 21:00)
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That new phone or laptop may be giving you a warm glow, but beware a stealth attack on your happiness, warns Yair Amichai-Hamburger
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Sugar-free satisfaction: Finding the brain's sweet spot
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-27 19:00)
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Don't rely on zero-calorie drinks to offset that festive feast. Sugar-free sweeteners might fool your taste buds, but your brain knows better
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2009 review: Sex at the noughties' end
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-26 23:00)
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There was plenty to hold the attention of those with an academic interest in sexual attraction and reproduction
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2009 review: It's the environment, stupid
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-26 23:00)
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Thoughts of climate change were never far away, but with ice on fire and a salamander uglier than ET, there was more to 2009 than political brouhaha
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2009 review: In sickness and in health
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-26 23:00)
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It was a year as hopeful as it was scary, with a flu pandemic, genome hackers and fresh hopes for Alzheimer's disease and HIV
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2009 review: In green tech we must trust
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-26 23:00)
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More brainpower than ever before has been expended on technologies to cut the damage we do to the environment– here are some of the most interesting
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2009 review: Most popular articles of the year
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-26 23:00)
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From space storms to vampires to porn, here's a countdown of the year's most-read articles. Warning: contains sex stories. A lot of them
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