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Extreme physics at the ends of the Earth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 19:30)
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Anil Ananthaswamy visits some of the bleakest locations on Earth to explore the most tantalising mysteries of the cosmos in The Edge of Physics
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Science funding: less hot air and more specifics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 5:27)
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At the third science debate between the three main British political parties, it was unclear how secure the science budget will be after the upcoming general election
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Today on New Scientist: 10 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 3:00)
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All today's stories from newscientist.com at a glance, including: the (accidental) origin of species, why food kills but flab protects, and why women with good genes might get more sex
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Turning tables on prostate cancer's drug resistance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 3:00)
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Prostate cancer drugs trigger the release of a molecule that makes tumours grow? the discovery could lead to a way to keep the cancer at bay
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Roger Penrose: Non-stop cosmos, non-stop career
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 3:00)
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The mathematician and self-proclaimed incurable optimist talks about his cameo in an Oscar-nominated movie and why he has no time for string theory
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Obesity: Food kills, flab protects
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 3:00)
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Disease and obesity go hand in hand, but an increase in body fat may actually be part of our body's attempts to protect itself from the effects of unhealthy eating
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Accidental origins: Where species come from
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 3:00)
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Organisms gradually grow apart until they become different species? right? If new research is correct, it's more often down to tricks of fate
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Zoologger: Mummy, can I have some more carrion soup?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 1:27)
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Burying beetles have one of the more disgusting lifestyles known– but hey, they are also terribly good parents
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The luck of the Tasmanian devils is in their genes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-11 1:00)
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The meat-eating marsupials are threatened by a deadly transmissible cancer? but the discovery of what makes some animals resistant could save them
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Safety issues loom as humanoid invasion approaches
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-10 20:52)
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Robots are coming out of their industrial cages and into our lives, prompting engineers to search out new kinds of safety features
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