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Beware Earth-shattering headlines
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 19:06)
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Just because the popular press seizes on dramatic explanations for planet-shaping events doesn't make them correct, warns Jeff Hecht
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Meet the scoundrels of astronomy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 8:38)
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The pursuit of fame has led some astronomers to copy work and invent comets
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Young Darwin's evolution adventures
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 3:16)
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Sadly, few photos remain of Darwin as a young adventurous naturalist, but animator AnneMarie Walsh has created cartoons of some of the key moments.
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Has our quest for bodily perfection gone too far?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 2:50)
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Bras for babies; extreme makeovers, steroids and facelifts for the grown-ups. We're dangerously obsessed with the body, says psychotherapist Susie Orbach
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Why do we need bras for babies?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 2:50)
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Babies dressed as adults; extreme makeovers, steroids and facelifts for the grown-ups. We're dangerously obsessed with the body, says psychotherapist Susie Orbach
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Scientists losing war of words over climate change
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 2:43)
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As climate science trickles out to the public via policymakers and the media, a lack of clarity about expressions of certainty may be selling the results short
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Innovation: Designs of the Year
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-11 2:40)
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From a crystal armchair to a wind-proof brolly, see some of the most innovative designs from 2009
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Low-meat diet could slash cost of climate change action
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-10 23:49)
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Reducing our intake of beef and pork could wipe trillions off the cost of reducing human carbon dioxide emissions, concludes a study
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Eating less meat could cut climate costs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-10 23:49)
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Reducing our intake of beef and pork could wipe trillions off the cost of reducing human carbon dioxide emissions, concludes a study
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Lego 'walker' disarms assumptions about human gait
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-2-10 21:58)
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Contrary to popular belief, decades-old research and legions of power walkers, arm swings are a reflexive response to leg movement, research suggests
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