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| The blessing and curse of choice Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 |
| Choosing is important to us, but also disquieting – The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar ranges far and wide to help you do it better |
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| Innovation: Sending botnets the way of smallpox Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:51:00 |
| Could forcing computer owners to keep their machines up to date with the latest security software help stop cybercrime in its tracks? |
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| Mom and dad, stop stifling me - it's damaging my brain Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:35:00 |
| Overprotective parents don't just limit their children's freedom – they may also slow brain growth in an area linked to mental illness |
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| Video: Extreme physics Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:31:00 |
| Check out video of Anil Ananthaswamy's journeys to some of the world's most extreme locales where physics experiments are under way |
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| Extreme physics at the ends of the Earth Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:00 |
| 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 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:40 |
| 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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| Accidental origins: Where species come from Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 |
| 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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| Obesity: Food kills, flab protects Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 |
| 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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| Roger Penrose: Non-stop cosmos, non-stop career Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 |
| 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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| Turning tables on prostate cancer's drug resistance Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 |
| 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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| Today on New Scientist: 10 March 2010 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 |
| 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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| Zoologger: Mummy, can I have some more carrion soup? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:27:00 |
| 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 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 |
| 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 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:52:00 |
| 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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| Women with good genes may have more sexual partners Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 |
| Female students with a genetically diverse immune system said they had sex with more people than their peers did |
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