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2019-03-08 10:12:01
- A bridge too far
ByBarryFoxEverynowandthendriversofhighvehiclestakeawrongturnandsmashintolowoverheadbridges.In1994
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2019-03-08 10:05:02
- Steady as she goes
ByBarryFoxAscamcordersgetsmallerandlighter
2019-03-08 09:11:04
- Digging for a workable watermark
ByBarryFoxRECORDcompanieshavebeenforcedbacktothedrawingboardintheirattemptstohideafoolproofcopyright“watermark”insidedigitalmusicrecordingsbecauseoftheveryhighsoundqualityofDigitalVersatileDiscscompar
2019-03-08 09:10:03
- Clever kitty
ByDuncanGraham-RoweTHEmostambitiousartificialbrainyetdesignedistakingshapeinalaboratoryinColorado.Thebrain’sdevelopersaimtolinkittoarobotkittencalledRobokoneko
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2019-03-08 09:02:04
- HIV's subtle ways
ByMichaelDayTHEideathatHIVmakestheimmunesystem“wearitselfout”appearstohavesufferedafatalblow.Theeffectsofthevirusnowseemfarmoresubtle.Foryears
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2019-03-08 08:11:01
- Smoked out
ByBarryFoxBurglarswillmakeahastydeparturefromyourhomeifthealarminventedbyGillrange
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2019-03-08 07:15:03
- Log on to discover what's blowing in the wind
ByJonathanKnightRESIDENTSofthestorm-lashedsoutheastcoastoftheUSwillsoonbeabletogetprecisewindspeedforecastsfortheirneighbourhoodontheInternet
2019-03-08 07:01:02
- Cloning's white elephant
ThaiembryologistsplantocloneaprizedwhiteelephantriddenbyKingRamaIII
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2019-03-08 07:01:01
- Chemical coup
ByAndyCoghlanONEofthebody’sgreatestblundersinthefightagainstcanceristorepairtumourcellsthatwouldotherwisesuccumbtochemotherapy.NowchemistsinVirginiahavediscoveredplantextractsthatcoulddeliverakillerbl
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2019-03-08 06:01:02
- Hands off our bones
ThenortheastChinesecityofBeipiaohastakencontrolofasitefamedforitsexquisitelypreservedbird
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2019-03-08 05:17:04
- Plough to plate
ByAndyCoghlanAFRENCHseedcompanyissettingupEurope’sfirstschemeforsegregatinggeneticallyengineeredandnaturalingredientsthroughoutthefoodchain.“Itisessentialtoimprovetransparencyandwintheconfidenceofcons
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2019-03-08 05:15:01
- Tangled websites
Somewebmastersseemtodelightindoinghalfajob
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2019-03-08 05:04:03
- Closing the Net on coral bleaching
ByLizTynaninSydneyTHEINTERNETmayhelpmarinescientistsfindwaystosavetheGreatBarrierReeffromdevastatingcoralbleachingattacksbygivingearlywarningsofthephenomenon.SatelliteimagesfromtheUSNationalOceanicand
2019-03-08 04:18:02
- Double Whammy
AtechnicalblunderleftownersofSonyDVDplayersscratchingtheirheadsatChristmas.ThosegivenSony’sBestofGeorgeMichaeldoubleCDsetfoundthatoneofthetwodiscswouldnotplayontheirsupposedlyCD-compatibleDVDplayer.Th
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2019-03-08 04:05:01
- Tissue report pits privacy against pathology
ByPhilipCohenEFFORTStoprotectgeneticprivacycouldholdupcancerresearchintheUS
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2019-03-08 03:20:01
- Read the label
HealthministersinAustraliaandNewZealanddecidedinDecemberthatallgeneticallymodifiedfoodsoldinthetwocountriesmustbelabelledassuchfrom1Maythisyear.Thecountries’foodproducersareannoyedthatlabellingwillber
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2019-03-08 03:17:02
- Hello, Dave
ByBarryFoxTHOSEall-too-vulnerableoldpasswordscouldbeonthewayoutin1999asthecomputerindustryintroducesaclutchofcheaptechnologiesthatconfirmtheidentityofacomputeruserbycheckingtheirfingerprint
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2019-03-08 03:08:04
- All change
UpheavalscouldbeinstorefortheexpertswhoadvisetheBritishgovernmentonbiotechnologyandgenetics.JackCunningham
2019-03-08 02:16:02
- A runt for life
ByJonCopleyHORSESmayholdthesecretofhoweventsinthewombcanaffecttheriskofheartdiseaseandotherproblemsinoldage.Bytransplantingracehorseembryosintonormalmares
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2019-03-08 02:15:04
- Warm giants
ByBobHolmesTHEbulkybodiesoflargedinosaursmayhaveallowedthemtomaintainahighandstablebodytemperaturewithoutusingmetabolicenergytokeepwarmasbirdsandmammalsmust.SosayAustralianzoologistswhohaveobservedthe
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2019-03-08 02:02:04
- False start
ByMickHamerBRITAINcouldhaveledtheworldindevelopingtheInternetandcomputergamesifthegovernmenthadlistenedtotheadviceofaformereditorofNewScientistthreedecadesago.Buthisvisionwastoofar-sightedevenforHarol
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2019-03-08 01:19:02
- You don't look a day over 3000
EGYPTIANmummiesagesurprisinglygracefully
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2019-03-08 01:13:01
- Smart home
MatsushitaofJapanhasbuiltaprototypeintelligenthousethatcanbeusedasatestbedforfuturehomeautomationtechnologies.Eachroomhasatleastonecomputerlinkedbyopticalfibretoacentralserverthatisconnectedtotheoutsi
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2019-03-08 01:04:03
- Truth games
ByCharliePye-SmithGOVERNMENTscientistsapparentlycannotbetrusted.Opinionpollsconsistentlysuggestthatthepublichasfargreaterfaithinnongovernmentalpressuregroupsthanintheonestheirtaxesarepayingfor.Butwhen
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2019-03-08 01:02:02
- Above it all
ByRachelNowakinMelbourneTWOballoonistsareplanningtotakeoffthisweekfromAliceSpringsinAustraliainauniqueattempttocircumnavigatetheglobebyridingstratosphericaircurrentswayabovethejetstreaminwhichotherlon
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2019-03-07 10:20:01
- Crisis, what crisis?
ByMarcusChownTHEfearthata“superflare”fromtheSunwillannihilatealllifeonEarthhassuddenlyreceded.“Wethinksuchflaresaretriggeredbygiantplanetsorbitingclosetoastar
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2019-03-07 10:12:04
- Space weather
ByStuartClarkThefirstdatafromaformation-flyingquartetofsatelliteshasrevealedthebuffetingthattheEarth’smagneticfieldreceivesfromthesolarwindinunprecedenteddetail.TheClustersatellites
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2019-03-07 10:10:03
- Drowning in data
ByClaireAinsworthTHE24chromosomesthatmakeupourgenomeweighinat3billionbasepairsofDNA.That’s25timeslargerthananyothergenomethathasbeensequencedandeighttimesthetotalsizeofalltheothergenomespublishedsofar
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2019-03-07 09:11:04
- Sealing the cracks
Bigcracksinpolymerscanhavefatalconsequences
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2019-03-07 09:02:04
- It's good not to talk
Sickoflisteningtootherpeopletalkingontheircellphones?FXPAL
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2019-03-07 08:14:04
- Checklist of worst-case scenarios could help prepare for evil AI
ErikTham/GettyByChrisBaraniukArtificialintelligence–what’stheworstthatcanhappen?ForRomanYampolskiy
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2019-03-07 07:19:03
- Into space on thin air
ByKurtKleinerLATERthisyear
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2019-03-07 07:12:04
- World War Zero brought down mystery civilisation of 'sea people'
UniversalHistoryArchive/UniversalImagesGroup/Superstock/GettyByColinBarrasTheTrojanWarwasagrandereventthanevenHomerwouldhaveusbelieve.Thefamousconflictmayhavebeenoneofthefinalactsinwhatonearchaeologis
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2019-03-07 06:18:03
- Put in our place
ByJoannaMarchantWEHAVEbeenhumbledasneverbeforethisweek.Whilewecongratulateourselvesonthemomentousachievementofsequencingthehumangenome
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2019-03-07 06:04:01
- Cranky young sun could have kickstarted life on Earth
ScienceVisualizationStudioatNASA/GoddardSpaceFlightCenterByJoshuaSokolGiantflare-upsfromtheyoungsunmighthavekeptearlyEarthwarm–andanylifenicelyfertilised.Bysplittinginertnitrogenmoleculesintheatmosphe
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2019-03-07 05:19:01
- Substandard model?
ByAdrianChoATINYdiscrepancyinthemagnetismofthemuon
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2019-03-07 05:05:03
- Tune in, tune out
ByDuncanGraham-RoweIT’Snofunyellingtomakeyourselfheardatapartyorinacrowdedbar.Andsportscoachesknowjusthowtoughitistotalktacticstoateamabovetheroarofacrowd.Whatyouneedinthesekindofnoisyenvironmentsisse
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2019-03-07 04:16:04
- Say hello to Allo – and the AI assistants set to run your life
DavidPaulMorris/BloombergviaGettyImagesByAvivaRutkinYOUmaynotknowityet
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2019-03-07 04:09:01
- Snotty nose
ByJoannaMarchantBabieswhogetfrequentrunnynosesmayhavelowerriskoflaterdevelopingasthmaandotherallergies
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2019-03-07 04:08:03
- A smile is just a smile
ByAlisonMotlukWOMENreallydoleadmenonforthefirstfewminutesaftertheymeetbutwithoutknowingit
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2019-03-07 03:17:01
- Play misty
Watersprinklersdon’tstarveflamesofoxygen—soCologne-basedFogtechasdevelopedanextinguisherthatmakesawatermistdothejob.Thefirm’sHighPressureWaterMistisproducedbypressurisingwaterto100atmospheresbeforepas
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2019-03-07 03:07:04
- Magic garlic
APROTEINfoundingarlickillstumourcellswhileleavinghealthycellsunharmed
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2019-03-07 03:05:03
- Green light found to ease the pain of migraine
GiuliaFioriPhotography/GettyByJessicaHamzelouPeoplewhoexperiencemigrainesthataremadeworsebylightmightbebetteroffseeingtheworldingreen.Whilewhite
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2019-03-07 02:14:04
- Babar fluffs first shot at universal mystery
ByAdrianChoTHEreasontheUniversecontainssomuchmorematterthanantimatterremainsasmysteriousasever
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2019-03-07 02:14:01
- Sight and sound
ByEmmaYoung
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2019-03-07 01:17:04
- Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish
LukeSharrett/BloombergviaGettyBySimonOxenhamColdmedicinedoinglittletorelieveyourbungedupnose?Thatcouldbebecauseacrack-downonchemicalsthatcanbeusedtomakecrystalmethhasmeantsomehigh-streetcoldmedicin
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2019-03-07 01:16:03
- Robot ranchers monitor animals on giant Australian farms
AustralianCentreforFieldRoboticsByAliceKleinFarmers
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2019-03-07 01:15:02
- Why baby turtles work together to dig themselves out of a nest
TuiDeRoy/MindenPictures/GettyByBrianOwensBabyseaturtlesworktogethertodigtheirwayoutofsandynests
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2019-03-07 01:13:01
- Hair hazard
USINGpermanenthairdyescanincreaseyourriskofdevelopingbladdercancer
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2019-03-07 01:01:04
- See the best new species discovered over the past year
BySandrineCeurstemontHowmanyspeciesarethereonEarth?Thebestguessis8.74millionbutestimatesvarywildlyandthereisstillnoconsensus.What’smore
