Monday, July 23, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 23 July 2012

Gorgeous snub-nosed monkey with the face of a god

Viewers in China were moved to tears when they saw this stunning image of a sacred, endangered animal

First video of smallest snake captures mystery cousin

See a new species of mini-snake recently caught on camera for the first time in the Caribbean

Where you look predicts what you're going to say

A correlation between sequence of eye movements and words spoken can be used to predict what people are about to say

Virtual germ created on computer for first time

The first computer model of a complete bacterium has been produced - opening the door to a new eras of computer-aided design for biologists

Micro-drones: The new face of cutting-edge warfare

Drones are getting smaller and smarter, able to navigate and identify targets without GPS or human operators

Rip up new Olympic sex test rules

Female athletes with naturally high testosterone levels face new sex testing rules that are flawed and unjust, say Katrina Karkazis and Rebecca Jordan-Young

Are these the brain cells that give us consciousness?

The brainiest creatures share a secret - an odd kind of brain cell involved in emotions and empathy that may have accidentally made us conscious

Heatwave transformed Australian marine life

Extreme weather events will become more common as the climate warms, so conservationists must devise ways to protect ecosystems

River diversion created new land in Mississippi Delta

Engineering the river's path could restore eroding coastline, rebuild ecologically important marshland and provide a buffer against rising sea levels

Heart muscle helps cyborg jellyfish come alive

An artificial jellyfish that propels itself using rat heart muscle could aid cardiac drug discovery

Ethanol levels in the air over US cities on the rise

More ethanol released from cars is making its way into the air, though tighter vehicle-emissions standards seem to be compensating for now

Belch of laughing gas could heat up our planet

When the climate warmed at the end of the last ice age, the heat unleashed a pulse of extra greenhouse gases. Will it happen again?

Zoologger: Sloths have slothful attitude to mating

Male Hoffmann's two-toed sloths could theoretically monopolise females in their territories, but it's all too much effort

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