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30 June 2007

Issue 2610

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Editor's picks

Histories: Neither black nor white but both

Life

Histories: Neither black nor white but both

Features
Rip currents: Going with the flow

Earth

Rip currents: Going with the flow

Features
Sunbathers: Beware the A-ray

Health

Sunbathers: Beware the A-ray

Features
The flexi-laws of physics

Space

The flexi-laws of physics

Features
Termites: the new treasure hunters

Earth

Termites: the new treasure hunters

Features

Table of contents

News

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Technology

Floating nanowires zoom in on micro-world

A NANOWIRE suspended in an invisible "force field" of laser radiation could soon be peering into biological samples, taking low-cost snapshots of viruses and proteins with unprecedented resolution. The microscope works by scanning the superfine tip of the nanowire over an object, all the while emitting a beam of laser light from the end of …

News

Technology

See a city change in four dimensions

News

Technology

French government says 'Non' to Blackberry

News

Technology

Electronic polling gets vote of no confidence

News

Life

Web removes social barriers for those with autism

News

Technology

Shoot down a satellite? No problem

News

Technology

Gizmo

News

Life

High-performing males have underachieving daughters

News

Space

'Hot cloud' theory of Moon formation gets boost

News

Life

Giant penguin fossil found in Peru

News

Health

New antidotes may combat deadliest poisons

News

Health

Stem cells toughen up fetus's brittle bones

News

Health

Gene shots ease symptoms of Parkinson's disease

News

Space

Modified gravity cannot explain Pioneer mystery

News

Earth

Monster icebergs left deep scratch marks on seabed

News

Health

How to stop diabetes wreaking lasting havoc

News

Life

Naps can't compete with a night's sleep

News

Life

Chimps may display genuine altruism

News

Physics

Quantum states undergo natural selection

News

This week 50 years ago

News

Life

Yawning may boost brain's alertness

News

Health

Do flu vaccines really protect the elderly?

News

Earth

Alarm over Galapagos carbon offset plan

News

Soundbites

News

Earth

Earth's internal heat keeps US above sea level

News

Earth

Farmland to revert to forest under China's conservation plan

News

Health

Human therapeutic cloning moves closer to reality

News

60 Seconds

News

Life

Urban boom offers hope for billions

News

Technology

Nuclear industry revival hits roadblocks

News

Technology

Particle smasher aims for May 2008 switch-on

News

Earth

Climate change sceptics criticise polar bear science

News

Life

Africans face doubled risk of traffic accident death

News

Opinion

How the obesity epidemic is aggravating global warming

Earth

How the obesity epidemic is aggravating global warming

WE KNOW the world is warming and we know humans are causing it, but the headaches really start when we try to predict how hot it will get. This is partly because of the many subtle environmental and lifestyle factors driving climate change. One of these is the feedback that could amplify warming. Once the …

Opinion

Health

Editorial: Say no to drug ads

Opinion

Life

Interview: Shades of meaning

Opinion

Earth

Rachel Carson: A demure activist

Opinion

Features

Histories: Neither black nor white but both

Life

Histories: Neither black nor white but both

"He must be seen, to convince it is not in the power of language to convey an adequate description of this Fanciful child of nature, formed in her most playful mood." In September 1810, George Alexander Gratton was one of the biggest draws at London's Bartholomew Fair. For centuries people had flocked to the fair …

Features

Earth

Rip currents: Going with the flow

Features

Health

Sunbathers: Beware the A-ray

Features

Space

The flexi-laws of physics

Features

Earth

Termites: the new treasure hunters

Features

More

High-powered careers in the energy industry

High-powered careers in the energy industry

Where next? FOR any scientist working in energy, these are exciting times. New career paths are emerging right across the industry, from cutting coal power's carbon emissions to harnessing the power of the tides. With so much variety, the tricky part is predicting where your career choices today will take you 10 years down the …

Careers

Space

Review: Celestial smoke and mirrors

Books & Arts

The hunter and the hunted

Books & Arts

A call to action

Books & Arts

Seeking the big answers

Books & Arts

Earth

The word: Fulgurite

Regulars

Regulars

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Feedback

Trust me, I'm oxytocin TWO years ago New Scientist reported Swiss research showing that a sniff of the hormone oxytocin caused people to be more trusting (4 June 2005, p 7). It made male Swiss students give money to strangers in the belief they would give it back, even though the strangers had every reason …

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Letters

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