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25 April 2009

Issue 2705

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Editor's picks

Antimatter mysteries: Can we make an anti-world?

Technology

Antimatter mysteries: Can we make an anti-world?

Features
Antimatter mysteries 3: Does antimatter fall up?

Space

Antimatter mysteries 3: Does antimatter fall up?

Features
Antimatter mysteries 2: How do you make antimatter?

Space

Antimatter mysteries 2: How do you make antimatter?

Features
Antimatter mysteries 1: Where is all the antimatter?

Space

Antimatter mysteries 1: Where is all the antimatter?

Features
Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution

Life

Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution

Features
Could your trashcan solve the energy crisis?

Earth

Could your trashcan solve the energy crisis?

Features
The five greatest mysteries of antimatter

Space

The five greatest mysteries of antimatter

Features
Brain shock: The new Gulf War syndrome

Technology

Brain shock: The new Gulf War syndrome

Features
What about antimatter bombs?

What about antimatter bombs?

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.

Earth

Did lead cause global cooling?

Previous generations unwittingly found a way to cool the Earth, but it's an approach we won't want to reprise. Research suggests that particles of lead from gasoline exhaust may have offset warming in the 20th century. It's well known that particles in the atmosphere such as mineral dust, pollen, heavy metals and even bacteria can …

News

Earth

China and America's climate cold war starts to thaw

News

Technology

Wanted: Science advisor for British spy agency

News

Earth

Why Antarctic ice is growing despite global warming

News

Life

Sibling worlds may be wettest and lightest known

News

Earth

Earth's tribes unite against climate threats

News

Dengue fever clues found in fruit fly genes

News

Obama's stem cell plans could backfire

News

Hysterectomy hazards, danger signal, and more

News

Space

Where next for NASA?

News

Space

Dark matter may have ripped up early universe

News

Earth

How to turn greenhouse gas into a clean fuel

News

'If a soldier is shot in an ambush, what if he's trying to call for help and two truckers are discussing soccer?'

News

Life

Viruses could kill superbugs that antibiotics can't

News

War-torn countries prefer masculine leaders

News

Life

Fossil seal had the feet of an otter

News

Technology

'Hidden photons' to send secret emails through Earth

News

Health

Anorexia linked to 'autistic' thinking

News

Space

Salt in Enceladus geyser points to liquid ocean

News

Health

Stay calm to stay asthma free

News

Physics

Raindrops splash before they hit the ground

News

Technology

'Deep sequencing' gives clues to stem cell control

News

Earth

Road kill tally hints at wildlife health

News

Ancient microbes found in Antarctica's Blood Falls

News

Life

Lip-reading computer picks out your language

News

Technology

Online ad targeting system breaks EU privacy rules

News

Earth

Geoengineering could dim lights on solar power

News

Technology

Supersticky robots to follow in geckos' footsteps

News

Technology

3D adverts could appear out of thin air

News

Technology

Stacked LEDs could shine bright white light

News

Life

Nanowire network measures cells' electrical signals

News

Life

How nosy mice sniff out sickness

News

Opinion

Art detectives use forensics to spot forgeries

Technology

Art detectives use forensics to spot forgeries

Peter Paul Biró (in the frame) and Nicholas Eastaugh use forensic techniques to find out if works of art are authentic This Turner painting was discovered by restorers, having been painted over, and was proved genuine by forensic techniques, including fingerprint analysis Distinguishing a genuine artwork from a forgery can be worth millions. Art detectives …

Opinion

Concussed, stressed or just sick of war?

Opinion

Waste gasification needs more light and less heat

Opinion

Credit crunch is crunch time for women

Opinion

Science in the media: Put up or shut up

Opinion

We need to tell ET the truth about humanity

Opinion

Viewfinder: Opinions from around the world

Opinion

Features

Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution

Life

Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution

Living primates like this western lowland gorilla hold a wealth of untapped knowledge about what our ancestors were like Two australopithecine fossils. Top: a gracile australopithecine, Australopithecus africanus known as "Mrs Ples". Bottom: a robust australopithecine, A. robustus Explore our interactive timeline of human evolution DAYBREAK, and a group of apes are dancing around a …

Features

Earth

Could your trashcan solve the energy crisis?

Features

Space

The five greatest mysteries of antimatter

Features

Technology

Brain shock: The new Gulf War syndrome

Features

Space

Antimatter mysteries 1: Where is all the antimatter?

Features

Space

Antimatter mysteries 2: How do you make antimatter?

Features

Space

Antimatter mysteries 3: Does antimatter fall up?

Features

Technology

Antimatter mysteries: Can we make an anti-world?

Features

What about antimatter bombs?

Features

More

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Enigma Number 1542

Recycling points The recycling plant accepts glass, metal and plastic items. For every four items of the same type that I feed it I receive 1 green point, so I will receive 10 points whether I feed it 40, 41, 42 or 43 plastic items. I fed it a 2-digit number of glass items, a …

Regulars

Physics

Cosmic numbers: Pauli and Jung's love of numerology

Books & Arts

Paperback Picks

Books & Arts

What is play for? Neuroscience wades in

Books & Arts

Review: Horizon: How violent are you?

Books & Arts

Earth

Bangladesh: In search of fresh water

Books & Arts

What's hot on NewScientist.com

Regulars

Regulars

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All hail Durham, masters of the cosmos

UK Treasury website hosts climate denial paper DOES it matter where you park old documents on your website that you are no longer interested in? Yes, it does matter, especially if the website bears the name of a major government department and the documents are accessible to the public. Back in April 2008, columnist Melanie …

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Regulars

Letters

Regulars

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