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| Obama criticised for lack of science reform Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:33 |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists says the Obama administration is 'moving too slowly' to remove political interference from science |
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| Extinct giant bird DNA recovered from fossil eggs Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 |
| DNA from a 19,000-year-old emu eggshell has been isolated – the first time such a feat has been pulled off |
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| Eyeless hydra shed light on evolution of the eye Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 |
| Molecules that help jellyfish-like animals sense light suggest how similar compounds in the eyes of mammals could have evolved |
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| Apollo rocks dusted off to find new evidence of water Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:14:00 |
| Forty years after the Apollo astronauts bounced across the moon, new studies are revealing water inside the samples they returned – and showing how close they may have come to water-coated soil |
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| Singalong-a sulcus: How brains hear music and lyrics Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:00:00 |
| We may finally have some answers to the hotly debated question of whether the brain processes lyrics and melody separately or as one |
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| Sushi restaurant raided after Hollywood sting Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:52 |
| The producers of the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove teamed up with government agents to investigate a California restaurant rumoured to be selling whale meat |
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| Today on New Scientist: 9 March 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:00 |
| All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: extermination in paradise, the "midwife molecule" that could have assembled Earth's first life, and why chameleons can eat breakfast |
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| Mars glacier lubricant could fuel rockets Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:00 |
| The ice at the planet's north pole may be moving on a bed of salty sludge, which one day could be handy for fuel |
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| Decision-makers betrayed by their wide eyes Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:00 |
| When people make a decision, their pupils dilate – a cue that could betray intentions, or even converse with people with locked-in syndrome |
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| Dyson helps to fill Tory policy vacuum Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:10:00 |
| At last we have a glimpse of what is going through the mind of the Conservative party, thanks to a report from the industrial designer James Dyson |
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| How could boozing help you lose weight? Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:07:02 |
| A report suggests that women who drink moderately are less likely to pile on the pounds – what does the study really mean, asks Jessica Hamzelou |
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| Extermination in paradise Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 |
| Rats have long wreaked bloody devastation in the wildlife haven of South Georgia – now conservationists are planning brutal retaliation |
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| Nanotube cuff is 'solar cell' for exhaust pipes Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:54:00 |
| A new material based on nanotubes matches the efficiency of solar cells – but scavenges power from heat leaking from hot pipes, not sunlight |
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| Why chameleons are the only lizards that eat breakfast Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:28:00 |
| High-speed video images show the lizards can catch prey with their rubber band-like tongues equally well whether their body temperature is a cool 15 °C or a warmer 35 °C |
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| Chile quake moved a city by three metres Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:15:00 |
| The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile moved the city of Concepción by around 3 metres, says Richard Fisher |
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