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Spinning black holes could expose exotic particles   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:30:00
If a potential dark matter particle ��������� the axion ��������� exists, it could reveal itself in explosions around black holes
Doctor gagged for doubting shaken baby syndrome   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:28:00
A pathologist in the UK who argues that symptoms of "shaken baby syndrome" can have an innocent cause has been prevented from testifying in court
Alzheimer's unlocked: New keys to a cure   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:26:00
Attempts to treat the world's most common form of dementia may have been attacking its symptoms, not its root cause
Aurora mission makes detour to moon   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:07:52
Two satellites that were doomed to die if they remained in orbit around Earth are heading to the moon for a life extension
Did planet hunter leak data about other Earths?   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:21:54
An online talk by a member of NASA's Kepler mission fuels speculation that the telescope has found Earth-like planets
Fall of Berlin Wall was a hot moment for conservation   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:15:00
As East and West Germany became one, a government ecologist got huge areas of land protected – such "hot moments" are key for maximising conservation
Climategate scientist breaks his silence   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00
With inquiries into the affair now complete, Phil Jones reflects on his bruising experiences at the centre of the storm
Morph-osaurs: How shape-shifting dinosaurs deceived us   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00
Some dinosaurs' skulls changed so much as they matured that we've mistaken young and old for completely different species
Today on New Scientist: 28 July 2010   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: force fields to protect astronauts, lizards that squirt tears of blood and a crowd sourced tattoo
Did emotions evolve to push others into cooperation?   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:35:00
The emotions you feel have evolved as tools to manipulate others into cooperating with you, says a controversial new theory
Genome Nobelist: The hard numbers of population growth   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:01:00
John Sulston is leading a study into the future and sustainability of global human population
Experiments in body art: Crowdsourcing a tattoo   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00
A crowdsourced tattoo could have been a brave art experiment – but did contradictory priorities make this project wide of the mark, asks Kat Austen
Apple, trackpads, and the long death of the mouse   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:50:00
The death of the computer mouse must rank as one of the slowest in history. Could Apple's latest offering provide the killer blow?
Zoologger: Horror lizard squirts tears of blood   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:12:00
If ever there was an animal that said "Don't even think about eating me," it would be the blood-spraying Texas horned lizard
Another Gulf oil leak hits Louisiana waters   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:29:20
Another oil leak hit Louisiana's coastal waters yesterday when a barge hit a shallow well – are such accidents surprisingly common, asks Sujata Gupta
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