Saturday, February 23, 2013

Today at New Scientist: 21 February 2013

Lone firefighter finds environmental harm's sharp edge

An award-winning photograph of burning waste in Bangladesh shows how environmental degradation has personal and unpredictable consequences

Zoologger: The chilly secret to monarch migration

The northward migration of monarch butterflies is triggered by a spell in cool conditions - so the vast migration could get smaller if climate warms

Flushed with success: Human manure's fertile future

We shouldn't pooh-pooh the idea of fertilising crops with our urine and faeces, says Fred Pearce - it's safer than it sounds and the benefits would be huge

Growing crystals on a cut body poses ethical questions

Growing crystals through a murderer's sliced-up body - an exhibition in Washington DC invites you to participate in its gruesome beauty

First space tourist plans independent Mars mission

Dennis Tito paid $20 million to visit the International Space Station in 2001 - now he is promising to launch a Mars mission in 2018

Spinning camera gives a ball's-eye view of the game

Turning the whirling images from an in-ball camera into a steady stream of video lets spectators get closer to the action

Sharing and streaming at heart of new PlayStation 4

The console itself wasn't there, but last night's Sony press conference told us what the PlayStation?4 will contain - and hinted how we'll use it

How forensic science will solve Pistorius shooting

Experts at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting tell New Scientist how the right analysis can recreate events in Oscar Pistorius's home

3D-printed cyborg muscle produces artificial heartbeat

Watch a synthetic membrane pulse thanks to the action of live yeast

Tobacco giant wants to help you quit smoking

British American Tobacco aims to turn electronic cigarettes into medicines in the UK. It's a welcome move, but leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

Higgs may spell doom, unless supersymmetry saves us

The mass of the celebrated boson may actually mean we live in an unstable universe, but heavier partner particles offer a glimmer of hope

Brain-scanning headset monitors your mental workload

A cheap, portable device that reads your mind to gauge your concentration could some day ease information overload in stressful jobs like air-traffic control

First snaps made of fetal brains wiring themselves up

Scans of fetal brains as they develop could shed light on the causes of schizophrenia and autism

Prosthetics startup aims to make limbs more comfortable

A simple silicone socket for prosthetic limbs could make them much more comfortable for millions of wearers

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