Volume 214; Issue 2870

New Scientist

Volume 214; Issue 2870
1

Is there an explanation for everything?

Gefter, Amanda
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2012
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2

Zoologger: Angry lizard starts fights for no reason

Arden, D., Lee, T.
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2012
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3

Girl receives pioneering vein transplant

Halliday, Glenda M., Törk, Istvan
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2012
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4

Metals in granite may have triggered sexual revolution

Ferguson, Will
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2012
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5

Origins of flight

Sherwood, Alan
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2012
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6

Plasmonic graphene can control rippling electrons

Wahli, Walter, Dawid, Igor B., Ryffel, Gerhart U., Wyler, Toni, Jaggi, Rolf B., Weber, Rudolf
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2012
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7

Rate of escalation

Vasen, H.F.A., Beex, L.V.A.M., Cleton, F.J., Collette, H.J.A., van Dongen, J.A., van Leeuwen, F.E., Crommelin, M.A., Meera Khan, P.
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2012
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8

Hound bound

McGinty, D., Letizia, C.S., Api, A.M.
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2012
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9

Breast milk has innate ability to kill HIV

Roullet, J., Walch, G.
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2012
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10

Life: Inevitable, or just a fluke?

Lane, Nick
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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11

Land-grabbers are stealing the earth

Pearce, Fred
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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12

Lacklustre Rio summit

Steele, J., Logan, M., Walsh, J., Munro, B.
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2012
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13

Feedback

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2012
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14

How to convince climate sceptics to be pro-environment

Slezak, Michael
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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15

Deceptibots: when machines go bad

Nowak, Peter
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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16

Higgsteria as trouble brews for standard model

LI, Y, WANG, Z, ZHAO, W
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2012
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17

Astrophile: Runaway is star of cosmic whodunnit

Macdonald Ladell, R.G.
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2012
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18

To love and cherish

Green, Ken
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2012
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19

The wobblies

Backon, J.
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2012
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20

For the record

Gasior, A.C., Knott, E., Weesner, K.A., Poola, A., St. Peter, S.D.
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2012
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21

Flu researchers don't know when they can restart work

MacKenzie, Debora
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2012
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22

Irrational outcomes

Taylor, Roger
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2012
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english
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23

Birth of democracy

Hampson, Jack
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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24

Quantum socks

Field, Steve
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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25

Predictive coding takes the drudgery out of law

Marks, Paul
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2012
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english
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26

Secret US spaceplane shows China the future

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2012
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27

Kids' antibiotic prescriptions drop in the US

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2012
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28

Nosey question

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2012
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29

Japan prepares to switch nuclear reactors back on

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2012
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30

Second strain of cholera found in Haiti

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2012
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31

Turing's ACE

Dowson, Mark
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2012
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32

By the people, for the people

Curry, Stephen
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2012
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33

Uncertainty principle is integral to quantum theory

Griggs, Jessica
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2012
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34

How to win fans and influence people

Young, Emma
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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35

Babbling robot learns to speak its first words

Biever, Celeste
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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36

Matter of debate

Rockley, Ted
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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37

Virtually whack it with a responsive tennis racket

Slezak, Michael
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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38

Art appreciation, prehistoric style

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2012
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39

Oldest confirmed cave art is a single red dot

Marshall, Michael
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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40

Insidious virus steals our years

Hamzelou, Jessica
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New Scientist
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2012
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41

App predictor knows you're going to play Angry Birds

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2012
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42

Time flows by

Machell, Ian H.
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2012
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43

Special goggles reveal when babies see in 3D

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2012
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44

10-year-old solves science riddle and co-authors paper

White, Jon
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2012
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45

The cruellest cut?

O'Callaghan, Tiffany
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2012
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46

Deep danger

Hayman, John
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2012
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47

One Per Cent

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2012
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48

Enigma Number 1703

Owen, Gwyn
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2012
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49

The science of sleight-of-hand magic tricks

de Lange, Catherine
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2012
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50

Lost in translation?

Fray, Rupert
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2012
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english
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51

Dairy farming practised in the Sahara 7000 years ago

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2012
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52

Praying mantis bot has limber legs

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2012
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53

Nanoscale psychedelics produced by ferrofluids

Aron, Jacob
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2012
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54

Caught in the act: prehistoric turtles die during sex

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2012
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55

Greece needs technological help to reboot economy

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New Scientist
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2012
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56

Ultrasound pill helps the medicine go down

Ferguson, Will
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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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57

60 Seconds

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2012
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58

Advice for Earthlings

Holmes, Bob
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2012
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59

Fun lovin' crows

Buck, Rod
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2012
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60

Our technology speaks volumes about us

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New Scientist
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2012
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61

Triple-bonded boron opens new chemical world

Grossman, Lisa
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2012
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62

An ounce of prevention

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New Scientist
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2012
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english
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