Archive for the Science Category


B vitamins may slow the advance of Alzheimer’s

Vitamin supplements seem to prevent atrophy of brain regions such as the hippocampus, which waste away in people with Alzheimer’s      New Scientist – Online news

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Swarming Ants Offer Robot Rescue Tips

Ants use antennae to slow their tumbles, could robots do the same? Discovery News

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Today on New Scientist

All the latest stories on newscientist.com: consciousness – the what, why and how – a second chance to save the climate, fission can fizzle out, and more      New Scientist – Online news

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‘Self-aiming’ rifle turns novices into expert snipers

A newly released rifle with a computer aiming system lets you “tag” the target with a laser pulse and analyses when is the best moment to pull the trigger, making it easy for anyone to become a long-range killer      New Scientist – Online news

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Moon Gets Slammed by Cosmic Bullet

On March 17, scientists monitoring the moon for meteorite impacts spotted the biggest impact event to date: a space rock the size of a basketball slammed into the lunar surface at a speed of 56,000 miles per hour (90,000 km/hr), … Continue reading → Discovery News

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Dogs Show IQ Tests Aren’t So Smart (Op-Ed)

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A brilliant trip back to the technological future

Stanislaw Lem’s forgotten masterwork Summa Technologiae, now in English half a century after publication, is a heady mix of prescience, philosophy and irony      New Scientist – Online news

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Calif. Law To Require Ships To Cut Pollution

California is about to become the first state to require shore power at its ports. A new law mandates at least half of a shipping line’s fleet to shut down their diesel engines and plug into shore-side electric power when they unload their cargo. It’s part of a larger effort to cut pollution at the [...]

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World’s Largest Tropical Glacier Shrinks

In the wake of news that Everest's glaciers are shrinking, we also learn that Peru's giant Quelccaya Ice Cap is wasting away, taking along with it a valuable archive of past climate data. Continue reading → Discovery News

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NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

6, 2010 file photo, people on a tour of Plum Island, N.Y., off the coast of Long Island, watch seals relaxing on the rocky shore. Science News

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