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'Brain training' may just hide symptoms of dementia

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 20:00
People who engage in mental challenges may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer's, but decline more quickly if subsequently diagnosed

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Psychoactive drugs: From recreation to medication

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:00
With trials showing positive results from the treatment of cancer to alcohol addiction, could illegal drugs be heading for the medical mainstream?

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Void that is truly empty solves dark energy puzzle

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:00
Forget vacuums fizzing with particle activity: a new calculation shows this strange notion isn't necessary after all

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Today on New Scientist: 1 September 2010

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:00
All today's stories on NewScientist.com including: wonder conductors set to cool computers, self-healing concrete, and the world's new longest animal

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Shape-shifting robot compensates for damaged limb

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:51
A modular quadruped, built from a group of identical robot modules, learns to find new walking styles to cope with the malfunction of a single unit

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Zoologger: Death by world's longest animal

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:59
A venomous medusa-like beast as long as a blue whale has emerged as an unlikely defender of the world's oceans

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For self-healing concrete, just add bacteria and food

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:45
Adding limestone-forming bacteria to the mix could help the concrete seal dangerous cracks on its own

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Road to cut off Serengeti migration route

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:11
Tanzania's government plans to build a road through Serengeti National Park, cutting through the migratory route of 2 million wildebeest and zebra

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Arctic oil and gas drilling ready to take off

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:04
Oil drilling in Greenland's Arctic waters began last week, angering environmentalists. But it's nothing compared with the oil and gas rush that's coming

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Conservation and compassion: First do no harm

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:16
In putting conservation into practice, we often cause great suffering to animals. Marc Bekoff argues that we need a new ethical perspective

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Wonder conductors will spin up cooler computers

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:44
Newly discovered materials could clear the way for blisteringly fast laptops and smartphones that don't warm our laps or singe our ears

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Volcano wakes from four-century sleep

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:30
A Sumatran volcano dormant for 400 years has erupted, spewing smoke and ash several kilometres into the air

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Nicholas Carr: Surfing our way to stupid

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:40
By reshaping our minds, the internet is robbing us of the ability to think critically and creatively, says the author of The Shallows

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Success, not size 0, makes women want to eat less

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:10
Encouraging models to put on weight may not be enough to prevent the influence that media images have on rising rates of eating disorders

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Green machine: Perfecting the plant way to power

New Scientist - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:03
Efforts to develop solar-powered water splitters are starting to bear fruit

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Today on New Scientist: 31 August 2010

New Scientist - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:00
All today's stories on NewScientist.com including: rotten ice in the arctic, why the IPCC needs reform and evidence of the world's oldest banquet

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Bjørn Lomborg: climate change is a problem after all

New Scientist - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:13
After years criticising climate science, "sceptical environmentalist" Bjørn Lomborg now thinks it's a top priority, says Michael Marshall

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Do artefacts belong in museums?

New Scientist - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 13:55
In Finders Keepers: A tale of archaeological plunder and obsession, Craig Childs outlines the opposing views about the proper place for history

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Why it's time for change at the IPCC

New Scientist - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 13:17
The forceful analysis of the IPCC's failings published by the InterAcademy Council is a strong dose of realism about the organisation's failings

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Scalpels and skulls point to Bronze Age brain surgery

New Scientist - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:54
Önder Bilgi talks about his discovery of a razor-sharp 4000-year-old scalpel and what it was originally used for

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