Thursday, February 16, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 15 February 2012

Prions point to a new style of evolution

A form of evolution that involves neither genetic nor epigenetic changes to the DNA has been seen in yeast

Islands on land could make towns tsunami-proof

Elevated land-based islands could protect people living in low-lying areas from tsunamis - and archipelagos of them could form entire towns

Robot camel riders conquer the desert

Camel racing is a fast-paced sport where robot riders are remote controlled in a battle for sandy supremacy

First 3D movie tracks beetle embryo as it forms

Watch a psychedelic video that's revealing details of embryo development

Eat rich or die trying: just desserts

Chefs strive to use science and culinary innovation recreate the sensations of love - on a plate

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny chameleons

They've got independently rotating eyes, a curiously curly tail, and strangely depressing names. Meet some of the world's tiniest - and cutest - chameleons

Uncharted waters: Probing aquifers to head off war

Nearly all our fresh water comes from obscure underground deposits - now satellites and radioactive isotopes are telling us how much we have to go round

The internet shows the messy truth about knowledge

The provisional forms of the web are closer to the spirit of inquiry - and to the world we live in - than paper publications are, says David Weinberger

Latest US drug shortage hits children with leukaemia

A shortage of the drug methotrexate may put children with leukaemia at risk within weeks

The insect survival guide

In How Not to be Eaten, entomologist Gilbert Waldbauer describes how bugs do battle

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