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Asteroid blast reveals holes in Earth's defences
22:54 26 October 2009 | 30 comments
Explosion equivalent to 50 kiloton nuclear bomb caused no damage on the ground but its shockwaves were detected around the world, and the object was not spotted before impact
High testosterone linked to miserly behaviour
22:05 26 October 2009 | 9 comments
A cream that boosted levels of the sex hormone in men made them less generous when playing an economic game, a study found
Canada's tar sands may to be just too dirty
18:12 26 October 2009 | 16 comments
Even carbon capture and storage may be unable to cut greenhouse gas emissions enough to make the Athabasca tar sands an environmentally friendly source of useable fuel
Today on New Scientist: 26 October 2009
18:00 26 October 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to catch the Sahara's sun for Europe, the truth about the disappearing honeybees, and how to harness pig poo
Could phones bridge the photo-sharing generation gap?
FEATURE: 16:48 26 October 2009
A novel photo-sharing application for mobile phones aims to appeal to the Flickr and Kodak generations alike
How to catch the Sahara's sun for Europe
GALLERY: 18:15 26 October 2009
Which technology can deliver an ambitious plan to cover a sizeable area of the Sahara desert in solar power plants?
Contenders square up in battle of the lunar landers
13:15 26 October 2009 | 16 comments
Rocket teams will compete this week in back-to-back trials for $1.65 million in a long-running NASA challenge
Dream job 4: Perfumer
GRADUATE SPECIAL: 12:00 26 October 2009 | 4 comments
Another Graduate Careers Special true-life story: chemistry and biology gave Dominique Gindre the foundations for his work as a "nose"
The truth about the disappearing honeybees
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: 11:30 26 October 2009 | 41 comments
Heard what Einstein said about humans having four years to live if the bees died out? Well he didn't and we won't, say Marcelo Aizen and Lawrence Harder
Women's egg freezing gets boost
UPFRONT: 10:37 26 October 2009 | 2 comments
First systematic study shows good pregnancy rate, but it is too soon for healthy women to use the technique to delay childbearing
Solar superpower: Should Europe run on Sahara sun?
FEATURE: 08:00 26 October 2009 | 78 comments
Giant electricity plants in the Sahara desert could provide 15 per cent of Europe's power. But there may be better solar solutions closer to home
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Disgraced cloning scientist convicted, but not jailed
18:16 26 October 2009 - updated 19:24 26 October 2009
The long-awaited verdict in the trial of Woo Suk Hwang leaves him free to pursue animal research, says Peter Aldhous. But he is still shunned by many scientists.
Today on New Scientist: 26 October 2009
18:00 26 October 2009 - updated 20:31 26 October 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to catch the Sahara's sun for Europe, the truth about the disappearing honeybees, and how to harness pig poo
SPACE
Found: first 'skylight' on the moon
A hole in the lunar surface has been found that could lead to a vast underground tunnel – it could one day provide shelter for human settlers
THE HUMAN BRAIN
How your brain creates the fourth dimension
Time is an illusion: your brain stitches it together until it seems continuous. But what happens when it goes wrong?
