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Dream job 2: Exotic psychologist
GRADUATE SPECIAL: 12:00 24 October 2009 | 36 comments
Another true-life story from our Graduate Careers Special: altered states of consciousness are everyday reality for Nicola Holt, parapsychologist
'We live in a tenth-of-a-second world'
BOOKS & ARTS: 11:00 24 October 2009 | 2 comments
A history of human reaction time, A Tenth of a Second by Jimena Canales investigates its role in physiology, sports measurement and astronomy
Memory and forgetting in the digital age
BOOKS & ARTS: 10:00 24 October 2009 | 11 comments
Do you want to remember everything? Total Recall by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell says you do; Delete by Victor Mayer-Schonberger says you don't
Seven questions that keep physicists up at night
23:58 23 October 2009 | 55 comments
From the nature of matter to that of reality itself, physicists are pondering the big questions at a 10-day physics festival in Canada
Obama says US in global race to develop clean energy
22:26 23 October 2009 | 12 comments
At a speech at MIT on Friday, the president said that "the nation that wins this competition will be the nation that leads the global economy"
Today on New Scientist: 23 October 2009
18:00 23 October 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: your pet's eco pawprint, the first "skylight" on the moon, and how to see through walls
Augmented reality system lets you see through walls
17:21 23 October 2009 | 17 comments
If walls could be transparent, there would be fewer road accidents at blind corners. An augmented reality system could just make that come true
Stealthy wind turbines aim to disappear from radar screens
15:22 23 October 2009 | 22 comments
An innovative redesign of wind turbine blades could render them invisible to radar – making them more palatable to air traffic controllers and the military
Brain-shrinking algae send sea lions off course
IN BRIEF: 13:26 23 October 2009 | 3 comments
MRI scans of sea lion brains have revealed how neurotoxins from algal red tides make them behave bizarrely
Dream job 1: Documentary producer
GRADUATE SPECIAL: 12:00 23 October 2009
Kicking off this week's series of true-life stories from our Graduate Careers Special: how a zoology degree led Alex Tate to a career in TV
How green is your pet?
FEATURE: 10:47 23 October 2009 | 102 comments
It's time to wise up to the ecological pawprint of your furry friend – it may be doing more environmental damage than an SUV
White House panel sees little point to new NASA rocket
00:45 23 October 2009 | 50 comments
The Ares I rocket meant to replace the space shuttle will not be ready until two years after the space station is scheduled to be abandoned, says a blue-ribbon panel
Found: first 'skylight' on the moon
23:54 22 October 2009 | 107 comments
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
'Gatorade for frogs' could stymie fungal killer
19:00 22 October 2009 | 7 comments
The chytrid fungus decimating frog populations impairs absorption of electrolytes through the skin, meaning that oral electrolyte-replacement might delay the disease
Laser microscope aims to uncover alien life
FEATURE: 18:06 22 October 2009 | 9 comments
A rugged holographic microscope could be transported to an alien world like Europa to look for life in its icy underground seas
Today on New Scientist: 22 October 2009
18:00 22 October 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: why the sun's corona is so hot, the oldest known underwater town, and why the ESA is running a 500-day fake mission to Mars
California's coastal waters a dump for fishing gear
17:54 22 October 2009 | 7 comments
A submersible survey reveals the shocking mass of tangled debris dropped during recreational fishing
The year's best wildlife photos
GALLERY: 18:18 22 October 2009
The best images from the 2009 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, now on show at the Natural History Museum in London
Adopt green tech by 2014 to avert climate calamity
UPFRONT: 17:02 22 October 2009 | 37 comments
The world will have to switch to a low-carbon economy within five years or risk runaway global warming, says WWF
Jeff Greason: NASA must invest in human space flight
INTERVIEW: 16:39 22 October 2009 | 31 comments
The US human space programme is in trouble: the space industry mogul has some ideas for how to fix it
Meet the superheroes of science
GRADUATE SPECIAL: 15:41 22 October 2009 | 3 comments
You too could find bugs on murder victims or protect us from Martian invaders. Find out how (spandex bodysuit and cape not included)
What's the point of a fake 500-day Mars mission?
14:47 22 October 2009 | 27 comments
Volunteers are being asked to play astronauts on a simulated Mars mission – but it's not the only way to learn how long-haul spacefarers will cope
Underwater town breaks antiquity record
12:33 22 October 2009 | 17 comments
5000-year-old pottery and new districts found in a sunken settlement off the coast of Greece make it the oldest known underwater town
To protect your privacy, hand over your data
10:24 22 October 2009 | 6 comments
Could being more willing to hand over data on your everyday life be the key to making identity theft harder?
Reduced genome works fine with 2000 chunks missing
THIS WEEK: 01:00 22 October 2009 | 26 comments
The first systematic scan for non-essential DNA has given an estimate of the minimum genome a healthy person needs, as well as clues to our evolution
