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Pass, retweet or fail whale? Teacher tweets tell tales
NEWS: 22:00 29 October 2009
Easy-to-use micro-blogging feedback system proves a hassle-free way to assess how students feel about their courses
Fellatio keeps male fruit bats keen
18:35 29 October 2009 | 15 comments
Female short-nosed fruit bats have been observed performing fellatio on males during copulation – it prolongs the mating act
Today on New Scientist: 29 October 2009
18:00 29 October 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the secret history of swine flu, why the ultimate jukebox is the next step in net music, and why three buses always come along at once
Slim, warm superconductors promise faster electronics
18:19 29 October 2009 | 5 comments
Some physicists said it would never happen, but an atom-thick layer is enough for high-temperature superconductivity
Autoimmune disease cells harnessed to fight cancer
18:14 29 October 2009 | 2 comments
Cells that attack healthy tissue can have devastating consequences, but soon their formidable powers might be used for good
'Right to dry' could wean Americans off consumption
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: 17:30 29 October 2009 | 27 comments
It's time to put an end to crazy laws that mean millions of Americans use energy-hungry tumble dryers rather than a clothes line, says Alexander Lee
Why three buses come at once, and how to avoid it
17:15 29 October 2009 | 15 comments
The clumping of commuter buses and trains could be avoided with a dash of meanness from operators and a bit of patience from passengers
China outperforms US on green issues
16:02 29 October 2009 | 11 comments
The country is doing more to tackle climate change than it gets credit for: in fact, it beats the US in some key environmental measures
Timeline: The secret history of swine flu
15:26 29 October 2009 | 9 comments
Six months ago, swine flu emerged as a massive threat to global health. It seemed to come out of nowhere, but our timeline explains how the origins of the H1N1 pandemic go back more than a century
Genome firm finds gene for sneeze, but no diseases yet
THIS WEEK: 13:39 29 October 2009 | 2 comments
A genome-scanning firm has identified some quirky genetic variants, but what about the more serious hunt for genes that make us susceptible to disease?
US swine flu vaccine too late to beat autumn wave
UPFRONT: 13:25 29 October 2009 | 1 comment
By the time serious amounts of vaccine arrive in the US, it may be too late to stop most infections
Innovation: Ultimate jukebox is next step in net music
11:23 29 October 2009 | 7 comments
No one cares what server music is stored on: we just want to hear it. A new online service promises to find what you want and play it - and it isn't Google's
Review: Art project aims to see history in a toy car
10:41 29 October 2009
Joshua Sofaer's ambitious project to create a comprehensive history of a single object has attracted researchers of all stripes
Universe's quantum 'speed bumps' no obstacle for light
19:20 28 October 2009 | 26 comments
The prospect that light is slowed by quantum-scale graininess in space-time seems to be fading, thanks to observations by NASA's Fermi telescope
Today on New Scientist: 28 October 2009
18:00 28 October 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: eight things you need to know about swine flu, how brain scanners can tell what you're thinking, and a strange tale of multiplying multiverses
Multiplying universes: How many is the multiverse?
THIS WEEK: 18:00 28 October 2009 | 77 comments
Imagine 10 to the power of 10 to the power of 10 million universes – oh, sorry, quantum physics says you can't
Brain scanners can tell what you're thinking about
THIS WEEK: 18:00 28 October 2009 | 19 comments
A real-time scan can reveal what you are looking at and recalling – is this mind reading?
Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life
SPECIAL FEATURE: 10:06 29 October 2009
The second wave is upon us, but even official advice about the 2009 H1N1 pandemic is sometimes wrong. New Scientist sorts fact from fantasy
Space shuttle successor completes crucial flight test
15:43 28 October 2009 | 21 comments
NASA has successfully launched a test version of the Ares I rocket it is developing to replace the space shuttle
Living wallpaper that devices can relate to
15:15 28 October 2009 | 10 comments
Electronic wallpaper can act as an interactive "skin", providing an aesthetically pleasing way of controlling a room's devices
Mothering matters, but grandmothering counts too
14:57 28 October 2009 | 12 comments
Grandmothers stick around to protect the DNA they share with their grandchildren, new evidence suggests
Plan to protect polar bears' icy habitat
14:22 28 October 2009 | 16 comments
The US has proposed designating part of Alaska's coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears – but will it be enough to save the species?
Images of space transformed by chips
GALLERY: 12:39 28 October 2009
Long before digital cameras hit the shops, their technology was used in astronomy. A gallery of images shows how CCDs showed us space as never before
Dangling stockings reveal whales' sex drive
12:30 28 October 2009
It's a neat way to sample sex hormones from the spout of air, water and lung mucus that whales blow into the air as they surface to breathe
Dream job 6: Science festival director
GRADUATE SPECIAL: 12:00 28 October 2009
Our final Graduate Careers Special true-life story: how medical microbiology and immunology led Natalie Ireland to the Manchester Science Festival
