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Boys with ALD bring gene therapy in from cold
15:21 11 November 2009
Two boys treated with a gene therapy for the brain disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy have fared so well that doctors are seeking more volunteers
Ultimate emergency call uses all open channels
NEWS: 14:04 11 November 2009 | 2 comments
A new satellite radio promises to use all known communication methods to raise the alarm when the owner is in a spot of bother
Backward star ain't from around here
12:51 11 November 2009 | 1 comment
The nearest neighbouring star to orbit the galaxy backwards appears to have come from a much brighter place
Alcohol and sports sponsorship don't mix
11:49 11 November 2009 | 6 comments
Psychologists claim that alcohol sponsorship tarnishes the image of sport and harms athletes' health
Water purifiers for the poor fail to prove their worth
12:21 11 November 2009 | 8 comments
Ceramic filters are the only water cleaners proven to work, as many studies into the effectiveness of treatments are flawed
DARPA: Inventing this side of the impossible
BOOKS & ARTS: 11:40 11 November 2009 | 3 comments
In The Department of Mad Scientists, Michael Belfiore gets half the story of DARPA, the US military agency that brought us the internet and GPS
Good vibrations get a club-winged manakin going
IN BRIEF: 00:01 11 November 2009 | 2 comments
When it comes to wooing a mate, one bird finds it pays to make like a grasshopper
Will probe's upcoming fly-by unlock exotic physics?
18:17 10 November 2009 | 48 comments
All eyes will be on the Rosetta comet-chasing probe when it flies by Earth on Friday – a past fly-by revealed a mysterious speed boost that general relativity cannot explain
Today on New Scientist: 10 November 2009
18:00 10 November 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the rise of Cinderella fruit, the super-efficient cars racing to win the X prize, and the usefulness of the Sahara being wet
Healthcare reform bill now faces Senate test
17:24 10 November 2009 | 56 comments
Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform legislation passed the US House of Representatives but faces a stern test to get through the Senate
Why smells from childhood mean so much
17:05 10 November 2009 | 13 comments
The first scent you associate with an object may be given privileged status in the brain
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Giant crack in Earth's crust
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Why it's good to log out
How to harness malingering electrons, a quantum bifurcating footpath, and the importance of seeking medical attention if you snuff it
CULTURELAB
Laughing all the way to the anti-bank
10:00 11 November 2009 - updated 13:29 11 November 2009
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has established the world's First Bank of Antimatter - a satire of today's economy
Pluto: I'm a planet, damn it!
10:00 10 November 2009 - updated 16:04 10 November 2009
Pluto finally speaks out on the planet controversy
GEOLOGY
Plan to pierce heart of urban monster volcano
Next month, geologists will begin to drill into a huge volcano in Italy that has towns on top of it: is that a good idea?
HEALTH
Generation specs: Stopping the short-sight epidemic
Myopia is on the rise all around the world, but there might be a simple way to spare many kids the need for spectacles
