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Both of NASA's Mars orbiters are down for the count
22:15 01 December 2009 | 2 comments
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been offline since August – now, the Odyssey probe is down as well, spelling delays for the twin rovers, which use the orbiters to communicate with Earth
Long-lived Titan lakes are boon to life
21:03 01 December 2009 | 11 comments
A new study suggests that lakes on the Saturn moon may not be just a 'flash in the pan', giving potential life longer to develop
Today on New Scientist: 1 December 2009
18:00 01 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: five eco-crimes we commit every day, why the evidence in the Amanda Knox murder trial might be flawed, and the winners of our calendar competition
Treating toddlers for autism boosts IQ later
17:18 01 December 2009 | 5 comments
The first randomised controlled trial in very young children seems to settle the question of whether early screening and treatment are worthwhile
Calendar competition: the winners
GALLERY: 16:50 01 December 2009
How have science and technology affected your world? See the answer here, in the best photos readers entered for the New Scientist 2010 calendar
The loneliness of three degrees of separation
16:33 01 December 2009
A new study suggests that loneliness can spread through society like an infection, but there may be an environmental elephant in the room
Optical pressure sensors give robots the human touch
FEATURE: 16:20 01 December 2009 | 3 comments
Sensors that work with light rather than mechanical signals could distinguish more subtle variations in pressure
Safety flaws in US next-gen nuclear reactors
15:33 01 December 2009 | 12 comments
The next-generation nuclear reactors being planned for the US and China have flaws in their design, according to safety watchdogs
Seas could rise 1.4m, warns Antarctic climate review
15:21 01 December 2009 | 63 comments
A review of Antarctic climate change forecasts that by 2100 the world's seas will have risen to levels previously thought too extreme to be realistic
UK science minister in the stocks
14:52 01 December 2009
Paul Drayson faced a hostile audience of scientists in London last night
Lotus leaf solar cells soak up more power
FEATURE: 13:13 01 December 2009 | 7 comments
Peppering the cells' surface with nanoscale domes could cut reflections and improve efficiency by as much as 25 per cent
Five eco-crimes we commit every day
FEATURE: 11:32 01 December 2009 | 98 comments
If you really want to save the planet, you should rethink how you clean your clothes – and your bottom
Organising struggle: Structures of religious violence
09:00 01 December 2009
In Radical, Religious and Violent, economist Eli Berman examines the sociology and economics of effective and resilient terrorist groups
Ask a physicist: Sean Carroll answers questions about time
17:00 30 November 2009
Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll, author of From Eternity to Here, answers your most mind boggling questions about the nature of time.
Cellphones team up to make Wi-Fi where you want it
08:00 01 December 2009 | 9 comments
Microsoft software allows cellphones to pool connections and create a mobile wireless hotspot for nearby computers
Knox murder trial evidence 'flawed', say DNA experts
17:50 30 November 2009 | 27 comments
As the verdict on their murder charges looms, DNA evidence allegedly implicating Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito is being called into question
The gadget that makes a drama out of the language barrier
16:25 30 November 2009
Visiting the theatre may never be the same again, thanks to a handheld device that allows you to read the script as it is performed by the cast - in eight different languages
Dear God, please confirm what I already believe
20:00 30 November 2009 | 175 comments
Experiments on people who believe in God suggest they endow the deity with their own views on controversial issues such as abortion
Today on New Scientist: 30 November 2009
19:08 30 November 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the record-breaking LHC, the world's fastest computers, and Ricky Gervais's new stand-up act
3D mash-up maps let you 'edit' the world
FEATURE: 15:37 30 November 2009 | 10 comments
Accurate, large-scale 3D maps could soon change the way we design, manage and relate to our urban environments
On the origin of gods: The evolution of religion
11:00 30 November 2009
In The Faith Instinct, Nicholas Wade argues that in early human societies religion evolved as the best solution to lawlessness and warfare
LHC becomes most powerful accelerator of all time
15:04 30 November 2009 | 30 comments
Last night the rebooted Large Hadron Collider gave a beam of protons the most energy of any particle accelerator ever
The world's fastest computers
GALLERY: 14:18 30 November 2009
The twice-yearly Top500 list has just been released – here are the five fastest machines on the planet
Drowned cities: Myths and secrets of the deep
SPECIAL FEATURE: 10:41 01 December 2009 | 23 comments
Atlantis was just a story, but other ancient civilisations really have sunk beneath the waves – complete with their temples, megaliths and pirate headquarters
The world looks different if you're depressed
THIS WEEK: 13:02 30 November 2009 | 34 comments
People with the condition find it easy to interpret large images or scenes, but struggle to "spot the difference" in fine detail
