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Do mice with two mothers spell the end for men?
18:58 02 December 2009 | 22 comments
If you believe some reports, the future of humanity is a race of genetically-engineered women who can reproduce without men. Read this before ditching your boyfriend/husband
Today on New Scientist: 2 December 2009
18:01 02 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to scrape the Earth's barrel of oil dry, how our brains build social worlds, and why a split personality is good if you're a router
Climate research head steps down over email leak
17:50 02 December 2009
Phil Jones has announced he will stand down while an independent review investigates allegations of professional misconduct
ExtInked: Tattoos to save the world
15:00 02 December 2009
100 volunteers get tattoos of endangered species at this unconventional conservation event
WHO changes advice on HIV therapy
13:13 02 December 2009 | 1 comment
The World Health Organization now advises giving antiretroviral therapy to people with HIV earlier on in the infection cycle
Watch it live: dissection of famous brain
12:45 02 December 2009
In the world's first live, webcast brain dissection, scientists will cut up a human brain that revolutionised neuroscience
Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites
11:33 02 December 2009 | 21 comments
The conditions may be two sides of the same coin, suggests a review of genetic data – the finding could help design complementary treatments
Chanee Brulé: Last night a DJ saved a gibbon
09:00 02 December 2009
The Borneo-based DJ is rescuing the apes, playing matchmaker and releasing them to sing in the wild
Split-personality home routers can cut net energy use
NEWS: 08:00 02 December 2009 | 6 comments
Home broadband routers could also store web data to be shared with other users, so cutting the energy demand of internet data centres
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 | 10 comments
The first randomised controlled trial in very young children seems to settle the question of whether early screening and treatment are worthwhile
eARTh: Art meets world
17:00 01 December 2009
Climate change gets the canvas it deserves at the Royal Academy of Arts's new exhibition
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