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Are we looking in the wrong places for water on the moon?
22:48 22 December 2009
Conventional theory says water ice should be concentrated in permanently shadowed craters near the poles, but that's not where it seems to be turning up
Today on New Scientist: 22 December 2009
18:19 22 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: what a best friend should tell you, our trivia quiz and sinister powers of crowdsourcing
2009 review: Top videos of the year
15:46 22 December 2009
The best of New Scientist's video coverage, including a tiny hovering robot, bionic penguins and plasma ejections from the sun
The Royal Institution's festive feasts for the mind
GALLERY: 13:50 22 December 2009
From Michael Faraday to David Attenborough, many eminent figures have given Christmas lectures at the UK's Royal Institution – see the hall of fame
Dams linked to more extreme weather
IN BRIEF: 13:00 22 December 2009 | 16 comments
The statistics of rainfall around more than 600 dams reveal many have triggered more extreme storms
Innovation: The sinister powers of crowdsourcing
12:42 22 December 2009 | 9 comments
Governments are turning to web users to help identify criminals and protestors – could they enlist people's help without revealing their true goals?
2010 preview: Genome sequencing for all
NEWS PREVIEW 2010: 12:00 22 December 2009 | 4 comments
Gene hunters will start routinely working with complete human genome sequences, releasing a new wave of discovery in human health
Microbes survive 30,000 years inside a salt crystal
THIS WEEK: 11:22 22 December 2009 | 9 comments
Microbes entombed in a salt crystal have survived for 30,000 years by feeding off the remains of algae that were trapped along with them
New Scientist 2009 trivia quiz
FEATURE: 09:00 22 December 2009 | 1 comment
Cheating soccer robots, new ways into space and smelling out the sexes - how much do you know about the less groundbreaking advances of the past year?
Pong-ology: Sniffing out a cure for iffy whiffs
FEATURE: 08:00 22 December 2009 | 5 comments
Most of us steer well clear of halitosis, body odour, farts and smelly feet – but these researchers have a keen nose for their biological mysteries
Nerdstock 2009: Christmas for rationalists
20:00 21 December 2009
An atheist comedy variety show extravaganza celebrates Christmas - minus the whole religion bit
Today on New Scientist: 21 December 2009
18:03 21 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: why nice people are nice, net censorship in Australia, and how to reach the stars
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Ancient Amazon civilisation
"The ancients were neither noble or savage, they were just people. The ancient peoples destroyed forest in order to build, and some caused their own demise by deforestation." leaping corpse
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How not to print a pint, the real reason why Feedback is a bit frivolous, and the UK's heroic time-travelling lawyers
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Today on New Scientist: 22 December 2009
23:01 22 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: what a best friend should tell you, our trivia quiz and sinister powers of crowdsourcing
Nerdstock 2009: Christmas for rationalists
23:01 22 December 2009
An atheist comedy variety show extravaganza celebrates Christmas - minus the whole religion bit
Today on New Scientist: 21 December 2009
23:01 22 December 2009
Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: why nice people are nice, net censorship in Australia, and how to reach the stars
Genome firm shoots itself in the foot
23:01 22 December 2009
DeCode Genetics needs to drum up business, but its latest efforts haven't gone well, says Peter Aldhous
PSYCHOLOGY
Five laws of human nature
03:08 17 December 2009
Why is there always so much work to do? Will I become immortal? There are laws to answer such questions – New Scientist examines the evidence for them
MATH
Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved
03:53 16 December 2009
The absurdities of Lewis Carroll's classic disguise an attack on new-fangled mathematics, says literary scholar Melanie Bayley
