Sunday, August 7, 2011

Today on New Scientist: 5 August 2011

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Prized tuna bred in captivity for first time, sex on the brain, and freaky flipped faces

Ah, the beauty of photoluminescent ginkgo leaves

Etched on a photoluminescent display, these liquid crystal leaves change colour in response to temperature and mechanical force

Water molecule held in solitary confinement

The feat, using a buckyball carbon cage, could reveal how water behaves when it is stripped of the hydrogen bonds that normally govern its properties

Mathematical model predicts growth of cancer

A model that acts like a "fast forward button" for a tumour's development could help design personalised treatments

How to unlock and start a car - with a text message

Two researchers have demonstrated how the signal between an electronic key fob and the car can be intercepted with ease

Picking flowers in dinosaur-aged mud

See a ghostly, long-dead flower from the age of the dinosaurs, captured using X-rays

Thank climate change for the rise of humans

Some claim that climate change will destroy the human race - archaeological studies suggest it helped to create us

Feedback: Ancient of cars

Factorially old Mercedeses, watching out for your demise, further spooky tales from the rhubarb zone, and more

Prized sashimi tuna bred in captivity for first time

The world's biggest supplier of tuna for sashimi says it has successfully bred the endangered northern bluefin in captivity

Oil industry admits liability for Niger delta spills

A UN report lays much of the blame for oil spills in the Niger delta on the doorstep of oil companies - and says the clean-up could take decades

Friday Illusion: Flipping faces reveals freaky features

Watch a video of a famous illusion that gives insight into how we perceive faces

Getting to the top as a woman is hard work but worth it

Receiving a "First Woman" award makes our blogger ponder the essence of leadership

Homemade drone to help phone and Wi-Fi hackers

A DIY drone that costs only a few thousand dollars can be used to intercept phone calls and internet traffic

Sex on the brain: What turns women on, mapped out

Brain scan data backs up what women have been telling men for decades: stimulating the vagina is not the same as stimulating the clitoris

Modern alchemy turns acid boron into a base

Chemists have converted the element boron from an acid to a base. The work could lead to safer medicines

Existence: How will it all end?

Will it be a big freeze, a big rip or a big crunch? The thing is, we'll never know, says Stephen Battersby

Boeing selects Atlas V rocket for space taxi service

The next time astronauts launch from US soil to the International Space Station, it could be on an Atlas V rocket

To boldly go where no Lego man has gone before

The shuttle programme may be over, but NASA has not stopped taking passengers into space

Dark streaks on Mars bolster case for liquid water

The seasonal appearance of streaks on sloped terrain suggests the Red Planet is no dust bowl

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