Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 28 February 2012

Part of Keystone XL pipeline to go ahead

While the northern part of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline remains in limbo, the southern part will be built later this year

Antarctic research base goes up in flames

Two people have been killed in a fire at a Brazilian research station in Antarctica, which started after an explosion on 25 February

Challenge of estimating victims in Syrian conflict

As the Syrian government suppresses pro-democracy rebels, the regime's grip on information about its citizens is hampering the task of verifying casualties

?tzi the ice mummy's secrets found in DNA

The ice mummy ?tzi may have met his death over 5000 years ago, but we now know the colour of his eyes and who his closest relatives are

How LulzSec kept itself safe during the summer of 'lulz'

The infamous hackers sought protection from online security service CloudFlare. The company's boss, Matthew Prince, reveals why

Elsevier vows to keep price of mathematics journals low

The publisher has also withdrawn support for a controversial, proposed US law - both moves follow a boycott of the firm's journals led by mathematicians

Run faster - zombies are chasing you

A new app aims to get you in shape by making you flee the marauding undead

Genetic algorithms let Chinese drones hunt submarines

But why has the Chinese naval academy published its sensitive plans for all the world, and its adversaries, to see?

It's the hair: famous red-heads team up for orang-utans

Tim Minchin, Nicole Kidman and other well known gingers auction items to raise funds for endangered Sumatran orang-utans

Fossil penguin may have been tallest ever

A 1.3-metre-tall ancient penguin from New Zealand may take the biscuit as the tallest that ever lived

Coaxing the heart to heal itself

Stem cells were hailed as the saviour of damaged hearts, but now it seems that the heart might mend itself - with the right stimulation. Linda Geddes reports

Asteroid dust brought to Earth reveals space smashes

Dust grains collected from the asteroid Itokawa harbour even smaller particles and craters of their own - the scars of high-speed collisions

Melting sea ice could trigger colder winters

The loss of Arctic sea ice could be contributing to the recent spate of cold winters over northern Europe and North America

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