New Scientist 10 January 2009
Date: 30 April 2011, 11:41
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Editorial: How to fix the Earth Editorialp3 Resurrection of extinct species or artificial trees to clean the atmosphere may not be so mad after all... Editorial: One nuclear law for all Editorialp3 The major nuclear powers also have to change their ways if we are to stop proliferation in the Middle East Editorial: Parkinson's Law is alive and well Editorialp3 The humorist's pioneering work half a century ago has much to tell us about bureaucracy in the workplace today China's dinosaur 'graveyard' yields triceratops' cousin News > Upfrontp4 The huge skull of a ceratopsids, a relative of the horned triceratops, is one of the best finds in a mass grave of 7600 dinosaur fossils unearthed in China Insulin grown in plants gets human tests News > Upfrontp4 Safflower plants have been engineered to produce insulin – it is hoped they will provide a cheaper source of the hormone for people with diabetes Obama team to raise questions over Ares rocket News > Upfrontp4 Why is NASA developing a new generation of space rockets when the US already has two that could do the same job? Yellowstone rumbles spark fear of steam explosions News > Upfrontp4 Swarms of tremors rumbling through the US national park could foreshadow explosions of dangerous hot steam, say geologists Pink iguanas, autism bank, heavy galaxy, confusing light and flu fatalities News > 60 Secondsp5 The UK has launched its first bank of donated brain tissue samples dedicated to autism research Climbers show record low blood oxygen levels News > Upfrontp5 The finding in medics who climbed Mount Everest might mean that some people in intensive care can tolerate lower oxygen levels than previously thought Europe 'exporting' measles to poor countries News > Upfrontp5 Many poorer nations had eradicated measles, but due to malnutrition and limited healthcare, the returning virus is far more lethal Whalers attempt to block refuelling of activists' ship News > Upfrontp5 Japanese whalers are calling on Australia and New Zealand to prevent a vessel run by anti-whaling activists' from refuelling after a collision in Antarctica Should nuclear fuels be taken out of national hands? News > This Weekpp6-7 To discourage proliferation, calls are growing to establish a system where nuclear materials are managed under international auspices Medicinal plants on verge of extinction News > This Weekp8 A third of the world's medicinal plants are facing extinction – but mobilising local communities could be the key to conserving them Mum's behaviour may make young rats more butch News > This Weekp8 Stroke a newborn female rat and its brain starts to look more male – could sex differences in human brains also develop outside the womb? Butterflies use penis to gauge sex competition News > This Weekp9 Male monarch butterflies conduct an all-out sperm war based on a crude measure of how much sperm is stored inside a female from a previous mating
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