Friday, July 20, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 18 July 2012

How to become a real Spider-Man

Watch an animation that shows how science could help you acquire superhero abilities

Record-breaking mice return to Earth to aid health

Three mice have returned from the longest space flight by non-human animals. After 91 days, their bodies reveal how to protect humans in space and on Earth

Geoengineering with iron might work after all

Trapping carbon dioxide by tipping iron into the sea seemed like a non-starter, but an 8-year-old experiment suggests otherwise

Neanderthal dental tartar reveals evidence of medicine

Chemical residues trapped in ancient tartar suggests our extinct cousins had knowledge of medicinal plants

Astrophile: Shapely galaxy is ahead of the curve

Amid the primitive blobs of the cosmic Stone Age, astronomers were astounded to find a galaxy with a sophisticated spiral shape

Olympics kicks off science events all around London

As millions prepare to descend on the UK for the Olympic Games, CultureLab takes a look at the best science-related culture for the season

Fukushima increases risk of cancer - but not by much

Radiation from Japan's nuclear disaster will lead to deaths from cancer, but so few that proving a link with the accident could be impossible

Physical inactivity kills as many people as smoking

People across the world are failing to do enough exercise. This inactivity pandemic results in 5.3 million avoidable deaths each year

High-security handcuffs unlocked with 3D-printed key

A security researcher has shown how criminals could escape high-security handcuffs using a 3D-printed key

Artificial intelligence to sniff out bankers' scams

Dodgy dealings at banks are in the spotlight again - but AI-based systems can help spot bad behaviour

Black sky research: Now the ISS proves its worth

How will NASA transform the International Space Station from a building site into a cutting-edge research lab?

How dolphins may use a mathematical trick to find fish

Dolphins may be able to perform a trick to locate weak fishy signals amongst scores of bubbles. Human sonar operators could learn to do the same to detect sea mines

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