Saturday, March 24, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 23 March 2012

Mega wasp named after Indonesian mythical beast

A new genus of digger wasp has been described - and black is definitely its colour

Joe Davis: The mad scientist of MIT?

A new film offers an inside view into the life of artist and experimental scientist Joe Davis

Friday Illusion: Sneaky sound alters what you see

Watch a new illusion that shows how the direction of a sound can skew your perception of motion

Prehistoric fisheries offer clues to sustainable catch

Ancient societies of Hawaii and Canada farmed the seas sustainably for centuries but netted a bountiful harvest that seems to defy modern expectations

Syrian uprising raises fears over chemical weapons

If the government is toppled, what will become of Syria's weapons of mass destruction?

Feedback: Pet pendants, possibly

Would you like to offer your pet dog or cat some chemical-free flea and tick control? If you're a New Zealander, you're in luck

The life and loves of Isaac Newton

In his new novel, The Sensorium of God, Stuart Clark catalogues the messy international and interpersonal politics at the time of Newton's breakthroughs

Reptile grew feather-like structures before dinosaurs

Some 80 million years before the first feathered dinosaurs, Longisquama grew impressive structures using the same genes

The God issue: Alain de Botton's religion for atheists

Religions are not literally true but neither are they total nonsense. Alain de Botton explains why atheists need to reclaim the useful bits

Classical music affects heart transplants

Mice with heart swaps survived twice as long when they listened to classical rather than pop music after their operation

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