Friday, March 23, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 22 March 2012

False memories generated in lab mice

Researchers have found new ways to track neurons that encode memories, and even manipulate them to create virtual memories

Messenger reveals secrets of fleet-footed Mercury

An analysis of over 100,000 images has given us a better picture of the closest planet to the sun

Artificial pheromone controls invasive ant dance

Watch how a simulated chemical can disrupt ants as they forage for food

James Cameron set for a Mariana Trench sequel

The Hollywood director should reach the bottom of the deepest ocean trench this week. Others may soon follow

Visual illusions that change how you think

Hall of Mirrors is an exhibition that plays with your mind by playing with your eyes, but is the experience enjoyable?

Ship formerly known as Exxon Valdez to be scrapped

The oil tanker, which ran aground off Alaska in 1989 and spilled vast quantities of oil, has been sold for scrap

Zoologger: First animal with ovaries on the outside

A newly-discovered marine worm has external ovaries, and may use them to keep its young close until they're grown

Microbes from nearby river help produce graphene

A graphite research group has found that microbes fished from the river can help reduce graphene oxide to create high-quality graphene sheets

Niger river dams could displace 1.5 million

Engineering schemes could lead to one of the world's largest wetlands running dry every four years

What Jaws can do for us

Sharks may hold the secrets to a whole raft of breakthrough technologies - if we don't kill them off first, says Juliet Eilperin

A DIY guide to improving your brain

In The Emotional Life of Your Brain, Richard J. Davidson has devised simple surveys based on solid neuroscience to help you shape your own grey matter

The God issue: Religion is the key to civilisation

As early humans expanded beyond hunter-gatherer groups, religion was the glue that held societies full of strangers together, says Ara Norenzayan

Astrophile: Square galaxy is a rebel

A rare rectangular galaxy spotted 700 million light years from Earth could offer new insight into the way galaxies form and evolve

Pattern master wins million-dollar mathematics prize

Endre Szemer?di has won the Abel prize - he proved that surprisingly ordered patterns can arise from seemingly random actions


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