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Virtual reality: It's time for garage inventors again

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 21:00
Palmer Luckey, the man driving the renaissance of virtual reality, started out with only his passion    

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Inside Fukushima: Draining a radioactive flood

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 20:30
Groundwater influx is adding to the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of contaminated water that the Japanese nuclear power plant needs to dispose of (full text available to subscribers)    

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The battle to find a cure for every cancer is evolving

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 20:00
Evolutionary biology could help us outmanoeuvre the enormous genetic variation found within each tumour    

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Cosmic preheating baked planets, stars and people

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 19:00
A new model bridges the gap between the cold, empty universe after inflation and the dense, hot soup that gave rise to all matter    

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Dreams on demand: Virtual reality finally delivers

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 18:53
Virtual reality is rising from the dead thanks to a start-up with global ambitions and crowdfunded technology to back them. Pleased to meet you, Oculus Rift    
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Today on New Scientist

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 18:00
All the latest on newscientist.com: nature that isn't real still heals, Google's Project Loon, tumours' Achilles' heel, and more    

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Rapid evolution of tumours may be their Achilles' heel

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 18:00
One man's sacrifice has revealed how his cancer mutated from its emergence to its last lethal change, opening the door to a Darwinian approach to therapy (full text available to subscribers)    

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Naked mole rats reveal why they are immune to cancer

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 18:00
Heavy "gloop" that allows mole rats to slip through tight spaces may also protect them from cancer    

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The fake outdoors: Nature that isn't real still heals

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 16:00
Can virtual reality mimic nature's restorative properties? It seems that simulated green spaces can have surprising health benefits (full text available to subscribers)    

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Scuppered barges plug dyke to hold back German flood

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 15:45
Extreme weather called for extreme remedies to staunch the flow of the river Elbe in Germany on Sunday    

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Farmed fish overtakes farmed beef for first time

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 10:00
For the first time in modern history, the world has been producing more farmed fish than farmed beef. It's not good news for the environment    

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Google's Project Loon to float the internet on balloons

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 21:39
Google admits its new balloon-based connectivity project is a "moonshot" to bring the last two-thirds of the global population online. How realistic is the audacious plan?    

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Today on New Scientist

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 18:00
All the latest on newscientist.com: living without oxygen, writing the body, how the Med is killing the Atlantic, Lego Curiosity, slimy computers, and more    

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China aims to slash its air pollution by 2017

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 17:50
After suffering the worst smog on record earlier this year, China has decided to cut the emission of air pollutants by 30 per cent in five years    

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New NASA astronauts headed for destinations unknown

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 17:29
Eight people have been selected as the first US astronauts since Apollo to be trained for deep space, but will they visit an asteroid or Mars?    

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Virtual reality display lets fire crews see in a blaze

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:05
Wearable infrared sensors will give firefighters vital information about temperature and layout when they enter a burning, smoke-filled building    

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Everest's final frontier: Life without oxygen

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:00
People living at high altitude have evolved different ways to cope with low oxygen levels. Understanding how could benefit people in intensive care (full text available to subscribers)    

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Everest's final frontier: Life without oxygen

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:00
People living at high altitude have evolved different ways to cope with low oxygen levels. Understanding how could benefit people in intensive care (full text available to subscribers)    

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World's first baby born from 'natural' IVF

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:00
Meet Heath, the first baby born using a new hormone that should reduce risk of a dangerous IVF-related condition    

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World's first baby born from 'natural' IVF

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:00
Meet Heath, the first baby born using a new hormone that should reduce risk of a dangerous IVF-related condition    

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