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New Scientist
New Scientist is essential reading in a world where space travel, genetics, supercomputers and environmental politics are staples of the daily news. Its reliable, clear voice helps readers evaluate what's important in modern science and technology. Based in London, with seven editorial offices and a network of expert correspondents around the world, New Scientist is the one consumer science magazine that provides a truly global perspective. Art availability varies.
New Scientist Samples
Body accoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen
FINDING the keypad on your cellphone or music player a bit cramped?
Extreme physics at the ends of the earth
The Edge of Physics: A journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe. Anil Ananthaswamy. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Duckworth.
Evolving argument
Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini discuss what they see as flaws in Darwin's theory. Their opinion piece covers two major themes: endogenous constraints and genetic free-riding.
Bee alert
When I was wandering around my garden one evening I noticed a European honeybee hanging strangely from a lilly-pilly flower. A honeybee will typically visit up to 500 flowers on each nectar-foraging trip.
Flies' self-righting akin to early aircraft
HOW do flies right themselves so swiftly after being batted away in mid-flight? Flies are known to reorient themselves from small disturbances faster than their visual systems can react.
Modern remains
I work as a wildlife tour guide in the Scottish Highlands so I travel widely in remote corners of the northern Highlands and islands. John Poyner, Nethy Bridge, Highland Region, UK.
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