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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
Inherited virus
Frank Ryan reports how, if a virus gets into an organism's germ line, its genes can be transmitted to future generations.
Draughty houses
Philip Ball mentions termite mounds' finely crafted ventilation systems as one of the features of insect architecture from which humans could take inspiration.
Shape shifting polymer makes a memorable mark
CALL it the yoga polymer: Nafion, a material used in some fuel cells, has an unrivalled memory for contortions.
We need to think precisely about vagueness
DESPITE our attempts to define, measure and make life black and white, the world turns out to be unexpectedly vague.
Trying to reform dangerous offenders? Do it properly
IF YOU'RE going to try to reform society's most dangerous members, do it properly. The progamme was launched by the UK Ministry of Justice following a vicious 1996 crime.
Parasites lost: The war of the worms
IT STARTS with a painful blister - a very painful blister. The rest of the worm, about a metre long, remains inside your body.
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