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New Scientist
New Scientist reports on the very latest science and technology news each week through the magazine, and each day on the website-- putting discoveries and advances in the context of everyday life. 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
Wealth on warpath
IT IS a bad time to be a parasitic worm or tsetse fly.
Extreme heat ages vital crop
Wheat will age prematurely in a warmer world. Global warming will have a bad effect on heat-sensitive wheat, slashing yields even more than was originally feared. IT COULD be much harder than we thought to feed everyone in a warmer world.
Python invasion
Pythons hunt Florida's mammals to brink of extinction. In just 10 years, discarded and escaped pet pythons have eaten fellow Everglades mammals practically to extinction. A job for the long arm of the law.
Volcanic chill
Volcanic chill. Centuries of chilly weather were triggered by four major volcanic eruptions between 1250 and 1300.
Blurry eyesight is the sharpest spider sense
How a blurry-eyed spider pounces on target. The Adanson's house jumper is the first animal found using out-of-focus vision to judge the distance to its victims.
The easy way to dress to impress
The easy way to dress to impress. Creating the pattern for a new dress design can be fiddly, so Amy Wibowo at the University of Tokyo, Japan, is using augmented reality to make it simpler. FBI to dredge social media.
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