Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 26 March 2012

Disputed painting revealed as a Van Gogh

High-energy radiation reveals that a painting of a bouquet considered too flowery to be done by Van Gogh was actually his

Man with no pulse: How turbines can replace a heart

Watch a short film that follows a groundbreaking surgery to replace a dying man's heart with a beatless device

'Lab rat' of botany gets technicolour makeover

Arabidopsis thaliana, the first plant to have its genome fully sequenced, reveals its natural yellow dreadlocks and ethereal glow

Make PhDs employees not students

Giving PhD candidates professional status should banish feelings of "belonging to a pariah class" says representative body

Why a soundscape is worth a thousand pictures

Bernie Krause, author of The Great Animal Orchestra, explains how audio recordings of the natural world offer an insight into intricate habitats

A question of intelligence

Why are humans the smartest animals on Earth?

10 biggest puzzles of human evolution

We are the ape that stood on two feet, lost its fur and crossed the globe - but why? New Scientist explores these and other enduring riddles of our past

Mutant protein may allow flu to kill

Why is flu a mild infection in certain people but deadly in others? A single protein could explain the mystery in some cases

Metal detector knows how much cash is in your wallet

Detecting the magnetic ink on banknotes means the number of notes can be instantly counted

Green tea could mask testosterone doping

Cheating athletes could defy drug tests by drinking green or white tea, which blocks the release of testosterone into urine

Seeing through the fog of war

The technologies that fuelled the Arab spring are also laying bare its grim toll on human life

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