Blog Profile / Short Sharp Science
| URL : | http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Academics / General Science | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3477 | |
| Posts / Week: | 12.7 | |
| Archived Since: | February 24, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Muddy sprawl of Limpopo flooding seen from space
This is what 5 metres too much water looks like. The Limpopo river has burst its banks, causing floods that have killed at least 38 people
Immigration reform – just part of America's new dream
US leaders are weighing in on immigration reform, but much more needs to be done for the country to retain its economic and technological edge
Today on New Scientist: 30 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: why humans love alcohol, women at war, the coming asteroid threat, first time travel movie, and more
Surfer rides highest wave ever caught
Garret McNamara of Hawaii claims to have ridden the highest wave ever caught by a surfer, a 30-metre monster off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal
Today on New Scientist: 29 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: solar power at night, Iran's space monkey, Australia's extreme weather, and more
Netted Costa Rican birds pay small price for art
Only mildly traumatic, mist nets offer an easy and safe way to catch birds for artistic, and ecological, study
Iran launches monkey into space
The Iranian Space Agency claims to have launched a rhesus monkey into space on a sub-orbital flight, and returned it safely to Earth
Today on New Scientist: 28 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: quantum smell, fracking from space, touchscreen fingernails, and more
Quantum theory of smell causes a new stink
An experiment showing humans might rely on quantum mechanics to distinguish between odours has reopened a smelly debate
Gas flares from Bakken fracking are visible from space
A shining cluster of light in this satellite image of the US from space isn't a city - it's the glow from hundreds of flares from rigs in North Dakota
Today on New Scientist: 25 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: where digital maps are leading us, shrinking proton puzzle, dolphin health service, and more
World's oldest portrait reveals the ice-age mind
A 26,000-year-old carved ivory head of a woman is not just an archaeological find – a new exhibition in London wants us to see works like this as art
Tight squeeze forces cells to take their medicine
A short sharp squash in these channels and a cell's membrane pops open – good news when you want to slip a molecule or nanoparticle of your choice in there
Today on New Scientist: 24 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: genes from nowhere, snaps from space, open-source car computing, quantum gravity, and more
Today on New Scientist: 23 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: reinventing the condom, why mass has a split personality, David Attenborough, and more
Pure colour mixing gets laser power
Three coloured jets of liquid mix to form white. But all the liquid is clear – how come?
Today on New Scientist: 22 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: why we must sacrifice Einstein, why we shouldn't obsess about a theory of everything, botox, Davos, and more
3D sonar uncovers skeleton of Civil War battleship
One hundred and fifty years after it went down in battle, the bones of the USS Hatteras have been scanned on the seabed
Today at New Scientist: 21 January 2013
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: calling off the pregnancy police, squid sex in the abyss, haptics for cyclists and drivers alike, and more
Twitter reveals how Higgs gossip reached fever pitch
Anyone who fondly remembers the heady days of excitement preceding the Higgs boson announcement last year can now relive the experience