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Amateur captures glittering all-sky view of the cosmos
21:49 13 May 2011
A globe-trotting photographer has crafted an extensive portrait of the night sky using more than 37,000 exposures taken from around the world
Today on New Scientist: 13 May 2011
18:00 13 May 2011
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Fukushima fuel rods may have melted, a pedal-powered helicopter, and squid in space
Human-powered helicopter takes flight... just
17:46 13 May 2011
Watch a massive four-rotor helicopter taking flight on pedal power alone
CultureLab loves... 13 May 2011 edition
17:31 13 May 2011
What CultureLab loves in science and art this week
Friday Illusion: Fixed objects move before your eyes
16:22 13 May 2011
Watch how your focus of attention can affect where an object seems to be
Yangtze drought leaves shipping high and dry
15:55 13 May 2011
A 228-kilometre stretch of the China's Yangtze river has been closed to shipping, despite open sluice gates at the Three Gorges dam
How bin Laden sent emails without internet connection
14:58 13 May 2011
The late Al-Qaida leader avoided the telltale use of an internet connection by having his missives transmitted from distant internet cafés
Fukushima fuel rods may have melted
14:43 13 May 2011
A fixed water gauge in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex suggests some of the fuel rods in the stricken plant may have melted
Twitter helped doctors during Japanese disaster
12:57 13 May 2011
Tweeting doctors directed patients to medical supplies following the Japanese earthquake
Today on New Scientist: 12 May 2011
18:00 12 May 2011
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Higgs imposters at the LHC, chimps hunt monkeys to extinction, and a "vertical street"
Programmable friction makes touchscreens feel sticky
16:56 12 May 2011
A thin film of moving air on top of the glass makes the screen feel stickier – making touchscreens a lot more interesting to use
Constant noise of offshore wind farms may stress fish
15:18 12 May 2011
Marine life is harmed by bursts of intense noise from sonar – but the constant rumble of shipping or offshore wind farms may also stress fish
Green Machine: 'Vertical street' collects rainwater
12:21 12 May 2011
Every sixth floor of the 35-storey building in Melbourne, Australia, will have gardens capable of growing trees up to 10 metres tall
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Spain
10:25 12 May 2011
Spain's worst earthquake in 50 years has hit the town of Lorca, killing 10 people
The birth and rise of batteries
10:42 12 May 2011
Bottled Lightning by Seth Fletcher is a compelling tale of using science to solve a global problem and illuminating for anybody interested in innovation
Tracing the Invisible: Seeing sound
08:30 12 May 2011
A new exhibition in Sydney uses crowd chatter to shape the visual art
Swelling Mississippi ravages its surroundings
22:04 11 May 2011
As record floodwaters roll down the Mississippi river, 130,000 acres of farmland were flooded in an intentional breach to quell the rising waters
Today on New Scientist: 11 May 2011
18:00 11 May 2011
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Orgasms unlock altered consciousness, fossil raindrops, and the only fish that cries like a baby
Google's cloud music service gets 'smart'
17:25 11 May 2011
After being beaten to the punch by Amazon, the search giant has unleashed Google Music – a cloud music player that uses software to recommend tracks
Born to be Viral: Spot the cuttlefish
17:18 11 May 2011
See how close-ups of cuttlefish are helping researchers to emulate their camouflage abilities