Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 24 September 2012

3D scan tracks unborn chimp's brain for the first time

Watch the first ultrasound images of the brain developing in a chimp fetus

Virtuoso cartoon pianist plays just like the real thing

An algorithm designed to make computer-generated hands play piano far more realistically lets the fingers scamper across the keys just like a human player's

Capturing the finest light show on the planet

The sky is lit up by the glorious Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, when charged particles from space collide with atoms in our high atmosphere

What is this thing called love? Mere chemical trickery

In The Chemistry Between Us, neuroscientist Larry Young and journalist Brian Alexander examine the neurobiological roots of love

Animals are conscious and should be treated as such

Now that scientists have belatedly declared that mammals, birds and many other animals are conscious, it is time for society to act, says Marc Bekoff

Can geoengineering avert climate chaos?

From sunshades to algal blooms, there are plenty of ideas for cooling the planet. But are there hidden dangers? Stephen Battersby investigates

Tiniest trickle will speed all-electronic lab-on-a-chip

Filling a cup from this tap would take 40,000 years - but luckily its remit isn't quenching thirst

Block egg suicide to guard fertility after cancer therapy

Targeting proteins that make an egg self-destruct when damaged can help mice stay fertile and produce healthy offspring after radiation exposure

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