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Honeybees under attack on all fronts
THIS WEEK: 13:54 16 February 2009 | 5 comments
The world's honeybees are in trouble – a combination of infections, lack of food, pesticides and breeding are pushing populations to a lethal tipping point
Diamond no longer nature's hardest material
13:03 16 February 2009 | 9 comments
Two minerals formed in meteorite crashes and volcanic eruptions are probably much harder than diamond – if we can ever find enough to test
Ocean survey reveals hundreds of 'bipolar' species
11:41 16 February 2009 | 7 comments
The number of identical species that live at both poles surprises scientists and raises the question: how do they manage to cross the vast oceans?
Seven things you need to know about time
11:00 16 February 2009 | 6 comments
To accompany our feature article on hyper-accurate clocks, we've rounded up seven articles about the nature of time and the way humans relate to it
Live from the AAAS: Day Four
11:00 16 February 2009
New Scientist's reporters are blogging live from the American Association for the Advancement of Science's meeting in Chicago – read their updates here
Mathematics: The only true universal language
FEATURE: 10:25 16 February 2009 | 24 comments
If we made contact with life on other worlds, we would have a common language in numbers, says Martin Rees
Solar cells feel the butterfly effect
NEWS: 10:23 16 February 2009 | 7 comments
The light-scattering structures that make butterfly wings so striking could be used to make cheaper, more efficient solar cells.
First gravity map of Moon's far side unveiled
00:00 16 February 2009 | 17 comments
The map, produced by Japan's Kaguya mission, reveals striking differences between craters on the two faces of the Moon
'Anti-phobia pill' breaks link between memory and fear
18:00 15 February 2009 | 15 comments
Irrational fears and post-traumatic stress could be banished by taking a commonly prescribed drug for blood pressure, say researchers
Burp of Arctic laughing gas is no joke
18:00 15 February 2009 | 77 comments
Permafrost regions of the Arctic are emitting more of the powerful greenhouse gas nitrous oxide than we thought, according to a new study
FAVOURITE COMMENT
Could we talk to aliens using maths?
"Oops... my mistake. Base 64 is actually called quadrosexagesimal." Invader Xan
PUZZLE
Enigma No. 1532: Just reflecting
Joe has been showing Penny a few optical experiments. In one experiment he placed six mirrors vertically to form a regular hexagon with small gaps between the mirrors...
SHORT SHARP SCIENCE BLOG
How to recall a face you've never seen
22:30 15 February 2009 - updated 23:38 15 February 2009
False memories of faces can be easily planted into ordinary people and stressed soldiers.
How to hunt for shadow life
19:56 15 February 2009 - updated 20:58 15 February 2009
Could life as we don't know it exist on Earth?
Deliver us from cheeseburgers
18:51 15 February 2009 - updated 19:33 15 February 2009
After attending a session on food and climate change, Peter Aldhous regrets yesterday's choice of evening meal
THE LAST WORD
Weighty water birds carry their flab
Why do geese need so much fat?
BEING HUMAN
How your looks betray your personality
Does the face give away uncomfortable truths about the person within? Roger Highfield investigates, while the idea is put to the test by Richard Wiseman and Rob Jenkins
