Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Today on New Scientist: 27 February 2013

Beppe Grillo: Cronyism has hurt Italian science

In an exclusive interview, the comedian turned politician reveals how celebrating science and technology in his comedy act launched his political career

First private Mars mission aims to launch in 2018

Backed by multi-millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito, the project plans to send two people on a fly-by of the Red Planet on a 501-day round trip

IVF sperm do better in a diamond dish

The polystyrene Petri dishes often used in IVF may react with water to generate reactive oxygen species that kill sperm

Arctic thaw may be first in cascade of tipping points

A record low in Arctic sea ice may have been the first in a series of events that unleash unstoppable climate changes - what will be next?

Live hologram reveals moving people trapped in a fire

Watch how firefighters can now see activity hidden behind flames for the first time thanks to infrared holography

All work and no play: Why Neanderthals were no Picasso

Neanderthals had shorter childhoods than us, which profoundly affected their ability to make symbolic art, argues archaeologist April Nowell

Time is running out for the solar revolution

Project Sunshine by Steve McKevitt and Tony Ryan shows the great promise of solar power, but time is running out for its advocates to make it shine

US research to be put online for free

In a victory for open access, the US government has announced that all major federally funded research will be made available online for anyone to read

Bank's partial passwords are easy to guess

A well-known security scheme that asks you to enter certain letters from your password may not be as secure as it seems

US nuclear dump is leaking toxic waste

Toxic waste from nuclear bomb production is leaking from storage tanks at the Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington, contaminating groundwater

We need a piece of Mars to continue search for life

Curiosity's discovery of weird soil chemistry on the Red Planet makes a sample return mission a priority

Newly spotted comet to buzz Mars in 2014

The icy visitor will cross Mars's orbit and may even get close enough to smack into the planet, based on early estimates of its orbital path

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