Название: New Scientist №2770 (24 июля 2010) / US
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Don't fear the tweeter: your data trail is doing good
The more digital fingerprints we leave all over the place, the closer we get to discovering the laws of human behaviour
Oil spill memory will fade fast
The Gulf oil disaster is a wake-up call, but we slept through the last one
Fishing skews sex ratios in fish
Population crashes in many species of reef fish may be linked to an excess of males brought about by fishing – and quotas won't help
Geoengineering fix won't suit everyone
Pumping aerosols into the atmosphere could help offset climate change, but everyone will want to use different amounts
Senate to NASA: Build massive rocket now!
A key Senate committee has approved a bill that would require NASA to start building a hefty new rocket earlier than President Barack Obama wanted
Deep space X-ray flash is most powerful ever recorded
An unknown event in a distant galaxy has blasted our solar system with an intense burst of X-rays, temporarily blinding an astronomical satellite
60 Seconds
Needle patch for painless vaccination, US bioterror research under threat, whales' sharp noses, and more
BP Top Hat cap tests are inconclusive
Has the new cap on the wrecked Gulf well head finally got the better of the gushing oil?
Heart problem no problem for fliers
It's OK to fly even if you have serious heart problems, according to this week's advice from the British Cardiovascular Society
Vaginal gel could slow spread of HIV
In a South African trial, women using an anti-retroviral gel halved their risk of HIV infection - suggesting use of the gel could slow the epidemic
Gulf of Mexico becomes an accidental laboratory
An army of ecologists is gearing up for an arduous campaign to document the damage caused by the Gulf oil spill and chart the eventual recovery
Old faithful Tevatron collider leads race to Higgs
The Tevatron collider is poised to beat the Large Hadron Collider in the race to detect the Higgs boson
Every black hole may hold a hidden universe
Our own universe could be inside a black hole – if an analysis based on a modified version of Einstein's general relativity proves to be correct
Skull tells tale of the lost primates of the Caribbean
A primate skull found in an underwater cave on Hispaniola is evidence of the primitive and strange fauna that the Caribbean has lost
'Sleep control' cells allow blind mice to see
Mice lacking rod and cone cells can still navigate mazes. They must be using a third light receptor previously thought to have no role in vision
Serotonin cell discoveries mean rethink of depression
Far from being caused by low levels of serotonin in the brain, some types of depression may in fact be the result of too much serotonin
Comet tail confirmed on alien planet
The first known planet with comet-like tail has been discovered as it is frazzled alive by its host star
Enlist malaria-resistant mosquitoes to stop its spread
A novel gene that cranks up a mosquito's immune system helps it stay malaria-free, despite drinking infected blood
Sneaky dogs take food quietly to avoid getting caught
If their owner isn't watching, dogs go into stealth mode to steal food. It is more evidence that they can tell what others are thinking
Speeding star traced back to galaxy's centre
The path taken by a hypervelocity star suggests supermassive black holes, found at the heart of galaxies, kick-start these stars
How a changing diet rules a growing baby's guts
A baby's first peas are a life-changing event, at least as far as the microbes in its gut are concerned
Stingy aliens may call us on cheap rates only
We could be missing alien communications because we are not taking into account the fiscal constraints on sending out intergalactic messages
...and more!