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Radiation levels in Fukushima are lower than predicted

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 23:00
Just 10 people out of 5000 surveyed after the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor in March showed unusually high levels of radiation

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VIDEO: Apollo 11 astronauts awarded medals

BBC Science & Environment News - 16 November, 2011 - 22:40
Apollo 11 astronauts receive the US Congressional gold medal, the first time it has been awarded to those involved in America's space programme.
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Liquid lakes close to moon's skin

BBC Science & Environment News - 16 November, 2011 - 19:21
Scientists find the best evidence yet for a giant lake beneath the surface of Jupiter's moon.
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Today on New Scientist: 16 November 2011

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 19:20
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: how much meat an eco-citizen can eat and virtual rioters predict how crowds move

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Virtual rioters predict how crowds move

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 19:03
See a new simulation of group behaviour that could help with disaster relief

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Columbine flower shows off flowing tails

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 19:02
Columbines evolved a spectacular variety of petal shapes to attract different species of birds and bees

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Liquid could power and cool mobile supercomputers

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 19:00
A brain-based design for microchips that are both cooled and powered by fluid could one day put a supercomputer in your pocket (full text available to subscribers)

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Atoms find quantum solace in the deep chill of space

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 19:00
Quantum oddities could help explain how chemical reactions get started in the freezing near-vacuum of interstellar space (full text available to subscribers)

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Strange domes on Europa formed on thin ice

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 19:00
Curious features on Jupiter's icy moon Europa show where liquid water once appeared close to the surface, making them intriguing targets for alien hunters

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Biosensor can monitor your heartbeat from a distance

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 18:44
A new type of sensor can track movement not only in heart muscles, but also muscles in the lungs, limbs and eyes

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What does a chair leg sound like?

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 18:31
Listen to the sound of a lathe and marvel at a toaster-sized earthquake at an exhibition that crosses the boundaries between senses

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Skeleton of ancient human relative may yield skin

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 18:26
As London's Natural History Museum takes delivery of two replica fossils, palaeontologists hint that they have mummified skin

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Card trick reveals the subconscious mind is on watch

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 17:35
A simple card game reveals how much visual information we take in unawares, suggesting how gut instinct works

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Canada's tar sands pipeline faces further delay

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 17:33
Fears of leaks prompt US government to launch environmental review of Keystone XL pipeline route through Nebraska's sand hills (full text available to subscribers)

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London celebrates famous fossils

BBC Science & Environment News - 16 November, 2011 - 16:07
Exact copies of one of the "most exciting and controversial" fossil finds of recent years come to London's Natural History Museum.
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Software to investigate cybercrime's social side

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 15:57
Social networks are the next stop in the search for clues to offline crime such as burglary

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New power plants and factories lock us into hot future

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 15:50
It may seem obvious, but negotiating cuts in emissions while building fossil-fuel power stations just won't work

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Australia's abused asylum seekers paid multi-millions

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 15:36
The Australian government has paid asylum seekers A$23 million to compensate for unlawful detention or psychological and physical injury

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Squishybots: Soft, bendy and smarter than ever

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 15:22
A new era of flexible robots has arrived, and it challenges our notions of what it means to be intelligent, says Justin Mullins (full text available to subscribers)

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How I find the truth about sex

New Scientist - 16 November, 2011 - 13:53
Anne Johnson, founder of the UK's National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, explains the best way to find the truth about our intimate secrets (full text available to subscribers)

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