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Infinite doppelgängers may explain quantum probabilities

New Scientist - 26 August, 2010 - 13:28
Quantum probabilities have been tied to something concrete, if bizarre ndash; the notorious possibility that multiple versions of you existimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d2343d8/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Infinite+doppelg%C3%A4ngers+may+explain+quantum+probabilitieslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.600-infinite-doppelgangers-may-explain-quantum-probabilities.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Infinite+doppelg%C3%A4ngers+may+explain+quantum+probabilitieslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.600-infinite-doppelgangers-may-explain-quantum-probabilities.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800482/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414936/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800482/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414936/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Can we grab electricity from muggy air?

New Scientist - 26 August, 2010 - 13:28
A team of chemists think we can get power from air ndash; if we don't mind violating a long-held chemical principleimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d2343d7/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Can+we+grab+electricity+from+muggy+air%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19367-can-we-grab-electricity-from-muggy-air.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Can+we+grab+electricity+from+muggy+air%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19367-can-we-grab-electricity-from-muggy-air.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800481/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414935/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800481/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414935/a2.img" border="0"//a
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How to feel full without pigging out

New Scientist - 26 August, 2010 - 12:49
Two ways in which dieters try to make themselves feel full without stuffing themselves with food have been backed up by separate research teamsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d22cc95/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=How+to+feel+full+without+pigging+outlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.100-how-to-feel-full-without-pigging-out.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+feel+full+without+pigging+outlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.100-how-to-feel-full-without-pigging-out.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738923/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384405/kg/38-67/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738923/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384405/kg/38-67/a2.img" border="0"//a
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What problems will Chilean miners face?

New Scientist - 26 August, 2010 - 12:48
The miners trapped beneath the ground for four months in Chile will face more than just the physical effects of isolation, says Cian O'Luanaighimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d230071/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=What+problems+will+Chilean+miners+face%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhat-problems-will-chilean-min-1.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=What+problems+will+Chilean+miners+face%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhat-problems-will-chilean-min-1.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/div
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Deep rescue

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 11:22
The challenge ahead to reach trapped Chile miners
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Asia's smallest frog discovered

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 10:52
Scientists discover one of the world's tiniest frogs when it crawls out of a pitcher plant in a Borneo national park.
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Win the best science books of the year

New Scientist - 26 August, 2010 - 10:50
Enter our competition and tell us about the most underrated science books published in the last 50 yearsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d22cc96/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Win+the+best+science+books+of+the+yearlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F08%2Fwin-the-best-science-books-of-the-year.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Win+the+best+science+books+of+the+yearlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F08%2Fwin-the-best-science-books-of-the-year.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738922/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384406/kg/44/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738922/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384406/kg/44/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Oldest evidence of arrows found

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 09:22
Researchers in South Africa have revealed the earliest direct evidence of human-made arrows.
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Female scientists 'are forgotten'

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 03:40
Two-thirds of the British public are unable to name a famous female scientist, according to a poll organised by the Royal Society.
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Alps Iceman may have been buried

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 00:28
Oetzi, the 5,000 year old "Iceman", may have ceremonially buried in the Italian Alps, archaeologists say.
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Illegal trade

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 00:11
Halting flow of illegal eggs and birds into the Gulf states
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Cost of drought

BBC Science & Environment News - 26 August, 2010 - 00:02
Russia's economic growth hit by extreme temperatures
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Dolphins 'cough' up DNA secrets

BBC Science & Environment News - 25 August, 2010 - 23:05
A new technique to harmlessly extract DNA from dolphin "breath" could assist conservation efforts aimed at marine mammals.
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Motorway bridges built for dormice

BBC Science & Environment News - 25 August, 2010 - 21:09
A council in South Wales has spent almost £200,000 so that dormice can cross a road safely.
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New hope to restore lost vision

BBC Science & Environment News - 25 August, 2010 - 19:36
Custom-made "biosynthetic" corneas can restore vision in humans as well as donor corneas a new study reveals
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Supercomputer clue to black holes

BBC Science & Environment News - 25 August, 2010 - 19:20
The colossal black holes that reside in galaxies were probably formed shortly after the Big Bang, new research suggests.
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Energy drinks 'to power gadgets'

BBC Science & Environment News - 25 August, 2010 - 19:17
Living cell parts have been used to create electricity from chemicals in devices that could one day be fuelled by energy drinks.
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Zoologger: Live birth, evolving before our eyes

New Scientist - 25 August, 2010 - 19:00
An Australian lizard is still working out whether it wants to lay eggs or bear live youngimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1ca6cf/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Zoologger%3A+Live+birth%2C+evolving+before+our+eyeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19366-zoologger-live-birth-evolving-before-our-eyes.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Zoologger%3A+Live+birth%2C+evolving+before+our+eyeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19366-zoologger-live-birth-evolving-before-our-eyes.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868670407/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219981519/kg/63/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868670407/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219981519/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"//a
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How to survive the long haul in space

New Scientist - 25 August, 2010 - 18:00
Medical records of space station astronauts reveal the gruelling physical costs of the missions – and suggest how to stay healthy on the way to Marsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c5195/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=How+to+survive+the+long+haul+in+spacelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.700-how-to-survive-the-long-haul-in-space.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+survive+the+long+haul+in+spacelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.700-how-to-survive-the-long-haul-in-space.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667288/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959701/kg/160/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667288/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959701/kg/160/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Time to blame climate change for extreme weather?

New Scientist - 25 August, 2010 - 18:00
Climate researchers are starting to put figures on how much climate change is to blame for weather events, opening the door to claims for compensationimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c5193/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Time+to+blame+climate+change+for+extreme+weather%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.200-time-to-blame-climate-change-for-extreme-weather.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Time+to+blame+climate+change+for+extreme+weather%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.200-time-to-blame-climate-change-for-extreme-weather.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667287/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959699/kg/42/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667287/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959699/kg/42/a2.img" border="0"//a
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