Friday, November 2, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 1 November 2012

First stars' light seen through extragalactic fog

Like headlights piercing the gloom, the bright cores of distant active galaxies have helped us glimpse how the first stars formed

Elephant uses mystery move to speak Korean

Watch an elephant mimic human speech by putting its trunk in its mouth

Will software revamp guard grid against cyberattack?

A new operating system could protect power plants and other infrastructure from attack, but the approach may have its own loopholes

Farmerbots: a new industrial revolution

Could machines help solve our food and environmental problems?

Eco-warriors: US military pushes for green energy

The Pentagon's plans to meet 25 per cent of its energy demands from renewables by 2025 could send benefits rippling throughout society

Is there an upside to anxiety?

In his new book, Angst, Jeffrey Kahn argues that anxiety and depression have evolutionary benefits PLUS: Maverick mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot's memoir

Want to keep your genome safe? There's an app for that

A smartphone app will let you access tailored medical services on the fly without your genome falling into the wrong hands

Last life on Earth: microbes will rule the far future

A timeline for habitability on rocky planets around sun-like stars offers a glimpse of Earth's future and a way to search for alien life in places we might have overlooked

Halloween Hellmouth at Iceland volcano

A huge screaming skull full of ash and magma is a terrifying treat for tonight's spooky holiday

MIT show argues for art as an inquiry into the world

A new exhibition at Massachusetts Institute of Technology looks at the way art complements and often goes beyond scientific inquiry

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