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Today on New Scientist: 5 November 2010


Earth may have had water from day one

The planet's water came from the dust from which Earth was born - and not simply from comet or asteroid impacts, new calculations suggest

Extinct bears found underwater

Underwater archaeologists have discovered the skulls of four Arctotherium - a genus of short-faced bear that went extinct 11,300 years ago

Personal genomics tests prompt lifestyle changes

A small dose of genetic information could cure complacency about weight loss and exercise

Automated traders eye up unlikely locations

To stay a millisecond ahead of the competition, automated trading facilities could start springing up in far-flung spots around the globe

Surveyor seals reveal secrets of Antarctic depths

Elephant seals wearing depth sensors are helping to map the sea beds around Antarctica and so helping to explain the collapse of ice shelves

Green machine: Heat scavengers come in from the cold

After decades of research, cost-effective ways of harnessing free heat might soon be in reach

Feedback: Apple stem cell fruitloopery

Apple stem cells in your face, the cunning plans of New Age terrorists, a beef stock paradox, and more

Instant Expert: Human origins


Scenes of thought: The brain in pictures

Ever wondered what your mind looks like? Recent innovations in neuroscience have opened it up in picturesque new ways

What happened to that superjumbo?

One of the largest jumbo jets in the world lost an engine over an Indonesian island yesterday. How did the incident occur and what happens next?

October photo competition winner: The texture of science

Find out the winner of October's photo competition on the texture of science

Slime mould takes over Mexican highway system

Video footage shows how slime mould travels between Mexican cities in the same way we do

Photo competition: Geometry

November's photo competition is now open. This month, we'd like your pictures on the theme of "Geometry".

Diwali is a dark time for India's owls

The festival of light that starts in India this week is a celebration of life - but it means death for thousands of owls

Space telescope spots 'invisible' galaxies

Distant galaxies so choked with dust that they are completely invisible at optical wavelengths have been spotted by Europe's Herschel telescope

Cloaking effect in atoms baffles scientists

Why do atoms built of electrons and anti-electrons behave as though the antimatter just isn't there?

Most powerful gamma-ray bursts linked to black holes

The universe's most energetic explosions are caused by the births of black holes - and not by stellar enfants terrible, new observations suggest

Comet on camera: first close-up of an icy young dwarf

The first close-up pictures of comet Hartley 2 were taken by NASA's Deep Impact space probe as it flew past the comet's nucleus earlier today

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Either remove the date, or remove the word "today", because today is November 6th. No common sense and not a lot of science either.

However, perhaps worth mentioning that I do welcome these opportunities to comment on NS items despite not having a subscription. Unfortunately, it's the substance of those very comments I make that continue to stand in the way of me giving actual MONEY to NS. NS would have to earn it with quality writing and yet so far NS has earned only criticism.

All I have is a Grade 12 education, (and just barely, let me add) and yet I find hole after gap after gaffe after error when I read this publication. How is that? Should I apply for a job as Editor, with my grade 12 education right there on the resume? Honestly, it's disappointing a lot of the time.

If I wasn't allowed to comment I would have little reason to come here. As it is, I mostly come here to criticize in the hope that my complaints will (with help from other complainers) force NS into taking a new direction, or folding in the best interests of science reporting's future.

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