Saturday, September 22, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 21 September 2012


Friday Illusion: Rotating snakes get a new twist

See how shaking a classic illusion and changing its colours can enhance the spinning effect

Watson, the supercomputer genius, heads for the cloud

As Watson's intelligence matures, making it available to a wider community is IBM's next step - and the cloud looks like the place to start

Sublime photos of weird, wonderful and rare animals

See our pick of the photos of endangered animals presented at London Zoo's Animal Photography Prize exhibition

Chimps' bottoms and dead salmon: 2012 Ig Nobel prizes

Take a look at some winners of the prize that celebrates the science that "makes you laugh and then makes you think"

Playing PC games on TV opens up new world of gaming

A new PC interface for TV screens is set to change gaming?- and could herald future smart TVs with the power of modern PCs

Asteroid Vesta's hydrogen suggests water-delivery role

Meteor impacts probably delivered water-bearing minerals to the space rock long ago, which may be how water arrived on early Earth

Genetic study finds complexity in cradle of humanity

A comparison of the genomes of present-day southern African populations confirms that our ancestors did not originate from a single group

Feedback: Electrons are so good for your feet

Feel-good electrons, ice cream that does your head in, two-dimensional pop stars, and more

Geological clues from Noah's flood?

Reviews of a geologist's take on Noah's flood, the distress and discord of noise, and how our world is run by algorithms

Only in 3D are spheres the worst packers

Spheres waste the most space of any shape if you are packing identical objects into a box, but they are only the worst shape in a 3D universe

Friendly robot uses Facebook to interact with you

Watch a humanoid robot interact with one of our reporters by tapping into her social network profile

Big bangs theory: Unlocking the secrets of great hair

The physics of what happens on the top of our heads is surprisingly complex, says Michael Brooks

Video mash-ups give you personalised memories

Videos of public events could be tailored to the interests of individual users, making other people's home video a thing of the past

Let's use evolution to turn us green

We say we want to save the planet, but don't change our lifestyles to do so. Is evolution an overlooked option, ask Mark van Vugt and Vladas Griskevicius

Space for sale: Astronauts may decide keepsakes' fates

A new bill passed by the US House of Representatives says astronauts should be able to legally keep, sell or donate mementos from their missions

Breathing nanotubes pop out buckyballs like peas in a pod

Self-assembling, pulsating nanotubes can act as a nano-pump, making them potential vehicles for drug delivery

Zoologger: The cyanobacteria destined to be organelles

Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in the world's oceans may be midway through the process of becoming organelles inside an alga

Weird waves help model tsunamis' destructive potential

Shallow X- and Y-shaped waves are more common than thought and offer an insight into the interactions that boost a tsunami's power

Arctic caught in worst state of undress ever recorded

It's finally happened. New satellite images show that the Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest extent on record on 16 September

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