Friday, December 16, 2011

Today on New Scientist: 15 December 2011

Jeans that purify the air

From dissolving dresses to blue jeans that suck nitrogen oxide from the air, Helen Storey's designs are meant to be sustainable

Plant studies miss the full effect of climate change

Biologists have been doing experiments to predict what will happen to vegetation in the future - but they have hugely underestimated the changes

World's largest river dolphin looks pretty in pink

Meet the Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto - or, if you believe Amazonian folklore, dad: legend says it can change into a handsome young man

Superflies bred to be the first astronauts on Titan

Selectively bred fruit flies who can survive Titan's harsh conditions after a diet of vodka rain - step forward Drosophila titanus

New material could create technicolour dreamcoat

Watch a new type of plastic take on different hues when stretched or viewed from different angles

Inside search engines' war on bad results

In the last few months, search engines have banished much of the useless content that used to plague their results. How did they do it?

DNA death predictors: What do they really tell you?

Genetic tests lay odds on killer diseases, and now a "health check" for your chromosomes spots traits that could reveal your lifespan - if it really works

A spoonful of sugar helps your skin age prematurely

A sweet tooth does more than pack on the pounds. It causes your skin to age prematurely, making you look older than you really are

Climate change drops off 'hot topic' list

Interest in climate change has dropped off, and resistance to sustainability surcharges is a consequence of recession, says Adam Corner

Defence against bioweapons demands more action

We need to work more and work together to protect the world from biological warfare and terrorism, says Alistair Burt

Bone marrow transplant best for boosting blood cells

The transplant results in fewer cases of immune attack than stem cell injections, when tissue comes from an unrelated donor

Carbon capture and storage gets a clean bill of health

There are concerns that carbon dioxide could leak out of deep geological storage, but two of the largest pilot projects have been given a clean bill of health

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