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Tarsiers Communicate in Secret Speech
Tropical tree-dwellers are the only primates to chat entirely in ultrasonic frequencies
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Shhh ... Ocean Noises Stress Out Whales
Terrorist attacks provide unique window into whale physiology
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Most fish in the sea evolved on land
Three-quarters of the fish in the sea have a freshwater ancestor. The finding highlights how important rivers and lakes are as a source of new species
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Space radiation killed Russian Mars mission
Charged particles called cosmic rays zapped the computer inside Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe, which plunged into the ocean last month
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Metaphors Make Brains Touchy Feely
Textural phrases light up a touch center in the brain
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Europe and Russia Plan Trips to Mars—But Maybe Without NASA
The European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, are making plans to...
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Extinct Genome From Fossil Finger Posted Online
Researchers in Germany today posted the first high-resolution version of an extinct human's genome...
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The Unusual Physics of Floating Pyramids
Hovering objects suggest that future robots could fly like jellyfish
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Heated hard drives could be super-quick
Traditional hard drives record data using magnetic fields, but it turns out short bursts of heat could be hundreds of times faster
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Bright red ladybirds spell danger
Its bright red colour makes this ladybird stand out, but predators should be warned: the redder the bug, the more deadly its poison
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Today on New Scientist: 7 February 2012
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: entire genome of extinct human reconstructed and mind control could be future of warfare
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Astronaut dream lives on despite cash woes and crashes
Would-be US astronauts seem as hopeful as ever about making it to space; Russia is banking on similar enthusiasm
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Hot Idea for a Faster Hard Drive
Tiny heat pulses promise new way to flip magnetic memory "bits," could increase speeds hundreds of fold
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Mind control could be future of warfare
Wars may be fought through manipulation of people's minds, and technology such as mind-machine interfaces, warns the Royal Society
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Space junk makes an impact at the IMAX
A new 3D film explores how humans have trashed space with satellite litter, and the technologies we need to start the clean-up
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Nine lost treasures – and why science wants them back
From moon rocks to a sea monster's skin, some of science's most prized finds are lost – and with them, secrets of life on Earth and where humans came from
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The only primate to communicate in pure ultrasound
A tarsier could be screaming its head off and you would never know it. Uniquely among primates, some of its calls are made up of pure ultrasound
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Entire genome of extinct human reconstructed
A new genome of the extinct Denisovan hominin is so complete that it contains fewer errors than genomes generated using samples from living people
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New cystic fibrosis drug highlights approval dilemma
With drugs for rare diseases, regulators need to balance the consequences of side effects against the demands of patients with no other options
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