Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 3 October 2012

Black mamba venom makes a great painkiller

Drug from deadly black mamba venom kills pain as well as morphine, but with fewer side effects

Industries make a dash for the Arctic

A rush for oil, gas and valuable minerals is taking place on the roof of the world. New Scientist offers a guided tour of the region's riches

Lung maze modelled in 3D

A new 3D computer model of a mouse's lung will show how gases and inhaled substances swirl around inside the airways

First test firing for 1600-km/h rocket car successful

Bloodhound SSC's largest test fire to date signals the team is on course to break the land speed record in 2014

Oregon volcano power project gets green light

The US government has issued permits to allow a Seattle-based firm to inject water into a dormant volcano to generate clean energy

Conflict detector picks the best bits in political debates

Tonight, millions of Americans will watch the first of three 90-minute election debates. New AI could help them skip to the most dramatic moments

Transforming the feel of the bottom of the sea

On marine science expeditions, artist Rona Lee observed the observers - and sought to capture the feel of the ocean's depths

Reality: How does consciousness fit in?

Some theories hold that reality and consciousness are one and the same. Is the universe really all inside your head, asks Michael Brooks

Appeal against DNA fingerprinting cites ENCODE project

The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements suggests that "junk" DNA is important, which could have implications for DNA fingerprinting

Virus leads to obesity but lowers risk of diabetes

Adenovirus-36 encourages the body to grow new and larger fat cells - which could be just the ticket for treating type 2 diabetes

Exoplanets form never-seen-before celestial alignment

Two planets have overlapped as they cross their star, a phenomenon so new it doesn't yet have a name

Supersonic dive could make space safer for tourists

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is ready to take one small step next Monday - right out of a capsule 36 kilometres above the surface of the Earth

Reality: A universe of information

What we call reality might actually be the output of a program running on a cosmos-sized quantum computer, says Michael Brooks

Snail sheds foot to stay ahead of snake predators

Like some lizards, a Japanese snail can shed part of its body in an attempt to elude predators

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