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Hints of lightweight dark matter particle found in space
20:51 28 October 2010
A relatively puny dark matter particle might be responsible for a gamma-ray glow at the centre of the Milky Way, says a pair of researchers – though others are sceptical
Sharp Stone Age spearheads were cooked then flaked
18:47 28 October 2010
An ingenious trick for making sharp stone spearheads was invented 50,000 years earlier than we thought
Today on New Scientist: 28 October 2010
18:00 28 October 2010
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: superhero space suits, Edward Norton talks Peace Club, plus naked mole rats and more
Brain link lets people choose images by thought alone
THIS WEEK: 16:52 28 October 2010
A brain-machine interface that lets users to control which of two images they view on a screen by thought alone could help paralysed people communicate
Seeing a galaxy beyond the purple in high-res
14:20 28 October 2010
More than 300 ultraviolet images taken by NASA's Swift spacecraft have been assembled to make a high-resolution picture of the Andromeda galaxy, M31
Dream job 4: Intellectual property lawyer
12:13 28 October 2010
Tim Austen hasn't been near a Petri dish in years but he uses his biochemistry degree every day: another real-life story from our Graduate Careers Special
Superhero suit to strengthen astronauts' bones
THIS WEEK: 14:34 28 October 2010
A skin-tight suit that compresses the body in the same way its own weight does on Earth could help future astronauts stave off bone loss
Are we having another food crisis?
13:04 28 October 2010 | 1 comment
Food prices are rocketing, fuelled by crop losses and financial speculators. New Scientist finds out what can be done to restore stability
Edward Norton: What's the first rule of Peace Club?
13:00 28 October 2010
The star of Fight Club, long an active conservationist and fundraiser, is a United Nations goodwill ambassador on biodiversity
Moving illusions: Lopsided line-up
10:40 22 October 2010
A trick of the brain can make stationary objects shift out of line
Google cars nabbed email addresses and passwords
NEWS: 13:02 28 October 2010
Search giant Google admitted last week that its fleet of Street View cars often captured private data from wireless routers
Naked and ugly: The new face of lab rats
FEATURE: 12:20 28 October 2010
The naked mole rat lives for ages, shrugs off chemical stings and never gets cancer. No wonder scientists are keen to learn the secrets of this small, bald Methuselah
Smallest electric engine could power nanomachines
17:57 27 October 2010
Blueprints for the smallest electric engine have been sketched out – and are now turning into reality
The many faces of freedom
10:17 28 October 2010
Amy Maxmen reviews Free, an exhibition of internet photography at the New Museum in New York
Evacuation expert: Why Hollywood gets it badly wrong
INTERVIEW: 10:08 28 October 2010 | 1 comment
The media's portrayal of our response to emergencies is harmful, says Ed Galea, a mathematical modeller who specialises in disasters
Coming soon: LHC for molecules
IN BRIEF: 00:12 28 October 2010
The Large Hadron Collider speeds charged particles to collision, but soon electrically neutral molecules might get a smasher of their own
Thank ancient fertiliser for complex life
IN BRIEF: 18:00 27 October 2010 | 1 comment
A great global ice age could have fertilised a slew of new plants, leading to the rise of modern animals
