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Steady pace, no space race: China's new launch will help astronauts prepare to build its first space station ow.ly/lTLwm
Today on New Scientist: how we read other people's minds, crucial images of the universe, fear of the dole and more ow.ly/lT7jZ
Artwork faces recreated using "abandoned" DNA highlight the legal ambiguity of our genetic property ow.ly/lT79a
Theory of mind may develop twice in children, making some of us better mindreaders than others ow.ly/lSGLx (FREE REG)
Old Mars rover Opportunity digs up evidence for drinkable water ow.ly/lSFCh
Forget muesli-eating, sandal-wearing hippies - the cold war spawned environmentalism ow.ly/lSyMb
Anyone else think this heliostat mirror looks like someone's been wielding the subtle knife? ow.ly/lS5xn
Introducing nuclear spaghetti: Pasta helps marathon runners keep the pace – and maybe some spinning stars too ow.ly/lRU7R
Misery can 'leave a permanent scar on job prospects' - newscientist.com/article/mg2182… - How the fear of unemployment is rational
Spy program shows just how well America knows its people ow.ly/lRgwy #NSA #Verizon #Prism
Time to celebrate the beauty of space photography and its role in scientific discovery. Amazing pics ow.ly/lQzfF
RT @andyfranz: nomad.org.uk/commissions/ph… - #NSPeople - An fantastic project in East London with @wellcometrust - making a community garden
China's Alzheimer's time bomb revealed, but the country is ill-equipped to handle a dementia boom ow.ly/lOMe5
Today on New Scientist: US spying on its people, nuclear bomb tests show brain regeneration, glowing plants, and more ow.ly/lOFiK
A stellar image of life and death: Green tendrils of death reach into star nursery ow.ly/lOCRw
This naughty supernova blew up a galaxy (probably) ow.ly/lOCxl <<this week's #Astrophile
What can the NSA tell about us from our calls and data? (A: a lot) And can we do anything about it? ow.ly/lOBYA #prism
Naturally glowing house plants sound fun - but does this recent Kickstarter campaign take gene tinkering too far? ow.ly/lOnuj
Praise be to Einstein and Dawkins! #Atheists turn to science during times of stress ow.ly/lOfN6
Off-planet in London: how to inspire an off-Earth generation ow.ly/lOeCu #space #mars
Final call for your citizen/DIY science projects! Tweet deets on #NSPeople for a chance to appear in the magazine #citizenscience #DIYBio
Cold war nuclear bomb tests had an unexpected benefit: they've revealed #brain regeneration in humans ow.ly/lNOBS
Obese black holes, not stars, lit up the first galaxies ow.ly/lNI9V
The third in a rapid hat-trick of space stories: Elderly suns rip their closest planets to shreds ow.ly/lMXus
Watch the wiggling tail of sun-grazing comet Lovejoy give unprecedented insight into the solar magnetic field ow.ly/lMAda
Dust devils around stars may help planets grow without spiralling to fiery doom ow.ly/lMA3F
Today on New Scientist: why humans hate exercise, ancient Egyptian flood flight fail, carbon greens Earth, and more ow.ly/lMksB
Anyone for strawberries? Simple idea to keep refrigerated fruit unspoiled for longer: UV rays ow.ly/lMkAw
Graffiti codes let you surf with a wave of your phone ow.ly/lMePw #seeyalaterQRcodes
Heavyweight Albert Einstein spaceship may have glamorous legacy ow.ly/lMaj8
Exercise is super-healthy so how come it feels like such a chore? Born-to-run scientist explains ow.ly/lM2lw (FREE REG)
New Google Maps knows just what you and your friends like best. But is it all a bit too cosy? ow.ly/lM2iN
Pac-Man algae (algae with a mouth) could explain how plants became green ow.ly/lLs5E
Remembering objects lets computers learn like a child ow.ly/lKL6V
A rare upside to carbon emissions? Extra CO2 is boosting photosynthesis and Earth's plant cover ow.ly/lKIOh
System predicts your BMI from a mugshot. Could be used on dating sites. Brings a #Morrissey song to mind... ow.ly/lKESn
Pyramid schemers: Egypt's city of bean counters suffered flash floods, so why did they stay there? ow.ly/lKvVx
Is this the ancestor of all primates? Take a close look by clicking on our Picture of the Day ow.ly/lKvAY
Trunk calls to save rainforest: smartphones in trees could warn when they hear illegal chainsaws revving ow.ly/lKjPF
"Time cloak" hides events by splicing them, movie style ow.ly/lKir1
At 55 million years old, the oldest primate skeleton ever found hints at our Asian #evolution ow.ly/lKhW3
"Here we have a #primate which is so primitive that it could be the primitive primate" ow.ly/1X7s4g #Archie
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I will be live tweeting tonight @ConwayHall. The @newscientist event "What is cancer? And how can we control it?" with physicist Paul Davies
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Audience for #NSlive with Paul Davies conwayhall.org.uk/paul-davies is so large there is now an overspill upstairs at Conway Hall #HotTopic
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Desperately seeking IQ genes: 10 DNA variations found that affect intelligence – but not by much ow.ly/lJluI #IQ #genetcis
Eye colour is a product of DNA, but what about IQ? Results of biggest-ever search for intelligence genes ow.ly/lJaNH
Mental map of fear shapes ecosystems ow.ly/lIWpc
Look, ma, no hands! A pilot uses his thoughts to guide a drone around an aerial obstacle course. Watch the video ow.ly/lIiMl
Today on New Scientist: intimidating animals, acid trips down memory lane, antibody treatments for cancer, and more ow.ly/lHzdN
Marijuana legalisation creates new hurdle for drivers ow.ly/lHxpU #pot