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Time-lapse Tuesday: Hawaiian volcano light show [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:19:00 PST

Watch lava flow and splatter as a crater collapses in the Kilauea volcano More »

Discovery’s last moment in the Sun [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:33:53 PST

Alan Friedman’s shot of the solar prominence was not the only amazing picture he took of the Sun last week. He also caught something pretty special: the Orbiter Discovery, docked with the International Space Station, as the pair crossed the face of our star: More »

Can video games quell nightmares? [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:42:03 PST

A survey of military troops on active duty shows that playing hardcore video games mitigated the effects of violent nightmares More »

Experts Push NASA to Focus on Search for Life [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:37:55 PST

The search for life in the solar system, whether in rocks from Mars or on a Jovian moon, tops the wish list of a panel of space scientists convened by the National Research Council. Mindful of shrinking budgets, the panel has issued hard-nosed recommendations that identify which planetary science missions NASA should fly in the decade beginning 2013. Even some top-rated missions should be either deferred or outright canceled if their estimated costs can’t be significantly cut, the panel says in a report released March 7. More »

How to Generate a Viral Music Video in 5 Steps [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:28:10 PST

By Olivia Solon, Wired UK More »

Eight extremes: The coldest thing in the universe [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:20:00 PST

The bottom of the temperature scale is one area where humans have no trouble outdoing nature (full text available to subscribers) More »

Airport ‘Nude’ Body Scanners: Are They Effective? [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:00:11 PST

The body scanners rolling out to airports nationwide may violate travelers’ privacy, and they might even cause cancer. More »

THE EYE OF THE STORM. A great animated steampunk short [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:58:43 PST

Remember the days when music videos were short films? I could be way off on the feeling that they don’t really do this anymore considering that the new home of music videos seems to be YouTube and I can’t go there – it turns into an hour of me looking at old commercials and forgetting, almost immediately, what I went there for to begin with. So yes, there could be music videos as short films (30 Seconds to Mars’ recent “Hurricane” short film directed by Jared Leto himself caused quite a stir) but they’re not as common as I remember and generally, nowhere near this cool. More »

The internet is a tyrant's friend [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:08:00 PST

In our rush to celebrate the democratising power of the internet we have forgotten that it can also be a tool for repression, says Evgeny Morozov More »

Today on New Scientist: 8 March 2011 [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:00:00 PST

All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: engineered urethras, elephant cooperation, and close encounters of the mud-slinging kind More »

Living cells as you've never seen them before [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:38:31 PST

A new 3D microscope captures tiny biological processes in action in living cells - watch them here More »

Witness the Malaysian rage of BUNOHAN [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:38:48 PST

What do I know from Malaysian movies? Not much, but I know what looks like a solid, well conceived piece of work and Dain Said's Bunohan ("Return to Murder") certainly fits that description. Todd over at Twitch who got the exclusive on this one thinks the film marks the maturing of the country's burgeoning film industry and we have to agree it does look a little richer than some of the fantasy/martial arts stuff that's come out over the last few years. More »

Wikileaks reveals endangered hardwood on sale in US [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:25:00 PST

Wikileaks has published a leaked cable that reveals the Peruvian government was aware that 70 to 90 per cent of its mahogany exports in 2005 were from illegal sources More »

Prisoners Help Build Patriot Missiles [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:24:17 PST

This spring, the United Arab Emirates is expected to close a deal for $7 billion dollars’ worth of American arms. Nearly half of the cash will be spent on Patriot missiles, which cost as much as $5.9 million apiece. More »

One man's quest to become a memory champion [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:29:00 PST

Moonwalking with Einstein: The art and science of remembering everything tells how Joshua Foer's tried to tarmac memory lane – but is that desirable? More »

The secret life of a container lost at sea [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:40:29 PST

The 10,000 shipping containers lost at sea every year can disrupt ecosystems and may even create "stepping stones" for invasive species to spread around the world. A new project investigates More »

100 years of International Women’s Day [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:56:25 PST

Today is International Womens’ Day. In fact, it’s the 100th anniversary of this idea becoming a reality, which is nice. A lot of progress has been made in the past century, and, of course, there’s much yet to accomplish. More »

CYBORG super fan wins cover of director's DVD release [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:16:18 PST

When Cyborg super fan Jerry Scullions heard that Albert Pyun had found the last cut he made of Cyborg before leaving the project in 1988 and was planning on distributing DVDs directly he jumped onto photoshop and went to work putting together his dream cover. More »

Kinect hacks: Plastic people and virtual landscapes [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:48:07 PST

Our latest round-up of Kinect hacks features 3D people-printing and virtual-landscape sculpting More »

The dead walk onto DVD and Blu-ray this week [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:54:49 PST

The Walking Dead shambles onto Blu-ray and DVD this week! AMC's epic zombie TV extravaganza was a major win for the network, bringing their highest rating of any original show yet. It also brought the dead into prime time TV. The show, based on the popular graphic novel series by Robert Kirkman, has been renewed for a second season. More »

Japan's long-nosed bullet train stops 'tunnel boom' [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:44:27 PST

The nose of the E5 Series, at 15 metres, is a massive 9 metres longer than the previous incarnation of the shinkansen, the E2 Series More »

The curious incident of the koala in the night-time [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:35:28 PST

Koalas bellow at midnight - thanks to a bunch of modern technology we now know why More »

NATO Places Unblinking Eyes Over Libya, 24-7 [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:03:23 PST

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley aren’t so eager to stop Moammar Gadhafi’s aircraft from attacking Libyan rebels. But not only is NATO still considering a no-fly zone over Libya, it’s placing its eyes in the sky over the country, around the clock. And there are a range of other steps under consideration to aid the anti-Gadhafi forces — maybe, just maybe, including giving them weapons from Saudi Arabia. More »

Hospital trial for tech that spots early Alzheimer's [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:38:54 PST

A computer program for speedy and accurate diagnosis of early Alzheimer's is being trialled in UK hospitals More »

Lionsgate wants to re-enter the CUBE [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:30 PST

STYD is reporting that Lionsgate is currently fielding pitches for Cube 3D. No definitive word yet on whether the new film is being considered a sequel or a reboot, though I expect that would depend on what they are pitched. More »

Green Machine: Clean fuels wasted on Delhi's rickshaws [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:30:59 PST

Greenhouse gas emissions actually increased after Delhi made all its auto-rickshaws convert to natural gas More »

Seriously jaw-dropping picture of the Sun [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:52:37 PST

Need your slice of awesome today? Then check out this truly astonishing picture of a detached prominence off the limb of the Sun: More »

Bike 'printed' using layers of powdered nylon [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:53:35 PST

The Airbike was made using 3D printing and includes sections that contain moving parts, such as the bearings in both of the wheels More »

Engineered urethras still a relief for boys [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:26:00 PST

First urethras made from boys' own bladder cells work perfectly six years on – that's a lot of water under the bridge More »

Secret space plane has solar stowaway [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:32:44 PST

The X-37B space plane is super secret, but patents reveal what its novel solar array design may be More »

Today on New Scientist: 7 March 2011 [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:00:00 PST

All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: GPS chaos, Nathan Myhrvold, handheld cameras to see through objects, and a sparky Frankenstein More »

Bird boom in wake of mad cow outbreak [In Brief]

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:00:39 PST

North American birds boom in years following mad cow outbreaks in Europe More »

Alien-life claims spark monster mud-slinging [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:34:00 PST

As the scientific community recoils from the latest "close encounter" with ET, New Scientist asks: what would convincing evidence of alien life look like? More »

Exhibition of a lifetime falls flat (eventually) [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:06:00 PST

A 65th birthday celebration of the Public Bodies longitudinal study fails to convey its excitement and importance More »

Army Enlists ‘DNA Origami’ to Spot Outbreaks [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:47 PST

What do you get when you cross DNA, origami and the body’s natural defenses against disease? The Army’s newest way to spot smallpox outbreaks, apparently. More »

Boy brain, girl brain: How the sexes act differently [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:57:00 PST

We've found real differences in the ways men and women think and behave – but which ones matter? New Scientist puts things in perspective (full text available to subscribers) More »

Data as Art: 10 Striking Science Maps [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:00:35 PST

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Museum-Goer as Caveman: Blink! Video Art Evokes Mystic Lure of Fire [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:00:01 PST

The Chamber installation exposes visitors to 10 channels of video. More »

Coming soon: Pirated movies in 3D [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:06:00 PST

As the film industry pushes a new wave of 3D films, pirates are matching them step for step More »

Eight extremes: The hottest thing in the universe [In Brief]

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:52:00 PST

The universe's extreme of heat lies not in the here and now, but the way back when (full text available to subscribers) More »