Should athletes be screened for heart problems?
Fabrice Muamba's collapse has prompted calls for the UK to copy Italy's screening programme, which has cut sudden cardiac deaths in athletes by 89 per cent
Chimp prodigy shows signs of human-like intelligence
Can animal geniuses help us define the nature of intelligence, or are they a distraction?
First map of most violent world in the solar system
The most volcanically active world in our neighbourhood has been charted in full
Visualising the hidden worlds of physics
CERN's first digital artist in residence tells New Scientist about a crash course in particle physics, being out of his depth in maths and unseen worlds
More evidence that daily aspirin dose cuts cancer risk
A series of papers published in recent months suggest that aspirin is an effective anti-cancer drug
Facebook's effects in a world of political turmoil
It has the power of a nation state, but is Facebook living up to its moral responsibilities, asks former CNN bureau chief Rebecca MacKinnon
Damage to oceans will cost $2 trillion
A global temperature rise of 4?C by 2100 will have a huge impact on fisheries, tourism and atmospheric carbon dioxide
China's monopoly on rare earths may soon be broken
As China's export quotas face legal action, companies prepare to mine for rare earths outside of the country once again
Challenges for first science museum in the Philippines
Creating a haven for science is no simple feat in the Philippines, a country where evolution and fossils are controversial topics
The God issue: We are all born believers
Our minds solve fundamental problems in a way that leaves a god-shaped space just waiting to be filled by religion, explains Justin L. Barrett
Robot jellyfish sucks up power from the water
Robojelly is powered by chemical reactions between its platinum surface and hydrogen in the surrounding water
First Madagascar settlers may have been Indonesian
Although Madagascar lies just 400 kilometres from Africa, DNA evidence suggests its first settlers were a small group of Indonesians
Stars put up safety barriers for planets
Hot radiation from young stars could explain why planets revolve at certain distances
Superfast laser camera peers around corners
With a shutter speed of two trillionths of a second, a camera developed at MIT bounces laser beams off of walls and peers around corners
What to call the particle formerly known as Higgs
A rose by any other name might smell as sweet but, for this famous particle, a naming discussion hints at a complex past and trouble ahead
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