Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Today on New Scientist: 1 October 2012

Reality: ineffable, but impossible to forsake

Whatever your definition of reality, you can't avoid it

Top 10 most influential popular science books

Darwin, Hawking, Dawkins... New Scientist readers voted for the 10 popular science books that helped changed the world

The US presidential election is no contest

Don't believe the US presidential opinion polls. Barring a political earthquake, Barack Obama will be re-elected at a canter, says Jim Giles

Hijacked smartphone camera spies on your world

New military malware called PlaceRaider takes control of a victim's smartphone camera and takes sneaky snaps to build up a 3D image of their surroundings

How the mafia is destroying the rainforests

The tropical timber trade is increasingly being run by organised crime and is responsible for up to 90 per cent of global deforestation

Beak-a-boo: Birds have their portraits taken

Against a black backdrop and with professional lighting, these aren't the sort of photos of animals we're used to seeing

Floating cities: The dream and the reality

Is seasteading - building settlements at sea - a pipe dream or a practical way to house the population? Here are six ocean homes, real and imagined

Special issue: What is reality?

The more we learn about reality, the less we understand it. Our special collection of articles explores how we define reality, what it could be and whether it exists

HIV could be turning salmonella nastier

More virulent pathogens may be evolving in people with depressed immune systems

Cheap 'postage stamp' test monitors liver health

A small and inexpensive piece of paper could provide developing nations with a quick and easy way to test blood for signs of liver damage

Atomic clocks get a grip on gravity

The devices are accurate enough to give high-resolution views of our planet's density variations, and they're almost the right size too

Crustaceans hide their true age in stomach

Counting the annual growth bands in the only hard part of a lobster that isn't moulted could help sustainable fishing practices

Space surgery possible with zero-gravity tool

Simple surgery could endanger the lives of all on board a spacecraft if blood droplets get into cabin. A zero-gravity tool could help

Home prenatal scans help keep babies safe

Commercially available sensors monitor fetuses and then use a smartphone to transmit the data back to a hospital

Why do we think Curiosity found an old Mars riverbed?

Rocky outcrops spotted by NASA's rover are being hailed as strong evidence of fast-flowing water on the Red Planet. But how can we be so sure?

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