Wednesday 15 October 2014

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Found: closest link to Eve, our universal ancestor

Humanity's roots are in Africa <i>(Image: Danita Delimont/Getty)</i>
A man who died in 315 BC in southern Africa is the closest relative yet known to humanity's common female ancestor – mitochondrial Eve
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Stem cells improve vision enough for horse riding

TODAY:  00:00 15 October 2014
People blinded because of degenerating retinal cells have seen improvements in their sight thanks to injections of retinal cells made from stem cells

Pentagon warns the US military of climate change

UPFRONT:  16:30 14 October 2014
A US Department of Defense report says the impacts of climate change could fuel armed insurgency and challenge governments, and aims to prepare the US army for the worst

5 reasons to worry about a quagga mussel invasion

TODAY:  12:48 14 October 2014
The invasive quagga mussel has been spotted in the UK. It breeds rapidly and suffocates other mussel species, but could be controlled with a poison pill

Absent tots give early alarm on disease

IN BRIEF:  11:01 14 October 2014
Monitoring absences in daycare could give health authorities warnings of illnesses like flu and gastroenteritis weeks before they hit the wider community

Fish love skyscraper-style living under oil platforms

TODAY:  20:00 13 October 2014
Oil rigs are rarely lauded by conservationists, but fish seem to love them – they have more fish living around them than natural rocky reefs do

Desktop sonic black hole emits Hawking radiation

TODAY:  18:00 12 October 2014
A model black hole that traps sound instead of light has been caught emitting quantum particles - it could be the first time theoretical Hawking radiation has been seen

Lunar volcanoes suggest the moon may still be warm

TODAY:  18:00 12 October 2014
Newly found patches on the moon suggest lunar volcanism lasted far longer than thought - and that radioactive elements may keep the interior warm today

Virtual reality throws you in at the deep end

INSIGHT:  13:00 12 October 2014
The latest prototype of virtual reality headset Oculus Rift allows you to step right into the movies you watch and the games you play

Gamers polled on Xbox can predict US election results

INSIGHT:  12:00 11 October 2014
Cheaper, faster and able to reach larger audiences than traditional methods, polling through game consoles could predict the outcome of US elections

Martian methane sniffer adapted for Earth

UPFRONT:  08:00 11 October 2014
The hypersensitive methane detector on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is being repurposed to ferret out gas leaks on Earth

Exercise may be the best anti-ageing pill

THIS WEEK:  18:30 10 October 2014
Muscle loss is now seen as a cause - not a consequence - of disease and frailty in old age. Will muscle-boosting drugs aid those unable to exercise?

Ebola deaths to peak in places before vaccine is ready

TODAY:  18:06 10 October 2014
Vaccine trials are starting but there won't be enough doses to make a difference until April – by which time the epidemic may have peaked in some regions

Violins evolved by Stradivarian design

TODAY:  18:00 10 October 2014
Evolutionary tree spanning four centuries of violin shape shows how the maestro of violin-making came out on top

Australia's toad vanguard hops straight to invade fast

TODAY:  17:38 10 October 2014
The fastest of Australia's cane toad invaders hop along straighter paths, allowing them to invade ever further and faster

Look into the eye of typhoon Vongfong as it nears land

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  17:21 10 October 2014
Satellite images reveal the fury of the storm that is set to hit Japan this weekend, just one week after the typhoon Phanfone struck

Explosive meteors may have seasonal peaks

TODAY:  15:02 10 October 2014
Powerful incoming meteors like the rock responsible for last year's explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia, may not be completely random after all

Chicago uses big data to save itself from urban ills

NEWS:  15:00 10 October 2014
The Windy City is using sophisticated predictive models to pinpoint risk areas and help it reduce everything from rat problems to cases of lead poisoning

A heroic family fight against paralysis

INTERVIEW:  12:46 10 October 2014
Ten years after the death of everyone's favourite Superman, Christopher Reeve, his son Matthew Reeve is pushing ahead with a spine-tingling clinical trial

Lung cancer's long hibernation may be its weak spot

TODAY:  19:00 09 October 2014
Cancerous cells can lie dormant in the lungs for decades before turning deadly. The delay raises hope of destroying the cancer before it can strike

Sidewinding snake-bot slithers over sandy surfaces

TODAY:  19:00 09 October 2014
With no limbs to speak of, a snake-shaped robot has been built to skitter sideways in environments that would stump most automatons

Brave or reckless? Thrill-seekers' brains can tell you

TODAY:  17:53 09 October 2014
A study of skydivers suggests that brain scans can identify those who feel fear but overcome it, and those whose brains don't assess danger properly

Treasure aplenty in ancient Spanish tomb raid

TODAY:  17:22 09 October 2014
A tomb with bodies surrounded by gold and silver riches is just one of the discoveries at an excavation of the El Argar civilisation's royal city in Spain

Wild panda land threatened by China's forest reforms

TODAY:  14:49 09 October 2014
Chinese government legislation could see 15 per cent of panda habitats sold off for commercial use, but they could be protected for just $1.3 billion

Zoologger: No escape from hunting harvestman's sticky grasp Movie Camera

TODAY:  08:00 09 October 2014
The harvestman uses a special viscoelastic glue to ensnare its nimble prey and crush its last-ditch struggles to escape

See inside the heads of the biggest dinosaurs ever

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  22:00 08 October 2014
Reconstructions of the muscles on the skulls of the largest animals to have walked the Earth reveal the diets of these huge dinosaurs and how they managed to coexist

World not on course to meet 2020 biodiversity targets

UPFRONT:  21:30 08 October 2014
Out of 20 biodiversity targets set in Nagoya, Japan, in 2010 few are on track – some are even further away from being realised than they were four years ago
ESPORTS

Video games jump from couch to stadium

(Image: Gfinity)
Professional video gaming has prizes, fans and superstars just like football or tennis – and it's only getting bigger
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CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate report 2014: Your guide to the big questions

(Image: Holger Leue/Getty)
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just released its latest assessment of climate science.New Scientist looks at what it says, how things have moved on since last time – and what this all means for our future
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APERTURE

Grizzled veteran chimp shares snack with stripling

How come this elder male chimpanzee is happy to share berries with a 4-year-old? Thanks to Jane Goodall, we know them so well we can hazard a guess
NEWS IN VIDEO

Mock recoil gives your gun real kick in virtual worlds Movie Camera

Designed to help train soldiers, a new gun-based controller for the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset brings a new sense of realism to gun play
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EXOPLANETS

How many Earths? The first map of our galaxy's potentially habitable planets

Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, we have mapped the planets in our galaxy that might be suitable for life – and the results are awe-inspiring
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INTERACTIVE: COSMIC RADIATION

Cosmic ripples come into focus

Just how sharp is the Planck satellite's new view of the cosmic microwave background – the radiation ripples left over from the big bang? Find out with our interactive guide to the CMB
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INTERACTIVE: SEA LEVEL RISE

The coming flood: Explore the future's rising seas

As the world warms, sea level will rise – but faster in some places than others. These simulations provide the best view yet of probable regional variation over the coming decades
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INTERACTIVE: CLIMATE CHANGE

Your warming world: Explore our interactive map

Find out how temperatures are changing in your backyard with our interactive map of NASA's historical temperature record for the whole planet
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Monday 29 September 2014

List of snakes by common name

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.

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