Saturday, May 5, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 4 May 2012

Touch? brings touch control to everyday things

Disney researchers have created a new system that detects a variety of touch gestures on doorknobs, furniture or even your own body

How to wake up a chick sleeping in its egg

Chicks begin experiencing sleep cycles shortly before they hatch - and they can be woken up while still in the egg

Bird-man and ultrasound sharks tell of Galapagos damage

A surprising exhibition about the Galapagos Islands finds refreshing ways to document their plight

Friday Illusion: How your mind can animate an image

Watch a rotating pattern emerge in a striking brain trick triggered by eye movement

Brain sees metaphor and simile differently

Aristotle may have found little difference between simile and metaphor, but our brains apparently do not agree

Feedback: What's that in Brooklyn bridges?

Quantifying the pressure in the Mariana trench, the arithmetic prowess of the LEO computer, butterflies, and more

Greenland glaciers on the move

The latest measurements of Greenland's glaciers suggest that they're not accelerating as much as feared

Blonde hair evolved independently in Pacific islands

A study of fair-haired Solomon Islanders shows that blonde hair evolved separately at least twice in humans

Zoologger: Jesus bugs evolved hooks for grappling eyes

Male Rheumatobates rileyi have special antennae that restrain reluctant females, giving them a chance of mating

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