NEWS RELATED TO SCIENCE

T. rex was a cannibal

22:00 15 October 2010

Whether T. Rex were fearsome predators or cowardly

scavengers is hotly disputed. Now it seems the legendary
dinosaurs were cannibals

Grisly death forecast for planet found spiralling into

star

IN BRIEF: 17:36 15 October 2010

Exoplanet OGLE-TR-113b's orbit seems to have shrunk

steadily since 2002 – and in 1.4 million years, it may meet
a violent end

Ghostly Smeagol fish found 7km down in trench

16:32 15 October 2010

A new species of reclusive, skulking fish has been

discovered 7 kilometres underwater in the Peru-Chile
trench

Film festival: Can monkeys make movies?

16:25 15 October 2010

Capucine by Luis Nieto is an hilarious behind-the-scenes

look at how a smart monkey made film history
Floating 3D virtual objects appear at British Library

15:58 15 October 2010

A new projector allows floating 3D objects – from a

model of the heart to a talking human head – to be
viewed from any angle

Film festival: Movies that tell the stories of science

15:30 15 October 2010

Higgs and Green Porno show the range of films on show at

the third annual Imagine Science Film Festival in New
York this week

Being in love eases the pain

15:10 15 October 2010

Cupid's victims are less sensitive to pain, at least in the

dizzy days of young love

Big promises ahead of biodiversity conference

15:00 15 October 2010

Countries around the world are making major

commitments to safeguard the world's endangered
species, but the evidence suggests they aren't enough
Men beware: moving country could affect your libido

THIS WEEK: 13:30 15 October 2010 | 1 comment

Levels of hormones that influence sexual arousal and

disease susceptibility are in part determined by where
men live

Cellphones reveal emerging disease outbreaks

THIS WEEK: 12:40 15 October 2010

People's pattern of movement and communication alter

when they have the flu virus, and these changes can be
used to spot emerging epidemics

A warming world could leave cities flattened

THIS WEEK: 12:15 15 October 2010

Crumbling volcanoes unleashed rock avalanches and

landslides the last time the world warmed – and the same
could soon happen again
 Seven ways to make a new thing

12:00 15 October 2010

Steven Johnson runs into trouble when he tries to

construct a universal theory of how innovation happens in
Where Good Ideas Come From

50 ideas to change science: Artificial life

COVER STORY: 10:17 15 October 2010

Cells, enzymes, photosynthesis – soon we'll be remaking

life our own way. Not to mention making our own spare
body parts, and taming flu once and for all

Briefing: Cancer is not a disease of the modern world

19:05 14 October 2010

Few if any tumours have been found in Egyptian mummies

and ancient skeletons. New Scientist examines the
evidence and what it means

50 ideas to change science: Neuroscience

COVER STORY: 18:15 14 October 2010 | 2 comments

Thanks to better brain imaging and biological insights,

we're closing in on the neurons of consciousness and the
subtleties of our mental machinery

Today on New Scientist: 14 October 2010

18:00 14 October 2010

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the

now-you-see-it-now-you-don't planet, toxic splendour,
Jesus's bones, and more

Cane toad tadpoles relish cannibal caviar

17:35 14 October 2010

Cane toads actively hunt members of their own species.

Now it emerges that cane toad larvae also have a taste
for toad flesh

Mammal rush: furry new kids on the block

GALLERY: 17:31 14 October 2010

Over 400 new mammal species have been identified since
1993 – and we take a look at some of the most striking of
them

Coal state fires at the cap-and-trade bill. Literally

17:12 14 October 2010

A new study shows West Virginia has plenty of

geothermal energy to be tapped – but local Senate
candidates stick with anti-green, pro-coal message

Enzyme-blocker boosts memory in old mice

15:03 14 October 2010

A drug that aids memory in elderly mice could one day

help people, too

Curious mathematical law is rife in nature

THIS WEEK: 14:57 14 October 2010 | 4 comments

Earthquakes, stellar remnants, and a host of other

natural phenomena all conform to a little known
mathematical law, which could now find new uses

Five-year 'Jesus box' trial comes to an end

UPFRONT: 14:20 14 October 2010 | 1 comment

 Provenance of an ossuary inscribed "James, son of
Joseph, brother of Jesus" is about to be decided by an
Israeli court

People with ME banned from giving blood in UK

UPFRONT: 12:50 14 October 2010

The UK's blood transfusion service last week became the

latest to refuse donations from people who have had ME
or chronic fatigue syndrome

Trying to create a star – and burning out

11:27 14 October 2010

At the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California,

they are trying to create stars

Visions of toxic industrial splendour

GALLERY: 10:54 14 October 2010

From the paraglider vantage of photographer Kacper

Kowalski, Poland’s polluted industrial landscape has a
strange beauty