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Total recall: Diary of a lifelogger 

FEATURE:  10:24 01 March 2012  | 2 comments

It sounds like the ultimate vanity project, but a camera that records your every moment could make you happier and healthier. Helen Thomson tries it

There's no sense in revising the psychiatrist's bible

INTERVIEW:  08:00 01 March 2012

Forget the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – we need a new system based on brain physiology, says psychiatrist Nick Craddock

No-waste circular economy is good business – ask China

18:16 29 February 2012  | 1 comment

Redesigning the economy to make it circular – so that all waste is reused or recycled – would be good for business, say two new reports

Peaceable matter-antimatter pairs glimpsed in the lab

18:09 29 February 2012

Muscular particle accelerators may grab the headlines, but more prosaic laboratories can prove just as fertile hunting ground for particle exotica

A giant among moths

18:02 29 February 2012

The atlas moth dwarfs others of its kind, with a wingspan known to reach 25 centimetres, as Sandesh Kadur's spectacular image shows

Today on New Scientist: 29 February 2012

18:00 29 February 2012

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Neanderthals were ancient mariners and vaccine for deadly sheep virus is on its way

Earthshine holds clues to exoplanet aliens

IN BRIEF:  18:00 29 February 2012  | 1 comment

A new analysis of the sunlight reflected off Earth, then bounced back by the moon, suggests that we might be able to spot alien planets purely by their glow

Giant fleas plagued feathered dinosaurs

18:00 29 February 2012

The oldest and largest flea ever discovered has turned up in Jurassic rocks in China. Warm-blooded animals have been itching to get rid of the pests ever since

New drug offers bigger window to treat stroke

IN BRIEF:  18:00 29 February 2012

A drug which can be given 3 hours after the onset of stroke significantly minimises brain damage and behavioural deficits

Neutrino speed errors dash exotic physics dreams

THIS WEEK:  18:00 29 February 2012  | 1 comment

Mundane explanation for neutrinos' apparent faster-than-light travel sparks debate on how to report tentative but electrifying results

Neanderthals were ancient mariners

THIS WEEK:  16:22 29 February 2012

Growing evidence suggests our extinct cousins criss-crossed the Mediterranean in boats 100,000 years ago – or were they just good swimmers?

Giant desert greenhouse inspired by camel's nostrils

16:00 29 February 2012

The Sahara Forest Project, just outside Doha in the Qatari desert, will create conditions that are ripe for plant growth

Children tell their story of Fukushima

15:19 29 February 2012

As the first anniversary of the Japanese tsunami approaches, a powerful documentary lets children tell the story

Vaccine for deadly sheep virus is on its way

14:00 29 February 2012

A virus that causes sheep and goats to abort their fetuses is working its way around Europe but a fast-track vaccine could stop it taking hold

Fingerprint photos to save Pinterest from Napster fate

NEWS:  13:40 29 February 2012

Hot new image-sharing social network site Pinterest hopes the latest technology can avert copyright pitfalls

Facebook swaps 'Like' for 'Safe' during natural disasters

12:05 29 February 2012

The social network is testing a new Disaster Message Board to help people check whether their friends are safe following a natural disaster

Copycat cuttlefish may see same illusions as humans

10:40 29 February 2012

Watch a cuttlefish mimic a checkerboard as part of a series of experiments probing their response to incomplete shapes

The never-ending search for fresh ideas

10:25 29 February 2012

In The Aha! Moment, chemist David Jones looks back on a life's work harnessing creativity

Natural gas – a fuel too far?

FEATURE:  10:00 29 February 2012  | 7 comments

It's being touted in the US as the ultimate bridging fuel to a low-carbon future. But new evidence is challenging the promise of natural gas

Cancer deaths will drop in 2012

UPFRONT:  00:30 29 February 2012

More Europeans than ever will die from cancer this year, but as a percentage of population the numbers are falling for almost all types of the disease

Planetary scientists battle over NASA's Mars budget

21:08 28 February 2012

Mars is living up to its mythological status as the god of war – it is at the heart of battles over NASA's planetary science budget

Spacecraft assembled for first private shot to ISS

18:19 28 February 2012

SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule and Falcon 9 rocket have been assembled for a probable launch in late April

Today on New Scientist: 28 February 2012

18:00 28 February 2012

All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Ötzi the ice mummy's secrets found in DNA and genetic algorithms let Chinese drones hunt submarines

Part of Keystone XL pipeline to go ahead

17:04 28 February 2012

While the northern part of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline remains in limbo, the southern part will be built later this year

Antarctic research base goes up in flames

UPFRONT:  16:52 28 February 2012  | 1 comment

Two people have been killed in a fire at a Brazilian research station in Antarctica, which started after an explosion on 25 February

Challenge of estimating victims in Syrian conflict

16:01 28 February 2012

As the Syrian government suppresses pro-democracy rebels, the regime's grip on information about its citizens is hampering the task of verifying casualties

Ötzi the ice mummy's secrets found in DNA

THIS WEEK:  16:00 28 February 2012  | 1 comment

The ice mummy Ötzi may have met his death over 5000 years ago, but we now know the colour of his eyes and who his closest relatives are

How LulzSec kept itself safe during the summer of 'lulz'

INTERVIEW:  15:56 28 February 2012

The infamous hackers sought protection from online security service CloudFlare. The company's boss, Matthew Prince, reveals why

Elsevier vows to keep price of mathematics journals low

13:21 28 February 2012

The publisher has also withdrawn support for a controversial, proposed US law - both moves follow a boycott of the firm's journals led by mathematicians

Run faster – zombies are chasing you

13:18 28 February 2012

A new app aims to get you in shape by making you flee the marauding undead

Genetic algorithms let Chinese drones hunt submarines

12:48 28 February 2012

But why has the Chinese naval academy published its sensitive plans for all the world, and its adversaries, to see?

It's the hair: famous red-heads team up for orang-utans

11:59 28 February 2012

Tim Minchin, Nicole Kidman and other well known gingers auction items to raise funds for endangered Sumatran orang-utans

Fossil penguin may have been tallest ever

10:54 28 February 2012

A 1.3-metre-tall ancient penguin from New Zealand may take the biscuit as the tallest that ever lived

Coaxing the heart to heal itself

FEATURE:  10:21 28 February 2012

Stem cells were hailed as the saviour of damaged hearts, but now it seems that the heart might mend itself – with the right stimulation. Linda Geddes reports

Asteroid dust brought to Earth reveals space smashes

20:00 27 February 2012

Dust grains collected from the asteroid Itokawa harbour even smaller particles and craters of their own – the scars of high-speed collisions

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