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Wind and rockets key clues in Syrian chemical puzzle

The nerve gas sarin is likely to have been the agent used in Syria <i>(Image: Erbin News/NurPhoto/Rex Features)</i> From wind direction to short-range rockets, analysis of the Damascus chemical attack can reveal the poison used, identify suspects and suggest what to do next
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Double blasts may have birthed exotic quark stars

IN BRIEF:  08:00 31 August 2013 | 1 comment
Two supernovae with unusual signatures may be the best evidence yet of the birth of hypothetical objects called quark stars, created in quark-novae

Swift treatment halves early death risk in HIV babies

IN BRIEF:  18:39 30 August 2013
A five-year trial shows it is better to give HIV-positive babies prompt drug treatment than to delay until health problems arise

Whales tan too, basking in the big blue

18:22 30 August 2013 | 2 comments
Just like us, whales tan to protect themselves from powerful ultraviolet radiation – it is especially clear in migratory blue whales

Spouse's voice easy to home in on… and easy to ignore

17:38 30 August 2013
The brain has an uncanny ability to focus on one voice in a sea of chatter. Research on married couples shows that it may be down to familiarity of voice

Walking shark moves with ping-pong paddle fins Movie Camera

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  17:24 30 August 2013
A new species of epaulette shark, discovered in Indonesia, moves across the ocean floor like a salamander – is this how the first land animals walked?

Steep rise in drug harm – opioids the most deadly

16:45 30 August 2013 | 1 comment
Death and disability caused by both illicit drug use and mental health disorders has climbed significantly since 1990, finds biggest epidemiological survey

Butterfly-wing electronics converts light to heat

16:05 30 August 2013
Carbon nanotube networks fused with butterfly wings could be used to power microscopic photovoltaic cells or even to replicate DNA sequences

Planet Earth was blue long before we knew

THIS WEEK:  13:00 30 August 2013
Earth may have become a watery world just 200 million years after it formed, making it a potential home for life hundreds of million years earlier than thought

Poverty can sap people's ability to think clearly

10:14 30 August 2013 | 5 comments
Some poor people make poorer decisions because financial worry and all that goes with it reduces their mental bandwidth

Firms unite to bring internet to billions of new users

INSIGHT:  08:00 30 August 2013 | 1 comment
Mark Zuckerberg's lofty ambition of bringing connectivity to the "next 5 billion" people is backed by big companies, but will it get off the ground?

Bio-inspired speaker uses clear gel to play music Movie Camera

21:32 29 August 2013
The stretchy speaker is the first to use ions in place of electronics – it could be used to build noise-cancelling windows or music-making smartphone screens

Reroute town's traffic to get emergency vehicles through

20:19 29 August 2013
Using a network of vehicle sensors – and "evolutionary algorithms" – to rejig traffic could one day get emergency responders on the scene faster

Astrophile: Milky Way's black hole is a picky eater

20:07 29 August 2013
Our galaxy's central black hole is a fussbudget, refusing to eat most of what it pulls to its lips because the food is too hot

Whooping cranes learn migration from wise elders

19:00 29 August 2013
Endangered whooping cranes learn way home by following older, wiser leader and don't just rely on inner GPS

Vast canyon discovered under Greenland ice sheet Movie Camera

A 3-D view of the hidden canyon <i>(Image: J. Bamber, University Bristol)</i>
19:00 29 August 2013
At almost twice the length of the Grand Canyon, the enormous channel was a gushing river before Greenland froze over

Why your brain may work like a dictionary

THIS WEEK:  18:15 29 August 2013 | 3 comments
A new analysis of the links between definitions of English words has uncovered structures that may resemble how our brains represent language

Boa constrictor swallows strangled monkey

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  17:08 29 August 2013
Say goodbye to a howler monkey as it disappears into the boa constrictor that has just killed it – the first time anyone has documented such an attack

Primordial broth of life was a dry Martian cup-a-soup

14:46 29 August 2013 | 1 comment
Mars, but not Earth, contained the right elements at the right time to create life's precursor – and this primordial soup was devoid of water

Millions of Chinese at risk of arsenic poisoning

UPFRONT:  12:19 29 August 2013
Arsenic from rocks can get into drinking water if wells are sunk in the wrong place. A survey has highlighted areas of China in danger of contamination

Biodiversity app logs insects by their telltale call

NEWS:  11:58 29 August 2013
Much like Shazam, which can identify unknown songs, a new app can recognise a species from a sample of its call

Fresh evidence emerges for superheavy element 115

23:29 28 August 2013
Thirty atoms of the elusive element were created, bolstering previous, more modest manifestations – they could unlock the secrets of superheavy atoms

Wasting time on Facebook? You're in for a shock

20:50 28 August 2013
Designed as a joke to help students waste less time online, the Pavlov Poke jolts users with electricity if they spend too much time on certain websites

Mini human 'brains' grown in lab for first time Movie Camera

18:00 28 August 2013 | 4 comments
Tiny human brains made of stem cells can help us understand the early stages of cerebral development, including when things go wrong

The rain in the Serengeti falls mainly on the lions

PICTURE OF THE DAY:  17:54 28 August 2013
Two hulking male lions sit out a rainstorm in a photograph that's in the running for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

Twitter reveals the happiest spots in New York

17:12 28 August 2013
An analysis of tweets shows which areas of New York City were happiest and saddest during a two week period

ButtonMasher: DIY video game tools put you in control

NEWS:  15:25 28 August 2013
No programming experience? No problem. A host of new tools let anyone create their own video game

Iraq offers grim lessons for Syrian gas survivors

FOCUS:  12:17 28 August 2013
The aftermath of 1980s chemical attacks in Iraq suggest that thousands of Syrians face decades of sickness – but intervention can still help some

Wind and rockets key clues in Syrian chemical puzzle

FOCUS:  11:33 28 August 2013
From wind direction to short-range rockets, analysis of the Damascus chemical attack can reveal the poison used, identify suspects and suggest what to do next
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Greece in crisis: Saving a nation

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Higgsteria: Hunting the world's most wanted particle

The Higgs boson was the only particle predicted by the standard model of physics that remained undetected – now all that's changed
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PICTURE OF THE DAY

Walking shark moves with ping-pong paddle fins

A new species of epaulette shark, discovered in Indonesia, moves across the ocean floor like a salamander – is this how the first land animals walked?
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Milky Way galaxy is even lighter than thought

The latest weigh-in of our home galaxy shows much less mass from dark matter, which means we may live in a cosmic oddball
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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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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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  • Saat Teduh
    After a fairly quiet 2011, Microsoft has compelling tools and updates on the horizon in the new year

  • Ashley Kench
    With release of Exchange 2010 SP2, there is another important aspect that will be hot in 2012 and that is which control panel vendor will bring its support for SP2 in the market before others. Microsoft has predicted this competition in Q1 of 2012 but it seems to be getting cold as MachPanel is already out in market to support Exchange 2010 SP2 since last year. Let's see where this end goes!

  • Tan Thiong Wah, IT courses (CCNA, MCSE, etc.)
    I am sure that Windows 8 has a lot of new features. I like it! I can't wait to use Windows 8.

  • Innovadc
    How is Samsung's tablet model *proven* against the iPad.

  • quark_gluon_plasma
    I understand there may be a new release of Cobol any day now. We're all very excited.
    Seriously, this is all totally irrelevant to the needs of my users.

  • Info Dave
    "Apple has to worry about both the tablet and the OS. Microsoft only has to worry about the OS."
    Substitute "to worry about" with "control over".
    I think Apple has a much easier time than Microsoft. The success of the iPad is a testament to Apple's ability to produce a quality product. Apple is expanding its vertical integration even further by designing its own CPU's. Sure they have to worry about power consumption, but they also have control over it.

  • gideon17
    So, you like person having control over their products! And yet people are blaiming Microsoft for controlling their product. So much for the appeal of open source. Perhaps it is time Microsoft closes its product so that it doesn't work with anything else like Apple is doing. Nah, Microsoft is the best. Take or leave it. Do not forget that Microsoft already invested in Apple. Therefore the success of Apple is good for Microsoft too. Microsoft bailed out Apple years ago with $125 million, and the investment is currently paying off. Note also that Android phone makers are paying $5.00 for every phone they sold/ or are selling. Guess who is laughing to the bank. Windows 7, is  a great product. Windows Server 8 will be a winner. As for cloud computing? Oh yes, Microsoft wins again. Hail to his Royal Highness, King Bill Gates.
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