DNA sequencing turns rivers into ecosystem surveillance systems
Rather than counting species by eye, some ecologists sample the DNA they shed to quickly get a roll call of an entire ecosystem (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The unknown effect of the pill on teenage bones and brains
Thousands of teenage girls worldwide take hormonal contraception. But despite changes in legislation, we still don't know what this does to their bodies (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Doomed Japanese satellite glimpsed galactic wind before it died
The Hitomi spacecraft only lasted a few weeks in space, but still managed to map gusts of plasma flowing in the Perseus cluster of galaxies (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
How to bring out your best to beat narcissistic jobseekers
In a world where everyone is self-promoting, you need to show that you are the best person for that job or contract. These are the proven methods (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
UK doctors may officially warn women of vaginal birth risks
Following a UK Supreme Court ruling in 2015, doctors are considering offering pregnant women official advice on the risks of vaginal birth as well as caesarean sections (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Are you turning your child into a self-loving narcissist?
There’s a narcissism epidemic going on. Do your children think a little too much of themselves? Here’s how to tell what your parenting may be creating (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Antidepressant drug use in England has doubled in a decade
61 million prescriptions for antidepressant drugs, including citalopram and fluoxetine, were filled in England in 2015, up from 29 million in 2005 (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Rafting allowed this sea slug to conquer the world’s oceans
Unlike most other nudibranchs, which are restricted to the sea floor, Fiona pinnata travels the oceans by hitching a ride on anything that passes (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Deep-sea alliance set to probe Earth’s final frontier
A new international effort to survey the depths of the ocean will kick off with submersible dives in Bermuda this month (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Zambia to push ahead with controversial plan to cull 2000 hippos
Plan to kill 2000 hippos over five years may be going ahead after all, despite its suspension in June and objections by animal welfare groups (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Put the butter knife down and step away from the ‘sat fat’
A major US study has undermined the increasingly vocal claims that saturated fat in food poses no risk to health, says Ian Johnson (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: health Source Type: research
Trying to get pregnant? There’s no need to lie still afterwards
The idea that women are more likely to conceive if they lie down after a semen injection is a myth – semen doesn’t fall out when you stand up (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Neutrinos hint at why antimatter didn’t blow up the universe
Results from two experiments looking at elusive neutrinos imply their matter and antimatter versions behave differently, which might explain how we came to be (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Up close with the awesome power of NASA’s biggest ever rocket
NASA's new rocket booster has just passed its final ground test before its maiden flight. But will it ever make it into deep space, asks Mika McKinnon (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Googly-eyed robots rule: Why it’s vital to make us like them
Engineers are right to design robots that create an emotional response in humans as these machines become part of everyday life, says Jamais Cascio (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
