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Author: New Scientist - News

Posted on September 2, 2015

Practising staring at small dots can shrink your blind spot

Certain exercises can reduce the gaps in our visual field, and may eventually help those with eye damage to see better









Posted on September 2, 2015

One Per Cent

Google's pothole reporter, Facebook's milestone and its new assistant with AI









Posted on September 2, 2015

Darwin’s fast-evolving finches use a natural insect repellent

Four species of the iconic birds on the Galapagos Islands rub themselves with leaves that deter mosquitoes and parasitic flies









Posted on September 2, 2015

Doctors use antipsychotics to calm ‘challenging behaviour’

Psychotropic drugs such as antipsychotics are being prescribed to subdue people with intellectual disability who are not mentally ill









Posted on September 2, 2015

Zoologger: The tiny insects that roar at each other like lions

Two types of mirid bug engage in roaring duels, possibly to establish dominance or attract females, but how they make the noise is unknown









Posted on September 2, 2015

Crowdsourcing lets the masses compose song one note at a time

A new site invites people to vote on which note should come next in a melody. Can a mob of strangers on the internet really write a good tune together?









Posted on September 2, 2015

Continental break-up set the stage for life in Earth’s mantle

The first evidence that ancient microbes colonised subsea mantle rock hints at how life might have emerged on Earth – and even other worlds









Posted on September 2, 2015

Fatter than your siblings? It could be because you’re older

Firstborn women are more likely to be overweight then their little sisters. A result of their parents doting on them, or their mother's inexperienced womb?









Posted on September 2, 2015

Chatty cellular machines take synthetic biology to next level

A new class of multicellular machines that can "talk" to each other will help usher in a new era of smart drugs









Posted on September 2, 2015

Intelligent cameras can put an end to always-on surveillance

Many cities are packed with cameras pointlessly recording everything they see, but smart algorithms could allow them to keep only footage that matters









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