Stem cell patents ruled illegal in Europe
Treatments could be derailed by a ban on patenting stem cells obtained by destroying human embryos
Himalayas could become the Saudi Arabia of solar
To squeeze the most out of solar panels, they should operate in cool, bright conditions - mountain chains like the Himalayas might make ideal sites for solar farms
Spaghetti functions: The mathematics of pasta shapes
What possessed an architect to boil down the beauty of pasta to a few bare formulae? Richard Webb reports
Spaceport America conjures up spine-tingling future
As the world's first spaceport for tourists opens its doors, New Scientist takes stock of the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead
iPhone keylogger can snoop on desktop typing
Your private messages could be picked up by a vibration-sensing app hiding on a smartphone lying next to your PC keyboard
Time-lapse Tuesday: Journey through nature's extremes
Take a tour of other-worldly landscapes captured in a film recently screened at an event celebrating primatologist Jane Goodall
Hubris came before the Times Atlas's fall
Maps still have the power to amaze... and enrage, as the latest example of cartography gone wrong shows, says Mark Monmonier
Iris scanner could tell your race and gender
A new system has learned to distinguish between irises of people of different racial backgrounds and shows promise in determining gender
Revived echoes opera augments research results
Archaeologists combine state-of-the-art opera with research into acoustics to recreate an ancient sound stage
Turn anything (even your clothes) into a touchscreen
Two new systems from Microsoft let you turn any surface into a touchscreen or control your phone through a trouser pocket
3D printing and augmented reality to help model drugs
When a real world model of a virus won't do, why not turn it into a computer model for those ultra-tricky finer calculations?
Multimedia treasure hunt with global scope
The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth does exactly what it says on the tin, and we have an extra clue from the author to get you started
Egyptian mummification method resurrected in the UK
Science or publicity stunt? Researchers in the UK have mummified a former cab driver
Today on New Scientist: 17 October 2011
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: laser 'tractor beams', a solar plant that works at night and the mystery of pink light
Forest loggers join world's biggest ecology experiment
Ecologists are working with palm-oil plantation owners in Malaysian Borneo to determine the ecological effects of deforestation
One-Minute Physics: Why there is no pink light
Watch an animation that explains the mysterious make-up of pink light
The artist and the proton smasher
Will the artists who are moving into CERN be a distraction or an inspiration?
Texas officials censored climate change report
A report on the state of Galveston bay has been edited by officials in governor Rick Perry's administration to remove references to climate change
Twitter may influence the spread of disease
Tweets critical of vaccination can reveal where vaccination campaigns need to be reinforced. But the unvaccinated may still get their health advice on Twitter
Bird's-eye view of solar plant that works at night
Gemasolar in Spain is the first commercial-scale solar power plant to use an innovative "battery" that stores energy as molten salts
Laser 'tractor beams' could reel in lost astronauts
Lost astronauts could one day be saved if fellow crew member hit them with lasers
Handheld projector lets you play anywhere with friends
Researchers at Disney have developed a prototype multiplayer gaming system that projects interactive characters onto nearby surfaces
Strange case of the vanishing Arctic lakes
Though temperatures in the Arctic are rising, the lakes in the region are shrinking, contrary to all expectations
I want to be connected. But why?
Always checking your phone? Multimedia guru Tiffany Schlain's new film Connected aims to explain why, but is the science behind it sound?
Performing hermit crab gets high art costume
A hermit crab living in a replica sculpture is the star of the show at Frieze Art Fair in London
Sea creatures get studio treatment
Sumptuous, studio-lit images of marine animals are a feature of Sea, a book of the work of photographer Mark Laita
Original spin: Was the universe born whirling?
A big bang that was also a big spin could explain a surprising alignment of galaxies - not to mention the origin of matter itself. Anil Ananthaswamy reports
Chile's high oasis of huge telescopes
A mountain in a Chilean desert boasts some of the best telescopes on Earth - but visiting them is not for faint-hearted stargazers
In praise of stem-cell simplicity
We should keep all avenues of stem-cell research open but be grateful when simpler alternatives emerge
Regenerating a stem-cell ethics debate
The creation of human stem cells revives some old moral dilemmas, says Arlene Judith Klotzko
Keeping a lid on your digital DNA
As it becomes cheaper to sequence and digitise our genomes, we need ways to make sure we reap the benefits without compromising privacy
New geological epoch made by humans
More and more evidence shows that we have left the Holocene and entered the Anthropocene: a new geological epoch dominated by human activities
MUSE to sift the emails of yesteryear
A software tool called Memories Using Email (MUSE) lets you dig through your email archive and reminisce on your digital past
Baby repair kit found inside the womb
It may be just months before first humans are treated with spare parts built from their own cells in the lab while they are still in the womb
Rover scientist: Why I'm spending 13 days underwater
Steve Squyres, lead scientist for NASA's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, will become an "aquanaut" to help pave the way for a future asteroid mission
Astrophile: The rebel star that broke the medieval sky
Mira, the first flashing star ever discovered, was one of the most important objects in the history of astronomy - and it keeps throwing up shocks today
Today on New Scientist: 14 October 2011
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the real Greek tragedy may be the climate and when will the 7 billionth human be born?
What it means to donate your brain
Geographer Bronwyn Parry and artist Ania Dabrowska explore brain donation in the Mind Over Matter project
Smart sensors stop flickering wind turbines
An algorithm that determines when annoying shadows from wind turbines reach residential areas could end complaints of "shadow flicker"
Friday Illusion: Trippy dots do the wave
Watch a static pattern dance before your eyes when you fix your gaze on a moving object
Green Machine: Electric cars to get universal charger
Drivers won't need to worry about finding a compatible recharging point, with seven major manufacturers agreeing on a standard
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