Friday, January 18, 2013

Today on New Scientist: 17 January 2013

Young stars emerge from the Scorpion's smoke

A cluster of bright blue stars seen shining in a nearby stellar nursery offers clues to how our sun was born

Australian inferno previews fire-prone future

Climate change is ramping up fire risk around the world and the bush fires raging in Australia, could be a taster of what's to come

Obama to scientists: Tell us how to calm gun violence

The president has asked Congress to release millions of dollars for new research into gun violence, including the influence of video games

Battle of the bottle: How to curb overindulgers

The alcohol industry says it's against excessive drinking, so why does it neglect the best ways of encouraging moderation, asks Peter Aldhous

Life expectancy lower in US than other rich countries

US citizens die younger and experience worse health at all stages of life than their peers in 16 other wealthy countries

Australia wildfires delay black hole studies

Ferocious fires that damaged the Siding Spring observatory, one of the southern hemisphere's largest, are delaying astronomy research

Bad grammar make good password, research say

Even long passwords are comparatively easy to crack if they contain words and numbers that make grammatical sense, according to new research

New Origami condom adds pleasure to safe sex

Watch how a new silicone contraceptive doubles as a sex toy thanks to its unique design

Tinkerers are the real movers and shakers

Self-taught experimenters still hold the keys to progress, argues Alec Foege in The Tinkerers. PLUS: Bill Streever's Heat meanders into lukewarm territory

Kinect sensor poised to leap into everyday life

Depth-sensing technology could revolutionise next generation of consumer electronics, and a lot more besides

Drought, fire, ice: world is gripped by extreme weather

Predicted effects of climate change are kicking in - the year has hardly started, but unusual events are already wreaking havoc across continents

NASA buys blow-up habitat for space station astronauts

US space agency's $17.8 million deal with Bigelow Aerospace fulfils a dream from the 1950s for lightweight, inflatable capsules for tourism and research

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