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US stem cell funding freeze lifted – for now
An appeals court has granted a temporary stay to the controversial injunction that last month froze new government grants for embryonic stem cell research
2000-year-old pills found in Greek shipwreck
Medicine found in a millennia-old shipwreck in the Mediterranean is the first physical evidence for ancient Greek prescriptions
Today on New Scientist: 9 September 2010
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: the truth behind vitamin B and dementia, why cane toads aren't all bad and how to spot top tweets
Found: natural bridges on the moon
Two rocky arches have been spotted on the moon in images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – they may have been carved by an ancient impact
Birds use optical illusions to get mates
Male bowerbirds play tricks with perspective in attempts to woo females
Smoking, bad for your fertility and your child's
Would-be mums who smoke risk damaging the fertility of their children
Ancient Greeks spotted Halley's comet
Halley's comet and a meteorite the size of a "wagonload" triggered a turning point in ancient Greek astronomy
Japan to begin drilling for methane in undersea slush
Without conventional fossil fuels to secure its energy demands, Japan is encouraging interest in the methane hydrate deposits in its coastal waters
Caution urged over vitamin B dementia therapy
Claims that large doses of B vitamins could protect against dementia are not quite as dramatic as the headlines suggest, says Jessica Hamzelou
Cane toads aren't quite the bad guys we thought
It's invaded Australia, but the cane toad has not triggered the ecological catastrophe that some predicted
Ghostwriting probe into HRT articles
Scientific papers "ghostwritten" for drug maker Wyeth may have led to hormone replacement therapy being recommended to healthy menopausal women
World's most expensive book up for grabs
If you like pictures of snowy owls and have £4 to £6 million spare, this book might be for you
New formula shows who's really top of the tweeters
The most influential Twitter feeds don't necessarily have the most followers. That's the insight given by a new technique for ranking twitterers
Turing formula poses plain origin for intricate skins
A mathematical-biological mixing dreamed up by code breaker Alan Turing can predict what happens when species with simple skin patterns interbreed
How Google Instant knows what you want
Google's new ability to provide full search results as you type is just the first step towards the company's plans to know your desires before you do
Dinosaur with a mysterious fin found
A two-legged dinosaur that had a fin on its back has been discovered – but nobody knows what it was for
Thank the ur-worm for Shakespeare's brain
The hallmark of the human brain – its enormous cortex – can be traced back 600 million years to the ancestor of a primitive worm
Laws of physics may change across the universe
A controversial observation suggests that a constant of physics actually varies in space – it could explain why our corner of the cosmos is just right for life
Be philosophical: Take part in a thought experiment
A Yale University experimental philosopher needs your help – take his online test if you want to find out how your mind works
Today on New Scientist: 8 September 2010
All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: BP's report on the gulf spill, how to map the internet, and the shark soup massacre
Brain imaging monitors effect of movie magic
Mining your brain's fundamental response to cinematic action could make movies more moving
Exotic matter could show up in the LHC this year
The Large Hadron Collider could glimpse sparticles, diquarks and leptoquarks sooner than thought possible if new-found decay pathways are correct
Robot car passenger: On the road to China, no driver
Driverless cars are safer and they are the future, says Alberto Broggi, leader of an autonomous-vehicle expedition from Italy to China
The shark soup massacre and how to stop it
In their book Man and Shark, photographers Paul Hilton and Alex Hofford reveal the extent of the bloody trade in shark fins, says Clint Witchalls
The eight failures that caused the Gulf oil spill
A long-awaited BP report lists eight reasons for the accident that caused its catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill