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Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

(New Scientist) A new analysis by physicists shows that if the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to destroy the English parliament and kill the King had succeeded, it would have taken a large part of central...

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Latest email virus blamed on spammers

(New Scientist) The latest variant of a six-month old virus called Mimail appears to be being used as a double-pronged spammer’s tool, says a victim of the attack, the anti-spam company Spamhaus. The virus...

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Tiny tubes squeeze electricity from water

(New Scientist) An entirely new way of generating electricity has been discovered. The way it works is simple: squeeze water through fine pipelines and an electrical current flows. If the output can be increased,...

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Weird rock carvings puzzle archaeologists

(New Scientist) Mysterious rock carvings engraved into strange shapes are baffling UK archaeologists. One resembles a heart, another a human footprint. Aron Mazel and Stan Beckensall, who stumbled across the unusual carvings close to...