From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 15:27:25 PST
----- Original Message -----
From: newsletter_at_newscientist.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:17 PM
Subject: New Scientist newsletter 5 March 2003
NewScientist.com newsletter, 5 March 2003
welcome to the New Scientist newsletter, which this week
reveals how a phantom menace could tear the Universe apart, why
jojoba oil does not just make for a pretty face and why it's crunch
time for Sports Utility Vehicles...
The New Scientist newsletter is now available in HTML format. If you
would prefer to receive an HTML version of the newsletter, please
visit
http://www.prq0.com/quickstart/survey.asp?e=XbcajfijDE-RaA&oid=UcjjbCB
EDITOR'S CHOICE:
The Big Rip
How will it end? Until now scientists thought the Universe would
either re-collapse to a big crunch or expand forever to a state of
infinite dilution. But Robert Caldwell of Dartmouth College, New
Hampshire has come up with a third possibility. He believes that the
mysterious dark energy that is pulling the Universe apart is growing
more powerful. If he's right, the conclusion could be more dramatic
than anyone dared to imagine, with phantom energy causing a runaway
expansion so violent that galaxies, planets and even atomic nuclei
are literally ripped apart...
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993461
TOP STORIES:
Superbug strain hits the healthy
An emerging antibiotic-resistant superbug that can infect healthy
people, as well as the sick and elderly, appears to be spreading
fast
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993460
Search goes on for World Trade Center's missing
The arduous task of identifying New York's victims of the September
11 terrorist attacks is still years from completion
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993463
Jojoba oil could fuel cars and trucks
The oil, commonly used in cosmetics, performs just as well as diesel
but produces fewer pollutants, runs more quietly and for longer
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993464
Gene silencing could wipe out farm pests
The trick can produce sterile males for release, and might even
prevent transgenic animals spreading in the wild
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993465
Crunch time for Sports Utility Vehicles
America's road safety chief thinks many SUVs are dangerous. So why
is the Bush administration trying to sell ever more of these
controversial vehicles?
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993462
Black cats may be the more fortunate felines
"Unlucky" black cats have a survival advantage over their fairer kin
- genetic resistance to disease is one possible reason
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993459
Email security flaw triggers global worm watch
The race is on to fix a critical flaw that could be easily targeted
by an internet worm - but some were given a secret head start
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993456
China plans three-phase Moon exploration
It could begin by 2005, say officials, who also hint that the
motivation for the missions is to mine the Moon's resources
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993452
Stupidity should be cured, says DNA discoverer
Fifty years to the day from the discovery of the structure of DNA,
James Watson causes a furore
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993451
AND FINALLY...
If you puffed up marshmallows with helium instead of ordinary air,
could you make them so light that they would float out of the bag
and around the kitchen? This week's Last Word section gets
cooking...
http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw988
THIS WEEK'S PRINT EDITION:
To subscribe to New Scientist magazine go to:
http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe/subs_home.jsp?source=default
FEATURES
VOLCANIC BOMBSHELL
>From island chains to towering mountains, geologists reckon they can
explain how any volcano forms. But what if a crucial part of their
theory is wrong?
DEEP IMPACT
How do you destroy enemy weapons stored in underground bunkers? The
Pentagon wants to develop nuclear warheads to do the job. Surely
there is a better way...
SPAMBUSTERS
As junk emailers find ever more devious ways to infiltrate your
inbox, the battle to block them is getting nasty
BREATHLESS
A shark with an amazing party trick is teaching doctors how to
protect the brains of stroke patients
NEWS
Results of first HIV vaccine
Clean-up tankers tackle oil spills
Fastest ever explosion breaks all rules
To subscribe to New Scientist magazine go to:
http://www.newscientist.com/subscribe/subs_home.jsp?source=nletter
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6 : Wed Mar 05 2003 - 15:41:52 PST