Full text RSS - You can now subscribe to the full text of Today on New Scientist.Death-defying time crystal could outlast the universe
We don't have to take the heat death of the universe lying down - a time crystal, symmetrical in time rather than space, would have the power to survive
Astrophile: How to spot a dark-matter galaxy
A gravitational lens has allowed us to detect a distant dwarf galaxy of dark matter, suggesting the Milky Way isn't as lonely as it looks to us Earthlings
Cell recycling makes exercise good for you
Exercise-induced cellular recycling may allow cells to fine-tune their glucose metabolism and so protect against diabetes
Rewinding time reveals our insignificance
A six-billion-year trip through history debuts on stage
Boas sense when prey's heart goes still
Boa constrictors monitor their prey's heartbeat to decide when to relax their lethal grip
Costa Concordia cruise ship pictured from space
A satellite image of the Costa Concordia cruise ship shows the scale of the capsized ship as it dwarfs nearby boats and buildings
One-Minute Physics: How stones get their shape
Watch an animation that illustrates why some stones are round while others are flat
Scenes from the bloody manta ray trade
Manta and mobula rays are ecotourism gold, but fishing pressure to feed Chinese medicines is threatening both groups
Did the US accidentally zap Phobos-Grunt?
Initial cries of sabotage have morphed into claims that US radar brought down Phobos-Grunt by accident - but how plausible are they?
Is Facebook more than just an online 'echo chamber'?
Research by the social network suggests its site encourages the spread of diverse viewpoints, despite accusations that it does just the opposite
Dancing Pascal's triangle
Two performers hand over the choreography for their new show to a mathematical algorithm, with surprisingly human results
Into the mind of a Neanderthal
What would have made them laugh? Or cry? Did they love home more than we do? Thomas Wynn and Frederick L. Coolidge reveal the real Neanderthals
Software could spot face-changing criminals
A facial recognition technique that focuses on features rather than a person's whole face could nab criminals who have had plastic surgery
Condoms are slowing HIV spread in South Africa
Computer models suggest that condoms are to be thanked for the falling HIV infection rates in South Africa since 2000
Trying to make the cosmos out of nothing
A Universe From Nothing: Why there is something rather than nothing by Lawrence Krauss is an excellent guide to new physics; less good on theology
How to access Wikipedia during the SOPA blackout
Wikipedia has officially shut down for the day, but there are still ways to get the web's favourite encyclopaedia
My proudest moment? Dropping students off a tower
Neuroscientist David Eagleman talks about his stand-up career and what gets him up in the morning
ESP evidence airs science's dirty laundry
A barrage of experiments seems to show that we can predict the future - but they may tell us more about the scientific method, says Bob Holmes
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