Today on New Scientist: 2 April 2012
Controversial flu studies cleared for publication
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity revises its recommendations on two H5N1 flu studies after revisions to the manuscripts
Astrophile: The planets that formed by cell division
Two planet candidates found hugging a star that once ballooned up into a red giant may be pieces of a larger world pulled apart by the giant's gravity
See the cities that never sleep from space
This image of the eastern US taken from the International Space Station shows that when the sun goes down, the Big Apple is far from alone
Driverless cars ready to hit our roads
Sceptical about autonomous cars? Too late. They're already here - and they're smarter than ever
Abandoning nuclear energy may not boost renewables
Two planned nuclear power stations in the UK are the latest victims of anti-nuclear sentiment, but it's not good news for green energy
How Canada's green credentials fell apart
Canada once enjoyed a deserved reputation for scientific and environmental leadership. Those days are long gone, says Bob Holmes
How robotics can offer clues to evolution
In Darwin's devices: What evolving robots can teach us about the history of life and the future of technology, John Long explores a new way to study evolution
Mapping the language minefield for kids with autism
Going bananas. Laughing your head off. Phrases that aren't literally true make no sense if you have autism, like Michael Barton
Mysteries of the Milky Way
From its furthest dark-matter-spattered reaches to the black hole at its core, Stephen Battersby explores 11 enigmas of our galaxy
World's most sensitive scales detect a yoctogram
How do you weigh an atom down to the last proton? With a set of scales that are sensitive to the smallest unit of mass
Leaders of controversial neutrino experiment step down
Citing tensions within the experimental collaboration, two leaders of the OPERA team behind last year's faster-than-light neutrino result resign
Syrian crowdmapping project documents reports of rape
A crowdmapped website, launched this week, will attempt to detail every incident of sexual violence against women throughout the Syrian conflict
Report reveals earlier problems at North Sea gas site
A report published last year by the oil and gas firm Total details the problems it faced drilling for deep gas below the Elgin platform

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