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Stem cells may mend a broken heart

Jul 29, 2007 | Health, Journalism

New Scientist Image: jkavo Stem cells may help repair damaged tissue after a heart attack,...

Blocking insulin may curb Alzheimer’s

Jul 28, 2007 | Health, Journalism

New Scientist Image: jepoirrier Too much insulin may be bad for our health, turning the received...

Earth’s crust stretches just like pizza dough

Jul 28, 2007 | Earth Science, Journalism

You know how if you stretch pizza dough sometimes it will break right away and sometimes it will stretch and stretch? That, it turns out, is how the Gulf of California was formed. Image: VancityAllie

Extra genes help mice keep youthful looks

Jul 21, 2007 | Health, Journalism

New Scientist Image: Ruud Hein IT’S not quite the elixir of life, but researchers may have...

Hubble space telescope maps minerals on the moon

Jul 21, 2007 | Earth Science, Journalism

Geologists have used the Hubble Space Telescope to study minerals on the moon. It might be one small step for them, but it’s a giant leap towards building a lunar outpost. Image: jurvetson