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Today on New Scientist: 8 February 2012

Nerve probe controls cyborg moth in flight

Half-moth, half machine, a new generation of remote-controlled insects could one day be used as spies

When do life crises strike? Help us find out

Scientists want to find out exactly when and why life-changing crises occur - and who is most likely to succumb. Find out how you can help

Forensic failure: 'Miscarriages of justice will occur'

Our survey of UK forensic scientists reveals that many are concerned that closure of the Forensic Science Service will lead to miscarriages of justice

US bat killer strikes in Europe

White nose syndrome has been reported in a single bat in the Czech Republic, but the case seems to be an exception in an area where most bats remain immune

Obstacles help worm speed through water maze

Watch a nematode wiggle through a dense obstacle course in an experiment probing the mechanics of its motion

Anonymous leaks emails from Syrian President's office

Emails are leaked as the government continues its bombardment in the Syrian city of Homs

Lost treasures: The Maxberg Archaeopteryx

One of the rarest Archaeopteryx fossils disappeared after its irascible owner died. Was it stolen, is it buried with him, or something else?

We have breached Lake Vostok, confirms Russian team

For the first time, the vast lake more than 3 kilometres below Antarctica's ice has been reached by drill

Big Miracle: Drew Barrymore saves whales trapped in ice

Another heart-wrenching, whale saving movie, Big Miracle retells the story of the 1988 efforts to help gray whales escape ice and reach the open sea

Passing the baton: what I've learnt during my PhD

The expiry date on Penny Sarchet's student ID card used to seem impossibly far away but now her PhD is coming to an end. What advice can she pass on?

Burn baby burn: Fireball engulfs fuel in space

Watch a spherical flame burn during a fire-fighting experiment aboard the International Space Station

Medicine for me, not for the crowd

In The Creative Destruction of Medicine, geneticist Eric Topol argues for personalised medicine

First evidence that shipping noise stresses whales

Right whales had lower levels of stress hormones when noisy shipping ground to a halt after 9/11

LARES 'mirror ball' sat will test Einstein's theory

A small satellite that will measure whether Earth drags space-time as it spins will soon launch from Kourou, French Guiana, on a new European Space Agency rocket

The only primate to communicate in pure ultrasound

A tarsier could be screaming its head off and you would never know it. Uniquely among primates, some of its calls are made up of pure ultrasound

Most fish in the sea evolved on land

Three-quarters of the fish in the sea have a freshwater ancestor. The finding highlights how important rivers and lakes are as a source of new species

Space radiation killed Russian Mars mission

Charged particles called cosmic rays zapped the computer inside Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe, which plunged into the ocean last month

Heated hard drives could be super-quick

Traditional hard drives record data using magnetic fields, but it turns out short bursts of heat could be hundreds of times faster

Bright red ladybirds spell danger

Its bright red colour makes this ladybird stand out, but predators should be warned: the redder the bug, the more deadly its poison

Astronaut dream lives on despite cash woes and crashes

Would-be US astronauts seem as hopeful as ever about making it to space; Russia is banking on similar enthusiasm

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