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Exoskeleton simulates Moon walking

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Tags: astronaut  exoskeleton  harness  moon  space  suit  walking 

Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13364MIT researcher Christopher Carr demonstrates walking and running wearing an exoskeleton that simulates a pressurised spacesuit (Video: David Shiga/Sandrine Ceurstemont)

Map reveals extent of human damage to oceans

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Tags: change  climate  human  impact  ocean  overfishing  pollution  seas 

Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn13326-map-reveals-extent-of-human-damage-to-oceans.htmlMarine ecologist Ben Halpern shows us the map he unveiled at the AAAS meeting in Boston last week, which shows the impact of different human activities on oceans worldwide.

New Scientist video round-up - February 25, 2008

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Tags: bird  chukar  evolution  flight  human  impact  oceans  repair  rubber 

Watch how a new type of rubber can repair itself:http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13354-smart-rubber-promises-selfmending-products.htmlSee a new map showing the impact of humans on oceans around the...

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What skills are distinctly human?

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Tags: ability  children  chimp  cognition  learning  orangutan  skills  social 

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany compared the abilities and skills of chimps, orangutans and two year old humans. They found that human children were better at social learning. Find out more here:...