NEW SCIENTIST TV
March 2010 vodcast We take a look at blow-up fabric spaceships, check out the work of a robot artist and attend a wedding with a biochemical twist
BLOG
Killer whale: the clue鈥檚 in the name Perhaps the oddest explanation for the death of a killer-whale trainer is that the whale was enacting a mating behaviour. We examine why keeping top predators captive will always cause problems
SPACE
鈥楽atelloons鈥� and lunar lasers: communicating in space NASA is revamping how it transmits signals to spacecraft both near and far. We take a look at the history and future of the agency鈥檚 space-communication projects
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The monster land crab As the sun sets over a beautiful Pacific island, the world鈥檚 largest land arthropod emerges from its burrow. Coconut crabs have evolved a host of strange adaptations to survive on land, but their exceptional lifestyle has also put them at great risk. Only now are conservationists working out how to protect them
TECHNOLOGY
Printing press shrunk to the nanoscale Silicon chips could continue to shrink, thanks to the implementation of an 18th-century lithographic technology at the microscopic scale