Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in New Scientist - News' InsaneJournal:

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
7:00 pm	Bat-inspired robot swoops and dives like the real thing https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120119-bat-inspired-robot-swoops-and-dives-like-the-real-thing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news A lightweight drone with features mimicking the wings of bats is an agile flyer and could be used to monitor safety risks at construction sites (Comment on this)
6:00 pm	A painful reminder for Donald Trump of why torture is pointless https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331110-300-a-painful-reminder-for-donald-trump-of-why-torture-is-pointless/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news http://mg23331110.300 The US president wants to revive torture for terror suspects, but we have known for millennia that it is no way to get at the truth, says Shane OMara (Comment on this)
6:00 pm	Water spotted in the atmosphere of nearby hot Jupiter exoplanet https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331111-800-water-spotted-in-the-atmosphere-of-nearby-hot-jupiter-exoplanet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news http://mg23331111.800 Astronomers have detected water vapour in the atmosphere of 51 Pegasi b  which lies just 50 light years away (Comment on this)
6:00 pm	Clinic claims it has used stem cells to treat Down's syndrome https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331113-900-clinic-claims-it-has-used-stem-cells-to-treat-downs-syndrome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news http://mg23331113.900 A clinic in India says it has used stem cells to treat Downs syndrome in up to 14 people, but the announcement has alarmed independent researchers (Comment on this)
6:00 pm	Ants with fussy personalities help colonies find better homes https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331114-200-personality-of-individual-ants-helps-colonies-choose-best-nest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news http://mg23331114.200 Forget ants all being mindless clones. Fussy individuals that learn from past experience are crucial for helping a colony choose the right place to live (Comment on this)
3:57 pm	What Trumps US Supreme Court pick means for womens health https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120093-what-trumps-us-supreme-court-pick-means-for-womens-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Neil Gorsuch, nominated to the vacancy on America's highest court, has a record of hostility to reproductive rights, says Christina Cauterucci (Comment on this)
9:11 am	Tiny spacecraft could brake at exoplanet using alien starlight https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120010-tiny-spacecraft-could-brake-at-exoplanet-using-alien-starlight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Lightweight solar sails could bring spacecraft to the nearest star in just 20 years  but hitting the brakes will be challenging. A new paper suggests using the stars themselves to park around their planets (Comment on this)
12:49 pm	Plant keeps moths captive inside its fruits for almost a year https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119346-plant-keeps-moths-captive-inside-its-fruits-for-almost-a-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Some moths use fruit of trees they pollinate as food for their larvae, but one East Asian moth matures within the fruit right until adulthood (Comment on this)
12:01 am	Imaginative ants are able to picture their dream home https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119938-imaginative-ants-are-able-to-picture-their-dream-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Forget ants all being mindless clones. Fussy individuals that learn from past experience are crucial for helping a colony choose the right place to live (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
1:34 pm	Call off the breakfast wars and pass another slice of toast https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119922-call-off-the-breakfast-wars-and-pass-another-slice-of-toast/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Despite a large serving of negative dietary advice, the first meal of the day is not a danger to one and all, say chef Anthony Warner and nutritionist Laura Thomas (Comment on this)
2:07 pm	Trumps travel ban is already stopping scientific collaboration https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119910-trumps-travel-ban-is-already-stopping-scientific-collaboration/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Scientists inside and outside the US have had their plans disrupted by Donald Trumps travel restrictions, and some fear it could lead to a brain drain (Comment on this)
4:00 pm	Long-lost continent found submerged deep under Indian Ocean https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119963-long-lost-continent-found-submerged-deep-under-indian-ocean/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news The continent of "Mauritia" sunk as it was stretched out like plasticine by the plate tectonics that drew India and Madagascar apart some 85 million years ago (Comment on this)
7:00 pm	Completely paralysed people use thoughts to say they are happy https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119997-completely-paralysed-people-use-thoughts-to-say-they-are-happy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Many assume that people locked-in by ALS have a low quality of life, but a non-invasive device that can read yes and no thoughts has found the opposite (Comment on this)
12:00 pm	Pom-pom crabs prune their living decorations like bonsai trees https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119851-pom-pom-crabs-prune-their-living-decorations-like-bonsai-trees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news These teensy crustaceans tear one anemone into two, splitting them into identical pairs that then grow as new, living pom-poms on their claws (Comment on this)
9:00 am	No room for complacency over threats from space https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331103-500-no-room-for-complacency-over-threats-from-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news http://mg23331103.500 Asteroid impacts pose a perennial threat to Earth, so we should be alarmed that two planned missions to study asteroids' make-up face the axe (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
5:06 pm	Worlds first time crystals cooked up using new recipe https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119804-worlds-first-time-crystals-cooked-up-using-new-recipe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Two independent teams of physicists have built crystals of an enigmatic form of matter that repeats in time rather than space (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
10:21 am	AI just won a poker tournament against professional players https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119815-ai-just-won-a-poker-tournament-against-professional-players/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news A poker-playing artificial intelligence has claimed victory against humans, winning with a lead of $1.7 million by constantly tweaking its strategy (Comment on this)
Monday, January 30th, 2017
4:48 pm	Oxygen ions sent from Earth have been spotted on the moon https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119789-oxygen-ions-sent-from-earth-have-been-spotted-on-the-moon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news Earths magnetic field sends streams of oxygen ions towards the moon every month  and that could give us clues to our planets early atmosphere (Comment on this)
4:07 pm	Voice-checking device stops hackers hijacking your Siri or Alexa https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119766-voice-checking-device-stops-hackers-hijacking-your-siri-or-alexa/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news To stop imposters causing mayhem by telling your voice-activated assistant what to do, a wearable device can help check whether it is the owner speaking (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
9:32 pm	Ancestor of all vertebrates was a big mouth with no anus https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119741-ancestor-of-all-vertebrates-was-a-big-mouth-with-no-anus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news A tiny fossil from China could be the earliest of all deuterostomes, creatures that eventually led to evolution of all vertebrates, including humans (Comment on this)