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news features opinion fiction reviews media room	Online news Friday, 10 September 2010 Scientists propose a variable law of physics The laws of physics in our own part of the universe are geared towards life – but in the rest of the universe things might be very different, forcing a rethink of the way we understand fundamental physical forces, according to Australian and U.K. research. read more 'Hunchback Hunter' dino unearthed in Spain Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet. read more Other news U.S. court won't budge on stem cell funds ban Study reveals dance moves that win dates The health benefits of cockroaches Money makes you think you're happy Solar probe to plunge into Sun's atmosphere 'Immune' Tasmanian devil dies of cancer View all news COSMOS magazine: current issue On sale in newsstands now! COSMIC ROULETTE Was Charles Darwin the genius behind the great revolution in science, or did he merely state the obvious? Richard Conniff reads between the lines. Also in this issue: THE END OF EVOLUTION - The forces that drive evolution are disappearing, says Steve Jones, who argues that we are undergoing a 'grand averaging', totally new in history. Also in this issue: SNOWBALL EARTH - 800 million years ago, a climate lurch left Earth entombed in ice and almost devoid of life. But could it have been the catalyst for complex life? Subscribe now to Cosmos magazine! View the full contents Online features In search of adult fun by Jacqui Hayes \| Science outreach programs need to make a better effort to engage more than just kids. read more A Galilean task by Kim Carr \| Wishful thinking does not make the Earth flat. Nor will climate change just go away. And the people who think it might are risking the legitimacy of scientific endeavour. read more Read more features Selected COSMOS magazine features Jurassic dreams by Scott Sampson \| The barrier to creating a dinosaur safari park is no longer the cloning of the animals themselves. A host of other obstacles still stand in our way. read more Lost by Emma Young \| Researchers are beginning to unravel the stories of Earth's mysterious lost civilisations, and separate the evidence from the prolific myths. read more Read more features Fiction Songs of a Dead Earth For one moment, close to the end, it seemed the Earth might be saved, at least in part. read more Rust Night He stood outside the stockade wall and watched the flames spread across the orchard, smoke staining the orange night sky. He threw back his head and howled, then flung the disc into the fire. read more Read more fiction Reviews One scientist vs 52 climate change sceptics Recorded just a few weeks before his death, the late Stephen Schneider faces a room full of climate change sceptics in tonight's special episode of Insight on SBS One. read more Pandora's Seed Could agriculture cause the end of the world? Spencer Wells's new book explores this unusual topic. read more Read more reviews	Unscientific poll Can money buy you happiness?: Yes No Maybe

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