Today on New Scientist: 26 April 2012
Early galaxies are strangely stuffed with stars
Some of the most distant galaxies in the universe contain three times more stars than astronomers expected
Zoologger: The ant that dives into digestive juices
While most ants struggle to swim, one species dives head first into a pool of digestive juices that is designed to kill it. Why?
Rich suffer as well as the poor in unequal society
Large wealth gaps create greater social ills, which have a negative effect on the people at the top as well as the bottom
Clean up the cloud: making data storage greener
With an ever-increasing demand for cloud services, firms are working to keep down carbon emissions from data centres
Life-extending properties of buckyballs questioned
Scepticism is raised over a study that suggests an unusual form of carbon can extend the lifespan of rats
What do dementia patients experience?
Melanie Wilson's new performance, Autobiographer, captures the experience of dementia
Cyberspace keeps the stars shining brighter
We might all be famous now, but social media means mega-celebrities are bigger than ever
China is taking control of Asia's water tower
The country's engineers are daming or diverting the five great rivers that flow out of Tibet and into neighbouring countries
Poor little rich minds: The price of wealth
Psychologists now have evidence that money breeds greed and kills empathy. Knowing how could help solve social ills, says Michael Bond
Snowballs caught crashing into Saturn's weirdest ring
See the first video of sparkling mini-jets on one of Saturn's most distant rings
How to defuse sub-Saharan Africa's population bomb
The fate of global population growth rests largely on the fortunes of Africa. It's not too late to ensure a stable future, says Eliya Zulu
Brain may not be hard wired to link numbers and space
Our ability to map numbers onto a physical space - such as along a line - must be learned

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