Today on New Scientist: 10 November 2011

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Universe's first stars not so big after all

The discovery that the first stars were surprisingly lightweight helps explain why some present-day elements are more abundant than others

Endangered species under the spotlight

Take a closer look at the animals that made the Red list of Threatened Species

Briefing: Iran's nuclear ambitions

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has been secretly developing nuclear weapons. New Scientist takes closer look at its major new report

Paddling through a fog of Arctic frost

See one of the remarkable people Bryan Alexander has photographed in the Arctic over the past four decades

Jellyfish strokes come to life with laser vision

Watch an underwater laser camera probe the fluid dynamics of marine life during a night dive

Urban beehive lets you harvest honey indoors

An indoor beehive could form part of a "domestic ecosystem", according to tech giant Philips

Baby apes' arm waving hints at origins of language

Young apes rely on arm waving and head shaking to get their message across, backing the idea that visual gestures were a first step on the road to human language

Briefing: Can ecosystems show how to fix the euro?

Complexity theory may be Greek to most governments, but it could provide insights into the eurozone crisis and help prevent future financial meltdowns

EEG finds consciousness in people in vegetative state

Signs of consciousness have been pinpointed in patients thought to be in a persistent vegetative state using a cheap, portable bedside device

Apple files patent for a tie-clip iPhone loudspeaker

Audio sources on our clothing could be on the cards if a newly filed patent from Apple is ever exploited

One-Minute Physics: Why GPS is just a clock in space

Watch how GPS corrects for relativity to accurately transmit coordinates to Earth

Quantum mechanics difficult to grasp? Too bad

Trying to fit quantum mechanics to a paradigm we can readily understand misses the point, argue physicists Jeff Forshaw and Brian Cox in The Quantum Universe

Book prize goes to novel of intrigue and Alzheimer's

Alice LaPlante's debut novel, Turn of Mind, has won the 2011 Wellcome Trust Book Prize

Row over plans to mine Grand Canyon

While the government pushes to oppose new uranium mines in north Arizona, Republicans are working to overturn any ban

Network theory reveals patterns in Supreme Court votes

You don't need to be a legal expert or even consider the content of cases to know how members of the highest US court would have voted in the past

Spectacular rainbow volcano on Mars

A stunning image of the Tharsis Tholus volcano on Mars shows off its Everest-challenging peaks

Who invented the light bulb?

An exhibition celebrating the ingenuity of everyday objects doesn't delve deeply enough into the history, science and technology that underlies them

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