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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: calling off the pregnancy police, squid sex in the abyss, haptics for cyclists and drivers alike, and more

Anyone who fondly remembers the heady days of excitement preceding the Higgs boson announcement last year can now relive the experience

As a sort of highlight reel of all that has happened at the Khan Academy in 2012, let's take a look at its progress and hopefully you'll agree that its as hot as ever.

Amiigo recognizes more than 100 different exercises, and tabulates burned calories with uncanny accuracy. Every January, millions of people resolve to get more exercise. Health-club memberships spike as does interest in ...

Humans regularly lose their lives rushing into disaster zones. Now engineers are racing to build robots that can take their place. By the end of next year, robots will walk into a disaster zone. They won't roll in on whe...

Pregnant women can do without being made to feel guilty and burdened by wrong or contradictory advice. Just give them the facts, says Linda Geddes (full text available to subscribers)

The infrared vision of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows how a massive speeding star is electrifying its surroundings

Watch a pair of squid caught in the act for the first time in an unexpected sexual position

Should Californians have had iodine after Fukushima? In Radiation Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax clear up the confusion over radiation and health