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Today on New Scientist: 22 March 2013

Bees to have their day in court over insecticide use

Beekeepers and environmental activists are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency for failing to ban neonicotinoid insecticides

US soldiers sue over Fukushima radiation exposure

Twenty-four US military personnel deployed to the Fukushima meltdown are claiming $2 billion in compensation for alleged radiation-induced health problems

Flow batteries could back up grid of the future

The batteries' unique design could smooth out the power from renewables and help usher in the rise of more resilient microgrids

The body: The great skin safari

The savannah of human skin is an ecosystem as exotic as any on Earth. Rowan Hooper guides you on a fantastical tour of its terrifying and exotic denizens

Who wants to live alongside sabre-toothed tigers?

Recreating extinct species using DNA may become feasible, but it won't resolve our fraught relationship with our environment, warns writer Frank Swain

Foreign bodies: When the outside world intrudes

Whether lodged in, inked on or inserted, a host of foreign objects can become intimate with our bodies

Feedback: Placebos for sale

Placebos for sale, what are Lifetrons? binary T-shirts, and more

Electronic violin turns laser signals into music

The O-Bow captures the grace of a traditional bowed instrument but digital processing makes it far easier to play

Galapagos tortoise hits the open road in winning photo

The long, lonely road walked by a Galapagos tortoise is pictured in an award-winning photograph by a researcher and artist

Zoologger: The changing face of the lion

Hunting behaviour and sexual practice of the king of the jungle varies greatly depending on where you are in Africa

Pump iron the smart way with a motion-capture coach

A system that watches you lift weights aims to improve your technique - and could one day work for all sorts of athletic movements

Brain circuits uniquely disrupted in Gulf War syndrome

An imaging study finds distinctive brain disruptions in people with Gulf War syndrome, though the cause remains mysterious

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