Today on New Scientist: 30 April 2012

Dramatic storm clouds win photography prize

A photograph taken of a Texas supercell storm has been announced as the winner of the L'Iris d'Or photography prize

Wrinkled doughnut solves geometrical mystery

A shape has finally been visualised that had evaded mathematicians since the 1950s, including John Nash

Wind turbines can cause localised warming

Satellite observations show that wind farms may be responsible for surface warming in an area of Texas which hosts four of the world's largest wind farms

'Bullet time' to stop cyber attacks on power grids

Slowing down internet traffic using hyper-speed signals could give networks time to deal with cyber attacks on crucial infrastructure

The medical prescience of Edgar Allan Poe

Master wordsmith Edgar Allan Poe wrote about frontal lobe syndrome before the medical community got their heads around brain trauma

Let commerce, not just inspiration, drive innovation

We're often blinded by the brilliance of fundamental breakthroughs, with little regard to what follows. We must change to prosper, says John Fisher

Countering the drug industry's marketing machine

Campaigning psychiatrist David Healy says patients, not drug companies, should give feedback on medicines for a true picture of their effectiveness

Don't let up in war against antibiotic resistance

There is fresh hope in the global battle to tackle the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Let's press home the advantage, says Shelley Hearne

How the internet can read your mind

Watch an animation that show how algorithms can extract personal information from social networking sites

A dusty home may influence a baby's gut

Baby gut bacteria have been found in dust from their home. The finding suggests that people who share a dusty home may also share gut bacteria too

Street wise: Giant brains go on outdoor display

Neuroanatomist and stroke survivor Jill Bolte Taylor tells Kat Austen why she hopes her display of cerebral artwork will raise awareness of the brain

Waterway robbery

Countries must be stopped from seizing their neighbours' rivers

Three golden rules for budding entrepreneurs

If you want your start-up to be successful, follow Myshkin Ingawale's three hard-earned lessons

Neutrinos: messengers from the underworld

The elusive particles could reveal Earth's origins and inner workings - if only we can catch enough of them, says Anil Ananthaswamy

Move over graphene, silicene is the new star material

Wonder material graphene now has a silicon-based competitor that could be more compatible with electronic devices

Give treatment earlier to slow spread of HIV

Treatment should be given to HIV carriers with an uninfected partner to reduce transmission and slow the epidemic, says the World Health Organization

Gut-microbe swap changes eating habits

Obesity-resistant rats pile on the pounds after receiving gut bacteria from obese rodents

Japan's last operational nuclear reactor to go offline

Japan will take its last operational nuclear reactor offline next weekend - but the country may not remain nuclear-free for long

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