March - 2002 Articles
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Obese people more likely to die in car crashes
30 March 2002
The reason why is unclear but car designers may have to build in new safety features to compensate
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Clifford pickover
30 March 2002
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How power perpetuates itself
30 March 2002
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A bit dopey?
30 March 2002
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30 March 2002
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Plane's chute fails
30 March 2002
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No viruses here
30 March 2002
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Stretchy space
30 March 2002
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Happy rats
30 March 2002
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Suffering semiopathy
30 March 2002
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Everything unveiled
30 March 2002
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Racism in science
30 March 2002
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30 March 2002
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Kim Sterelny
30 March 2002
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National Geographic Atlas of the Ocean: The Deep Frontier by Sylvia A. Earle
30 March 2002
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China rhino
30 March 2002
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America's attic
30 March 2002
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Fixed up
30 March 2002
When nothing else works, heroin addicts should be prescribed the drug they crave
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The Creation of Psychopharmacology by David Healy
30 March 2002
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Westminister diary
30 March 2002
Andreas Frew reports
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No holds barred
30 March 2002
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Darkness on wednesday
30 March 2002
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30 March 2002
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Watt was innocent
30 March 2002
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Chemical cocktails make a potent mix
30 March 2002
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Fat chance
30 March 2002
Overweight people are far less likely to survive a car crash
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TB campaign pays off
30 March 2002
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HIV risk from bush meat
30 March 2002
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Call of the wild?
30 March 2002
We humans may not own the copyright on complex language
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Survival of the druggies
30 March 2002
Taking narcotics may be part of our evolutionary inheritance
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It's started...
30 March 2002
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Designer animals made easy
30 March 2002
Genetically modifying mammals could soon be quick and cheap
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Catch-22
30 March 2002
This gene therapy could work so well it'll have to be banned
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Sing out sister
30 March 2002
Unwanted HRT is playing havoc with songbirds
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Drippy chips
30 March 2002
Drops of liquid that focus light could make optical chips cheaper
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Phone chips could provide instant warning of bioattacks
30 March 2002
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Pills galore
30 March 2002
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Feedback
30 March 2002
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Correction
30 March 2002
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The Last Word
30 March 2002
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Extreme organisms
30 March 2002
Some creatures make humans look like feeble also-rans. Thriving in the harshest habitats on the planet, organisms like these may have been the first on Earth and others may live elsewhere in the Solar System
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The bigger you are, the harder you fall
30 March 2002
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First words
30 March 2002
How did language evolve? Helen Phillips chats to some cute robots that might have the answer
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Would you want to know?
30 March 2002
A simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's years in advance
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Get up and goo
30 March 2002
Oozing about is easy with the power of slime
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Location, location, location
30 March 2002
Global positioning is too vital to be left in the hands of the Pentagon
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Mad, bad or dangerous to know?
30 March 2002
Defining misbehaviour as a medical problem is dangerous, says Barry Turner. It could get young people locked up without trial
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Hunting the higgs
30 March 2002
It's the missing piece of the particle physics puzzle, and it could tell us a great deal about the Universe we live in. Leading theoretical physicists Gordon Kane (left) and Edward Witten (above) explain why they're convinced that the Higgs particle is ju
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Mobile sofa anyone?
30 March 2002
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Poetic licence
30 March 2002
Is Homer getting the credit for other people's work?
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Deadly drizzle
30 March 2002
Flying through the wrong kind of cloud can be fatal
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Dust-up in the ring
30 March 2002
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Body builders
30 March 2002
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It's not all downhill
30 March 2002
A bit of pig gut could help get injured athletes back to peak form
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Hotting up
30 March 2002
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Mystery pup killer
30 March 2002
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Heroin handout
30 March 2002
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Gone with the wind
30 March 2002
Now you can pig out on beans without the embarrassment
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Own goal
30 March 2002
Forget the opposition, it's the posts you need to watch
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Quantum dilemma
30 March 2002
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The art of noise
30 March 2002
Hear only what you want to hear with the Silence Machine
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Hormones on the menu
30 March 2002
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Sharp eye for prey
30 March 2002
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Starship troupers
30 March 2002
Thanks to a French choreographer there'll soon be a little more grace in space. Ben Crystall grabs his tutu and heads for the launchpad
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Budding cyborg
30 March 2002
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If it blushes, it's anthrax
30 March 2002
When this fish's skin changes colour you're in big trouble
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These walls disintegrate before your very eyes
30 March 2002
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Gills go underground
30 March 2002
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I'm not lost
30 March 2002
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Pee at the target, dear
30 March 2002
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Way out planets
30 March 2002
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Power of the wild
30 March 2002
What is wilderness for? Or is the question a contradiction? Roderick Frazier Nash says we should value and preserve wilderness not for what it can do for us, but on its own terms
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Gambolling gulls
30 March 2002
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Not-so-pacific ocean
30 March 2002
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Ants' food fight
30 March 2002
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Quantum cloning nears perfection limit
29 March 2002
The duplication technique is the best way currently conceivable of decoding the latest cryptographic technologies
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Severe asthma linked to common cold
29 March 2002
Asthmatics admitted to hospital are eight times more likely to have suffered exposure to both cold viruses and allergens
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TV viewing linked to adult violence
28 March 2002
Watching hours of TV a day can make a person up to five times more likely to be violent, according to a 25-year study
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Rice genome will be on private website
28 March 2002
Science will publish Syngenta's rice genome even though the raw data will only appear on the company's own website
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Laughter is major asthma trigger
28 March 2002
Laughter is more likely to trigger an asthma attack in a child than exercise or smog, according to an Australian study
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First Earth images from "green eye"
28 March 2002
The giant Earth-monitoring satellite Envisat beams back its first images of our changing planet
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India gives go-ahead to GM crops
28 March 2002
The government approves cotton that produces a bacterial toxin – farmer's groups are jubilant, environmentalists are angry
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"Silence machine" zaps unwanted noise
28 March 2002
The device analyses the sound waves from a noise and blasts back a signal sound that is exactly out of phase
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Depression genes differ in men and women
28 March 2002
The findings of the first systematic search could have huge implications for the understanding and treatment of depression
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Jumping genes make "designer" animals easy
27 March 2002
A bit of fly DNA could turn the trickle of genetically modified animals into a flood, according to a US biotech company
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Irradiation produces low-gas beans
27 March 2002
Researchers discover that blasting some beans with gamma rays ousts most of the chemicals that make people fart
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Anxiety disorders may be seeded early
27 March 2002
Researchers show that baby mice lacking serotonin receptors are unusually anxious as adults – even if the receptors are later restored
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Life's building blocks created in space simulator
27 March 2002
Amino acids can be generated in the chilly conditions of interstellar space, suggesting the ingredients for life are universal
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Chinese spacecraft passes flight tests
27 March 2002
Remote-controlled manoeuvres and communication links are reported for the latest mission in China's space quest
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Search for BSE in muscle meat draws blank
27 March 2002
French tests allay renewed fears that eating beef can cause vCJD, the human form of BSE
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Afghan rescue work troubled by mines
27 March 2002
Heavy aftershocks and roads "infested" with anti-tank mines are plaguing rescue workers in the earthquake-struck region
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Fire breaks out on nuclear ship
27 March 2002
The ship carries plutonium around Europe but had no nuclear material on board at the time – "lucky" say environmentalists
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Prozac linked to increased cancer growth
26 March 2002
But the test-tube study is aimed at new cancer treatments and should not lead people to stop taking the drug, researchers say
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Afghan earthquake death toll rises
26 March 2002
Reports suggest that 1800 people may have been killed by a series of large tremors in the Hindu Kush region
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Methane prime suspect for greatest mass extinction
26 March 2002
The planet's most devastating mass extinction was probably caused by a catastrophic release of methane from the ocean
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IceCubes would mean cool computing
26 March 2002
Stacking "intelligent bricks" could provide a more efficient way to build future computer clusters, researchers believe
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Europe backs satellite positioning system
26 March 2002
A new, more accurate rival to the US global positioning satellite system gets the go-ahead
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Thousands feared dead in Afghan earthquakes
26 March 2002
A series of large tremors strikes the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan – many are dead and thousands are homeless
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China launches dummy astronaut
25 March 2002
A sensor-laden "crash test dummy" is aboard the third test flight in China's human space programme, say reports
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Europe to back satellite positioning system
25 March 2002
A new, more accurate rival to the US global positioning satellite system is expected to get the go-ahead on Tuesday
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Later motherhood "reduces ovarian cancer risk"
25 March 2002
Older first-time mothers could have just half the risk, researchers find, but other experts remain unconvinced
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China to launch dummy astronaut
25 March 2002
A sensor-laden "crash test dummy" will be aboard the third test flight in China's human space programme, say reports
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Following in father's footsteps pays dividends
25 March 2002
Men who go into the same career as their fathers are eight per cent better off in their first decade of work
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Neural network 'in-jokes' could pass secrets
23 March 2002
Using two different neural networks to train each other could provide a unique approach to cryptography
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Flour power
23 March 2002
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It's a steal
23 March 2002
Only smartcards that erase their own memory will defeat pay-TV pirates
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The select few
23 March 2002
Darwin is alive and well among the Dogon farmers of Mali
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Out of Asia
23 March 2002
Mammals only headed west when things warmed up
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First step towards regenerating breast tissue?
23 March 2002
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Whatever the weather
23 March 2002
Seeds with plastic coats don't need to worryabout early frosts
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Eyeball this
23 March 2002
A gentle electronic squeeze could correct imperfect vision
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No shame in a name
23 March 2002
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Can you keep a secret?
23 March 2002
Artificial brains can, and you won't make them tell
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Polio virus vaccine turns nasty
23 March 2002
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Prepared for the worst
23 March 2002
A new pill may be vital if bioterrorists are crazy enough to use smallpox
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Spectator sports
23 March 2002
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Rock chart
23 March 2002
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Predict severe storms and tornadoes at a flash
23 March 2002
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Red light
23 March 2002
Will Mars ever yield the secrets in its rocks?
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God in illinois
23 March 2002
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Cannabis nation
23 March 2002
If Britain can wise up, so can the rest of the world
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Hunt the hormones
23 March 2002
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Emotive campaign
23 March 2002
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Fanning the flames
23 March 2002
Foot and mouth may have masked the spread of another cattle killer
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Bad for your health
23 March 2002
Are gene patents stopping patients getting the latest tests?
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Breast tests best
23 March 2002
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Star bright
23 March 2002
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Not fit to drink
23 March 2002
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Bad catch
23 March 2002
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Tone it down
23 March 2002
At last, a way to treat that maddening ringing in your ears
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Dope at the wheel
23 March 2002
There is a legal limit for drink-driving. Should cannabis have one too?
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Slow and steady
23 March 2002
DNA computers have the edge, but only inside the body
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Feed your sperm
23 March 2002
Would-be dads need to take the right vitamins too
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Land and freedom
23 March 2002
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Hassle-free copying
23 March 2002
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Doing time
23 March 2002
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Tuck in
23 March 2002
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The Common Thread by John Sulston and Georgina Ferry
23 March 2002
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Red planet worship
23 March 2002
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Big death
23 March 2002
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Bestsellers
23 March 2002
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Take heart
23 March 2002
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Wax pioneer
23 March 2002
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Computer chaos
23 March 2002
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Too much power?
23 March 2002
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Testing intelligence
23 March 2002
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Fusion need not mean radioactive waste
23 March 2002
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Westminister diary
23 March 2002
Comment from Tam Dalyell
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Apology
23 March 2002
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Correction
23 March 2002
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Feedback
23 March 2002
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The last word
23 March 2002
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Fighting for attention
23 March 2002
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A body of knowledge
23 March 2002
A flayed man with his brain exposed sits contemplating a chessboard and an elderly spectator reaches out to suggest a move. Nearby, teenage boys respectfully gaze at a naked woman whose dissected belly holds a seven-month fetus. And a man split twice long
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Instant loudspeakers
23 March 2002
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Cheating at Chinese
23 March 2002
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Stellar tango
23 March 2002
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Cosmic cuisine
23 March 2002
You can grow fish fingers in space without sending cod into orbit
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Two for one
23 March 2002
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False alarm
23 March 2002
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The secret of a sea cow's sixth sense
23 March 2002
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E-mail your video
23 March 2002
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Magic mushrooms
23 March 2002
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Back to your roots
23 March 2002
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It's rubber bands at dawn
23 March 2002
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Bend me, shape me
23 March 2002
Flexible CDs will be dropping on your doormat any day now
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Dig in dine on pig out
23 March 2002
We are on the verge of doing for eating what we have already done for sex: sever the link between the pleasure and its biological consequences. Geoff Watts weighs up the odds of a fat-control pill
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Guppy love
23 March 2002
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Sculpted sound
23 March 2002
They may look like works of art, but one day they could transform the din of a busy city into the sound of waves breaking on a deserted beach, as Philip Ball reports
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Your heart's desire
23 March 2002
A new blood supply might mend an ailing heart without surgery. Only there's a snag, says Bryant Furlow. The stuff that works miracles comes from cancer cells
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Ask the oracle
23 March 2002
Who's going to win an Oscar? Is there life on other planets? Nobody knows for sure. But Robert Matthews knows how to make the best guess
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From stars to chaos
23 March 2002
Equations kill a book, don't they? Not this one, says
John Casti -
Cheapest ever anti-HIV drug "cocktail" produced
22 March 2002
The Thai government is making the single-pill treatment – a month's course is now 80 per cent less expensive
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Nerve implant experiment "a gimmick"
22 March 2002
A microarray implant connected to nerves in the arm of a controversial cyberneticist does not impress experts
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Cellphones worse than drink-driving
22 March 2002
In some tests, talking on a mobile phone while driving is more dangerous than being over the UK's legal alcohol limit
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Down's syndrome lifespan doubles
22 March 2002
People with the condition can now expect to live to 49 – and their very low rates of cancer may give clues for new treatments
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Hypergravity experiment in a spin
21 March 2002
Participants must be willing to spend nearly a day at 2G – but some experts have serious doubts about the plan
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Blood test could predict Alzheimer's
21 March 2002
The test detects increases of a key protein in mice – it might reveal decades in advance who is likely to get the disease
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Orbiting TV pictures dodge screen burn
21 March 2002
The image on Sony's new plasma TVs will gently circle to reduce the problem of fixed logos marking screens
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Iceman "died after knife fight"
21 March 2002
The man entombed in an Alpine glacier for millennia died just after combat, say researchers – others reject the idea
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Tone therapy could turn tinnitus off
21 March 2002
Patients hearing debilitating ringing or buzzing sounds showed a 35 per cent improvement in just four weeks
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Eyeball squeezing could correct sight
21 March 2002
A tap on the side of the head would tighten a band of artificial muscle wrapped round your eyeballs
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Fish fillets grow in tank
20 March 2002
Scientists trying to create alternative food sources for astronauts believe we could create meat on demand
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Alcohol impairs driving more than marijuana
20 March 2002
A glass of wine worsens driving more than a joint, a major study reveals, but the interaction of the two drugs is complex
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Shuttle launch times to be kept secret
20 March 2002
But NASA denies that a time window of four hours, confirmed months ahead, is too short to make any real difference to security
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Drink-drive detector radios police
20 March 2002
A tiny fuel cell that detects alcoholic fumes in cars and calls the police is developed – automakers are very interested
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Pheromone triples women's sexual success
20 March 2002
The randomised, placebo-controlled trial impresses some, but others will not be convinced until the compound's identity is revealed
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Oral treatment for smallpox unveiled
20 March 2002
The existing candidate treatment must be injected, which would make it difficult to use in tackling any bioterrorist attack
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Fears over rice genome access
19 March 2002
Prominent scientists claim access to the complete DNA sequence of the world's key food crop may be restricted
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"Cascade effect" maintains erections
19 March 2002
The initial release of nitric oxide survives just a few seconds – it's the rush of blood that keeps up the pressure
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Giant Antarctic ice sheet breaks off
19 March 2002
Scientists predicted the event but are stunned by the speed of collapse of 500 billion tonnes of ice
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Breast cancer screening saves lives, says WHO
19 March 2002
A review of all available evidence on the controversial issue concludes that women aged 50 to 69 benefit from mammography
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Plan could "throw 20 million off land" in India
18 March 2002
Indian farmers condemn the UK-funded development scheme – the protest is a clash between alternative visions for tackling global poverty
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Birth defects in babies rise by 50%
18 March 2002
The cause of the UK rise is unknown but may be related to illegal drug use or oestrogen-mimicking chemicals
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Gravity-mapping satellite duo activated
18 March 2002
Scientists say the pair will provide the most accurate picture of the Earth's gravitational field ever
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Intuitive people worse at detecting lies
18 March 2002
People who trust in a "gut instinct" are actually worse at spotting liars than those who don't
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Pinpoint weather forecasts on horizon
18 March 2002
Future forecasts will cover zones of just one square kilometre – enough to predict rain within 500 metres of Wimbledon's Centre Court, for example
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Bloodsucking flies may have begun HIV epidemic
17 March 2002
The idea is the latest to challenge the theory that game hunters got HIV when chimpanzee blood got into open wounds
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Testosterone surge linked to sports home advantage
16 March 2002
Soccer players, especially goalkeepers and defenders, have much higher hormone levels before a home game
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Sacred echoes
16 March 2002
How can conservation teams restore Istanbul's precious mosques without ruining their acoustics? Michael Brooks investigates
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Westminister diary
16 March 2002
Comment from Tam Dalyell
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Suprapick and mix
16 March 2002
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Green grow the texans, oh
16 March 2002
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Feedback
16 March 2002
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Neuron aesthete
16 March 2002
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The bottom line
16 March 2002
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Hope and glory
16 March 2002
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Entangled cat
16 March 2002
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16 March 2002
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The Last Word
16 March 2002
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No compensation if you're nuked
16 March 2002
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Save our ice cream
16 March 2002
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Statistics in court
16 March 2002
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Copyleft protects
16 March 2002
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Solstice sunrise
16 March 2002
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Brake hard
16 March 2002
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Sweet or tasteless?
16 March 2002
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After the event
16 March 2002
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Lasers are cool, very cool
16 March 2002
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In denial
16 March 2002
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Overreaction?
16 March 2002
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A dream of clean fuel
16 March 2002
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Too clever by half
16 March 2002
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The race for a cure
16 March 2002
Who will benefit from the rapid advances in therapeutic cloning?
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Eat what you're given and no arguments
16 March 2002
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New genetic spanner in the works
16 March 2002
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Use it then lose it
16 March 2002
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Hello, hello…the line's gone dead
16 March 2002
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Come hell or high water
16 March 2002
In future we'll be ready when the heavens open
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Once bitten
16 March 2002
Did flies enable HIV to jump from chimps to humans?
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Silence of the luvvies
16 March 2002
Actors could be struck dumb when everyone has digital television
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A breath of fresh air for newborns
16 March 2002
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Leg preserver
16 March 2002
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Intruder alert
16 March 2002
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Corporate science v the right to know
16 March 2002
Is the rise of the private sector bringing down a cloak of secrecy?
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Test tube trauma
16 March 2002
A disturbing link between IVF and major birth defects is emerging
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Another good reason to fake that suntan
16 March 2002
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Hidden dragon
16 March 2002
American biotech has nothing to fear from China's clones
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Early learning
16 March 2002
It took more than a hectic social life to build a bigger brain
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Easy on the alcohol
16 March 2002
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Under your skin
16 March 2002
Is the stem cell everyone's after staring us in the face?
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Think twice
16 March 2002
Banning embryonic stem cells might be a bad idea
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The natural choice
16 March 2002
Organic food has more of what it takes to keep you healthy
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Deadly legacy
16 March 2002
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Shrinking world
16 March 2002
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Danger money
16 March 2002
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The truth about warp drive
16 March 2002
If you're a fan of Star Trek you might want to look away now
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Shape-shifting brain saver
16 March 2002
A smart grappling hook could pull out life-threatening blood clots
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Hacking at light speed
16 March 2002
Until now, computer security has focused on preventing hackers siphoning off electronic data. But light beaming out of screens or LEDs on your computer could pose just as big a threat…
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Back to your roots
16 March 2002
Trying to trace your family tree? Then throw away that old family bible and join the genetic revolution, says Mick Hamer
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Lifting the curse
16 March 2002
A bunch of doctors have decided that periods aren't healthy and want to banish them for good. Should we be appalled or delighted, asks Sylvia Pag´n Westphal
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The Birds of Northern Melanesia by Ernst Mayr and Jared Diamond (2002)
16 March 2002
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One great leap for humankind
16 March 2002
Douglas Palmer watches the fences fall between two disciplines
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Mathematical Vistas by Peter Hilton, Derek Holton and Jean Pedersen and other books
16 March 2002
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What is this thing called science?
16 March 2002
What happens when you hold up a mirror to science itself—revolution or reaction? Jon Turney has the answers
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Them and us
16 March 2002
Are we so different to apes?
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Conscious effort
16 March 2002
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Death by music
16 March 2002
Be careful what you play on your car stereo
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Telltale flashes
16 March 2002
Are computers beaming out secrets like demented lighthouses?
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Phone that knows its place
16 March 2002
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Walking on water
16 March 2002
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Don't drink and run
16 March 2002
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Headstart for flight
16 March 2002
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What's that you said?
16 March 2002
In the beginning was the word. And the word was Chomsky. Now Eric Haeberli has something to say
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The early bird gets the biggest eyes
16 March 2002
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It's actually beige
16 March 2002
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Cycles of creation
16 March 2002
Our Universe may be stuck in an endless loop of death and rebirth. It's an old idea, says Marcus Chown, but the strange power of nothingness has given it a new lease of life
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Targeting a killer
16 March 2002
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Asteroid buzzes Earth from "blind spot"
15 March 2002
The second largest asteroid ever seen zipping by our planet was not seen until after it had passed
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BT hyperlink patent claim hits legal obstacle
15 March 2002
The judge in a crucial court case says the patent applies to a "single device" accessed from dumb terminals
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Rejection massively reduces IQ
15 March 2002
Being shunned makes people's IQ and ability to reason plummet - reduced self-control may be the key
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Space tourist vehicle unveiled in Russia
15 March 2002
The new C-21 spacecraft could take two passengers to 100 km altitude but the project is only at the prototype stage
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Narcissists brilliant workers, but terrible colleagues
15 March 2002
Narcissists leave everyone else to do the drudgery, but excel at the spectacular, say psychologists
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Mutant polio vaccine regains virulence
14 March 2002
Scientists fear a recent outbreak in the Caribbean reveals that live vaccines may regain the ability to spread by combining with wild viruses
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New record for Universe's most distant object
14 March 2002
This time it is not a superbright quasar but one of the first galaxies, an astonishing 13.6 billion light years away
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Creationism row reaches the UK
14 March 2002
A technology college says evolutionary science should be taught as an alternative "faith position" to creationism
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Fitness test spots dangerous older drivers
14 March 2002
Simple physiological tests are better than driving tests at identifying the older drivers at higher risk of crashing
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US Army seeks nanotech suits
14 March 2002
A new MIT institute aims to produce fabrics with morphing camouflage, that can also store energy to increase the wearer's strength
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Organic food might reduce heart attacks
14 March 2002
Scientists find high levels of salicylic acid in organic vegetable soups – the acid helps combat hardening of the arteries
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Monitor's flicker reveals data on screen
13 March 2002
Diffuse and reflected light from an obscured computer monitor can still be used by spies to reconstruct its screen
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Adult stem cell promise may be deceptive
13 March 2002
Those claiming adult stem cells are just as versatile as embryonic ones may have been misled by an experimental artifact
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Fast music linked to car crashes
13 March 2002
Speed kills, says a researcher, who has found that drivers who listen to fast music in their cars may have twice as many accidents
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Vitamins face tough safety tests in Europe
13 March 2002
Manufacturers of vitamins, minerals and food supplements fear the European Parliament decision could put them out of business
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Imaging technique gives golfers big boost
13 March 2002
Golfers who imagined putting while watching a video of themselves sinking the shot improved by nearly a third in six weeks
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"Ghost" haunting XP computers unmasked
13 March 2002
The phantom responsible for mysterious typing on Windows XP computers is revealed as default voice recognition software
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Chewing gum improves memory
13 March 2002
People who chewed gum during short and long-term memory tests scored higher that those who did not
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Lung cancer marker offers earlier detection
13 March 2002
A simple blood test to detect the cancer early is a step closer – lung cancer is only effectively treatable in its early stages
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Satellites spot city subsidence
13 March 2002
Images suggest significant ground movement near two London tunnels, though ground-based measurements disagree
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Pay TV giants at war over encryption
12 March 2002
In a startling lawsuit, Canal+ accuses a rival of cracking its encryption system and providing data to a website
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Chemical safety screening plan "unacceptable"
12 March 2002
The "mass animal testing" would cause such public hostility that the whole European Commission proposal could fail, says a new report
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"Defective" cigarette filters hidden for 40 years, claim scientists
12 March 2002
Researchers say a tobacco giant knew that fibres and particles are drawn out of filters and into smokers' lungs
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Twin beams light up New York
12 March 2002
Two ghostly towers of lit up the NYC skyline on the six-month anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks
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Depleted uranium may stop kidneys "in days"
12 March 2002
The chemical and environmental dangers of the heavy metal are set out in a new report – both civilians and soldiers could be affected
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Names blamed for biodiversity overestimates
11 March 2002
Double naming of species complicates the tough task of calculating biodiversity -some estimates may be inflated by 44 per cent
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Car computer could detect drunken steering
11 March 2002
The system could alert police or slow a car down when a driver's co-ordination is impaired, researcher says
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NASA's budget trouble threatens safety
11 March 2002
An independent panel warns its safety concerns about the space station and shuttle "have never been greater"
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Military palmtop to cut collateral damage
09 March 2002
The super-palmtop is called JEDI and combines laser rangefinding, GPS satellite positioning, a satellite phone and text messaging
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Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage by Deborah Cramer
09 March 2002
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Lates and greats
09 March 2002
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The patient's revenge
09 March 2002
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The flute-maker's fiddle
09 March 2002
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Science's racist shame
09 March 2002
How many black scientists do you know? Probably not many, says Elizabeth Rasekoala. That's because Western science excludes black people, she claims. Rasekoala is a chemical engineer who runs science clubs for black children across Britain to teach
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You are what you write
09 March 2002
Study after study has shown that graphology is bunk. But it could still reveal more about you than you think, says Raj Persaud
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Yo ho ho
09 March 2002
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Bestsellers
09 March 2002
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Role of honour
09 March 2002
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Vomit recognition
09 March 2002
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Correction
09 March 2002
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Feedback
09 March 2002
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The Last Word
09 March 2002
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The perfect pickup
09 March 2002
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Lessons from lemurs
09 March 2002
They'll teach you to keep an open mind about the evolution of humans, says
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Firstcomers
09 March 2002
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Crack it
09 March 2002
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Squirrel killer
09 March 2002
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Cat-in-the-box
09 March 2002
Are you fed up with absurd notions of quantum weirdness? Don't worry, you're in good company, says Ivan Semeniuk
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Line 'em up
09 March 2002
Giant magnetic fields could keep space telescopes in their place
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After the thaw
09 March 2002
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Do you copy?
09 March 2002
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Grin and bear it
09 March 2002
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Look, no cracks
09 March 2002
This bizarre plastic can mend itself as often as it's broken
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Tomb raiders
09 March 2002
A new way of seeing museum treasures turns Egyptology inside out
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No link to leukaemia?
09 March 2002
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Send me your samples
09 March 2002
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No time to recover
09 March 2002
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Bedroom secrets
09 March 2002
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Painless spice
09 March 2002
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My cousin, the dodo
09 March 2002
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Arctic jerks send North Pole on a walkabout
09 March 2002
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Wrist phone
09 March 2002
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Fantastic voyager
09 March 2002
He dreamed of a submarine built from just about the most unlikely material you can think of. Is one inventor's vision about to make it off the drawing board, asks David Cohen
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Winning streak
09 March 2002
A fish on a roll? A snake that's a loser? It may sound absurd, but Lee Dugatkin's research suggests that the way animals and humans take victory and defeat shapes our Societies
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Wrapping a liquid in a liquid helps the medicine go down
09 March 2002
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09 March 2002
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Down the tubes
09 March 2002
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Quality of life
09 March 2002
Home comforts for lab animals create problems for researchers
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Oasis on the red planet
09 March 2002
Water has been hiding under the surface all this time
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Pee on a chip
09 March 2002
…and kiss goodbye to biopsies
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Dinos of a feather
09 March 2002
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Hello there
09 March 2002
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Ram romance
09 March 2002
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Big city killer
09 March 2002
If the cigarettes don't get you the traffic pollution will
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Nuclear tests cancer toll
09 March 2002
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The war on weed
09 March 2002
Controversy still rages over whether cannabis damages the brain
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Heat flows in all directions… doesn't it?
09 March 2002
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Total meltdown
09 March 2002
Asteroids bombarded the Earth, and then came life
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Was I alive?
09 March 2002
Tiny patterns in ancient rocks are at the centre of a fossil feud
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Shamefully white
09 March 2002
It's time for science to face up to an embarrassing problem
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One hell of a claim
09 March 2002
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Bursting with energy
09 March 2002
Will popping a few bubbles solve the world's power problems?
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Talking bottle
09 March 2002
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AIDS vaccine trial is abandoned by the US
09 March 2002
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Rude health
09 March 2002
The hysteria over STDs is misplaced. Compared with the sixties we've cleaned up our act
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Furious fish
09 March 2002
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Stocks of doom?
09 March 2002
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Focus on methane
09 March 2002
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Strictly for the birds
09 March 2002
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Public science
09 March 2002
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Dirty fusion
09 March 2002
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Let's hear it for houseflies
09 March 2002
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Westminister diary
09 March 2002
Comment from Tam Dalyell
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Bang on target
09 March 2002
A tough little palmtop will help keep civilians out of the line of fire
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Death in the jungle
09 March 2002
Most of the Congo's large mammals will be killed for their meat
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Are doctors too free with Prozac?
09 March 2002
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Love, not war
09 March 2002
The first modern human emigrants got cosy with the locals
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Keep your eyes peeled
09 March 2002
It won't be long before we can see other worlds
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Masters of chaos
09 March 2002
A few of us seem to be able to predict the unpredictable
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No special treatment for our Sun
09 March 2002
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Hubble upgrade mission "absolutely flawless"
08 March 2002
Five days of renovations to the Hubble Space Telescope are wrapped up with the installation of an experimental cooling system
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Diabetes treatment also helps weight loss
08 March 2002
A protein that effectively controls blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes also acts as an appetite-suppressant
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Dying stars hide behind a sunscreen shield
08 March 2002
The centuries-old mystery of why dying red giant stars gradually disappear then reappear has been solved, say US scientists
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Lab animals' home improvements raise questions
08 March 2002
No one advocates stopping the drive to improve living conditions but the changes will necessitate extremely careful analysis of results
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Mass antibiotics saved nine from anthrax
07 March 2002
But assessing the success of the strategy is difficult – estimates could not be made for half the 10,000 people exposed
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River blindness breakthrough offers new hope
07 March 2002
Bacteria not worms are the key to the disease, which affects millions – the discovery suggests ordinary antibiotics could provide relief
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Astronauts improve Hubble's vision
07 March 2002
New camera will give astronomers a much clearer view of the Universe's past, and detect small objects around nearby stars
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First human uterus transplant a partial success
07 March 2002
The organ began to function normally but Saudi surgeons had to remove it after 99 days, when its blood supply stopped
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The Universe is not turquoise – it's beige
07 March 2002
The software converting the cosmic spectrum collected by astronomers into the colour seen by the human eye used the wrong shade of white
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Direct view of extrasolar planet imminent
07 March 2002
By targeting white dwarfs, British astronomers hope to see a planet around a nearby star in the next six months
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Dozens of human embryos cloned in China
06 March 2002
Chinese scientists claim a great leap forward – the cloning of many embryos advanced enough to harvest embryonic stem cells
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Tiny fossils may be Earth's oldest life
06 March 2002
A fierce debate over tiny imprints in ancient terrestrial rock could rewrite the textbooks on the early evolution of life on Earth
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Gifted few make order out of chaos
06 March 2002
Some people can predict the movement of chaotic systems like the weather and perhaps financial markets, claim psychologists
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Dinosaur reveals fully formed feathers
06 March 2002
The first unequivocal example is uncovered – the find supports the idea that feathers evolved before they were used for flight
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Ozone layer will thin even as holes heal
06 March 2002
A new analysis suggests ozone levels in the heavily-populated mid-latitudes are set to worsen later this century, with the holiday season worst affected
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Maths picks moment for soccer super subs
06 March 2002
Many managers make substitutions too late in a game, a new probability model suggests – pitch-side computers could one day help out
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Scratches take gloss off Xbox launch
05 March 2002
Hundreds of complaints about grazed DVDs follow Microsoft's high profile launch of its games platform in Japan
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Desk-top fusion claim provokes controversy
05 March 2002
Scientists think they have triggered nuclear fusion simply by popping little bubbles in a cool liquid – others disagree
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Rivals dismiss Celera's human genome draft
05 March 2002
Publicly-funded rivals claim the company relied so heavily on their data that its draft is not independent or a victory for its approach
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Key Alzheimer's vaccine trial abandoned
04 March 2002
Trials of what was the most promising vaccine are dropped by Elan, after the number of cases of brain inflammation rises to 15
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Astronauts begin Hubble telescope repairs
04 March 2002
After snatching the space telescope from orbit, the first in a series of space walks begins upgrading instruments and power supplies
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Pioneer 10 calls home on birthday
04 March 2002
NASA re-establishes contact with the space probe exactly 30 years after launch – it is now 11.9 billion kilometres away
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Huge ice field found on Mars
04 March 2002
The Mars Odyssey orbiter reveals water ice near the surface from the Martian south pole to 60 degrees south
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Colour-changing frog cells turn drug detector
03 March 2002
The cells could detect performance-enhancing drugs used by athletes, even new drugs not yet known to be in use
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Arctic melting will open new sea passages
02 March 2002
Commercial shipping lanes may be open in a decade but a US Navy report reveals that policing these areas will be very tough
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There's gold in them there roots
02 March 2002
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Sonic tonic
02 March 2002
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Wobbly in the head
02 March 2002
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Power on the hop
02 March 2002
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Blue is the new red
02 March 2002
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Landslide alert
02 March 2002
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It was him
02 March 2002
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Chilled brains weather a heart-stopping experience
02 March 2002
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Fabulous fakes
02 March 2002
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Prime target
02 March 2002
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No getting away with it
02 March 2002
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Block your stolen mobile
02 March 2002
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Pint-sized portrait
02 March 2002
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Deep breathing
02 March 2002
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The wrong way to tackle tsetse fly?
02 March 2002
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A big hand for the little guys
02 March 2002
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How to keep ice cream super smooth
02 March 2002
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Star turn
02 March 2002
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Europe's coral grief
02 March 2002
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Get a lungful
02 March 2002
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Editorial : A false sense of security
02 March 2002
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Men behaving sadly
02 March 2002
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Logged out
02 March 2002
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Joined-up food safety
02 March 2002
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New chip speed record
02 March 2002
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Fair forecast
02 March 2002
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Arctic meltdown
02 March 2002
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And then there were five
02 March 2002
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T. Rex was a lumbering old slow coach
02 March 2002
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Star quality
02 March 2002
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Hidden nuclear costs
02 March 2002
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Deadly cargo should be shipped back to Blighty
02 March 2002
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Collision course
02 March 2002
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Jupiter's giant light show
02 March 2002
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Get on the case
02 March 2002
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Trashing China
02 March 2002
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Candid camera
02 March 2002
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Editorial : Dumb and dumber - Does it really matter if IQ scores go up or down?
02 March 2002
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Super glue
02 March 2002
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02 March 2002
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Letters : Why sex?
02 March 2002
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02 March 2002
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Letters : Greatest circles
02 March 2002
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Letters : McMaths
02 March 2002
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Smart sparks
02 March 2002
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If it can do this, what are you?
02 March 2002
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OUT in paperback
02 March 2002
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Is your doctor infected?
02 March 2002
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Ideal homes
02 March 2002
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Serotonin, ergo sum
02 March 2002
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Come back Freud
02 March 2002
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Starry trek
02 March 2002
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Feedback
02 March 2002
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The last word
02 March 2002
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Letters : Too many wars
02 March 2002
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Letters : Look north
02 March 2002
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Letters : Beware the quietly thawing North Sea gases
02 March 2002
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Forgotten monster
02 March 2002
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Wobbly astronauts
02 March 2002
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Fish for two
02 March 2002
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Top pandas hit the high spots
02 March 2002
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Freezing gas smacks food bugs in the face
02 March 2002
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Amphibian detectives
02 March 2002
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Painful memories
02 March 2002
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Brain gain
02 March 2002
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Never forget a face
02 March 2002
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Letters : Jab and parry
02 March 2002
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Westminster diary
02 March 2002
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Storming the ivory tower
02 March 2002
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Thirsty in Karachi
02 March 2002
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Power to the people
02 March 2002
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Grassed up
02 March 2002
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Nuclear test fall-out killed thousands in US
01 March 2002
Radioactive fall-out from Cold War nuclear weapons tests has caused at least 11,000 US cancer deaths so far – the global total will be much higher
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Human embryonic stem cell research begins in UK
01 March 2002
The first licences are granted for research on embryonic tissue aimed at developing treatments for disease
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"Missing link" in origin of HIV revealed
01 March 2002
Chimps may have acquired the virus that mutated into HIV by eating a type of little white-nosed monkey, say researchers
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Giant European satellite gets perfect launch
01 March 2002
A high pressure launch ends in success, propelling the huge, £1.4 billion Earth-monitoring satellite into orbit