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Too much life on Earth?: Is the population explosionresponsible for today’s environmental ills? Some say yes. Others are justassure that the blame lies elsewhere

Electrons switch on to heavy metal: Some metallic alloyscontain electrons that are hundreds of times as massive as normal. Theseexotic particles are causing physicists to reconsider the nature of metals

On the crest of a wave: Britain is taking another look at the case for wave power. But after years of fluctuating fortunes, the renewable energy industry is wondering whether its hopes will be dashed again

Something stirs on Mount St Helens: When Mount St Helenserupted a decade ago, it blasted the forests from its slopes. Now thedevastated volcano is beginning to show signs of life

Kinder ways to kill: Few British livestock go gentle intothat good night, but new regulations aimed at improving abattoirs do notgofar enough 鈥� As politicians prevaricate, researchers have already foundbetter ways of reducing the suffering caused by

First hunters of the forest: Did early man learn to hunt on

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News

. . . but economic growth may undermine progress

Science: First Australians ‘were earliest seafarers’

Science: ‘Enzymes’ existed before living organisms

Science: Did nickel poisoning finish off the dinosaurs?

Science: Chemists synthesise waterlogged lithium

Nautical neutrinos

Street cred for Nobel prizewinner

Australia Prize

Party degree

Martian dawn

International conservationists in last-ditch battle to saveJapanese coral

WHO finds new director for AIDS programme

Europe pushes hard line in greenhouse talks . . .

Dull comet disappoints the forecasters

Technology

Technology: Long haul ahead for Concorde’s successor

Minke on menu

Global polling

Private Poles

Brief encounters

Doctors’ dilemma over GIFT and the government’s bill

Hubble picking up bad vibrations

Crisis talks over threat to museum jobs

Environmentalists urge Britain to reject Antarctic treaty

Researchers prepare to disclose true teacher shortages

France boycotts American AIDS conference

Vets dismiss fears of ‘mad cat’ disease

Soviet minister warns of HIV epidemic within 10 years

Technology

Technology: Architects’ plans transformed into holograms

Technology

Technology: Wafer-thin cells make more out of sunlight

Technology

Technology: Japanese seek best route to future memories

Technology

Technology: The unplucked harp

Technology

Technology: ‘Smart’ crane will not spill a drop

Science: Satellite monitors Madagascar’s shrinkingrainforest

Science: When changing sex can be a good idea

Opinion

Comment: Precautionary principles

Comment: Mad as a catter

Features

Too much life on Earth?: Is the population explosionresponsible for today’s environmental ills? Some say yes. Others are justassure that the blame lies elsewhere

Electrons switch on to heavy metal: Some metallic alloyscontain electrons that are hundreds of times as massive as normal. Theseexotic particles are causing physicists to reconsider the nature of metals

On the crest of a wave: Britain is taking another look at the case for wave power. But after years of fluctuating fortunes, the renewable energy industry is wondering whether its hopes will be dashed again

Something stirs on Mount St Helens: When Mount St Helenserupted a decade ago, it blasted the forests from its slopes. Now thedevastated volcano is beginning to show signs of life

Kinder ways to kill: Few British livestock go gentle intothat good night, but new regulations aimed at improving abattoirs do notgofar enough 鈥� As politicians prevaricate, researchers have already foundbetter ways of reducing the suffering caused by

First hunters of the forest: Did early man learn to hunt on

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Froum: A lesson to be avoided – Dissection classes may be sending out the wrong message

Forum: Thanks for wiping the memory / A look at the bright side of computer viruses

Forum: Let them eat meat – The consequences of compulsory vegetarianism

Review: Pictures of Britain’s past

Forum: Disarming for the future – A plan to change swords into spaceships

Thistle Diary – More comment from Westminster: Shortages, cuts and tyres ablaze

Review: Keep death off the menu

Review: Towards the other 1992

Review: Face the changes

Review: The abusers and the abused

Review: Ways of perception

Review: Science takes to the air

Review: In the footprints of time

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