Human error in the air: The report on the M1 plane crash at Kegworth last year underlines the importance of the ‘human factor’ for safety
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Molecules waiting to be made: Modern chemistry, like modern architecture, deals with structures whose design is constrained by natural forces, as well as depending on their eventual use. Drawing blueprints for new molecules not only provides chemists wi
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Ivory, the case against the ban
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Earth
Prudent planning for a warmer planet
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Africa’s growing AIDS crisis: Even when the West manages to develop a vaccine against HIV, poverty could prevent an effective attack on AIDS in Africa. Few Western scientists have shown interest in the problem
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The Asian connection: Where did we evolve? Recently discovered fossils suggest that our origins may have been in Asia, not Africa. But the debate still rages
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News
Gag removed
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Science: Neutrinos from the Sun shake up laws of physics
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Science: Were the dinosaurs dealt a killer blow at Yucatan?
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Science: Canadians find oldest multicellular animals
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El Nino warning
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Nuclear defects
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No religion here
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Drugs cut fat
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Radioactive waste heads for home
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Black day for California’s ‘Big Green’
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Science saved from worst cuts
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Jobs freeze forced on Britian’s Medical Research Council
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Mean achievement
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Sky law
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Setting sail on a wing and a computer
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Science: Bone find confuses Asian ape’s relatives
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Climate conference ends in disarray
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‘Years of neglect’ led to beryllium blast
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Japanese clash over computers of the future
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Deer become victims of their own success
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No red greens in the eco-cafe
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Earth
Piper Alpha rewrites the rules on offshore safety
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Africa needs science, not just technology
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Antarctica, a tale of two treaties
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Australia counts cost of Maralinga cleanup
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NASA’s incredible shrinking space station
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Technology
Technology: Radio and TV stations get a fix on cars
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Technology
Technology: Aerial scanner seeks chemical hot spots
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Technology
Technology: Magnets keep their attraction when the heat is on
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Technology
Technology: Polymers bring a glow to TV screens
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Technology
Technology: A home cure for the video jitters
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Technology
Technology: Iron Age buckets yield their secrets to X-rays
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Science: HIV enters brain cells through surface receptor
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Physics
Science: Branching molecules that mimic biochemicals
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Science: Cocaine and alcohol make a heart-stopping cocktail
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Technology
Technology: Race to find the fastest car under the Sun
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Science: Soviet theory may explain galaxy clustering
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Science: Underwater gold
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Opinion
Features
Human error in the air: The report on the M1 plane crash at Kegworth last year underlines the importance of the ‘human factor’ for safety
Features
Molecules waiting to be made: Modern chemistry, like modern architecture, deals with structures whose design is constrained by natural forces, as well as depending on their eventual use. Drawing blueprints for new molecules not only provides chemists wi
Features
Ivory, the case against the ban
Features
Earth
Prudent planning for a warmer planet
Features
Africa’s growing AIDS crisis: Even when the West manages to develop a vaccine against HIV, poverty could prevent an effective attack on AIDS in Africa. Few Western scientists have shown interest in the problem
Features
The Asian connection: Where did we evolve? Recently discovered fossils suggest that our origins may have been in Asia, not Africa. But the debate still rages
Features
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Forum: Half-living in the past – A bone to pick with archaeologists
Forum: Your Monet or your life – Why people won’t queue for chemistry
Thistle Diary: Programs, patents and life – Comment from Westminister
Review: A new industry for palaeontologists
Books & Arts
Review: Bohm versus Bohr
Books & Arts
Review: Enduring images
Books & Arts
Television: Botany’s most famous garden
Books & Arts
Forum: School’s out for the future – The crisis in South Africa’s education system
Forum: The vocation of science – Be careful who will validate your degree
Review: Chunks of ice, oceans of life
Books & Arts
Review: Maps of misery and hope
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Review: Finding fault with the landscape
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